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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- - - - - ' - --- - _ APACIc ..· CSR~ .1 ~ . 5 .t V S P E R, D * ý - w- "'°.r`'ý " ': ýý v`'ýr.'yyýý .mo' _ _ ý ý O '' ý ý.?.Q.; c'.: " .. 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. 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