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PUBLIK TOUT LES SAMEDI.
TH1BODAUX
LOUISIANE
ABONNEMENT POUR UN AN •
,$1.50
CHARTER OF
LA'FOURGHE TRANSFER CO., INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF IBERIA
BE IT KNOWN, That on this 23rd
day'of August in the year of our Lord
One Thousand Nine HundredI ana
Twenty, before me, JULES P. ROBIÎs.
a Notary Public, in and for the Parish
of. Iberia, State of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and in tne
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
naüied and undersigned.
PERSONALLY CAME AND AP
PEARED, Messrs Fred J. Feieht, fc,..
G:*«fmith and H. F. Mundy residents
cf the town of Jeanerette, Parish of
Ibepia, Louisiana, who declared and
said that desiring to avail themselves
of the provisions of the laws of the
State of Louisiana, with reference to
tHe' organization of corporations, they
do hereby form themselves and such
other persons as may hereafter be
come associated with theminto a cor
pöfation and a body politic for the ob
jects and purposes and under the arti
cles following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be LAFOURCHE TRANS
FER COMPANY INCORPORATED,
and under its said corporate name, it
shall have the power and authority to
contract, to sue and be sued, to make
and use a corporate seal and the same
to break and alter at pleasure, to ac
quire by purchase or otherwise, hold,
receive,* purchase, alienate, improve,
sell, borrow on, pledge, mortgage and
hypothecate, under its corporate name
property real, personal and mixed, to
name and appoint such officers, direc
tors, agents and managers and em
ployees as may be desirable, to pre
scribe their duties and' to fix their
compensation if any, to make by-laws,
rules and regulations for the manage
ment of its affairs, to conduct busi
ness in this state and other states and
territories, to hold stock in qjher cor
PQrations and to do all necessary, pro
per and desirable to carry out the ob
jects and purposes of this corporation.
Unless sooner dissolved, under the
provisions of this charter, the said
corporation shall exist and continue
for a period of fifty years.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of the said corporation
shall be in the town of Thibodaux, Pa
rish of Lafourche, State of Louisiana.
The President, or in his absence, the
Vice-President, or in the absence of
both of the above officers, the Secreta
ry of this corporation shall be the pei
son upon whom citation or other le
gal process may be served.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are hereby
Sfeclared to be, to engage in and carry
or the business of transporting freight,
passengers and express, bv motor car«,
motor busses, or any other form of ve
hicle operated by steam, gasoline or
electricity or any other motive pow
er, and to operate same for the trans
portation of goods or passengers; to
acquire by lease, purchase or other
wise, the necessary cars, busses, motor
cars, motor busses, vehicles and car
riages of any kind or description what
soever; to build, construct, repair,
lease, buy, sell and convey all the
necessary vehicles of any kind and des
cription whatsoever, and all the ne
cessary machinery, appliance and ap
purten'ances incidental and necessary
or convenient thereto or in any way
connected therewith; to purchase, own.
lease, construct, control and operate
station houses, garages, ware houses,
terminals, terminal facilities, ferries,
grounds and other buildings necessary
and convenient to the purposes herein
above set forth; to conduct a general
transportation business by land or by
water in all of its branches, with pow
er for any and all of the above pur
poses; to borrow money, and to issue
from time to time and in any extent
neoessary in the opinion of the Board
of Directors of this corporation, nego
tiable notes, coupons or registered
bonds of this corporation and to secure
the payment of the principal and inte
rest on the same by mortgage or
pledge of all *r any part of the proper
ty. rights of franchise, or rights which
this corporation may then own or
which may thereafter be acquired by
this corporation; also with full power
to do all things, proper, necessary and
convenient to the powers and purposes
abov^ expressed. Which said business
is to be carried on in the State of
Louisiana arrd in any of the states ad
joining, adjaoent to or bordering
the said State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IV.
The capital stock of this»corporation
shall be Twenty Thousand dollars
($20,000.00) divided into and repre
seßted by two hundred shares of par
value of One hundred dollars each,
which said stock shall be paid for in
^ash at the time of issuance, or it may
be issued at not less than par in pay
ment or exchange for propei'ty or
righte actually received or purchased
by said corporation, or it may be paid
for by promissory notes of fairly sol
vent parties equivalent to cash and ac
cepted by said board as such equiva
lent, and at not less than par value of
said stock, or for such other valuable
considerations or services actually
rendered as the Board of Directors of
said corporation may determine, pro
vided, that no stock shall be issued un
til the consideration therefor has been
received by said corporation. Fifty per
cent of the sa'id capital stock amount
ing to ten thousand ($10,000.00) dol
lars has been received by said corpora
tion. Fifty per cent of the said capital
stock amounting to ten thousand
( 10,000.00) dollars hag been subscrib
ed and paid tor. Every sale or transfer
of the capital stock c>f the Corporation
shall be made on the books of the Com
pany, at its office and on the surrender
of the certificate therefor.
The capital stock of this corporation
-may be increased to one hundred thou
sand dollars,* in the manner provided
by law.
This corporation shall commence do
ing business as soon as the one hun
dred shares of the capital stock thereof
shall have been subscribed as required
by law and by this charter and one
half of the subscription paid in.
The names and post office addresses
of the subscribers of the Articles of
incorporation and the number of
shares, aach agreed to take are as fol
lows, t«-wit:
Fred Feight, Jeanerette, Iberia Pa
rish, seventy (70) shares.
E. G. Smith, Jeanerette, Iberia Pa
rish, twenty (20) shares.
H. F.-Mundy. Jeanerette, Iberia Pa
rish, ten (10) shares.
V ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this cor
poration fhall be exercised by a Board
of three directors who shall be stock
shall be elected by the stockholders an
nually at a general meeting to be held
on the fourth Tuesday of January and
the said Board shall have and is here
by vested with all the corporate powers
of this corporation, subject to such re
strictions as may be herein mentioned.
From said directors there shall be
elected annually, a president and a
Vice-president and there shall be elec
ted a secretary-treasurer of the saia
corporation who need not be a stock
holder therein..The following persons
each of whom are and who each de
clare themselves to be bona fide own
ers of at least one unpledged share of
stock in this corporation shall consti
tute the first Board of Directors, to
Fred J. Feight, whose post office ad
dress is Jeanerette, Iberia Parish, Lou
siana; E. G. Smith, whose post office
address is Jeanerette, Iberia Parish,
.Louisiana; and H. F. Mundy, whose J
post office address is Jeanerette, Ibe
ria Parish, Louisiana.
The said Board of Directors above
named, shall continue in office until
their successors are elected. Each
Board of Directors at the first meet
ing after their election, shall elect offl- j
cers for the corporation as hereinabove i
provided, who shall likewise hold office
for one year. !
The president of this corporation is
hereby declared to be Fred J. Feight,
whose post office address is Jeanerette,
Iberia Parish, Louisiana; its vice-pre
sident, E. G. Smith, whose post office
address is Jeannerette, Iberia Parish,
Louisiana; and its secretary -treasurer,
H. F. Mundy, whose post office address.
is Jeannerette, Iberia Pari-sh, Louisia
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Notice of stockholders annual mee
tings -must be delivered personally or
ÄftSctä'ÄS
at least ten (10) days before such
meeting. Other stockholders' meetings
may be held when ordered by the
a B t°îelt1lfirtv%rpe?ceït oflKut
standing stock, after notices as afore
said. .
The Board of Directors shall appoint
n stockholder to act as commissioner
at elections of Board of Directors, and
in the event of said commissioner fail
ing to be present at the time fixed for
a meeting, the president shall appoint
another stockholder in his stead.
Failure from any cause to elect di
directors on the day named for the
purpose will not dissolve this corpora
ifÄ'er r.f £*«££?
shall hold over until their successors
are chosen. In such event the presl
dent shall cause another election to be
held within thirty days and at a date
and hour named by him giving the no
tice to the stockholders as required by
law.
At every election and meeting each
Ä SpW
stock of the corporation standing in
his name, and he may vote such §tock
bv written proxy to any other person
and the majority of the amount of
votes cast shall elect the person or per
, „ „ v +llOTr heen east
sons for whom they have been cast.
The Board of Directors' shall frame
and adopt such by-laws and rules and
regulations as the affairs and business
of the corporation may require, and as
it may deem necessary for the con
duct and management thereof; provid
ed, the same shall not conflict with this
charter, or with the laws of this state
and of the United States. It shall ap
Ä a°st ÄÄ. «£
their compensation and terms of ser
vice and dismiss them at pleasure. It
.shall have the right to fix and deter
™is C and e employees^ ÄTÄ
for. Any director may appoint another
director or shareholder to act and vote
for him on all matters coming before
for on j
any meetin YrVicLE° Vli.
further sum than the amount of his in
debtedness to the corporation nor shall
any mere informality in organization
have the effect of rendering this act
null or of exposing any shareholders
to any liability beyond the amount of
his cr her shares.
ARTICLE VIII.
This corporation shall have, enjoy
,and exercise all the rights and privi
leges and immunities granted in Act
267, enacted by the General Assembly
of the State of Louisiana, in the year
1914 and this «harter may be changed,
altered or annulled, or the corporation
dissolved under the terms and condi
tions and in accordance with said Act
No. 26-7.
THUS DONE AND PASSED at my
office in Jeanerette, Parish of Iberia,
State of Louisiana, on the day .month
and year first above written in the
presence of G. P. Hannen and Miss
Elizabeth Jeffrey witnesses who have
signed as such with the said appearers
and me, Notary, after due reading of
the whole
No share holder shall ever be held j
1:^-.
? It tv, 0 L„„nt of his in i
(Signed)
Witnesses:
(Signed)
F. J. FEIGHT.
E. G. SMITH,
H. F. MUNDY,
by E. G. Smith
JULES P. ROBIN,
Notary Public.
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G. P. HANNEN,
ELIZABETH JEFFREY,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF LAFOURCHE.
I, PAUL AUCOIN, Deputy Clerk of
Court and ex-officio Recorder, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for
the Parish of Lafourche, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the
wthin and foregoing is a true and cor
rect copy of the original which was
filed for recordation and recorded
August 25th., 1920, in Charter Bood
No. 8 folio 253 et seq.
In testimony Whereof,
L. S. Witness my hand- and the
seal of my office at Thibodaux. La„ this
25th., of August, A. D., 1!)20.
PAUL AUCOIN,
Deputy Clerk.
Two hundred thousand dollars a
day, 365 days in the year is the amount
paid for market eggs and poultry t°
the farmers and poultry raisers of
Missouri.
A small county seat t°wn in Miss
issippi paid out to its farmers and
poultry raisers in the year 1918 $678
000. in cash.
Our Local County and Home Demon
stration Agents arc endeavoring to
miake poultry and eggs a
monthly cash crop in tili
Parish and in this connection
during the state wide Poultry Cam
paign week September 20 th to 25th
they will bring in a number of pens of
Standard bred fowl for people who
wish to purchase them and in thl
connection we would suggest that you
place your order today with your lo
cal Agent for one of these pens.
Meyer's Drug Store and they helped
me from the first One box effected a
It's usually a sign of sick kidneys,
especially if the kidney action is disor
dered, passages scanty or too frequent.
Don't wait for more serious troubles.
Begin using Doan's Kidney Pills. Read
this Thibodaux testimony.
P. Ber. 314 Fifth St, says: "It is a
long time since I have had trouble
with my back or kidneys but I haven't
forgotten how I suffered at one time.
My back ached nearly all the time
and when I did any heavy lifting, I
coiüd hardly stand the pain. My kid
neys did'nt act right and caused me
much annoyance. I heard Doan's Kid
ney Pills highly recommended and
decided to try them. I got a supply at
permanent cure. I have had no trouble
of this kind since."
Price 60c, at all dealers. Don't sim
ply ask for a kidney remedy—get
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Doan v Kidncv Pills—the same that
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;* • Ber haf ^- Fostcr-Milburn Co.,
Mfgrs., Buffalo, N. Y.—Adv.
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^ Matrons Club we„ em.rt.ined
at the home ot Mrs. Julius Levi on last
Tuesday afternoon, being a regular
meeting of the club. After the playinir
the scheduled game, the lucky con
testants were presented with prizes as
follows: 1st Miss Julia Labe, an em
b rQ j(jered dream robe; 2nd Mrs G
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Labe, an embroidered scarf; ö rd, a pur
cushion, Mrs. Leon Polmer. Following
the distribution of the prizes tempting
refreshments were served.
the t oj;«., ,
Ladies Afternoon met at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. P. L. Braud on
last Thursday afternoon with Mrs Sid
<r ° f T mbers - a " h " s -
tess - Following the scheduled number
of card games those upon whom dame
fortune smiled were rewarded as fol
i ows; Mrs p j A .
, oin ist prize, a
"acker jai, iMrs. A. J. Braud,an ice
tub ' secon d prize;Mrs. Camille Naquin,
«et wash rags, third prize
" Mr \ C - Cuvillier announces the
approaching marriage of her daughter
Miss Maude Constance Cuvillier and
Mr.. Charles Young Martin of Lafour
J?™»;-, ■* very
Quietly celebrated on Sept. 15. No in
vitations will be issued."
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The above from last Thursday's
Times-P.avyune will be received with
Pleasure by the many friends of Mr.
Martin who is one of our representa
tive citizens, part owner of the Mat
tinelv-Wartin & «îniiia,. u i
■ * . ^piller automobile
company in this town.
Mr. Claude Celestin of New Orleans
spent last Sunday with local relatives
. f a Fernun J home,
la st Saturday from New Orleans, con
siderably improved, after receiving se
vera ^ mont h s medical treatment
, New Orieans and soon expects to be
'"egularly at his post in the sheriff's
office.
j Dr . Phi]ip Dansereau went t New
0rk ' ans this week to
j Miss Jeanne.
Miss Alice Dumiot, left this week to
i enter Hotel Dieu, for the purpose of
tak . ng up the study ^ tra . ned
ing
Mr: ami Mrs. Henry Hebert of Mor
(tan City spAt yesterday in town,
guests ot Mr. Eugene Hebert and
mily.
The local circle St
1 ne local circle bt Margaret Daugh
tets will on next Wednesday give a
benefit euchre and five hundred at the
Knights of Columbus Hall for the nur
nn .„ ,,f ,
, " ' ^ s for their fuel
tund. This organization supplies fhan;/
widows with fuel tor the winter
months; the advanced price of fuel re
quires a heavier coffer to meet the
emergency.
Mr. Louis Cointment of Norfolk Va.
is spending a part of his vaction with
his father and mother, Mr. and Mrs.
Roman Cointment. ~
Mr. Theophile Boudreaux of New
Orleans was a business visitor here
last week, guest of his uncle, Mr. T.
J. Daunis.
Mrs.E .G. Robichaux was in New Or
leans this w_eek.
Miss Ella Cointment and Mr. Louis
Cointment were in New Oleans this
week to see theeir niece, Miss Jeanne
Dansereau.
Mi'. James Oschwald, employed in
Beaumont Texas, spent seveiul days
with his mother, Mrs. Oschwald, this
week.
Messrs Theophile and Arnaud Chf
net, employed in New Orleans
Spray JIT Dismfecto in your rooms,
around the garbage can, in the chicken
house or barn, and kills flies, roaches,
mosquitoes, ants, chiggers, bed bugs,
mites, lice, fleas and other pests. JIT
kills germs and purifies the air.
JIT is fully guaranteed. It is not a
poison, won't hurt you. won't hurt fab
rics or furniture. Several months' sup
ply cost« only $1.35 (smaller bottle 70c).
The JIT hand spray pump costs 50c.
Fill pump and push the handle. Easy, SB
clean, effective. At all good stores.
NEW SOUTHERN DRUG CO., INC
Shreveport, La.
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THIBODAUX, LA.
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R H^Jfe- 1 S ni , s . a Powerful antisep
tic; it kills the poison caused from m
fected cuts, cures old sores, tetter,
etc .-Adv.
wee k end guests of their father and
„
] eans w .
herc on his way from Baton Rouge
mother, Air and Mrs. Alex Chenet on
Laurel Grove.
Messrs Robert Celestin and Marcel
Ri\iere, were visitors to New Orleans
last ^unday and Monday.
Mr. George Boudreaux of New Or
as guest of his father, Post
Morse La, where he will
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Get W. S. S.
master Albert Boudreaux last Sunday,
Mr. Lawrence Scallyjîpentjast week
to
be prin
HOW 'S THIS?
We o'ffer One Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be curedl by Hall , g Catarrh Med ._
cine. >
ken'by SS slffirers"for"the iZl
tWrt&w AShas became
n °wn as the most reliable remedy for
Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Medlecine acts
tîlru the Bloodl on the Mucous surfa
ces , expelling the Poison from the
Bloodl and healing the dliseasedl por
tions. / -
After . Vf,u hn-a taken Ha.' s v.alarrh
Medecine for a short time you will see
a g- re at improvement in your general
health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Me
dlecine at once and get rid of catarrh.
Send for testimonials, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledlo, Ohio.
Sold by all dlruggists, 76c.—Adv.—7
Get W. S. S.
NEW ECONOMIC AGENT.
The Parish of Lafourche has
secured the services of Miss
Clyde Schilling of Amite La., as
short and
(,J 1C6 in a
week.
Parish Demonstration and Home
Economic Agent. to#?ucceed Miss
Irma Grevenberg, who resigned
some weeks ago to go into ctfyer
work in another section. Miss
Schilling comes well and highly
recommended and has set in to
do her work with heart and soul.
She supplies this issue with data
regarding her line of endeavor,
-3 to hove something
worth while every
while if not everv
JAMES E. CH1VERS.
Mr. s E. Chive^ß, 63 years
and 10 months, a resident of this
parish, Ii . ing just beyond the
corporate iimits, on the extension
gj- Charles Avenue, died at his
home Gii last Monday afternoon,
following an illness which had
h ome f or some days,
^ jj done to prolong
u;„ ijf Q was Hnnp hnt
avai i e d "nothing and he
answered the the final summons,
fortified in the rites and consola
tion of his faith. His remains
were interred in St. Joseph Ca
tholic Cemetery on Tuesday after
noon, after services at
St. Joseph Catholic
Church. Deceased had been
an engineer mos tof his life, and
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was always employed in connec
tion with mechanical and engi
surv j,™, d ^
hl ® f" d . < ïï'. , ^ e ven chlidren,
^ 1 v nas. UUlllOt, lUrs.
Henry Jergeron, Mrs. William
Smith, Misses Frances, Ethel and
AlifP Chivprs nnrl Mr TnmP«
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ChlVCES, besides one grandchild,
little Katherine Bergeron, and se
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settle
this right now?
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No man ever smoked
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of choice
Domestic
[WRKISH^OMESTJC
better cigarette than Camel!
You'll iind Camels unequalled by
any cigarette in the world at any
price because Camels combine
every feature that can make a
cigarette supreme /
Camels expert blend
Turkish and choice
tobaccos puts Camels in a class by
themselves, Their smoothness
will appeal to you, and permit
you to smoke liberally without tir
ing your taste !
Camels leave no unpleasant ciga
rettv aftertaste nor unpleasant
cigaretty odor !
You'll prefer Camels blend to either
kind of tobacco smoked straight !
Camels are sold everywhere in scientifically sealed
packages of 20 cigarettes for 20 cents; or ten pack.
ages {.,00 cigarettes) in a g/assmo-paper-coveretf
,? r ? n ° sfron&7y recommend this carton toe
the home or office supply or when you travel.
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Co.
Winstoa-Salem, N. C.
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veral sisters ana
family have th
their any friend
Motoj' Bus ä im«
(Temporary Schedule)
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LAFOURCHE TRANSFER CO.. JINC.
Governor Cox is still repor
iching Republican plans
paign élush fund 1'
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THIBODAUX to DONALDSON VILLE.
Effective September 14th, 1920
THIBODAUX
Lv.— 5:45 A. M
8:00 A. M....... .
10:30 A. M !
1:00 P. M
3:30 P. M
6:00 P. M
Schedules subject
NAPOLEON VILLE DO^ '.^DSONVILLÈ
6:45 A. M, ^T.Lv.— 5:45 A. M.
9:05 A. M 8:00 A. M.
.. . .11:35 A M 10:30 A. M.
2:05 P. M 1:00 P .M.
.. . .4:35 P. M 3:30 P. M.
7:05 P. M 6:00 P. MT
to change without notice.
All busses arrive and depart from LEFORT'S ESTABLIMENT W.
2nd and Patriot.
Waiting rooms for White and Colored.
Extra seats for colored peoplè.
For further information apply to •
LAFOURCHE TRANSFER CO., INC.
Chas. A. Riviere, Mgr.,
Thibodaux, La.
,0;
PHONE NO. 451.