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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13

of Directors. Each Director shall own
in his own right at all times during his
term of office, At least one full paid and
unplcdged share of capital stock. Said
board of directors shall be elected an
nuallv on the first legal day Of the month
of April each year, the first election shall
be held III the year of 1917. The Dircc-
tors shall elect from their number a
President. Vice President, and a Secrc-
tarv and Treasurer, the Office Of Secreta-
rv-Trcasurer may be vested i'll one person.
They may appoint other agents and en-
plovees. who may be removed at pleasure
of said directors
They shall also have the power to fill
any vacancy in their number. The di-
rectors shall be elected at a stockholders
meeting, held at the don. lie of the
corporation, and notice of said meeting
shall tie delivered, PERSONAL. or by de-
posting i'll the post office properly adj
dressed to each stakeholder at least fiji
teen DAYS before said meeting. Other
stockholders meetings NAV be held when
ordered bv the Board of Directors or
upon demand of twenty per centum Of
the outstanding stock, notice of such
meetings to c given as prescribed for
meeting to elect directors. Bach Stock
holder shall at every stockholders meet
ing be entitled to one vote, in person or
ny written proxy, for each share of the
capital stock held BY him, or lie may
send his vote by letter, the signature Of
which must he acknowledged before a
Notary Public or other officer authorized
to take aflidavits.
The stockholders shall have the right
of cumulative voting in the election Of
directors. Until the next general cleo
ton to be held under this charter on the
first legal day Of the month of April 1917
the board of directors shall be composed
of R. J. Montague, J. Immergluck, H .
B. Sere, Z. NJ. Stebbins and Foley Lee
Bouef all of Vermilion Parish, Louisiana
with the said R. J. Montague, of Able
Vile, La, as President, J. Immergluck,
of Abbeville La, Vice President, II. B.
Sere, of Abbeville La, Secretary and l..
T VI. Stebbins, of Abbeville La, as Treas
urer. The President or III his absence.
the Vice President of this corporation
shall have power in the name and be-
/ half of the corporation to authorize the
Institution of any suit or legal process as
authorized by Section Is OF said act 267
of 1914.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
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Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
CHARTER
The Peoples Independent
Warehouse, Incorporated.
OF
United States Of America,

United States Of America,
state of Louisiana,
Parish OF NcrmIlion.
BE IT KNOWN: That on this STU
d3v of the month of MAY, \. ID. 1910
before me. /. !. Montague, Notary
Public. duly sworn, commissioned and
qualified As such. in and for the afore-
.,id Parish and State. and i'll the pres
.,rr, of the witnesses hereto subscribing.
personally came and appeared; the sew
.rral persons whose names are hercunto
subscribed. who declared and said, that
.,ailIup themselves of the provisions OF
the laws of the State of Louisiana rela-
ti,, 10 the organization Of corporations
and particularly act Z67 Of the General
Assembly of the State Of Louisiana tor
the wear Of 1914. they do hereby cove
nant and agree. and bind aud ohhgatc
themselves us well as such other per
SONS as shall hereafter become as7ociat
Cd with them. to form themselves into
and constitute a body polite i'll law, for
the objects and purposes, and under the
conditions and stipulations of the follow
ing articles Of Incorporation, viz;
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE VII.

Whenever in the Judgment of the
board of directors it shall be deemed adj
visable to and for the benefit of this
corporation that it shall be dissolved,
the Board within ten DAYS after the
adoption of the resolutions to that effect
by a majority of the whole board. at
meeting called for that purpose. of
which meeting each director shall have
received at least three days notice; shall
cause notice of the adoption of such
resolution to be mailed to each stock
holded together with a notice of the
stockholders meeting to be held at the
office of the corporation to take action
upon the resolution SO adopted by the
board of directors. The meeting of the
stockholders shall be held at any hour
fixed By the Loard Of directors between
the hours of 10 O'Clock In the forenoon
and ) of the afternoon OF the dav 50
named. On the day so appointed the
meeting may by consent of the majority
in interest OF the stockholders present.
be adjourned from time to time and
if at any meeting, original or adjourned
two-thirds III interest of all the stock
holders OF the corporation shall vote that
a dissolution shall take place. a certified
copy of said resolution signed bv the
presiding officer and secretary of the
meeting shall be flied in the office of the
secretary of the State, together with a
list of the names and residences Of the
directors and officers certified 10 bv the
president and Secretary of the cornora-
ton. Upon the secretary of the State
issuing a certificate that the foregoing
documents to have been fled. the cor
poration shall stand dissolved. and that
the board shall publish a notice Of said
dissolution not less than three times in
the paper published at Abbeville, La
and the corporation shall proceed to
settle up and adjust Its busines. ead at.
fairs. Should all Of the stockholders
consent i'll writinga dissolution no neet.
ing or notice thereof shall be necessary.
ARTICLE TX.
Upon the dissolution in any manner of
this corporation, the stockholders shall
elect FROM their number one or more Il.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
SUCCESSION NOTICE

Seventeenth Judicial District Courl
Parish of Vermiiou, La No. 977
Succession Of Lizln Dubois,
Whereas OdiIia Guidry, Adminis,ra-
trix of the above estate has filed il
this honorable Court, a petition pray
ing for her discharge as Administra
trix, and to have her official bond a,
such cancelled and erased.
Notice is hereby given to all parties
concerned, to show cause within ten
day from this publication, Why thu
said Administrative should not be dis
charged from her trast, and why her
bond as such should not b canceller
ard erased
By rider Il Court.
Clerks Office, Abbevile, Louisiana
April Goth 1915.
p. l.. BKOUSSARD,
Deputy Clerk of Court
John Nugier, Attorney.
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ARTICLE VII
Of l9l+.

At a meeting of the stockholders duly
callded for the purpose by vote of two
thirds of all of the stock these articles
of incorporation may / ( amended, modi-
fed or changed in any manner confor-
ma lie to the Laws of the State OF Louis
lana, including the increase or decrease
of its capital stock. Provided, however.
that the objects and purposes of incor-
poration shall not be changed, and the
capital stock shall not be increased TO
more than the maximum permitted by
this charter nor be decreased to less
than the cooperative Indebtedness. A
change in objects and purposes NAV,
however, be voted by all the stock is
sued and an increase of the capital stock
in excess of the amount named at the
sum to which the capital stock NAV be
increased may be made by three fourths
of the capital stock.
Certificates of amendments shall be
executed and filed i'll the same manner
as the original articles of the incorpor-
otion.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
SUCCESSION NOTICE
Parish of Vermilion Seventeenth Ju-
Gicial District Corrt.-No. $50.

Parish of Vermilion Seventeenth Ju-
Gicial District Corrt.-No. $50.
Succession of Theodore Laporte.
Whereas John Laporte has petition
ed this Honorable Court for letters of
administration on the estate of Theo-
dore Laporte, deceased, intestate,
potIce is hereby given TO all whom 1t
NAV or doth concern, to show cause
within ten days, why the prayer OF
s1id petition should not be granted
and tiers of administration shOuid
not issue to John Ii porte as prayed
Tor and according Of law.
witness he Honorable william
p.orr.pont Edwards, Judge of the l7th
.1nfi;cial District Court of Louisiana,
on this 4th. day of May A. D. 1915.
2. B. BROUSSAKD,
Clerk Of Qoyr.
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ARTICLE ".

This corporation under its corporate
name shall have the right and authority
to enjoy succession for the full term of
ninety-niue years from and after the
date hereof, unless sooner dissolved ac-
cording to the law and provisions Of
these articles; to sue and to be sued; TO
make and Sc corporate seal; to own
and deal In property, real and personal
to issue bonds, notes and other obliga-
tons and to secure the SAME by mort
gage or otherwise, 10 hold stock in other
corporations; to hold, acquire and reis
sue shares of its own capital stock; to
appoint the necessary directors officers
and managers or agents to carry on its
business and affairs; to adopt and
enforce suitable by laws, and finally, to
do all things needful to carry Oh the
business for which it is organized and
incorporated.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13

LOST-Horse and buggy on the
day Of election. Buggy is new
with top and brown color. Horse
is brown, young, weighs about
700 pounds, not branded; has
scar on breast. Reward if re.
turned to
DULUKE BROUSSARD,
Ii 2t MaurlcHviIle, La.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
Witness:

Abbeville, La. Nav Sth 1916.
This certifies that have carefully exam
ined the foregoing articles of incorpor-
alton of the Peoples independent Ware
house incorporated, and finding nothing
therein contrary to nor repugnant with
the Constitution and Laws of the United
States of America nor with the Constitu-
ton and Laws of the State of
Louisiana, this certificate in approval
thereof Is hereby granted at my Office at
Abbeville Nermilion Parish, La, this
Sth day of Nav, a. d. 1916.
JOHN NUCIER,
District Attorney 18th Judicial District,
Vermilion Parish, Louisiana.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE Y

No stockholder shall ever be held LA
bic or responsible for the contracts or
faults Of this corporation in any further
SUM than for any unpaid balance Oh the
stock for which lie has subscribed nor
shall any informally in ORGANIZATION
have the effect of rendering tins charter
null or exposing stakeholder to any
liability other than above provided.
The subscribers hereto set opposite
their names the number of shares sub
scribed by each of them with respective
post offices addresses, i'll order that this
charter may serve also as the original
subscription list.
Thus done and passed at my Office at
Abbeville, Nermilion Parish, Louisiana,
in the presence of Nessrs: w. r. Ellis
and Oscar Boudreaux, good and compe-
tent witnesses who have signed their
names with appearers and me, Notary,
after due reading of the whole, OH the
dav, month and year first hereinbefort
written.
T. J. MONTAGUE,
Witness: Notary Public
w. r. ELLIS,
OSCAR BOUDREAUX.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
Money ToLoaa
On farms, long time, good
terms and 4 square deal.
See
John Nugier.

ouidators, with or without bond, with
full power to settle its affairs, collect the
outstanding debts, sell ard convey its
property, pay its debts and divide the
remaining money and property among
the stockholders, and such other powers
as are vested in such liquidators by laws
of this State.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE III.

The Capital Stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at Fifteen Thousand
and no-lO0 Dollars, ISIS 600 0) divided
into Fifteen Hundred 1900 shares of
the par value of Ten and no-1OO Dollars
$4,000 per share. Fifty per cent
OF all stock subscribed for must be
actually paid in before the filing of
the articles of incorporation as by law
provided. Fifty per cent of all stock
subscri ed for must lie actually paid in
before the filing of the articles of incor-
poration engages in business, and the
remainder within twelvemonths there
after. The stock of this corporation
shall be represented by certificates, the
form of which shall be determined BY
the Boald of Directors, and the same
shall be signed ~ the President or the
Vice President and Secretary and sealed
with tie seal OF the corporation, if one
Is adopted, and shall be personal proper
ty, and transient le as prescrit ed by
law. Said stock shall be paid for in
cash, or property, or in services rendered
as called for by the Board of Directors.
The capital stock of this corporation
may be increased to SIS, 10000 at any
time by a vote Of two thirds of all of its
stock, at a meeting of the stockholders
duly called for that purpose.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE V.
incorporated

The domicile OF The corporation shall
be at Abbeville, Nermilioh Parish. Louis
lana, where all meetings of the stock
holders and directors shall be held: pro-
vided with the written consent of the
directors valid meetings Of the directors
may be held outside of the State or with
in the State elsewhere than at its domi-
Gle.
All citations, or other legal process
shall be served upon the President or in
his absence, upon THE Vice President. or
in tie absence Of both Of these officers
upon the Secretary Of the corpor atior.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
Are You Bothered With Con
stipaliOn2

You will have grateful relief from
the first dose OF Po- Lax. 1t is \
compound laxative for it not only
emptles the bowels but stimulates the
bile aud other secretiODs 1t attacks
constipation at is source and you get
permanent relief Pc Do'Lax will
give you regular stool and only occa
sionaliy will you need it An excel
lent liver medicine soc. at Druggists,
adv
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
Don't Make
Curiosity Telephone Calls

because 1000 tale curiosity seeker, In Bingham
ton asked Genital where the IRE was an emergency
call for an ambulance was held iof early min
utes and this delay resulted In the death OF ---.
Physicians say that had the ambulance been secured
at onse- life might have beea saved"
-E!mlrd AdUsriisST.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE; II.

The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried on
by it are hereby declared to be: To buy,
sell and deal in rice, and rice products,
as we'll as all other agricultural products;
TO deal in fuel and merchandise of any
and all kinds: TO make loans and ad-
vances to planters and other parties; TO
discount notes and other evidences of
debts; to lend money on real and person
al security; to build warehouses and
operate same T 10th public and private
storage Of rice and other commodities;
and for any Of the purposes stated above
TO purchase, or lease and hold, own or
sell or rent out property, both movable
and immovable; aud to make all con-
tracts aud do all things requisite or ex-
pedient to accomplishment of any of the
said PURPOSES; and generally to do a
general warehousing business.
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE VI.

The business affairs Of this CORPORA.
ton shall be managed by a Board of FIVE
Directors, and all the power of this cor
poration. without restriction, shall e
ysslsd In and exercised in BY said Board
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
ARTICLE l.

That the name of said corporation
shall be The Peoples Independent
Warehouse, incorporated. "
Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1916-05-13
PROFESSIONAL CARDS
DR.. X. ID. VOORHEES,

Diseases of the Eve, Ear, Nose and
Throat and Refraction
Office Hours, a. IN. to p III, except Mondays
Lafayette, La.
hbbeville Palms Hotel
Mondays. 10 a. m. to ) P. IN.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10
Backboneless Americans.
{ The Tribune.

To the Editor of The Tribune.
Sir: Kindly allow the sentiment OF the
majority of the workers a fair answer to Mr..
william Temple, who expressed in your paper
his confused ideas concerning the situation
Of the striking street railway men IN Greater
New York.
Mr.. Temple divides the people here INTO
tribes, Americans" and "aliens." The Ameri-
can Constitution knows only one nation.
Americans" The Indians considered all
white men as "aliens," intruders; they were
to drive all the aliens into the ocean,
But Square jawed" aliens, like Washing
ton, Franklin, Paul Jones, Hancock and Paine,
lad the nerve to call the people together and
protest against tyranny, and finally threw on
tine English yoke of oppression, in spite OF
some that were satisfied with the conditions
And in spite of slave barons and ANIMAL
like slaves. contented to stay in slavery, such
aliens as Lincoln set the slaves free, and he
was shot, the reward for his honest policy
paired with wisdom and common sense.
To tell the truth in nutshell, all the
workers want to unite-very few exceptions
fot nd All the bosses will do their best 70
prevent organization. A few union organiz-
ers turn dishonest, tempted by allurng Of
ferings from the other side. Sam Parks
turned out a bride taker, but he built one Of
the strongest unions existing He was a
rare example of a CRATER among the work
ers, only following the example so common
among those higher up
Mr. Temple, you are right when you say
the Americans lack backbone. They bow IN
humble submission under the lash, and when
aliens" come and tell them TO be men they
are afraid, sign the bosses request that
everything is o. X, and then run and tell:
ave had to sign or lose our jobs" And then
they are styled loyal workers" What 4
farce what lie! What fools they are, on
both sides
Why not organize an orderly factor on
each side and have plain understanding and
agreements, like other trades? For instance,
the brickayers have never had a strike since
1882, when a compact was formed by both
sides. Why not so with the railway men and
al. trades? Be sensible, and not hotheads
AMI fools! F. u. w.
Brooklyn, y. Y, Aug. 7, 1915.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10

sustained the action Of his commission,
although it has been pointed out to him
that such records are open to the pubic
in states and cities all over the country,
and that only once bcfore-in 1S99-has
access to any records of the National Com
mission been denied. The inference is OBJ
vious. There would only be such secrecy
if publicity could be damaging in the pres
ent campaign. The President and MS
Commissioners are good enough politicians
to know that their refusal to make known
the facts must be damaging to the Demo-
cratic candidates chances. The inevitao'e
query, therefore, is how much more dam
aging the facts regarding the bestowal OF
Jobs on patronage-grabbers would be.
The affair leaves bad taste IN the
mouth-the worse because Mr.. wilson
once had some standing as a civil service
reformer. Apparently in that respect as
in so many others, his earlier theories did
not affect his later deeds.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10
Still Bleeding Belgium.
lErom The Proridenee Journal

(From The Protidence JOrhdtl
The forcible removal out of their country
of nearly ten thousand Begians by the Ger
man authorities, presumably to be placed on
German farms to aid in harvesting the crops,
is only another instance of how the Kaiser
is deliberately bleeding the conquered
country.
The whole country, indeed, is physically,
Il not technically, in bondage to me Hun.
Its labor and capital are subject 20 any
requstiOn the hated foreign authority that
sits at Brussels chooses to make Belgians
may not be compelled actually to take up
arms against their own countrymen and the
soldiers of the Allies, on the trench border,
but they are forced to do military work
behind the lines
The draft of ten thousand for agricultural
labor within German territory attracts at
tention because of its size But the draining
of the working population TO release Ger
mans for the army has been going on for
some time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10
Common Decency" Prevails.

In accepting the Federal Boards offer
of mediation the Big Four" officials have
done a wise and public-spirited thing.
This does not, of course mean that pos
sibility of a general railway strike is per-
manently averted. But it does offer every
opportunity for calm and sane discus
sion of hours and wages with the railway
operators which should lead to settlement
of the dispute without the disastrous eff
fects of tie-up Of the country's trans
portation systems.
Manifestly both the railway operators
and the Big Four" representatives under
stand well the responsibility resting on
them in this grave situation. Neither
party can afford to take an arbitrary
stand pressing its own interests with II
public be damned" disregard of con-
sequences. And if that attitude DC
avoided. there is little likelihood that rea-
son and mutual concessions will not bring
about a settlement as fair and just to all
concerned as the settlement of any capital
and labor dispute ever is. The first step
has been taken with due regard for the
public. so vitality concerned. 1t is to re
hoped all others will show the same ~
gard for common decency," as one of the
union representatives phrased it.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-08-10
No Politics with Public Money.

When Mr.. Hughes says that if elected
President he'll see that the country has
efficient, businesslike government, with no
pork" barrels. regardless of its effect on
his personal political fortunes, the voters
may know that it is no idle campaign
promise. His entire course as Governor of
New York State proved him capable and
willing to do what he deemed for the
public interest, no matter what the effect
on his own interests was.
The Democrats went into office pledged
to retrenchment and economy. Their Ad-
ministration has produced a 'war tax
the proceeds of which have been devoted
to paying for eXtravagances, and a pork
bill" of scandalous size. Their economy
has been a myth. Their retrenchment has
consisted in grabbing appropriations for
local improvements" which will improve
nothing so much as the Democratic poll
teal machines in those localities.
Rich as this country is, it is too poor
TO fatten politicians on. pork" indefinitely.
Mr.. Hughes doesn't play politics with the
publcs money. He never paid political
debts by appointing inefficient politicians
to offices of trust. His record stands IN
striking contrast to that of Democracy's.