The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1918-05-18
CHARTER
OF THE
JEFFERSON ISLAND COM
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 Eighteen, before me, Will
liam G.. Weeks, Notary Public, in
and for the Parish of Iberia, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, AMI in the presence OF the
witnesses heH einafter named and un'
dersigned.
PERSONALLY CAME AND AP
FEARED. Mr.. Edward A. Mcllhenny.
a resident of Iberia Parish. Louisiana,
Mr.. John Lyle IBayless, resident OF
anchorage, Kentucky. the said John
Lyle Bayless herein appeared and act
ing for himself personally and also as
agent and attorney in fact for Mr.
Lawrence Jones, resident of Louis
Vile, Jefferson County, Kentucky,
who declared and said that, desiring
to avail themselves of the provisions
of the laws OF louisiana with refer
ence to the organization OF corpora
tons, they do hereby form them
selves, and such other persons as may
hereafter become associated with
them, into a corporation and body
polite for the objects and purposes
and under the articles following, to
witt
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Jefferson Island Compa
ny, Incorporated, and under its sale
corporate name, it shall have tn,
To ~
| sue and be sued, to make and use {
corporate seal and same to break AND
alter at pleasure, to acquire by rur
chase or otherwise, hold, receive
purchase. ALLEVIATE, improve, sell, Dor
row on, pledge, mortgage and hypo
thecate under its corporate name
property real, personal and mixed
to name and appoint such officers. di
rectors, agents and managers or EN-
| ployees as may be desirable, to pre-
scribe their duties and to fix thei
compensation If any, to make bylaws
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of its affairs, to conduct bushes
in this State, and other States. terri
tories and counties to hold stock II
other corporations. and to do al
things necessary, proper, and desira
BILE to carry out the objects and pur
poses of this corporation. Unles
sooner dissolved, under the provi
sions of this charter the said corpora
ton shall exist and continue for pc
riod of fifty years
ARTICLE II.
| The domicile of the said corporation
shall be on Jefferson Island, in tn
Parish of iberia, State of Louisiana
The President, or in his absence tn
Vice President, ,r in the absence O
both the above officers, the Secretar
Of this corporation shall be the persoI
upon whom citation or other lega
process may be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for whicl
this corporation is organized and tn
nature OF the business to be engaged il
by it are hereby declared to be tn
buying. acquiring leasing, subleasinR
! (either for monied rent or other con
sideratiOn) planting and cuitivatin,
OF farm lands. the buying, selling an,
otherwise disposing of lands and O
all and every kind OF crop or crop
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cultural lands, the advancing of mon
ey, funds, and supplies to tenants o
other individuals on their CROWN
crops and produce, the establishing Q
mills, retineries and factories for tn
purpose of manufacturing the said az
ricu!tural and other products fror
said lands; to construct, maintain an
operate tramways. railways and othe
roads and means of transportation
necessary for the conveyance an
transportation of the said raw an
manufactured products, and general
to do all things necessary to the rail-
ing, growing. cultivating, buying. sci
ing. lending money on and otherwis
producing and handling of agricu
tural products, and the acquiring {
lands, and the disposing of same an
the establishing and operating {
mills and factories as we'll as of store
and mercantile establishments.
| ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock of said corporatio
shall be One Hundred Thousand Do
lars, divided into and represented
one thousand shares of the par valu
of One Hundred Dollars each, whic
said stock shall be paid for in cash
the time of issuance, or 1t may be i
sued at not less than par, in paym Of
or in exchange for property or RICH,
actually received or purchased BY sal
corporation, or it may be paid for b
promissory notes Of fairly solvent pa
ties equivalent to cash End accepte
by said board as such equivalent, an
, at not less than par value of said stoc
or for such other valuable consider
tions or service actually rendered
the Board of Directors OF said corpor,
ton may determine, provided that Z
stock shall be issued until the consi
Grafton therefor has been received I
said corporation. and it being the il
tent that the greater part of the Cap
tai stock Of this corporation shall /
; issued for property to be given an
? exchanged therefor, There is ettache
and annexed hereto and to be read
connection herewith an accurate an
detailed and itemized description ,
. such property SO taken as to i
amount. location, extent. charact1