The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1876-07-22
AN ACT.
UNITED STA I,ES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF LIFOURCHE.

PARISH OF L1FOURCHE.
X NOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRES
1AENTS. That on this the 22d day OF the
| month OF june i'll the year of our Lord Ono
| Thousand Eight Hundred and Sevcnty-Six,
Before me, Louis Sylvan Allain, Notary
fubilc, duly appointed and commissioned
IN and for the Parish and State aforesaid,
therein residing, and in the presence of
Messrs Henry Ii. Michelet and Emile l..
Leblanc, good and competent witnesses al
SO residing in said Parish and State. ut my
| Office in the town ThibOdaux,
personally came and appeared.
Messrs 5. I. Grisamore, Lewis Guion, y
Ernest LoriO, William Ii. Ragan, NJ. Angus
tim Legendre, Flavilus S. GoOde, Lawrence
heefe, DR. John Fl. Fleetwood, Hudson w.
Tabor, Cyprien Azema. 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 desrous of acqui
ring and enjoying the powers, privileges
ana imnun'ties OF corporation or body
polltic i'll law and for the furtheralce Of
! such purposes they declared that they here
oy 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 name specified
III the following articles:
Article This association shall be known
as the 1htbodaup aud 1errcbonne Drainaqc
ana Ade,gahon Company and its objects and
purposes shall be to dredge and improve
the navigation of the Bayous Terrebonne,
Blue, Little TcrrebOnne, Little Caillou,
Grand Gallon. Du Large, Black, and Tiger;
to facilitate the drainage of the lands along
those lAyous, and to improve the condition
OF the Roads on those Bayous
Article 1.-The domicile of the association
is hereby established in the town of 1hibo-
daux. Parish of Latourche
Article llI-The officers of the association
shall be a President, Vice President. Secre.
tary and Treasurer, to be chosen annually
Oh the first Monday Of October of each
year from among the Directors, said elec-
ton to be by ballot the election of each
officer to be determined by majority of
the votes cast 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, as President; Mr.. William r. Ragan
as Vice President; Mr.. ii. W. Tabor. as
Secretary and Treasurer
The office of Secretary and Treasurer bs
ing conferred Oh one person only
Citations in all legal proceedings to he
served on the President of the association.
Article lN-The present association ia
organized for and during the term of tween
ty five years to be computed from the date
hereof The capital Stock of the Company
to be not less than Five Thousand Dollars.
and not more 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
be entitled to one vote for each share owned
and paid for by him.
Article N-1he affairs of the association
shall be carried on governed, managed and
directed by "a Board of Nine Directors, to DO
selected from among the Stockholders,
owning five.or more shares. The said Direc
tors to be elected annually on the first Mon
day of October Of each year by ballots bv
the Stockholders of the association. q mai
ol1ty OF votes cast determining the election
The officers OF the association shall not ceas
to be Directors until the first elcc ton and
until their successors are duly elected.
Messrs. s. I. Grisamore John II Fleetwood
A. Legcndrc. &. AZ6ma, j. s. GoOde, w. II.
Kaean, IL. w. Tabor, Lewis Guion, and Clay
knohloeh, are hereby chosen and designated
as Directors, majority of the Directors to
constitute aquOrum for the transaction of
business
Article NI-That the salary If each Off
Ger is hereby fixed as follows: That of Presi
dent at Two Hundred Dollars Der apnum.
ne wee President is to act only in case of
death, resignation, absence or inability of
the President and is only to receive for the
time he acts, at the rate of Two Hundred
Dollars per annum to be paid ont of the
Presidents salary. That Of the Secretary
and Treasurer ut Two Hundred Dollars per
annum; the person elected as Secretary and
treasurer shall before entering upon the
discharge of the duties of his office give
bend with good and solvent security or se-
curties in favor Of the President and Di-
reetors OF the company in the sum of Two
Thousand Dollars.
Article FIl-The Board of Directors shall
have the right to adopt such laws as thew
may deem proper and amend the same at
pleasure provided the same i'm no manner
conflict with anything contained in this
charter
Article FIIl-This charter may be amen.
dcd, provided the amendment ia first urc
scnted at a regular meeting and adopted
at a second meeting of the directors then
TO be submitted to a vote of the stockhCl-
ders alter having been published thirty
days and If at said election majority of the
votes cast favor the amendment then the
same email be considered. adopted and form
part OF this charter.
In faith whereof the parties, witnesses
and Notary have signed these presents on
the day and date aforesaid after due reading.
tOriginal Signed.) 5 L Grisamore, Lewis
Guon. +. S. Goode. j. s. Goode. Jno. II.
Fleetwood, l.. keefe, NJ. A. Leyendre A. B.
kagan, e. AzGma, Z. z. Lorio, II. w. Tabor.
w II. Ragan. Clay Knobloch, Ii. III. Niche.
let, Emile L. Leblanc, L. ). AIlaip, Notary
Public.
A true copy from the original deposited in
the office OF the Recorder Of this Parish.
~ in faith whereof witness INV
SEAL hand and seal Of Office this 2ond
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