New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1920-02-21
CHARTER OF
New Iberia Canning Co., Inc.
United State of America, State Of
Louisiana. Parish of Orleans,
CITY Of Orleans.


the month of January in the year
of Our Lord, One thousand nine
hundred and twenty, and of the
independence of the United
States Of America, the ore hua-
dred and forty-fourth, before me,
Augustus G. Williams, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish of
Orleans and State of Louisiana,
and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto sub
Scribed who declared that avail
ing themselves of the provisions
of the constitution and laws of the
State of Louisiana, relative to
the organization and formation Of
corporations, they have Gov
enanted and agreed, and do by
these presents covenant and agree
and bind themselves, their success
sors and assigns. and such persons
as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form and
constitute a body polite in law
and corporation, for the purposes
and objects, and under the stipU-
Iations and conditions hereinafter
set forth and expressed, which
they hereby adopt as their chat
ter or articles of incorporation,
tO-Wit:
Article I.
The name and title Of this coz
poration shall be New Iberia
Canning Co., Inc, and under such
name it shall have and enjoy sue
cession for a period of ninety-nine
(99) years from the date of this
act, with full power in the pros
ecution, and for the purposes OF
it's business as hereinafter defined,
to contract, sue and be sued; to
acquire, lease, use and hold,
ALLEVIATE, mortgage, pledge, or
otherwise cucumber any property +,
movable or immovable, in and out
Of the State of Louisiana; to Is
sue it's bonds or other evidence Of
Indebtedness and to secure the
same by pledge, mortgage or 9TH
erwiSe; and to purchase or other
wise acquire the stocks and bonds
of other corporations; to appoint
or elect such directors. officers,
managers, agents or other en-
ployees as the interest Of cOnven-
fence Of its business may require;
to make, amend, or repeal at pleas
ure such bylaws, rules and regu-
lations, touching the management
of the affairs or business or the
exercise Of the powers Of this
corporation, as may be necessary
or convenient; to increase or d..
minish its capital stock; to adopt
a corporate seal, and the same to
make, break, or alter at will and
generally for the purpose and OBJ
jects of its business, to exercise
all the rights and powers per-
mittpd nv law to cOrDorations
Article II.
The domicile Of this corpora
ton shall be in the City of New
Iberia, Parish of Iberia, State of
Louisiana, and all citations and
other legal process shall be served
upon the President, and in his ab-
sence, upon the Vice-Presidert,
and in the absence of both, upon
the Secretary of this corporation.
Article III.
The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organ
lied, and the nature Of the busi-
ness to be carried on by 1t are
hereby declared to be; to con-
struct, buy or lease, and to owl,
hold or operate in this State or
elsewhere. manufacturing, can
ming and preserving factories for
the purpose Of manufacturing,
preserving or canning and pack
ing all kinds of vegetables, fruits,
sea or agricultural products,
liquid or solid food products; to
syrups, cordials and
sugar cane products; to own,
lease or operate vessels and other
means Of transportation in the OBJ
tanning and transportation of its
raw material and manufactured
products, or other purposes; 'ol
own, lease or operate water bot
toms, farms and orchards and
other land and water estates for
the production Of the raw mate
rial used in the business; to carry
on cold storage business; to man.