The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-03-04
OFFICE COR. MARKET AND PATRIOT s.
Thibodaux Bridge Company
BY UNCLE SILAS.

The subscribers to the stock in
Thibodaux Bridge company in
stead of going before the Legisla
ture to obtain a charter, went be
fore a Notary Public in accor
dance with the existing law, and
obtained the following Charter.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Be it knoun by these presents.
That on this the thirtieth day
of May, in the year of oui
Lore, one thousand eight hun
.lred and fifty six. and OF the In
dependence of the United States
of America, the eightieth,
Before Joseph Nicholas, a du-
ly qualified Notary Public in
and for the Parish of LatOurche,
State aforesaid, and therein resi-
ding, and in presence of the wit
neSSes hereafter named and sub
scribiug:
Personally came and appeared,
Patrick Henry Gary & Co.,, duly
represented 10y Patrick Henry
Gary, Edward James Bruff.
James McCurdy Crawford, James
+. Thompson, Joachim Ba,leaux,
Roustan 4 McEvers, duly repre-
sented by j. b. RouSt;.a, John
W. De,lelick, Eugene Godetroid
Robic|aux, Victor Richard, Louis
Sylvain Allain, Fayette County
Ewing, Jerome Il. Van Liew,
Miles y Mcleod, Adolphe Perrin,
The corporation OF the Town OF
Thi3Odaux, duly represented by
the Mayor, Jonathan Church
White, Louis Langman. Jean
FRANCOIS Riviere, L. V. Riviere,
ID. Durac, Etienne Olivier Il Co,
duly represented by Augaste
Bertrand +; George Washington
WeSthlook, John I.arkin, Syl
vain 7. Daunis u Bros. duly rep
resented 10y Lutloi Daunis, John
Conklin Ragan, and w. III. Ra
gan. duly represented by j. e..
Ragan. and Joseph Kleber Gour
dain, all residing in the Town,
Parish and State aforesaid ;
Charles Dupre, Louis Bush:
James Augustin Scuddy & Co.,
duly represented by James Au-
gustin Scuddy Donaldson s.
Nelson, duly represented by An
drew j. Donaldson the estate
aud succession of the late de
ceased Andrew Collins, duly rep
resented by John A. Collins ;
all of the Parish of Lafourche ;
and Arthur NJ. Foley, of the
Parish of Assumption, State
aforesaid duly represented by p.
II. Galy:
Who severally declared That
willing to avail themselves OF
the benefit OF an Act of the Leg
islature of this State of Louisiana
entitled "An Act for the Organis
alton of Corporations for works
Of Public Improvements and
utility" approved the 14th. o1
march 1866, AID numbered 131,
page 1872 Of the Statute Book, fol
the last mentioned year:
That they have especially asse
ciated themselves. and other pei
sons who may hereafter join OF
associate with them for the pnl
pose hereinafter mentioned anC
set forth, and Cor the term o
twenty five years.
In consequence thereof they dc
hereby covenant aud agree bt
tween themselves.
| THAT their Association
shall be known uuder the uam,
and style of the Thibodaur Bride
Company, the principal offic,
whereof is hereby located in th,
aforesaid Town of Thibodaux.
2o-Tae object of this corpor;
ton is to erect "a Prot Bridq
across the Bayou Lafouvche, a
any suitable point, within tb,
limits of the said Toxn, as shal
be designated by majority O
the stockholders in amount, t,
cross over. at any time of the da,
or the night, any person or per
sons. horses, mules, cattle, carts
wagons, carriages of all kinds
and all other vehicles of whatse
; ever nature, empty or loaded. .Th
/, President of the Board vf this co
, poration shall be de facto, the of
Ger upon whom citation may b
y wed.
Il &The amount of tue capit;
stock of this corporation is hereh
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