New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-03-28
No. 81.
AN ACT

AN ACT NO. o."
incorporating Houma Fire Engine Con
pany No. /.
SECTION l. Be it enacted by the Senat
and House of Representatives Of the Stat
Of Louisiana in General Assembly convened
That the individuals named in the accom-
paDyiDg authentic act, passed before JONI
j. Mushaway, recorder OF the parish O
Terrebonne, on the sixth day of July. 1872
be and they are hereby incorporated ant
declared body polite and corporate, with
all the rights. powers and privileges ex
pressed in said act, and shall be known and
designated as Houma Fire Engine Com
pany No. j:
CsITEp STATES OF AMERICA, }
The State OF Louisiana,
Parish Of TerrebOnne.
Be it known and remembered that on the
of the independence of the United States
sixth day of July, Ammo Domini 1872, and
the ninety seventh, before John Jewell
Mushaway, recorder and ex oticio notary
public in and for the parish Of TerrebOnne,
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned,
qualified and sworn, and in the presence of
Jules NJ Burguieress and John Robert
Verret, good and competent wit
nesses, domiciled in said parish, per-
sonally came and appeared Tobias Glib
son, Samuel Wolf. o. B. Daspit,
Charles Meier, Jacob Cune, F. w. Fran
els, E. Bazajou, F. Fanguy, Charles Weiss,
John Berger, Aubin Daspit, A. Zeringer, j.
X. Athens, Hartman Lowenstein, E. Bethan-
court, Charles Tennent. j. p. Viguerie, r.
Gremage. +. GOuauX, Robert Rieulf, Louis
Fraisse, s. Munson, A. Blanchard, X. w.
Francis. w. NJ. Wilson, H. Steinly, B.
Ritter, B. ReDderle, Louis West, A. c. Du.
Roy, Charles w. DuRoy, c. d. Middleton.
+. S. Goods, John Mcbride, John b. Wen
den, F. Gimble, residing in the parish of
Terrebonne, State of Louisiana, who de.
ciared that, availing themselves of the pro-
visions of the public laws and statutes of
the State of Louisiana, being section GS3
to 695 inclusive of the Revised Statutes of
the State of louisiana published in the year
1868, and adopted March IA, 1870, by the
General Assembly of the State of Louisiana.
and of the rights, franchises and privileges
therein enumerated and granted, relative
to the organization OF corporations for
works of public improvement and for other
purposes in this State, they had covenanted
and agreed that by these presents they do
covenant and agree and bind themselves
and those who, in compliance with the pro.
visions Of this charter, may hereafter be-
come associated with them, to forever con-
stitute and establish themselves into body
corporate for the objects and purposes I'M
der the stipulatiOns, agreements, mOdifca-
x
in the following charter, to wit:
First-The said corporation shall be
known and designated by the name and
title Of Houma Fire Engine Company No /, |
and its domicile shall be and is hereby fixed |
at HOuma, parish of Terrebonne, State of |
Louisiana.
Second-The purposes and objects of this |
corporation shall be to establish fire com
pany for the use and benefit of said cor
flnn and tnn Ill IL
qulsIte to the administration of the affairs
OF such body. according to such govern
ment, discipline and usages as it may deem
best to establish, when such government
discipline and usages do not in any manner
contravene or conflict with any of the
statutes or laws of the State of Louisiana.
Ihird-The business of the corporation
snail De conducted at its dOmicile, in the
town OF Houma. The members shall elect
one OF their body as president Of the com
pany, and the said president is the officer
designated as the one upon whom legal ser
wee OF all process or citation may be made, |
anu the company agree to be bound by SER |
wee or citation, whether made on the pres;-
lsnt In person or left to his address at the
pince OF tae company, in the hands of any
DI lts members, and it is through the said !
president the corporation shall sue and be /,
sued. plead and be implicated |
FOurth-The officers of this corporation e
shall be president, vice president, fore :
man, hrst assistant foreman, second assist 7
ant foreman, secretary and treasurer who d
snail hold their respective offices during | .
me year from the day of their election, and .
whose duties shall be defined by such rules Il
lhd regulations as the company may see fit Il
o establish for lis own government not in a
with the provisions of this char.
er.
Fitth-This corporation shall have the IL Il
ight of holding property and acquire the q q
anne by purchase, donation or otherwise y
nd shall in the same manner be capable of II
isposing of any of its rights, purchases. "
'ght corporal or incorporeal. y :,
Sixth-The term of years for this eorpo- :.
alton to exist under this charter is fixed at 81 .,
wenty -fve years, unless sooner dissolved !,
y consent Of the incorporators. -
Seventh-There shall be an annual gen. 5,
raj election of officers held, each general fs
lection dating twelve months from the :,
receding one. Tobias Gibson, Charles q;
leier, +. w. Francis, F. F. Fanguy, Charles y,
|eiss, A. Daspit, A. Zeringer, Z. Bethan- =,
'urt, F.. p. Viguerie, F. Gouaux, X. w. n,
rancis, c. P. Middleton, John G. Mcbride, 4,
lex. Cadroy. Nathan Gimbel, William az az
litter, Samuel Wolf, Jacob Cune, 0. B. re-
aspit. Ernest Bazajou, John Berger, John
!. Atkins, j. X. Rieulfi. c. Tennent, X. II. =,
rlmage, A. Blanchard, William NJ. Wilson, n,
:. 5 Goods. John b. Winden, Charles w. e.
u Roy, b: Ritter, II. Steinly, Louis Fraisse. AZ
: hinderle, 5. Munson, Louis West, H.
owenstein, j. j. Mushaway, recorder; j.
|; Burguieres, j. r. Veret. After care
Il examination of the above charter and r.
provisions, and those of the law, ap- -
rove 1T, and certify to its correctness.
ouma, Louisiana, July 6, 1872 Charles
I. On hoy, district attorney pro tempore,
ar'sh OF Terrebonne; j. j. Mushaway. re.
rder.
SEC. :. Belt further enacted. etc., That
is act shall take effect from and after its -
ssage.
ISigned) CHARLES w. LOWELL.
Speaker of the House of REPRESENTATIVES To
Signed) c. c: ANTOINE.
eutenant Governor and President Of the ,
Senate. ,
March 19, 1874. :
Signed) WILLIAM p. KELLOGG. :
Governor OF the State OF Louisiana. !
| true copy: i
P. 6. DEsLONDE, 9
Secretary of State. g