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Bank or Lafourohe,
A. .1 31.1M!n, Prémîieniit, K. J. BRAVlI. <SiAir
V'. J. li.%IIKEII, V'iep Pié·isident, ).~ .~rSI(,Fit. lCiPe
DIR ECTE 1ruRS.
THS,1) KNT D. DE1ýý%UN n . Il. RAG AN. Sa
M..N. ROTII. JOHN Tr. 111-~E LJ. I . E. NMEýFIt
V. .1. BAlIKER, A. .1. E [IV. Rt BEATTIle.
ALIDUII) TOITINS, K. J. [BII
Fait, cn Genoral. Toutes Affaiies do B13pque.
Gefis e et g<ftd du eg-nge, soit Domestique, soit ttrnrger.
I 'oôfrc Patrona,6 ecs Respeeti euixeni cn t asollicite. \n\n ým - B/LL- - - - - ' - --- - _
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Oil Oi. Oil.
A Golden Opportunity.
A Business Proposition.
American Oil Co.
z:: .Limite(1l.
Of Thibodaux, La.
Composed of Substantial Business Men Only.
Gapital Stock
$250,000.O
Shares $1.00 Par Value Full"
Paid and :Non Assessable.
Now offers for sale a limited amo'.lnt of Treasury Stock at thei extremely
low price (if 25 cents Iper slthare suhject to advanicemeut or witlhdrawal at
any time wcit,ºout ntice.
NO SALARIED OFFICERS.
C.ompany contril va'rious tr icts of laind, loated in th,. Pa'rishes of Lga
fourehCe, T-errel,oiiw andl A.susImption. Tl'hes tracts weec shIctel on tiC ,
count of the stri, g iiitl:atiois of oil. ii
This stock will (crtai,!v go to p:ar in a oh"clut tiii,. You a tu't Invy f,,r
lesu,, 11a yo wol't Ibe aUIle to buy at all ciile--i ' nou ,o - I'o:nr ptly.
Aplplicatlons fcr stock can Ie madt at the Bank of Thio.laux or B.izk of
talfoii tlc . i
I)tIEcToa,,. AND O'F[('ER4.
C. P. SHAVER, PreSiident, Cashier Bank of Thibodaux.
K. J. BRA UI), Vice-Presi(dent, Cashier Bank of Lafourche.
0. NAQUIN, 2id Vice-President, Pre. Thllibodaux Boiler
Works Co. Ltd. i
P. L. BRAUI), Secetary and Treasuter, Assistant Cashier
Bank of Thibodaux.
H. S. SMITH, M. D., Prop. `inith's Drug Store.
SP. . PERCY, of Lobdell & Percy Co. Ltd.
A. J. BRAUI), President lank of Lafourche. I
IRNEST ROGER, Sugar Planter.
E. J. BRA UI), Prop. Thibodaux Shoe & Hat Store.
O. E. PEI,'I' ER, Sugar Planter andl Butcher.
S1F. ZERNO'ITr, Mayor of Thibodt,,1jl.
NO LESS THAN 100 SHARES SOLD--$25.00. f
ONE FOURTH OFTHE TREASURY STOCK HAS ALREADY ir
i_ BEEN SOLD. DON'T DELAY. t
ACT OF INCORPORATION
of the
Louisina and Texas LongI
Diatance Telephone Gompany,
Limited.
HTATE OF IA)1'ISIANA,
PARItISlH (F IBElA.
BE IT KNON , I'llIT ON i'Ills
the 2ilh day of the monthi of .\pril,
iL the year of our Lord ()llOne ''lhousand
Nine Hundred and One, before mne,
Luis T. D~ulany, a notary public duly
eo'misslionedl and qualile din and for
the parish of I herla, State of Louisiana,
tsronally came land appeared Robert
r. Bronsild lRobetrt F. l[ogaett and
;Henry D. Uiies, of thie parish Iberia,
i. H. lancaster, of the parish of La
fourche, P. L,. Brand, of the parish of
lafourehe and lien t. Mayver, of the
perish of East Ialton IRouge, "Lolisilana,
who declared and said that availing
themselves of the prit ileges granted by
.the laws of tlh 'taite' of Louisiana, anti
of Act No.. :1 of iW, relative to the or
f liaation of e.rporations for tile work
IPg. constrlucting and nmaintaining tele
himte lines for the Ipurpose of transmit
ting lntelligen'e 1iv telephone, and
otlher works of puIilic imnprovement,
they have contracted and agreed, and
do by these presenlts contract and agree,
bind anti obligate thenmse lves, as well as
others who, may becomine associated with
Sthemni ly subscribing to lihe sto.k of ithbis
corporation, to form lland conlstitutel a
icorporation andul Iblv politic in law for
the olbjects and liuripses hereinafter
expreast-d under thei following stipula
lions, to-wit:
ARTIt'LE I.
The name of thlis cirliratlonl shall be
TIle MAti",4.% NA. AN I'l'.\X .` 1i )N
lISITA NI'E EEI'l l(I1N E l'( ). 11.1\ N Y,
.IMi[TrI), ail(t under its said corlporate
name shall have lpower and autlmiritv to
enjoy 511,e'es,jili for tile priout of nllne
ty-nine (tt)) years; t, ciontrai't, sue andi
Ihe sued, t, mlake and have a corporate
meal, anI to alter saIe at plcaslure; to
receive anti holt, to i'ht..ielhse, sell, con
vey, lese, mortgage, and piletdge its
property, Iotlh rieal and personal: to
make and appoint such nialeurs, direc'
tOb, oflt-ers, and agenits as its interests
may require; to make anti estallish
such by-laws for thle l)ropr manage
ment and re'gulations otf tle affairs of
the corpepratuion as may ihe necessary to
exertislt' all lthe righlts and privileges
grailted to and cnferrctd by law oni
aIncIi eorprat ion.
ART'll'E II.
The domicile o f this corpolration shall
in the ('ity of New Ilberla, Parish and
-t aforesaid ; and, all citations and
.er letal proess sltall lie' served on
President, and in his absence on the
-Preodlent, and in the absence of
thest o:.-ials then on the Scere
aild Trt.snurer. They Way lie made
Say other manuner provided' by law.
ARTICLE. III.
SOlJetts andtilurtuses of this tor
tion are tilt location, eiustrn'ition,
lag, operating, antd muaintainilg a
m of telephone lines through, over
under the streets of sany town or
u the States of Luuiiaua anld Tex
as where the telephone lines of saidl er
poration ttaYv uexte.od, and rights of way
throghout thle States ove.r thle public
roads for transmitting Intelligence by
telephllone, or any other system of traits
tniltig In telligenee, the eqluivocal
thereof whlich tuay hereafter Ins ilvent
Sed or discovered under franchise to Ihe
contraceted for antd obtained in tile
States of Louisiana anti 'l'exas; to own,
mnuanage andti ise for itself, its sucieeesrs,
lessees, assigns, subceribesrs, and eon
tractors for the( use thereof, and tele
hone lines anid appurtenaanee as lmay
esrtallisleldl over, under and through
the rights of way and franchise of said
I corloration in tilhe States of lAloisiana
antl 'Texas, or such of them as tile Board
of i)ireetors of this corporation may
fromln time to time deem necessary andi
advisable to construct; to make such
connections anti business conmhinations
I with other lines as tihe Board of l)irec
tors of this corporation may enter into;3
to tralnsmit intelligence over its wires,
andt by and with tile appurtenances
thereof, at such rates as tile Board of
D)irectors of this corporation tnmay estal
lish, and untder sttha rules rand regula
tions as shall he. 1* the Board of I)iree
I tors, estahblishl ?reom tittlo to tilme.
And, to secure the carrying ouit of tlhe
olbjects and pumrlmoses tils ecorlsratho is
vested with the rights, privil, ges and
franchise provided by law. and is etnv
Spowered to do all things necessary in
the premises.
AItTII'LE IV.
The (Capital stock of this corporationu
is Ilxed at Oine iHundred and Fifty
Thousand ($151t,tku.EJ0) ihollars dividclei
into T'lhree 'i'hou.iand sinares (sa,115) of
Fifty ($1),1N1) IDollars each, which said
stoek and all inrease ther-,if sha:ll ," ,
personal property- but, no transfer of
stck shall be hbintdig otl the corlora
tion tunless it Iwe Inade oil the stock
books of said corporatiot; and, further,
that Iloll of the' stock of this corpora
tion shall ever be transferred to any
other corlisraliol without tile consent
of the IBoarrd of Itirector.s by a resolution
(1duly passed to) that eff1lt.
ARTI('LE V.
t
The time and manner of paying the
Sstowk shall we determineld by the i( Lard
of I)irectors of this corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
In furtherance of its objects and pur
Iuses this corporationl is vested with
liwevtr to obtain and sectre by purchase,
grant, gift, devise, and blquest, Ibothr
real atItn pe~r.s.il prolwprty, and to hold
tihe siatle for its object., p)Iirp.tts, in
t terests and )usinIess; to borrow Illonev
sand to purlehit and lease property to*
its own crtedit for tile purnose of sius
taining atd mnaintaining its telephone
lines, and the estabhlishment of eonnec t
ing lilnes under such conditions and C
I combinations as may be nmatl by the t
SBoard of I)irectors of this corporation.
ARTICLE V'II.
The corporate plers of this corpora- g
tion shall be vested in a Board of Iliree
tors who shall ibe stockholders to be F
composed of six (ti) Inemlers, three of I
whom shall constitute a quruntl for the
transaction of business. The following
ietrsots, stockholders of this corlpra
tiot, shall be aid constitute the first
hIoard of l)irectors:--l. F. liroussard,
it. F. Ilogsett, IH. !). Idles, L. H. Latn
caster, it. It. Mayer, and P. L,. BIrand; ofa
which said miei hers I. F. Ilogsett shall in
tf" I'rsident and ct'neral [aina-rr It. a
F. Brous-ard, V.,,-l're.-Lidn t,, :nd I !. It.
(.il'x, S4''retary and 'I'rea:rer. Th'i'hy
sha:li hold their ulicet's tlntili their sue
ee,:ors are telec'lted anId qtlliftl.
'Ti'e tiPst elee'tioli fr a tloartl of Iiree
tor shaIll III b hJihdo tle) t!he irst Montl;i
in .June, I.kti, at eilght (4 ) o,'ei, k I'. Mi.,
and suibsl uen·ittl enelh 'yea'; at tthe samnlt
holr,ll i tll i sathme day v'olf lh , Illnth ofI
Jullc.
Ecvery stoklholder shallt have ten 4JEI) 1'
dlis nv'ticCe and ie entilled to one 'vote, I
eit'her in jN'rs(If or by proxy, for N.av'a
share he ishIall hold and own, and ai
quilorum to elecit Board of lIireetors
shall consist of a nilajoritv of the stock
holders lnld a ImaiiJorltv- If the stock of g
shalres issued. in ease of no, eleetiol on ii
the day tixed therefor the IIoardl of i
lIireetors in ottf'e .shall conthillne until A
their suees.sors are eleehl and iter
up,n the disehaitr"e of their duties. 1
rile duties of the l'residenlt alnd llen- "I
eral Matiager, Vi'e-l'rehijent, aind ,See- et
rtarv and Trreasurer shaill lIe set forth li
in the lbv-laws of this 4eorl"iratioli.
Tile Iloard (if ltire.tors shall Il have
lower to appoint sui1h othter ollii.eers,
agnllelts anld i|erks as it in n'v let, Ilro- I-he
er. 'rhey mIy bey ltr:",is 'wlii are not 1t
er. I'h~- InS )K Iw'~ Wl ~I~I, :ire· Plot 13
slockhlldllers. It mallvy iiake siuclh I
laws, rules alind reguiatitontl as it lllyit
cinsi(dier nt eessarv for tit' inanaglnll:L tnl t
lf its affairs, whille it manly alter or t,
allenlt fronl timne tol tille.
The remaining nl'nllerrsf of the loard b'
of l)irectors shahl have pa\,er to fill up N
all vacancies on iai(l ioardil- I,.f i'litors,.
wllhetiiler by death or rtsilgnatioll or ai'lt
is
other eause.
ARTI('LE VIII.
No stockholder shall ie li:abh, for any 01
Indebtetdnless of the c.orpration ll beyoiI
the amount of his stou k reaininig Unl
paid; nor shall any inforiai>l;v in or- I'
ganization have thle effect ot aninil!ilg
thllis eharter, or exposing a: sLtockhoillider '
tl anyt liahility eyod the unlpai,
bIlanie of his stllock.
.ARTIC'LE IX.
Tirts eorlporation llmay bIe tlissolvel,
anld this chaLILrter added to, altered (,lor
amended, at a general lmeetilng of the ,
stockholders eallied for that pmrl,,i'e by i
an atffirmaitive vote ofl three-ouilths ;,f
lthe stocklld,lers rpire',eiltted at th t+
eilitiing, as provided for by Sec. fe7 of
ih'' Rel.'d Statin:'s ,f iLuilisiana.. aundl
!iy law. i
'I'hblo tildle alilti pass'ed at niy oliich'e ini
SNew Ibs'ria, in the" l'irish andl Sta ~
: or,"Ir all, l)li the day, lmolnth anld year l
Iir~t albotve writtci, ill thi, Ire:..e'lce (it
My.l'rs.. ('leti ;iaird and L. li34 's t, "tied
and li'~iipiellt V itn'sse.s who Iave at
sI hL ii , tllhe' e lir ,,' ,li ts w itll ol e, notary, i n
afte'r dtu' reaiI iingo tilhe 1thllhe. c- I
Six wirds interlileld, toi words ers aedt
and apprlived tefoflire .giging.
1%itt'ie te s : I. F. liosi'e:Tr,
4'. 4ii HA il, It. .F". lie3iul' ,tAIIll, oh
L. IN IIMST. his xNv t.. 4i11.1l..,
L. It. LANetAsr jla, lit
1 '. L . l l ll r lt lJ , w
Jll:N. 1.. M AYEI,
iil
I~i
I, lis T. I'rAYItx lit
-ultry P ltlll. bt"
Having exalnlned ttl. ('harter (If Tilte
-lisiainiaa anld Tex:as L:ong listance it
T'ellholle I'olnpatly, Iiiitet, n llit .li- I"
iig nothillng 'ontrary to tlhe laws atld i
tiolistitltioin of the Stite ofl Lollisiiana,l I
ihereby approve the samne.
ANTHONY N. MI'I.t:EI,
IDistrict Attornecy Ith Judit'cial D)istrict. A.
E.
1 'hi
i, the undersiined authlority, here!v ('.
certify the alwsve and foreaoiii,t clharter TI
of 'l'he Iulisianatl anld Texats l,,lng J)is
tanee Telephone (COlnpalln, Iilnited, to
I' a true andl correct copy of the origin
:1 1now o0 file in this oliiee. Reeorded
in Miseellaneous Look No. I, at folio
In faith whereof, witnl('ss mv siglia
tulre andl seal of office, this kl, day of
May, A. I). 1o101.
J. .i. le i.of Cot,
('lerk of ('ourt. "'
CHARTER
of theo
Lafourche Mineral and
Oil Company, Limited.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIC'A.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF LAFOURCCIE.
SE IT KNOWN. THA'rON TIIIS 14TH hAY
of the montll of May In the year of Our
I One Thousaud Nine Illundred and one.
and of the Independence of the United States
of America, the one hundred and twenuty-fifth
year.
Before me, IRoland Williamsron a Notar
Public, diuly eommissioned. qualified and,
sworn in und! for tihe Parish of lmfoureht.
State of Louisiana, and in tilhe pre.setene of the
witllmesesc hereinafter naedvi and undersigned.
PEILR)NALLY CAME AND APPEAREI):
Messrs. '. S. Matthews. E. I. Morvant.i,
Th.,maR ieary. Anatole J. liraiud, William E.
Howell. Thomas A. Stark. Rlobert H. I)wn
mnan. Willia'n H. Price. Lawrence Keefe,, W.
P. Martin, Thos. J. Foret, Jas. Ikarv. It. J.
Naquin E. N. Roth. Chas. II. Imssigelte. E.I.
Smnithwick, ('has. J. Itarker, Lze J. Fortt.
Andllrew Price. C'. A. (Celestin. W. I.A'ltne. Mrs.
kills Foret, all residetnts of the Parish of La
ftturchm,. State of [Lulshlna. exowpt loil:crt il.
Urw enl ulla, ait resident of the City of New O)r
Ithits imiltl ad . A. ('eiltailm. a reldenllti of thtc
SPiatnish ot Terreltonne. who seltvenalily do'lartl:
'hiat availi mpI themselves ol I he rovrl-Isloins
of the latws of this statet relattive to, the tryrMli
ziltloll of corttlratlont. they h1me"ve coo  ralcttl
ani l atrreel. alll mli by thc useij r m: t ctlvellll lt.
anr'c. hid atllid obtillate tholnelve-sm, as well as
all otither stch IWersuns as mlmay hereaftcr ltc
ettli-nt mamah.tmel witUhtt-u. tir tllelr sllnt-.a
wlrs. to fiorm mlld ctiliostitllte coi rllorilint iamid
I-t ly lioltic In luav fort li objlln cts :ail pllr
is lllmad illnder the anw:zmrtits and stiplmla
tiolis followimm, to-wit:
ARTICLIE I.
TIhe name and titlt oif said talionrtiloll smallIl
ite TH I.AiFOiRCHEI MINERAL ANI) OIll.
CtIMtPANY. i .1IIT'EI),and m mile r this IImiuit,
the said crporlatlion shall have lime aiw.-r and
iutlhorlity to exisi t alti e'nj.oy iltcetslum ftral t
perliod tll iiinez- -ityl-ne . ears ri mi te dtll y Ih l"
alnd datie herLof: tto contrm-tt., me alld tie suimd
in ilts crlarmtte ntmt., to mituke and isc a cur
Itatmnte sIl llllI tile salie to lbrek or altmr at
plt-hilrm ; to Ilohl, rcive , lease, pumrchs.me,
mielen:It,,. etive).. e tIsl, or ailllle by any ll titl I
whlitsoevt'r grattuilotIs or olemrtli; as well as
to intlrttmnge mmli hylWtthtltltt and pledg e itro-.
Ienly rea1 :ll antIersoliil andi iixod; lit ailpoint
lsuch mamllrgers. iliretors. tilitert, agents and
metlllal.l I Nlads i rlt poitmtio r may rllequire.
aclll to k aln miid estelll tilm such rulsi, r egulli
tions antIl b) -laws ftr te Ipn.iler miunu ii mlgene
alid relgumlllion of tile affaIrs of tho saidl or
ma ration as may he neemissary iand proiter, aml
ithe silne tm ellianyit or alter lit pleismne: andI
gelierally to perfimrnm all iet, antd tb;gs re
quisite and necessary or (olnvcllient to clamry
Iout the olljeet and uiurloses of said corlpora
tion.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of said corporatlon shaell he in
the Town of1l'hibodaux,. ParIsh of Lafourcthe
State of LOUIsimina.
The irtlsideltm. or in his absence the vice-i
president, or iu his absence the second vi-e
prlsident, or in his ahblmnc the secretary
and treasurer shall be ti officer upon whom
citationi and all judicial pruea shall e sv
. ARTICLE IiI.
The objctst ant purwi e for which thisi
emrporatmn lt fourmerl lmil oramniael aind the J
naturer of the business to he tarried on by it.
an- teclared to lie to mutpret, develop, hoie-, i
mine and excavate lands for oil, gas, i:lt, a
I sitlphier. or uon othe'r mnilnterctl or mihinelralt eeub (J
I scetle-: to reIlilne. -Init. Imialfil t uactulare or doe
whel.\ ver il" mayIhI I.iit' leeil' ary to rillrl, tile.,i J
j r,calucls of its aIllillng Illrr.llits nlOrllchsantablc,,
to hIea-'e'. Iloll,. i'Vive' '. purehae.. tako optiones !i
ceIl ainiii ('a a%' uiler it. corpxoratde Hene pro
x |fly Iotlh lmll anc.nI I to'ronstnrc I llll ru
llld opld'at,' 1iri' lillnc. tniks. railrh'dc. tud m
lectrere limes. wureico
,Ilrts. BrM lilbar . e wulihuuaiO and other
buIildnll;uto I ranlij.ert or shorts the ppr\clctjs i
olf it. miells. or wells, oir ilhase frm the wel dis
ocr mti1. let o 1aay ct'.,'r c'mally.ll. ,r lanl other
lifnlnili. or cne.rc.hllice elald irflerclly to do
|u llIc Ierto c pe l o tlll O-mth uais i as lmay ie Tlce-a
every to cicccritesfiely cacrry outa tihe objctsc.. anm!
ARtTICL.E TV..
* lii icet-ptei -tUc~k of this Crciir'w.ithccc 1..here
lti, i leir at lithc c ll'r f 'iv it iidrtel Tihou-I
,.ceie lIItier' cijvidctict( jFi'ie 1lnd ttcitii Thou. I]
cha:.,.' , -itet :1 c it :m oflcr tittiic cf. 'I 'iii - -e-hr cidf t .to.
'l'ch t - ,hi,| -ll li s. c iii ictl, tier iln incOcci" or
pr, 11irt Vty aircc + elciitiltlt Iuin utciihiIIi terms lI
i'I furl siuch iii i:tui1t.: II. the i.ll-clc ,ra aneld
fi,.. - shall d e,-, t ix.t I'l lill Iartieti sll il
citectitie: ilceidtii thaet icest snir ct aiee ishale .11
trouti 11t11.c te i:c " tee 'iti.! li I | llebe l-aessec.a.- I
ebii L . i i i l, t li r i illh lltr alg eilcr ownes.
'1t1ie er(sirlt t -rlr l tee III itiert.y to conlt t.
mIlcellle t blcllmn'oc cr ice rt;.ltieu- whenevier Tes II
Thcece~accd citmisct of t1c1eiaaIputl stcikL steall hbast
IcNemII SetIsml * tjel .
A ItTI('I.E V.
\:t the corlxir.ite Inlwe:.c of this for riritlocl Ift
4t~i tee ti-c -lee! Ian cteixec-isted bey ui 1ikeaerl fct if
elievetin einri'tce"-. it. c ci tf wthllt ithall eeecest itltll i
u (IIIpII'IoIIl f)c i lti tr.lllu lllteat:. c il IllInstnc
"l'h". icc.;cltclc iii .1i.l hlewat i tilll ie itct eal
ctoek idh hculr it lhi i ecor;.reit tll anUd shrilt Iic. ii
eletc ic Iy h;ciat. o, n the flrst 'I'lc.hle y:
ofi J itiii of cturs ye-icr. Icllirl.l ithat
hiiie tin.ct ii''tlhitl herllli.'l"r siall t ichelii l
1itllC ei l liti. ati the:lll sll. ihall II,,tl I tllhe f, r t
onr, yvirr r Il|tll their sccea(sso)rs hate een it
elected aetii ,i11ta1l1tt.l e
The- tlr-t trinl oif ci reirteors slIill (tisist. oet
C'. , \Ltthetys. F.I, 1' h.Vll. l~ukt'fultl:)ll. pl.re.e
Ana 4.J.h. Ita\'I.l , t.i I ' 1;c I I e. . hw ulir. rint
A. Maerk. hetir, HI. tl)w0miiu. Vi!lli.li t. (i
'ricn. L.:wrncile Kieth. W. P. Martin Ullcl c i
\Ililin le"IilIc. of whllmnl \Wiijitl IH.
Prite 4Ilct! ice i etinl'et. E. t". Moirvant first
evicetrlreidtli. ('. S. Ileititew, .ciiillccel Vic(V -
pir t-ltit. "riiti . I ,ilr-ty third vice-i"rstdoiill.
Alelllleut J. Ilwltri $eccl-etery allid trei.iurer.
Pr".icics notIe. ccl 'tl a't.iet tn itmay. shatl ht.
irct'llof ci Cll llillhllcl hclIt'tio it ofa lhanl of
dir-t.or- lby written niotiice.j and by le lltle-a
lioa ill a linew.jplic|r tuhlihtsl Ine the town of
Thilllxhlltx: f lllI n u:lse of ntc ele.tlih (oin the
iay lxedl the h tHid lborl shall Ilolh over and the
ielc.idecii -haItll cause ten iiele.tio to ethe lmsht lit
sei4.u thiereaitier it.. ;coeitaibe: acid a facilure to Ci
elect a Ioard otfdicrticr ati not forfeit the got
t'harlter A Illij iiy l tl h If liet VOItie cast silell
elect. acd l 'llh silhut'iOf istelak noit II defcillllt
.huall ce ilnttltc"l to Ol(ie V(otel to i(n ect e.l the I'4
ownir either In Ilet ol Ocr by proxy. pro'ieilc in
t tiiit cii s|tink ,hill par, lcili le licin tot, cit atict ci"
IIeeetiiIi uclei.s iwcie'il aited In the na:nle of tih' Im .
holdethr i lie tl ixok- of dlii -orc)rll-tionm for thi.
ty clay. pirior Ieil si Iiiicllieciig.
All clIee-tiill cl .icll lie 1bv icailtt Iccder tiltc
ull i'lit.tihctl of Illtreec :-tctktolllle c tit ti i ll llicO! .11
tol' Itv tht' llre.ii'lmct.a
'flce ttc:rtl ofliacit'cdr, c-r!hall ;Isumte thec filnc
teti.e oif tllhair olfce iecai0ciiiciicalalyv IrliwI thieir s:
-e!t.,aicml. caii li . t ecii h liii i, c t. . t.ilcr ciete.
Ii". at plc.nl.lid , ti' lll'* lit- iprisdik.,it. allid iI NI
Nt.1-l| rti- illl it I",i.I. li.(,ir.
T-'ilti I e,.-!, of c -irel",- clit:l ellel v' the- !w(r Nr
toI t:,t :tlV il :' l'l" % w l'A - I),'ll sinr}l. ill Iluit()irnlln
1w,4 r. I:01 u mi tnke.-tc.,I h';-I tw,: nd r , llhlilHu
uIe' ant g4." riel:tecclic (ticmatci- iet, ii iic.ce.
Thit-e I i.taii, i " ii 'laot, .hial fi.x tillr skr :tl't.
of all 'hica lt:Lr- ,ii tihe- icaa)nl.iapv. N
AITICI.E VI.
Noa stueiktltaciler -hai tver i)t. hel-.d litjlc. oar
cei.cellin.elile focr tile a-i:'.tc -air 1'1 iil0 1; if iiN.
l;ciii le:lc;i.l all y1. fule:e! i l- aii ln an c iii l ih,) -cia
,wtnicl )iy hii;l. :ior. c.t,.ll aty c olnra inlorinalitv N.
incrgalizkliion iac', the effect of reuiic'riceg
ilcis t.ilelrLr iilli. icr cif c-i lccclu ii siiwklloleltr ,
I(o :iiri lictell: ' tct'ulld the clclcilli of his.
st .tk.
ARTiCLE VII.
\Whet' e l iver tii= ierci)rar,ti-)n Is di.soltil. ( \ilh- N
er Iby iitall;it:iiir cir Ib y'ota cit time. 1 I1iiri- ol
i!e -;cckhihl'ai', icr 1"fe"ete :toy. c her c'Ailtc. týe a N.
:ic :l c -;le- c hI I : Ii c1i'l:atc ii'11 ie'r tlilti ccp-llin
tt+"c :lt ,iV' lillrt e.t- i'te'c l to I- :ill,!ll,,d for
-lc:'cI Itee'e l-ci II. .1' Ita;rt Of el lrcetcetli. ,. t;hio 111
shall a- -alcn l l 'M:'e un tila i il ,c.' i:C llac ol ith.i
{,urlwull;11 -i :tli 1,:,.t(- I,t,,,l tl'lly . !t "Il~a d lld
elrlllid:Itie 1I.:1:i il ee cc1- o :1l V s: i.ca ci o ciuter
c l.c:::- ".n. ii Cihi- 'ii, lilcteija~ic. t -ii' i Vcc
.-lleir sht:ll! I, till!, Ii tliy I I l.- r ctl of direc-tora
witi Iiliii.ta day. folmcll scrh v:c.ciict.'.
A lI:Tlt'l. VIII.
Tc i lii i tro cic' itl", i). ciitlic I i c1" t I? "hineii l. tit
1144-1-1-dI All. il.li t,,ll ,.I or rhl; t( i')l 'iiti ll fully"
M" di.c)l\'Ic l I, : :i oc.- af tilra.e folrili, of thlti
c;lil,ital cl. -k retl,.-,c , -c I :ait c :iuel: al a e.t: l .-i
Sci" Lie- :c|ecekltullih, . o.i-iViiic! lior 5" ah 'cal c.1o-c.
•littr tlvli dtays noticet, sihaill lasev Ix-.. given bcy 1.1
wrl itll 1 cc iti. ,-a ccl II- ld y hpaiili" I"9 l h ii..
Tilt, stock oft this iitcl"e.iteiii j- i_ triui e'releie in
iilll on :lie tIcik-e f ci tlhis ctrteliorntiol.
Thilus dm, c1 e pl.uci a cnd! -i:rn,' lilt the hlnv ilaclt
ill the illmilti ant sC yearfirst albove- wlillo. iw l in
I1w" oithtic ill the tlewli cif Thileiiclacix. in lii.
peres '_c • of Me,-;rs. V. J. Krohlieci lacid m
i It. i)l::pce ti;c gtccil liii ccllilc.tccni wit
Itine's4 rc.e!ding in thlsc ,:IalAh. who haveI
li t,itmu t hrntaml ti, li' nate i'- w ,ith alpl reg t4
.iiil uci'. Notary. lafter dlce recudilng.
",Thus. 11-:c ('hti. S. Mettthewwc.
W. E. ltiiw'.11. wCr )1.o W. E. Ilhow(.l,
ilcicrt It. lkcwil:,!n, \'. Mlrtlii.
tiar pro Wi.,. P. Martin, W. Hi.Pr.t..
Anirew 'c.-. C'. A. C'ehstlil.
In~r W. H. P'rlce, mar pro W. P..'trtiu.
V. Luiie .,a. ins;111 Focert.
L. Keefe,. 1, r pm A. .J. Ilrltd, '3
A. J. IBraul. t1'hi. J. tiret'
Hi. J. N\aceiicii. tper A. J. Blranid,
E. N. itotih, .is. Ileliry.
Ithas. it. L ,ilscrtgne. El. Snilltwlkik
'. J. Barker. Ic.. I-ore.. orI)
This. Stiu-k .a. D. Eercit 1'. Mirviiit.
lilc pim1 WV. P. Mlrtica.
IILA.\NI) WILIAMSON.
Notary Pillclic'.
STATE OF IItaI.\StNA. ti
PAItlSIt tei LA.'c))cR('IHE. ci
I. 1 litcc aaictel ci ilcll a lceilh.cr y dec hicrelar c-er
tify Il! lheat tie i~.,e' clt.! forcwilc iit cli. t i, icllier- ala
aiwrclitoil I.c ic atruec, lllid IL'cirC'. ic)-j of 1cc Iiil
cirigicicul iaci oil IlIc. daily nreoratect ie ti.cel- tie
!Itllalccei. ltciek No. ; .I. Ci. cil sc. ot reciccrl ot
I III l"itiiecenv whti'tif. witnccew my tic
La- Ii-ll u ilili ielit~llail 5&cili t l'ilalsulix. i li,
- Ittli.hiltiti. this ll. i ctii d ciy tf Mlay, A. e
!i. i11!.
('lt~i~L.~ J. II.\IlKEEL
Clerk and EI-S)fliio itorler th
cc
s'rATE. O(F LtUlIANA. a
ta
Second .Justiee Court of 0. L. Caro- h
'Parrishf of LAfour.he. i
A. C. Mt'.m' vs. No. 2t1, CHAtLES Mon- ii
.\AN.
OTICE IS IIEltEBY (IVENt
that hv virtuo of a writ of fleri
fatias, issued hv O). L. ('aro, .us
tiee of tilhe ptc."e of the Second Ward of
the Parish of Lafour%.he, in favor of A.
('. Munch and dagainst ( 'harle Morgan, .
amid to mile (1ire'ted. I will, between the
hours of It a. i:t. alid t p. im. on tile
YIl'iI DAY IF] .IUNE, IJl,
at tile t'ourt lIuse door in the Town of a
T'hitmodaux, in th,, second ward of said n
parish, offer for sale at publlme auctin 1.
the foil.wing des-ribed pIrolperty to-wit: o
1. The undividtl d one half of a certain
tract of land, situatedl in the parish of
Lafourehe, on the right ha.nk of Bayou I
Lafoiurehe, at about three lilhe. labove
the Town of Thibodaux, in the Brule
irand ('henme, andl at about five miles
hack from said Bayou, measuring on
the \\'eslrn Iloundaryv, fronting on tihe
lpublic ro:ul, one and three quarters ar
p,'emts amid :msout seven arpents fromn
Voest to East: boImnded alive Ibyv said
publice roadl in front by Francois Es- I
tVey, below by Mrs. J. I'. IA4det, now or
formerly and back bIy Mrs. lmmmis Leray.
A certain tract of land situateld in I
slid parish of iLatourehe, on tihe righlt I
batik of itavou Lafourche, in tihe IBruisle
(.ranld ('hiens ait about three miles above
tihe Town of 'hmibodaulx, ahtlnd about live h
mmils back from said Bayou measuring I
onme ammd three quarters arpents fromit n d
the iililie. roatd, amid seven arpenits deep
frm East to Wez4; bounded East hay
said pumlie road; North by lands ofN
Fratncots E-teve; West by lands of P
FlZenon 'Bernard, now or formerlv and p
S-outh by lands of louis Leray. 'Togeth-
er with all the buildings and imp1rove
ments thcereon, to pay andt satisfy the
said Hwrit-sa, the sim of F'orty-five
Dollars, with eight per cent per annumn
interest thereon until paid, and ten per tl
cet attorney's lees on the aegreteate of:
said pIrincilpald and Interest; less thie sum
of IFortv Dollars received on account of
said J udgement, on lk-eenmher 1iith ItNJi 01,
unless tihe same is immedlately paid. -
Seizedi as the property of Charles
Morgan, under said writ of leri e facias.
Termsm: ('ASII on the slot in I'.S.
Treasury nIote. a,
M [AX I"PRI.I a,
(',matale. a
bated thi.s 2.th la ay of May. ItU1. 4
I•- ---..~- Ij
O1UINAN('E Ný.
Amcnditi, an (Ordinauee No. 2.3), adup
tcd by th Ji r Jury 'teminhr 6th., I~t.
amleuding Ordininee So. hr2, knowni a
the "D)rainage Ordinance," adopted
January 7th. 1,M5
S1k it ordained by the I'oliee .Jurd- of
the Piri h of Lafourehe in reguluar se'
aisiu convened, that sectton No. 1 of
t rdinmanee No. Ir1_a g amended liv 4r:li
Ilanllee No. 2.1 adlopted respltiCi-ely onut
January 7t1h. I"I..1I and S, 'ltell,.er dli.
.In, bevametnded so as to read as follow:
Section l.--lDistriet o. I slhall extend
from the uplw.r.line of tihe Ptrilh, right
I hank of the Bayou ILafourehe, to the
Slowertlile of the'* Ridgefeit PIlltntalion"
t Including tihe hack settlements.
, District to be known as the "Thibod
aux l)rainage D)Fstriet" shall extend
from the lower line of the Ilidgelell
plantation to the upper line of the Aec.
Sdia Plantation.
D)istrict No. 2 shall extend fromt the
upper line of thie Acadia Planitation to,
tlho ( ulf of Mexiro, ineludltng the lBaoll
l'Eau lIleu Settleslemit.
I)istriet N..:3 shall extenl from the
up!ir line of the Parish, left lanki: of
BtvLu lafourehe, tio tie lohwer lilt, of
the lmumrel Valm y l':y tlttatiin, itmehldin
lmimwr and low'" ('hi m ie, ('ha ia.t. . -
far ciowmn a. the lIowr linot otif th:,l',im
ttau ihlantation a.nd iilutlilg al.o Ih i
1aVnI 4'almmmlosse to its limtiuttit at I.iavu
IBiWuf.
•i,e''ial l)istrit No. I shall extlendl
frtiml lower linte or Iistriot No. :t to tIe
uplir lice- of the iImmilm t rove i'ltitam:mtii, ,
inmlc limg; all hack s-ttl ;lWelt.:.
1)i-trlt No. I .shall extelnmI fromiiI It.
lmtowr t houmnidar v If h.°lei Distrnit Nr...
3toi tim. lower lsi..mmIn lmv of te "lm~iiim l_"
othlerwts.e knn\m'n. sm.. the '"('tl .tmw Plait
tattiolt" hicluhdinv, iante riche, V:u{'lrie.
I)u..ate I.ivautldai., ('Coteati "Iil.-.liitl adth- t
er hack sett lemmeln.ts.
Dist'i.t Ni,. 53 F.tmll extenmd from the e
lowe r iin- of I)istriet .No. I to the uIlf
of Mexie.,, immeItltlimm all 1m:t'i: settii
MAdopIitl May thth. iIl. J
!I. N\. I'IN ... A..m'.. iN,
clerk, Presidetlt.
tlI)IN.AN\(F. Nto.
A i nlelldi ilg ,ttinl .i. 5 of (trdinnll.l,
No. .7 ".llltl l an 4 irtiuriulleiCe-4'arr -
iln Into etoli*Yi .Artlil-e 1i = li,l Ia.n r of ili,
:,llnstitutlliin of this M-tate l,lted ld l"'',
so as to read:ul as follows.
Section I. le it oirtdailind lby tlhe A
Police .lllrv of the I'Pariih of Iltfourich, ('.
ill regular sessioiu colnvcLilet, that See. ,
oif (I liillie, No. -7, aidoplted .l" this
.lur- onil Marchl I1th Itlit, ie amiended so .
ts to read as follows. T
That until otherwise ehllai ed ti" this
.lurv the .lust ies of the peae  d tllo cl. ('
s;tables of this parish, shall reeeive th,.
s':il.ries, foiliowii._, to iI :
'l'he .lustiot.e of t:i.. P'eat: of ward
No. 1, per iuo;iih $ lI!
'Iisi J l-ic", ofii thle Ileaie of wurdl
N i. 2, p.L". ii iL lt i- I{ l teLi'l an _i "'.i '
'l'ht' .U-; ii·e of th, I,'.e of iI ardlwa
o..lJ IL . tiee of tlu jiqe li'. of ward
N\o. :. o, " lmoUlth Di
'!'h., di, ice of lii Peat~e of wa'rd
N i. 1, Iper iio:,th 9 .1
'lt'  .1 it irc of I;h-, Peace of war:(
No. , tiº-I" I itli tu1
The .1 listie.c of thle 'Peace of ward
No. , iper mIonth 01
'ThIe Justice of the Peiace of ward
Noi. 7, per Inlhlltll :t n
The' .1 ustli e of the ..Peace ol ward
No. S, pºer month 01i
hie .lI utihe of the Pieace of ward a
\0l..i 0, In'lltmonth 0
The .1 list ice of the -i'ea:e of ward i
No. lit, Mi liiilt ii!
Thie Counstahle of ivard 2, per
month ( i~i~er)
'i'he ('u,nsalllhe of ward 2, pi'r
mioat:,l ( l,,"r ) ,17
Tile ( (istlilule of ward :, per
twilttil h lIpr 1 .;
"_'Jl iustablae of v:ard -4 pl<r
mionliith 2 i,-i7
'lh'e 4'o.llsta! , of ward :e, i! .'r
mllOllth 0; L;
"The I'otistabtle of ward 5, pt r
mIll i II!~
The 4'onstable of ward 7, ptr
month 51 :,0 9+,1 ·trtli,
°:t" C'ostalhle of wairdi , jilr
onotlih ifan'
The ('Otustable of ward 9, per
molitlh 01
The 4 onstabiie of ward 10, per
iltºith i 01
Adlpted Mllyt 'Tti. Pnt.
11. N. ivl'l.oa, .1. L. Ar(oin, -
'hirk, PrIsitlit.
- ----- -
211th Judicial Di.-triet C'ourt-Pl'arish of
I aft)ur-he.
l)lMImNtthr-: II UtA.%N.o y'. No. :3.'9 TEe-
DI.I-E .AV<)li..
~AK I" N )TiT'.T IA T A("T'IN4 -N
S tder and hIv virtume of :a writ of
sizur ald stale elmanatinlg from
the above emtiitiled (',uttrt ini thIe albnt,
entitled and ntimlneelrd ease. I hlave
seized amd will offer for sa:e. ht pubmtlic
atetik lil:u.-attmlt to law, I:' the l:it4 amti
ilighestl bidlder at ltl' C'oulrt Ioue illn
the town of 'l'h!leoaultx oell
SATI' L'I).\Y .J L'N!']+ IS, !IL
between thle houlrs of II o'cehwk a. In.
al( 4 o'tloc.k p. im. tlmf following des
eriwbdc lpr,)lrty, to-wit:
A 'ertainl trat of landt sit:atecd ill
this parish and state on the right det
cmllelng hank of havou Lafoum.he nind
at ablout Thirty-eight nillees below tile
town of Thlibmldaux nmeasuring Two
arlpmtsr , more or less fr,'eit on said
hayoll by a depth of Fortv lrpeuts.
ttmlned d ablovce by lands of i )zemlnee
Savoie ati below by1 those of Jlules
Melatneon Together with all the builtl
ings and imnprovementse therein, rlihts,
ways. privileges, and advantages there
unlto appertaimning.
on the following termns and condi
tiols, to-wit: For ('AMI[ to pay anti
Sa.tisfy. the sunt of (I) Ni : hundred (it;s)
L)ollrs Ih prineiipal, Together with soh
per amnnum interest therereon front
M`arch, 21tth !5)7 till paid, (2) a suf ef
Ten per cent, on the aggregate of s-aid
principal and interest as attorney's fees
herein, and (3) all estt of these pro
ceetling.s and whic :aid amlclnt as
aforesaid is secured by act of salt, amnd
nmortgage pa:ssetd Irore Wlliamn (C.
Lorraine a Notary Puhlie of said parish
om the 214th (lay of March ll7.
J A M E IIEAIIY
Sheriff of Lafourelh,.
lowin:X.h ,t ..AarT;i Attys. of Plahntiff.
May Ith lt:ot.
Notice.
This is to c'rtify that at a regular
Ilteetie_" of t'ie loard of Comin.injil
of th lafdourehe Basin l,,vee Di t,'iet
the followin., resolutiol i.was pas.-ed :
in inotion of Mr. Willis, duly 5relcll
ed byh Mr. Snrvy, the following reslu
tioti wa.4 alopthd :
IBe it rsolv(.tl. Ti'hiat the iriresident h.
and he is hereby atzthorizel to m-'k. , a
quit elaiii titl, toi the pr.c.-lt hoh|,r or
holders of ally publi• Iiand-s inl this
distritt, undher lpate.:ti is.-'odet ht tho
Slate of loiisiaiina in ,oitaslleratiin of
strip issuedl under the provisiolls of .Ait
No. :N of ,.h4, Iupot the paymenllt of a
prie. to lw determilned uln liv tite
president of this lIard, provided that
same m e applied for on or lk'fore .luly I,
I 1ail.
Be it further resolvedl, That the
president bie and Ire is Iher.hy authorizedt
t o manske a quit claim title to thle present
holder or holders of all public Innd, in
this district under patent. issued by the
SState of lnlulsiana under th, piroviiiolt.
iof Act No. 16 of l5i, tupon the p;avnment
'of a price to, be determlied ulw|n Ly the
president of this board, Iprovidedt that
same he applied for on or efore July 1i,,
Be it fuIrther resolved. That after,
.July I, l0iI, the president and the
attorney of this Isºarl be a dl are her ".ft
a:lthorirzed to institute proeciut f,,r
the reeoverv of all lands in the distriet
which woutid revert to the I.ai'::rrle'
levee hIkrdi on acc'oulllt of any dtef..ci.;
ini their title.
H.esdvcd further, That certlifIh eoipies
of this re.-ohlnion be ptlclih,.l ini th.
otlhiial journal of e:.hh parish in tle "
districet anlt in tihe New I Irlca:n- l'i;ayu le
anlld Times-luemluerat.
V. ~I.'Ilt. Presidlent.
CV..J .i..-M , Seeretary.
Gretna, La., .\April ii, ItItl. 41ut-9 -
.1. RoBouro
Watchm alker and 4 -
G-unsJmit h l
I arge &nd (onpc tep aaaort U ý.&a
lit-it oftU 9 3 -
FINE JEWLERY, 4
CLOCKS AND
WATCHES,.
T H E CE1.E LEBRATED ga lc)tmDrcIUr.f r with the above a
`EAGI T WACHES GUNIS PISTOLS,
CONSTANTLY ON POW DiPER, CAR
1 TAND. :A?1o the \'T4:«V TItIDUIES HIThT
AM1E RICAN SEW INw L P 'IATERIAL
Watcher.. ('lHiaks. Jewelry, Sew
a'i..; Nhlal'iaaet. Fire-units, etc.
t'nwaalI ly reptairep and gitarutn
11·(tee. A full stock of attua'h
'it'ii..i. vili auar ia*.adlea for sall
. iIa tif Sewiaur Machlines, can
l _k t i dl applying to
A. IOTlTRON.
\% y'W - Cur. Main. and St. Philip Mt. Thil H4Iau
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Sall the EGULATES the Liver, Stomach nd Bowels,
SPeople B C!eanses the System, Purifies the Blood.
Suffer GURES MBaiaria, Biiiousness, Constipation,
fromi a u ,ieak Stomach aid linpaired Digestion.
, i:eased Eery Bff6u Garf3oted to Gie Satisfactlo.
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It keeps their bowels regular witbheut paln or griping, ets s geneeral tonie, maist
nature, aids dtigestion, relieves restlessness, clears the eoaled tongue, reines. fever,
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