The Thibodaux sentinel. (Thibodaux, La.) 1905-1912, 1908-10-24

cure employment; to regulate the hours
uaiiy iaeor and reduce the same when exec
stVe; to secure adequate pay for work dol
ana tor fish caught or to be caught by /
elevate the moral, intellectual and soci
conditions of the members of this Union.
ARTICLE W
NO persons. except the attorney, physicia
and the Recording or Fina, ciai Secretar
shall become a member of the Union, unIes
ne be FISHERMAN. Members shall pc electe
by haLot at any stated meeting Of the UnlO
unoer such rules as may be established b
| tne All applicants for menbel
ship shall before election be presented to Cd
P~re,idene or Presiding officer in open NEE
ny q assent 20 an obligation Or pledge
as follow
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my honor that I viii support the ConstitS
LION BYLAWS n other regulations OF thi
Union, and when in my power to do 50
VIII procure EN- oloyment for a member 9
the Union in preference to others not Unio
members, sRd that 1 will not divulge proceed
ings TO be kept secret. So help me God.
ARTICLE
The on1cers shall be a President, First Vice
sfesioent, Second Vice President, Recordin
q Finance Committee composed Of three q
members and General Managers compose
OF TOUR % members. Said corporation ma,
also create under its Constitution or BIZ
Laws, such other officers as in tits discretion
may seem proper and necessary.
ARTICLE VI
Tit onicers of this Union shall be eIectes
by ballot at the annual meetings to De heIt
on the first day of January of each year ami
Within a week of said day, In ease Of fnpe
dfments, betweem the hours of ten o. ciQcl
a. ~. and ten o. clock r.. N.
ARTICLE WI -
Until the date Of the election first "a be hell
under this Charter ~ herein provided Id Ar
etcie VI. 3 following named psfNon1 ehnf
be the oMcess: Clemene BahxIka.
s ssexG 49, fssss
Sfssos
(. GInthrups Hecs6r Rsbssock, Tsox@Ss ~
Tan Einanoe Com; Oreeldie Ho1dfnadx
Thaard Lefort, Frank Gilbeal. Hsfshau91
Alan, General Managers; said ofncerst d
and qualified ~ hereinbafOfe provided.
ARTICLE VIII
Regular and quarterly meetings shall he nro.
nided for 10 the C'snstttutiOn Of this Union;
the President or in case OF his absence or IN
ability, the First Vice President shall have
power, upon request Of twenty members Ia
good standing, 70 call q special meeting In
poration. Twenty iaembers shall Constitute
u quorum, officers excepted.
ARTICLE TX
Inc said corporation shall have the right
the Union all the money or equivalents OF
entrusted to their care belonging to
OF for the benefit q aI Che Union.
The said Unionshall have power t , M he any
changes, additions or notifications OF this
act OF Incorporation. provided three foulths
on tne members present at the regular meet
And after notice to that effect shall
rave been read at two previous regular
meetings.
ARTICLE XII
At the expiration Of the term OF his Char
the same may be renewed for q further
period of Rinety-nfne wears. n in case Of
al thereof. at said expiration, or
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shall be the duty Of the President and
officers to settle IN liquidate ifs at
airs within six months after the expiration
q TINS Charter, TO dispose OF and sell All the
ng* Snd after discharging all claims against
he Union, to apply the proceeds remaining
n their hands to the relief of the destitutes
Widows and orphans VI deceased members.
70 voluntary dissolution, however, a a
as long as twenty members in good
shall be willing to maintain the
of said Union.
ARTICLE XII
No members of this corporation shall ever /
'e held legally liable for any debt, promise, |
ct or default of this corporation, except to |
he extent OF his unpaid yearly dues to the |
aorporation, nor shall any informally in |
have the effect of rendering |
his Charter null or of exposing any MEM
ler to liability beyond his unpaid tues.
nus don and passed, at my notariaI office,
04-405 Cora Building. New Orlea ms. Louis
ana, on the day, month and year herein |
irSs aOOtc WEsttens IN CHe presence OF f. HI
Caleb, Jr. and e. Howard NJ Caleb com
'efent witnesses, who hereunto sign their
with the said appearerS INT me, No
airy. after reading OF the whole
Signed
A. Decuers,
Clement B0uxi9a,
Maxine Lefort,
VS.. Pitrp,
Edmond Martin,
Theard Laf0nt,
Clifton G. LathrOp,
FL. Waldmefer,
Arthur B. Leopold.
Notary Public.
III. NJ Caleb. Jr.
!. Howard n, Caleb.
foregoing Act Of Incorporation OF the
ishermen's Union No. l having been SUBJ
pinion that the purposes and objects IT said
fnfOn, as specified in said Act, are legal. /
nd that none of the provisions therein on
are contrary to law.
hated Oct. 18th, 1905.
,ignedI n. n. Bonrg. District Attorney for
be Parish OF Lafourche.
j. the undersigned ]. LOuis Auc0fn Clerk
{ Court n Ex-ofaciO Recorder of Mort
age for the Parish OF LafOurche, State OF 1
Ouisiana, do hereby certify tnat the above
md foregoing Act of Incorporation of the
ishermen's Union No. /, and the certificates
0rded in my ofice. In misc. book No. Z, folio
e9-621.
(Signedl ]. Louis Aucoin,
lerk OF Court and Ex-oficio Recorder of
Mortgages for the Parish of Laf0urche.
Dated October 18th. 1905.
Arthur d. Leopold,
Notary Public
4o4-s, Cora Bldg, New Orleans La