The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-07-08
AN ACE
UNITED STA TIES OF AMERICA.
STATE or LOUISIANA,
PARISH or LAFOURCHE.

X NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
AAENTS. That on this the 21d day of the
month OF June in the year OF our Lord One
Thousand Eight Hundred and Seventy-Six,
Before me, Louis Sylvan Aliain, a Notary
Public, duly appointed and commissioned
IN anu tor the Parish and State aforesaid
therein residing, and in the presence of
Messrs Henry IL. Micielet and Emile 4.
Leblanc, good and competent witnesses al
50 residing in said Parish and State. at NV
office, in the town Thihodaux,
Personally came and appeared.
Messrs 5. /. Grisamore, Lewis Guion, p
Ernes Lorio, William H. Raglan, NJ. Angus
TN L~eSendre, Flayillus =. Goode, Lawrence
heete, Or John IL. Fleetwood, Hudson w.
Tabor, Cyprien hzema. a. b. Raglan, j. 5.
Goode and Clay knobioch, citizens of the
state aforesaid who declared unto me, No
tary, that they have agreed to associate
themselves Tor the purposes set forth in the
following articles and are DESTROYS of ac,lui
ilnS and enjoying the powers. privileges
ana iulmunlGe, OF Il corporation or BODY
polite III law and for the fuItnerance Of
such purposes they declared that they Hcre-
10y associate themselves aud SucL others as
may become Stockholders, under the laws
% nc STATE OF Louisiana III such eases made
ana provided amt iUr the objects and under
the articles, Conditions, andu name specitied
IN the following articles:
Article 1t dis Association shah be known
as the 4hi52Gtdar cad IefIedoaAe Drutaeae
"'d -'a1t3@t|oA ooHtpgny ana It's objects ANA
purposes snail be 10 dredge and UulrnveL
the navigation oi the Bayous Ierrelnnur
HI;le. Little Tertel,onne, Little Gallon
dfaIid Gallon, Du Large Black. and Tiger;
10 1tcHltatetite drainage OF the lands along
those Bayous ANU 10 Improve tue tcnditIal
OF the Roads OF those Bayous.
Article 1.-THE dnlnieile OF the association
Is hereby established lit the town of Th:bo-
dauI Parish OF Latourche.
Article IlI-The officers ofthe association
shall be q President, Nire-President. Sevre-
tary and Treasurer, 10 be chosen ~anLmully
OH the first Monday of October of each
year from among the Directors, said cleo
ton to be by ballot !; the election of each
officer to be determined by a majority of
the votes cdst,-until the first election and
until successors are duly elected, the follow
ing named persons are hereby designated
aud chosen as officers, viz Mai. S. T. Grisa
more, lbs PRESIDENT Mr.. William f.. Raglan
as Vice-President; Mr.. Ii. w. Tabor as
Secretary and Treasurer.
The office of Secretary and Treasurer H..
ing conferred on one person only
Citations in all legal proceedings to he
served on the President of the ASSOCIATION
Article iN-Ehe present association is
organized for and during the term of TWEEN
y hVe years to be computed from the date
he,toI ;-ihe capital Stock of the COMPANY
10 DE not less than Five Thousand Dollars.
and not more than Five Hundred Thousand
D"i!ars to be divided into shares of Ten
Dollars each; at each election and in voting
upon any question each Stakeholder shall
emitted TO one vote for each share owned
and paid for by him.
Article THE affairs of the association
Shaii be carried on, governed, managed and
ii fpptnI Az - J ~, al IS NJ y
from among the Stockholders
owning five or more shares. The said Direc
lofs to be elected annually on the first Mon
Jay or October OF each year by ballots by
the otocklolderS OF the association. a mai
0rlty OF votes cast determining the election
L ne offlcerS OF the association shall not ceas
10 oe Directors !: until the first election and
ihtli their successors are duly elected.
Messrs. ). L. Grisanore, John II. Fleetwood
A. Legendre, G. Azema, j. S. Goode. W n
IL. w. Tabor, Lewis Guion, and CLAW
Anooloch,are hereby chosen and designated
Is directors, a majority of the Directors To
aquorum for the transaction of
business.
Article VI-That the salary Of each off.
,,ef Is hereby fixed as follows: That of Presi
tent at Two Hundred Dollars per annum.
ne wee resident Is to act only in case of
teath, resignation, absence or inability of
ne PRESIDENT and is only to receive for the
me he acts, attha rate. of Two Hundred
IOlIarS per annum to be paid out of tho
salary. That Of the Secretary
nd treasurer at Two Hundred Dollars ner
nnum; the person elected as Secretary and
treasurer shall before entering upon the
Ischarge of the duties of his office rive
ond with good and solvent security or So
Hrltles IN favor of the President and Di-
actors OF the company lii the sum ofTwo
thousand Dollars.
Article VII-The Board of Directors shall
ave the right to adopt such laws as they
deem proper and amend the same at
provided the same in no manner
'nfllet with anything contained in this
larter
Article NIIl-This charter may be amen
Ed, provided the amendment is first pre-
'hted at a regular meeting and adopted
a second meeting Of the Directors then
DC submitted to q vote Of the stOckhol- n
RS after having been published thirty =
and if at said election "a majority of the
ties cast favor the amendment then the no
me snail be considered. adopted and form
lrt of this charter. -
In faith whereof the parties, witnesses
d Notary have signed these presents on
e DAY and date Aforesaid after due reading.
original Signed S L Grisamore. Lewis
lion, F.. S. Goode. j. S. Goode, Jno. II
eetwood, L. Keete, NJ. A. Legendre,A 3,
G. AzeIna, p. E. Lorio, II. ". Tabor,
H.. Raglan. Clay Kuobl0ch. II. II. Micbe.
{. Emile f. Leblanc, L. S.. Aliaip, Notary
\ true copy from the original deposited in l.
office OF tee Recorder OF this Parish. SIR
. In faith whereof witness my an
EAL hand and seal of office this 22nd paI
June 1877 .