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Act of Incorporation of
THE IBERIA PARISH GOOD ROAtS
ASSOCIATION"
State of Louisiana Parish of Iber
Be it known that this l1th day of April
A. ID. 1872 before me Ventrtss j. Smith, II
Notary Public duly commits Vi ned and qualified
IN and for the aforesaid State and farIsh. and
in the presence of the Witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned personally came and
appeared the persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, all residents of this State and Parish
aforesaid, who declared that awaiting themselves
of the provisions of the laws of the State of Lou
slana relative to the formation of corporations
they have contracted and agreed and 90 by these
presents, covenant and agree and obligate them
selves, as well as such other persons may here
after become associated with them or their sue
cessors, to form and constitute body polite in
law, for the objects ard purposes and under the
agreements and stlpuiatlOns following, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corporation shall be
THE TERRA PARISH GOOD ROADS ASSOCIATION"
and under its SAID corporate name il shall have
the pow er and authority TO have and enjoy sue
cessIon for the full term of twenty five years
from date hereof to contract, sue and be sued;
to make aad use a corporate seal. and the sns,s~
to break or alter at pleasure; to receive ssen.
lions d or bequests OF any and a. Isuisr - own
aaa ss and papPsi.s sssi:s.: e e
hcers and coM12itoeea - he intefe1ts of the as
sSelstss. seestrs; - establish, well
14a1ons An4 W Jaws may by deemed neces.
feeey 1ee Ne pfoptr conduct and management Of
the ufxairs of this association.
ARTICLE 2.
The domicile of this corporation shall be in the
City of New Iberia, Parish and State aforesaid
and all citation and legal process shall be served
upon the President or Chairman of the Executive
Board of the Association as herein provided or
in his absence upon the Vice President or in the
absence OF both. upon the Secretary.
ARTICLE 3. y
The objects and purposes for which this
poration and association is organized is declared
and specified to be follows, to wit; To co.
operate with the Parish and municipal officers
to the end of bringing about improvement in
road construction and to maintain a system of
good roads throughout the parish and to assist
in every way possible in procuring and main
tanning . system of good roads and highways
throughout the Parish of Iberia.
ARTICLE l.
The membership CT this Association shall
consist only of individuals, and shall consist of
four classes First class, life members who
shall pay fifty dollars for the privilege in nd.
vance, second class, the automobile membersh
who shall pay six collars year in advance;
third class, the business membership, who shall
pay three dollars year in advance; fourth class
the popular membership, who shall pay one dol
lar year in adv ance.
All individuals shall be entitled to memberships
in this Association by signing the Charter and
designating the class of membership to which
they desire to subscribe or by signing the roll of
membership, which shall remain open for that
purpose until May LIST 1912; after that time
membership in the Association must be acquired
by application to to the Executive Committee
stating he class of mem bership that such mem
Der desires to subscribe for and such application
musi be voted upon by the Executive Committee
of the Association, the majority of those present
a.iu v..,iu. shall elect to EN- bershp.
Any mrmber of this Association may resign
prov uea he be not in arrears for past dues
sessments and that all dues are PAID for the year
in which d, clares an intention of resigning
ARTICLE 5.
The affairs of this Association shall be con-
Quoted by an Executive Board composed Of
twenty five members, ofwhich five shall consti.
tute quorum. This Board shall serve for
period of two years when their successors shall
be elected by the Association for like period.
The said Board herein provided for shall hold
Office lntil the second Tuesday in April 1914.
The annual meeting of this association is here
by fixed to be held on the second Tuesday in April
of each year, but the Executive Board herein
provided for, shall be elected bi-ennually, or I'M
I'll their success sOrs shall have been duly elected
and qualifed-
Ali vacancies occurring upon the Board or
among the officers ~ may be provided for, shall
be filled for the unexpirsd term by the Executive
Board.
The Executive Board shall elect from among
their number President, who may also be called
Chairman, Vice President who may be called
Vice Chairman, a. secretary and Tresurer
who shall hold their respective officers for a
period of one year, or until their successors have
been duly elected and qualified.
The membership of this association shall be
notified of the annual meeting by publication
in newspaper published in the Parish of Iberia
during the period of ten days.
special meetings may be convened upon the
call of the President or upon the cali of three
members of the Executive Board, and the said
Executive Board shall have the authority to
appoint such agents, officers representatives and
committees as the interest OF the association
may require.
Until the election above provided for in the
year 1914, the Executive Board of this Associa-
ton shall be composed of the following persons:
Rev. g. d. Coren ais, JOS j. Smith, George l..
Fisk, John d. Valet, Leon Lozes. Il. A. Me
George Labau, H. b. Hewes. Silvio Broussard.
John Taylor, Z. q, Henshaw, A. J. Maumus, s.
G. Sumrall, Edwin Broussard. Lsaard King,
Porteus r. Burke. Dr.. ]. w. Sanders, DIR, j. 2.
Harrison, Jules Dreyfus, j. ". Eckart, 4. l..
Estorge, p. A. Landry Alpine Fortelieu.
tniil the annual election above provided for
the following members of she Executive Board
shall be the officers of the Association: p. A.
Landry, who shall be President or Chairman;
Charles G. Henshaw, who shall be Vice President
or Vice Chairman; Silvio 6roussard, who shall
be Secretary; and John 4 Taylor, who shall be
Treasurer.
Whenever this corporation is dissolved, by
limitation or otherwise its affairs shall be liqui
dated BY three Commissioners appointed or
selected ut n general me esing of the members of
the Association. The dissolution of this cor
poraton may be obtained by three fourths of the
stock present and voting at ii meeting called for
that purpose
No member Of this association or corporation
shsIJ ever be held liable for any of its contracts
or faults in any further sum than the unpaid
amount he may eve for dues or assessments,
etc. as may be hereafter provided for in the by
laws and rules of the Association.
LIFE MEMBERSHIP.
&C Henshaw, per P. r. Burke; Porteus R.
Burke: Geo Henderson, Alpine Fontelieu, p A.
I.aniry, J. P. Harrison, NJ D., Ed. L.. Estorge,
a.. patout Burguieres, j 8. Suttle, Il. N Pharr.
Jules Dreyfus.
Leon Dreyfus, W. o. Hugonin, j. t. Leblanc,
H T Hall, Leon Dreyfus. Willie Hugonin, Lewis
Anglers Albert Stafford, Willie Stafford j. W.
sanders N. D., Delino Delcambre, g Leblanc,
A Maumus, Dr. w X shaw, Frank Decuir.
n 1. Smith, A Suberbielle. Fred Decuir, Lazard
King, Leopold Kiug Ferd King, John d Valet.
Joe smith, John X Taylor, Silvio Brorssard, J.
q. Leblanc Jr., H. J. Br0ussard. . Power, Al
pbonse Davis 4 b Broussard, burks.
Tins done and passed ia the tity of New Iberia
Parish OF Iberia State of Louisiana on the das,
month and year first above written, in the pres
ence Of John T. White and Melvin w. Fisher, COM
netent witnesses. who have signed these presents
with sppsarer and me, Notary after due reading