The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-11-28
CHARTER
OF THE
FiShermen'S Union No. 1.
United states OF America-Parish OF Crlean
City of New Orleans

| lCHos MOH - OifUu IHUs he
United States of America-Parish OF Crlear
City of New Orleans.
month OF October, in the year of our Ior
one thousand nine hundred and eight u9O
ard OF the Independence of the United STATE
third, ~ y
Before me, Arthur B. Leopold. a Notar
fnDiic, duly commissioned and qualified.
ana Tor this City and the Parish of Orlean
therein residing, and in the Presence Of I'll
Witnesses hereinafter led and undersipne
PERSONALLY CAME AND 4 PPEARET
me several persons whose named are h err
unto subscribed, who declared:
That avAiling themselves of the laws OF til
State Section SIT of the Revised Statutes {
Louisiana and Act No so of 1880 of Gener,
| Assembly of the State OF Louisiana. pruyilin
for the organization Of corporations for reli,
ious. scientific and charitable purposes an
iof the incorporation of Trade union
hhnights OF Labor Assemblies or lodges.
! Farmers Alliances and similar orga citations
| tn.y covenant and gree and bind themseiye:
| those whom they represent and such other
who may hereinafter become members. forr
| themselves unto, aud constitle, u corporatio
| for charitable and benevolent purposes unde
the following articles, obligations, rules. regu
iations and st2puIatiens;; to1wit:-
shall be rHE FISHBRMEN's UNION No.
domiciled in the Town Of Leeville, Parish O
Lafourche, State of Louisiana, ami by sait
corporate name it shall have power and au
thority, existence and success, for a term O
ninety nine wears, from and after the dat,
hereof and be empowered to contract s,1e anf
be sued. to make and use corporate seal
with such device and inscription as the SAID
I'm may adopt and the sumo to break a.
alter at pleasure, to hold, receive, purchase
convey, mortgage. pledge, sell or lease under
It's corporate name. property both real and
personal to lend money on security to name
and to appoint such Committees. managers
directors and Officers MS it's interest and con
venience may require, and to make and es
tablish such Bylaws, Constitution, rules
and regulations for the proper conduct, man
agement and regulations of the affairs oil
Siid corporation rs may be necessary and
proper, and the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do all such act and things
as are or may be necessary and proper ia
carry out the objects and purposes OF said
corporation.
ARTICLE II
The President, or in his absence, the First
Nfce-President, and in the event of the alb
sence of the two, then the Second Vice Pres
ident, or Recording Secretary, is authorized
to receive and accept service of citation or
other legal process.
The objects ana purposes for which this
corporation is formed are declared to be to
promote the welfare of its members by united
and harmonious action ON their part in all
matters relating to their occupation and to
afford mutu al protection and assistance to
themselves, and also to the widows orphans
on nearest Of kin of the deceased member.
and further To encourage u higher standard
skill in the fisheries in lustry and to cultivate
feelings OF friendship among fishermen; to
settle all disputes between employer and
employee by an executive cOmmittea;tO as
sist each other in distress or sickness; to Sc
cure employment; to regulate the hours of
daily labor and reduce the same when Excess
sive; to secure adequate pay for work done
and for fish caught or to be caught by it's
members, and by legal and proper means to
elevate the moral, intellectual and social
conditions of the members of this Union.
ARTICLEIV
No persons. except tho attorney, physician
and the Record ing or Fna, cial Secretary,
shall become Il member of the Union, unless
he be a fisherman. Members shall De elected
by ballot at any stated meeting of the Union
under such rules as may be established by
the BYLAWS. All applicants for member
ship shall before election be presented to the
Pre- ident or presiding officer in open meet
ny and assent to an obllg itlon Or pledge
as follow
my honor that will support the Constitu
ton By Laws and other regulations of this
e Mon. and when in my power t. do 50 j
will procure EN- nloyment for member of
the Union in preference to others not Union
members. and that will not siivulge proceed
lngS to be kept secret. So help me God.
ARTICLE v
The officers shall be President, First Vice.
Second Vice President, Recording
secretary, Financial Secretary, Treasurer;
a Finance Committee composed of three 81
.uembeRsSand General Managers composed
af four ~ members. Said corporation may
Laws, such other officers Ms in ssfss discretion
may seem proper and necessary.
ARTICLE VI
The officers of this Union shall be elected
by ballot at the annual meetings to De held
on the first d ~ of January of each year, and
within a week OF said day, in case Of impe.
between the hours OF ten O'Clock
g. NJ. and ten o. clock P. n.
ARTICLE VII
Until the date OF the election first to be held
ander this Charter rs herein provided in Ar
ticle VI. the following nalned persons shall
Maxine Lefort, End " president; Edmond
Martin, Recording Secratary;C. 9. Lathrop,
Financial Secretary, Alex Decuers, Treasurer.
.. q, Latnrop, Hector Rebstock, Teogene La
FAINT, Finance Com; Orestile Boudreaux,
rheard Lefort, Frank Gilbeal. Barthaud
Adam, General Managers; said officers to
serve until their successors shall be elected
and qualified as hereinbefore provided.
ARTICLE VIII
Regular and quarterly meetings slIall DC pro-
vided for in the Constitution of this Union;
the President or in case of his absence or In
ability, the First ce-president shall nave
power upon request of twenty members in
good standing, to call special meeting IN
conformity with the Constitution of this cor
quorum, officers excepted.
ARTICLE TX
The said corporation shall nave the right
to sue enforce its members to pay over 10
the Union all the money or equivalents OF
money entrus ted to their care belonging TO
u for tn e benefit of the Union.
ARTICLE x
The said Union shall have power m k any
.ilanges, additions or notifications of this
Act Of Incorporation, providel three fuul tns
of the members present at the regular meet,
tn uvn nf nr0n.tSSn
measure. And Il ter notice to that effect shall
have been read at two previous regular
meetings.
At the expiration of the term of this Char
ter, the same may be renewed for further
period of ninety nine wears. and in case ..
non-renewal taereof. at said expiration, Or
at its dissolution, whenever 50 decided upon,
f. shall be the duty of the President ana
other officers to settle and lquidate its at
fairs within six months after the expiration
property, rights and credits thereto belong
ing and after tischarging all claims against
the Union, to apply the proceeds remaining
in their hands to the relief of the destltu.es
No voluntary dissolution, however, can YAK !,
place as long as twenty members in good
standing shall be willing TO maintain the
existance of said Union.
ARTICLE XII
No members of this corporation shall ever
be held legally liable for any debt, promise,
act or default OF this corporation, except 70
the extent Of his unpaid yearly dues 70 the
Corporation, nor shall any informally in
have the effect of rendering
this Charter null or of exposing. any mem
her to liability beyond his unpaid dnes.
Thus done and passed, at my nOtarial om3e,
4O4 405 Cora Building, New Orlea MS, Louis
lana, on the day, month and year herein
first above written, in the presence OF u. ri.
NJ Caleb. Jr aud e. Howard NJ .ialcb com =
potent witnesses, who hereunto sign their
names with the said appearers and me, No
tary, after reading of the whole.
A. Decuers,
Clement BouZiga,
Maxine Lefort,
". 8. Pitre,
Edmond Martin,
Theafd Lafont,