True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1839-02-16
AN ORDINANCE
70 establish Ferry the st. Mays Market
md conuecied with Lie CITY of LaiaY atla.

10 establish Ferry near the st. Mays Market
and connected with the City Of lafayette.
Ba it ordained, That Company be formed 10
establish and continue dnrng Ten Yeas, one or
NOR Steam Ferry Boate to ply ram Landing 10
be appropriated to said Company between 81. 10
scph and Dclord Streets. across the River touching
a, the City Of Lafayette going and coming, provi.
ded tho aid Company shall conform 10 tho condi.
tions hereinafter named:
LIST. They shall establish suitable boat with all
necessary convenicnces for Carriages, Horses and
Passengers, and not inferior in any respect TO the
Bouts now employed as Ferry Boats crossing the
Mississippi within the limits Of the City OF New
Orleans, within ono year from the passage OF this
Ordinance.
end They shall at all times during the existence
Of their privilege keep u Steam Boat running once
in every hour from sunrise until sunset to and
from tic points designated in ,hs Ordinance, IN.
less prevented by unavoidable causes and the rate
Of F-rriagc shall ro- exceed the rate heretofore
charged by the Now Orleans Steam Ferry Com
pany.
81. The said Company shall be allowed ,h" use
Of tho Landings winch will be allotted to them for
the space of Five Years free from uny charge
whatever but at the expiration Of said Five Years
suid Company shall allow and pay monthly 10 tho
Trca.u1:r nf this Municipality thu sum OF Que
Hundred Dollais for the use OF said Landing until
the completion of the term Of Ten Years.
4,l. The Second Municipality guarantees M
right to cs,ablish this Ferry in ease j, should aP
pear TO conflict with any Eiur right conferred on
others by any existing law of the State.
Be- il further ordained, That it shall be Lawful
! for any number of citizens Of this MUNICIPALITY
no, less than ten, to acccp, this Ordinance in tho
| manner following, viz:
| Book OF Subscription shall be opened by
Charles D.mond, Solomon High, and NJ. Robitaille
who arc hereby appointed Commissioners for this
| purpose; after five days notice in ut least tive
newspapers given by them ora majority OF them
which. Book Shall remain open Cor at least Three
Days from the hours OF 10 A. NJ until +. NJ. on
each day, at place 10 10 designated by said Com
,nissonors in tho aforesaid notice.
Tic Capital Stock shall DO fixed by rnid Com
missoncrs ut sum not exceeding $2o,O0O, ant
shall he divided into Shares Of 500 cach and whcr
the subscriptions arc closed, if greater amount il
subscribc than ia necessary. the then sum shall b'
diminished by reducing the largest Subscription
! in such manner tina, no ono will be reduced wink
q larger one romans.
That as soon as Company so formed shall in
corp.rato themselves in conformity 10 tho law o
the 18th March, 1887 and shall notify this Council
of their acceptance of this Ordinance, it shall b
binding on sad Company ind this Municipality
provided said notification DO made previous to III
Frs, day Of February next.
That after the formation Of said Company, an
acceptance of tho aforesaid Ordinance, the ma ot
~ of the Stockholders 10 said Company shall l,av
to privilege Of increasing II cir Capital 10 all
sum not exceeding $4,000. by complying II
aforesaid with the law of the 18Th March, 1897.
JOSHUA BALDWIN. Recorde,
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