The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-06-01
CHARTER
OF THE
JEFFERSON ISLAND COM
PANY, Inc.

PANY, Inc.
Belt KNOWN, That on the 18TH
day of the month Of May, in the year
of our Lord One thousand Nine Hun
dred and Eighteeh, before me, Will
liam G. Weeks, 4 Notary Public, in
and for the Parish Of IBERIA State of
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and in the presence OF the
witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned.
PERSONALLY CANE AND AP-
FEARED, Mr.. Edward A. Mcllhenny,
a resident Of Iberia Parish. Louisiana,
Mr.. John lyle Bayless. a resident OF
nchoragA Kentucky. the said John
Lyle BaylesA herein appeared and act.
ing for himaelf peksQpSllxy6 and also as
agent aud attorney 10 fact for Mr..
Lawrence ia mes, 4 resident OF Louis
Vile, Jefferbo County. Kentucky,
who declared ana said that, desiring
to avail thehselfes of the provisions
of the laws OF Louisiana with refer
ence to the ORD anizat,64 OF corpora
tons, they do hereby form them
selves, and }uch otheE&ersons as may
hereafter bee me associated with
them, into a corporation and body
polite for theI objects and purposes,
and under dhs articles following. to-
wit
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Jefferson Island Compa-
ny, Incorporated, and under Its said
cUrPUTate n1me, It Shall have the
power and authority to contract to
sue and be sued, to make and use q
corporate seal and same TO- break and
alter at pleasure, to acquire by ruE.
chase or otherwise. hQld. receive,
purchase, ALLEVIATE, imS1oVe. sell, bar
row on, pledge, mortgage aud hypo-
thecate under its CORPORATE name,
property real, PERSONAL and mixed,
to name and appointsuch officers. d..
rectors. agents and managers or en-
plOyees as may be desirable, to pre-
scribe their duties and to tx their
compensation If any, to make bylaws,
rules and regulatiQQa for the mana2e:
uept Of il q tkaiEs(to conduct business
in this State, and other States, terri
tories and counties to hold stock IN
other corporations. and to do all
things necessary, proper, and desira-
BILE to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of this corporation. Unless
sooner dissolved, undef 4he provi.
sions Of this charter the /ssid corpora
ti ;o9 shall ., T.. exist and c0nnfs TOR pc
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporation
shall be on Jefferson Island, in the
Parish Of iberia, State Of Louisiana.
The President, or in his absence the
Vice President, or in the absence OF
both the above QftiSara. The Secretary
of this corporation shall be the person
upon whom citation or other legal
process may be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organizedyNnd the
nature Of the business to be engaged in
by it are hereby declared to- be the
buying. acquiring leasing, subleasinR,
| (either for monied rent or other con
sideration) planting and cuItivating
OF farm lands. the buying, selling and
otherwise dispOsinG Of lands and OF
all and every kind OF crop or crops
grown and raised on farm and agri.
cultural lands, the advancing of mon.
ey, funds, and supplies to tenants OF
Lother individuals on their CROWNS
crops and prod dee, the establishinG OF
Y mills, refineries and factories for the
purpose Of manufacturing the said ag.
ricu!tural and other products from
said lands; to construct maintain and
opeia ate tramways. railways and other
roads and means II transportation,
necessary for thy conveyance and
transportation of/tbA said raw and
manufactured pr{d6ct1 land generally
to do all things hecessary to the rails
ing, growing, cultivating, buying, sell.
| ing. lending money on and other wise
producing and handling Of agricul.
tural products, and the acquiring oi
lands, and thu disposing of same and
the establishing and operating oi
mills and factQrjee "a we'll "A of atores
and mercantile establishments.
| ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars, divided into and represented BIZ
one thousand shares of the par value
Of One Hundred Dollars each, which
said stock shall be paid for in cash a,
the time Of issuaace, )r 1t may be is
sued at not less than/par, In payment
or In exchange for property or rights
actually received of purchased by said
corporation, or 1t hay be paid for BY
pr0missory notes Of fairly solvent par
ties equivalent to cash end acce pied
by said board as such equivalent, and
at not lsss than par value Of aaid stock
or Tor such other valuable consideTa
lions or service actually rendered al
the Board Of Directors OF said corpora
tion may determine, provided that nc
stock shall be issued until the consid
Grafton therefor has been received BY
said corporation. and 1t being the in.
tent that the greaEer part Of the Capt.
tai stock Of this or@oration shall be
issued for propefRN to be given and
exchanged there(br) there IS attached
and annexed hertz AID to be read Ia
connection herewith an accurate and
detailed and itemized description oil
such property 80 taken az to it,
amount, location, extent, character
and state Of improvement together
With abatement Of III value n an:
praised by the Directors Of said ccrpo.
ration, the said statement to be depo-
sited, 6led and recorded In the Office
Of the Secretay Of State and In the of.
dee Of the. Clerk Of Court of Iberia
Parish, louisiana. Every sale or
transfer Of the capital stock OF the
corporation sh6ll be made on the
books OF the Cqnp8hy at its Office and
on the surrendsff Of the certificate