The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1881-05-14

Town of Ilibolaux.-purisll OF l.afuurcAc.
EpE II KNOWN THAT on THIS ETH.
~ day 81 April\. D. 1881, before I'se
Emil, T.. Leblanc, Deputy Cl>rs OF tuurt
Parish Il LHtou"cht ANT In otliclo Notary
Public III and lee said parish, duly apj,on.J-
cl and qualified personally came an,I "p.
pearcd. Siata /. Grlsalnorc, C.Fpricn AZa!ut.
Hudson ", Tabor ST.. r.. Il Me6GIIc. Uze-
HE Naquin. Henry Riviere. J. Nui Aucoin.
Richinond 4. Frost. Joseph /. TliibodeauN,
Leantire Boudreaux. }. &. Ocsllwald, JOSEPH.
l.. Webfe.-wllo declared that it is til, il
design to form themselves, aud they do
hereby form themselves, their associates
and successors INTO Il body corporate uiItlcr
the general law relating ~ works of utility
and public improvement aud Tor otl.er pur-
poses, and to that end bind themselves, THEN
lsStwIates and Successors to observe and
abide by the following articles and reguia-
lions, 10 wit
ARTICLE |.
The name OF the Corporation shall be the
"Eirclien's Hall Association of iilibolaux.'
The doilIci,e is aeIeaY fixed iii the Town OF
Tlibodaux, State OF louisiana, and it shall
exist and continue for the full term and
space of fifty Years, unless Sooner dissolved
Iii the m;:.:ilcr hereafter provided iVr.
II ciltti Dift iioNti anu tutitblilt 10 Cbt-
tract, sue ami be sued to make and use 1t
corporate seal, to :aiiie and appuint sncll
managers, directors and officers, as It's i'll
terest AID couvenleTtr may require, to
make and establish such bylaw, rules and
rtgu!atioEs as may be necessary and prop
CT ior tue management OF its affairs: to
llo!u, receive. ptl chase. or otherwise ac-
qulrc. TO sell and convey, hypotliccate. or
otherwis; dispose OF property, both real
py,@ t~-,,a ND tn. n,-t III
and machinery necessary to carry out the
objects and purposes vi t.iis company.
ARTICLE III.
The objects a:lu purposes CT said corpora
ton shall be to locate, purchase acquire or
erect Il building on structure together with
suitable groun.is Or parks, in the Town Of
IhlbudauN. the same to be used and ciu
ployed for purposes Of public or private
spectacle, entertainment or assemblies.
ARTICLE LII.
The business OF the COMPANY shall DE
conducted by Il Board OF Directors. consist
ing OF nine pctaotis, stpekEoidert. who shall
be authorized To elect Il president, vice
PRESIDENT. treasurer, secretary and such
other officers ansi employees as they llay
ueein proper, tire 1iist two of whom shall
be OF their own number. The said Board OF
Directors shall prescribe and regulate the
compensation and duties Of the several cin-
RitAN AIN Stlli oilCCtO1S lluS nidkC anu
use ii corporate seal, and enact such BY
laws as they may deem necessary and prop
er, provided no salary be given to any of
the officers OF the corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The president OF the corporation or in his
absence the vice president. or III the alb
sencc of both. either the secretary OF the
treasurer, shall be the proper officer upon
whom all legal process Shall be served.
ARTICLE V.
TIE first board Of Directors shall hold
office for the tcrln and period OF twenty
months, say to the first Monday ia Uecenl-
Der 1882 and thereafter until their success
sors are elected and qualified; and said
first board shall consist Of Hudson W. Ia
Dor Sr. Richmond A. Frost, j. Louis Au-
CON, Joseph l.. Wcbre. OzeI;le Nuquin, Cy-
prien Arena. Robert X. Mcbride, Silas T.
Jrisaintte, Joseph I. Thibodaux of whom
Slas l.. Grisatlore shall be President, Rob
ert L. Mcbride, Vice President, j. Louis Au-
coin. Secretary and Cyprien Arena, Treas
urer.
ANY five directors shall constitute IL QUO
rum. Ii any director shall cease to le IL
stakeholder du1lng his term of office the
board shall declare hi, position vacant, or
in the event ot the death, permanent alb
se,ce Or lesisnationof any director or officer
the board shall havc authority to fill the
vacallcy,
ARTIcLE Vi.
At the regular session to be held IN No
yember lSS2 and annually thereafter i'll
the SAME month. the stockholders shall by
ballot. elect nine OF their members. who
shall constitute Il board OF Directors, vino
shall take their positions oE tho first Mon.
day OF December, and hold their offices for
Que yea , until their successors are elected
amt t,ual tied.
ARTICLE VII.
The amount Of the capital stock shall be
Ten Thousand dollars tSiU.0U0l divided MO
on thousand lioo01 shares OF tea dollars
$4,000 each. Twenty five per cent Of each
subscriptions shall be payable Immediately
unoii beng subscribed for. and ior the bal
ance, subscribers shall issue their notes
each i"r twenty tive per cent Of their sub
ScTlltioh paE.ple III two, four and six
months respectively after the date OF the
suhsori ption.
The corporation shall begin operations as
soun as two hundred and fifty shares of tI.
cal1ltil stock shall Ire subscribed for.
No stakeholder shall ever be liable for
the contracts Or faults of this corporation
III any further sum than the amount of
shares of the stock that he NAV own there
ia nor shall any mere inforlnality in or
gauiZittiuiI have the effect o renderinm this
act If incorporation null or exposin. any
steckholder To any liability beyond the
amount OF unptil balance due upon his
stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
The privilege is reserved of increasing
the capital stock OF the corporation to such
amount az the Stockholders NAV determine
proIier, by a two thirds vote of the entire
stock, alter thirty days notice, either by
adsesuse'teht III souut newspaper published
III the town of Th,bolaus Or by notices. all.
dressed tn the Stockholders and mailed
thirty days PRIOR to the meeting for that
purpose.
ARTICLE IX.
SEcuid any subscriber refuse or lt cfert