The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-11-05
MEETING OF IRREGULARITIES
IV"N II TIT
Thibodaux, La, October 18th, 1892.

losS 49,"
Thibodaux, La, October 18th, 1897.
At a meeting held this day in the Town
Hall of Thtbodaux, a large and representa-
tive body Of Rice-Planters formed them
selves into a permanent organization, un-
der the name of planters Protective
Union Of L.afourche,' for the purpose OF pre-
sentinS an organized resistance against tue
enforcement OF Police jury ordinance NO.
Isl.
The meeting was called to order by DIR.
Jos. 4. Blancnafd. who after having explain
ed the object of meeting, was unanimous
Iy made permanent chairman. The nominal
ton for Vice presidents then beng n oFdeT,
the following gentlemen weIS then elected:
". II. Raglan, A5don Lc&cndrr, eiicien
Toups. J. Il. icche, Albert Toups, Alexander
1heriDt, Ly1Tiste Lepine. Desire NoAiet,
and +. r. Pugn.
Secretary. Mr- DrAGZlu CIacieune, Treasu-
rer. ana Dir. DAVIS Lapeyrouse. aeaFGant-at-
arms
IAe question now arising as to what was
the best Way to raise funds to carry out the
objects Of the association.
4 considerable discussion on the subject,
was carried on by the various members, the
question being a. to whether THE members
were to be taxed per acre OF rice in cultlyd-
ton, or according to the number OF sacks
IF rice made during the present year, 1892.
The question being put to Il vote by the
cham an, the vote stood 80 for number OF
sacks made. and IL for number OF acres IN
cultivation, and the chair declared that each
member should be taxed according to the
number Of sacks made.
The following letter b. request was then
rttu Dy the secretary. ana ordered nIeu AZ
part OF these proceedings
L~AFoURCHE, La, oct oath, 1892.
To the Planters Union Of Lafourche.
Gentle.Een-
IuIeSp tnse to your special invitation re-
guessing me to attend Il meeting held this
day ia t.3e Town Hall of T~hib0dauX, for the
purpose Of resisting the Dali lar, ] Deg leave
to statc that owing to the impOsslbtIity OF
nay appearing ii person, / hereby appoint
my ~neighbor, Mr. !. Lesendre. to act Tor me,
as by roxy, with reg rd to all measures
which Your body may think proper to adopt
ia order to defeat the obnoxious law on
dahLs. Allow me here also 10 give you the
assurance tnat YOU have my hearty co
operation in any thing which can be done
to defend our mutual interests in that mat
ter. Respectfully,
L. ABADIE.
4 motion was then made and seconded
that any persons desiring 10 join the asso-
citation, could do 50, up to Dec. LIST, ls@2.-
carrlee.
AHd the following document was signed by
Il planters. including all the officers of the
Union, before the meeting adjourned.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF LAFOCRCHE. 1
Rooms of Planters Protective Mo OF
WHEREAS We the undersigned having
associated ourselves together, under the
above named Union, for the purpose and
object of protecting the Rice and Sugar
interests of Lafourche, and for mutual pro
lection and 90 that end to resist by all le-
gal and honorable means the execution OF
tine Ordinance lately ADOPTED by the Police
Jury of ~Gafourcht being ordinance No.
ISL. and following acts Nos. ) and 81 of the
General Assembly of this State which or
dinance compels the taking out of all Dahls.
conduits and pipes out of the Levees the
immediate effect of which if carried out is a
direct blow at the Rice interests, and also
injurious to the sugar planters.
1t is therefore absolutely necessary, in or
der to carry out tie foregoing objects, that,
Il central fund be raised and placed in the
hands OF the Executive Committee of this
Union said committee to be composed OF
five members of this Union to enable them
to take such steps as may become necessary
to further the aforesaid objects.
And to that end, we bind ourselves to pay
Droportionally, into the hands of said Ike
cutIye Committee, on demand, the assess
ment that may be ordered by this Union, so
much per sack of rice made in 1892.
And believing said ordinance to be class
legislation, and unconstitutional We pitdge
ourselves to resist its enforcement Dy all
means as aforesaid, within our power.
An Executive Committee of five members
was then elected composed of the following
gentlemen: w II. Raglan, chairman; Felicien
Toups, Alexander 1heriot, Marcellin Ber-
geron, and DIR. Jos. \. Blanchard, entrusted
to act, on all matters of the association.
Meeting then adjourned subject to the call
OF the Executive Committee.
jos 4. BLANCHARD,
Z. Chairman.
Secretary.