The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-06-24
AN act
UNITED STA TIES OF .IHERIC.i.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PIRISH OF

Il NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
lAENTS. That on this the I'D day OF the
month of June in the year of our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Sevcmty-Six,
Before me, Louis Sylvan Allain, a Notary
Public. duly appointed and commissioned
i'll and for the Parish and State aforesaid.
therein residing, and i'll the presence of
Messrs Henry II. Michelet and Emile +.
Leblanc, good and competent witnesses al
so residing III said Parish and State. at NV
office, in the town Thibodaux,
Messrs 5. L. Grisamore, Lewis Guion. P.
Ernest Lorio, William H. Raglan. NJ. Angus
tin Legendre, Flayillus $. Goode, Lawrence
keefe, Dr. John H. Fleetwood, Hudson w.
Tabor, Cyprien Arena. A.. b. Raglan, j. s.
Goode and Clay KnObloch, citizens of the
State aforesaid who declared unto me, No
tary. that they have agreed to associate
themselves for the purposes set forth in the
following articles and are DESTROYS of acoui
rlnS ana enjoying the powers. privileges
and lmllnHmtie> of a corporation or body
~l::ltic in law and for the turtherancp of
S., Ii purposes they declared that they here
by associate themselves and such others as
may become stock holders, under the laws
OF he State Of Louisiana IN such cases made
and provided and for the objects and under
the articles, conditions, and named specified
Ill the following articles:
Article i Tins association shall be known
as Ih1h"da7tT and 7ti7Ybonne D9uinnge ind
-N~ari3"tfon Company and its objects and
purposes shall be To dredge and improve
the navigation of the Iayuus Terreboune
blue. Little Terrehonne. Little GALLON
Grand Gallon, Du Large Black, and Tiger:
to facilitate the drainage of the lands along
those iayolis, and to improve the condition
OF the Rnaus on those Bay6us.
Article The 1opisIp uf tIa aSso,;,t;on
is hereby established in the town of Thibo-
daux. Parrish of Lafourche.
Article Il-Iht officers of the association
shall be ii President, Vice-President. Secre-
tarY and Treasusy, to be chosen annually
on the first Monday of October of each
year from among the Directors, said cleo
ton to he by ballot the election of each
"1ficer to be determined by IA majority of
the votes ~cdst,-until the first election and
until successors are duly elected. the follow
ing named persons are hereby designated
and chosen as officers, viz Maj. S. T. Grisa
more, as President +; Mr.. William II. Ragan
us ce-President; Mr.. III. w. Tabor. as
Secretary and Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasurer be-
ing conferred on one person only
Citations in all legal proceedings to be
served ON the President of the association.
Article IN--The present association is
W. anu hhiibS III term Oh TWEEN
~ tive years to be computed from the date
hereof The capital Stock of the Company
to be not less than Five Thousand Dollars.
and not moro than Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars to be divided into shares of Ten
Dollars each; at each election and in VOTING
upon any question each Stakeholder shall
he entitled to one vote for each share owned
anu paid for by him.
Article N-Ihe affairs of the association
shall II tn .npIi..l ON ~,
directed by il Board of Nine DirectOrs.t TO he
selected from among the S%tockhoI1rrs
oWnlnS hVe or more shares. The said Direc
tors to be elected annually on the first Mon
day OF October of each year by ballots by
The Stockholders OF the association. n mai
orlty OF votes east determining the election
The officers OF the association shall not cease
TO ne Directors :: until the first election and
until their successors are duly elected.
MeSsrs. ). L. Grisamore, John Ii. Fleetwood
A. Lcgcndrc, G. Arena, J. s. Goode- w II
Raglan, II. w. Tabor, Lewis Guiop. and Clav
knobloch,a ARE hereby chosen and DESIGNATED
as Directors. a majority of the Directors to
constitute quOreln for the transaction of
business.
Article V-That the salary of each Off
Ger Is hereby fixed as follows: That of Presi
at Two Hundred Dollars per annum.
! ne wee PRESIDENT is to act only in case of
uedtb, resignation, absence or inability of
The President and is only to receive for the
tihic lie acts, at the rate of Two Hundred
dollars per annnm to be paid out of the
fres,tents salary. That of the Secretary
ana treasurer at Two Hundred Dollars ner |
ahnVlh; the person elected as Secretary and
treasurer shall before entering upou the
discharge OF the duties of his office give
oond with good and solvent security or So
c"flt1es III tavor OF the President and Di-
reetors OF the company i'll the sun ofTwo
Thousand Dollars.
article NIl-Ihe Board of Directors shall
the right to adopt such laws as thew
may deem proper and amend the same at
pleasure provided the same in 10 manner
cohlllct with anything contained in this
Article NIII-This charter may he amen
ded, provided the amendment is first pre-
sehted at Il regular meeting and adopted
at IL seeond meeting of the Directors then
10 be submitted to a vote of the stockhcl-
ders after having been published thirty
uays ana II ut said election Il majority OF the
votes cast favor the amendment then the
same snail be considered. adopted and form
part OF this charter.
IN talth whereof the narties, witnesses
ana Notary have signed these presents on
Tue day and date aforesaid after due reading.
sorlsinal Slsued.) : L Grisamore, Lewis
Iuioh' r. >; Go0de, j. :. Goode, Jno. II.
fleetwood, l.: Keefe, NJ. A. Legrndre,A A. b,
Ragan; I. Az6nla, P. E. Lorio, II. W. Tabor.
". u: kagan. Clay Knobloeh, II. II. Niche
CT. Emile +. Leblanc, l.. S. Allan, Notary
Public.
A true copy from the original deposited in
ne once OF the Recorder Of this Parish.
In faith whereof witness INV
SEAL hand and seal of Office this 22nd
nv June 1874,
L. S. ALLAN,
- NnAaH nAllsa