Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-11-13
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BATOy ROU14E and CLfN7ON
Plank mad Company.

Plank Road Company. !,
We the undersigned astes to form oursel
ip,o 60, t;efaioti, uaplef the laws Of the STAT
Louisiana AZ particularly sci forth In VI, act g
tied an "sfft fef the ossanisaston g corporations
.seyks ~ ftblie i,apfutsStsnt and sfiiay "a e
OF whirh |, hereihtd annexed, for the pafpg.s'
constructing Plank !,soad from the city OF %
Rouge In The Parish 81 East Baton hoase 70
tsvt Of Clinton, In He Parish Of East Fe,eis
and from thence slegs the most elisable fe,,t'
a po;et that will eott,sct the tewn el Lipefty
A,nite cei,nty, stateSf Mississippi, and ior
purepse We have Ietsfsad The Annexed charter
have signed the sau,h and have aided TO ei'f
nature a statement ei3he number oi shares
III. smsuat Of cur Subscriptions TO said Com
- CHARTER ~ THE COMPANY.
lei The said cooperation shall be called
baton Rouge and Clttaon Plank Road oompan
and ts demieile is'. Hssd In the city q -
Rouge. s ,,,.,n,a
end. The said eoizftaticn is established lof
purpose Of eohstroe1N, working, ara fla,n'a a,,.l
Inc plank road ifa| Baton Rouge TO eli''
Louisiana. and from sshenee hereafter 10 pe
tn,ietl TO Liberty IN unite county, state Oh hi
isspah should . et.tSpany be formed IN An
County ii connect II the State line.
Sd. The capital sHdek Of the Company 's n
at One Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided y
four theussn shaff al twenty -hve ahiiefs 80
A psynen, Of f,vetset cent on the amo,int
sash shaie sbsll belk kaat,e. within thirty days
tor The slyt,ieb Of ylse fist Board Of Direete
The subsequent paAsient shall ne ihs'ie ~ ~. ~
uun,s and At such pesiods az shall be hseu ~
Board Of Directors, SProyideu : Ihat no eal, ;. y
be made ;fot a rreatsf amount than ten per c
nj one time, and th6 6s sixty days notice OF 81
call shallsbe given, " publication ~ one ne
paper published In baton houg WHEN sha''
Lnowt, ia the stockholders ss the official pspe
the Cembany and jig one newspaper pebiis'
al Cln,ei. T.
A,h The sa,j celebration shall 60 into ope
,ian and ta orpaptad. go soon as shares Of sts
ID the sraount et Ilssrty Thousand Dollsss I'll
have been subsefiIsA. ,,
9Th Ehp busne3s of The corporation shall
eandueteA a, It's ,fanicil. in the city Of Ba
Roupr by Beard 1a,mposed Of seven Direct,
whn shaal be stoel3,aldets The Directors 81
elect enl Of their i;dy as President efthe Ce
nany. atiheit t,rpl :.neeting after their elect
a,,pf,,tn 10 ttanlk,t busitess shall consist o
leas, threa ,nee,bS. and the President, or 9
i.ur me.nl,srs eftSf Board AT all eleetions
The steeaheldsrs, tt:d at all their meetings e,
share shall be entlkd to enc vote. Votes n
be gives In person hf BY p'oty.. The pfesid
Of the Company is Che efieer designated as
one on i,hom leeilAerviee OF all process OF ei
ton against the CAspany may be made, anu
company agree toA'a bound, by servies q proc
ar citation, whsth,S made on the President IN p
san, Of TO his address, at the Office Of the com
ny In tie hands Of sny of Its officers
9TH, The l,rs, Btssrt OF Directors shall bs 9
seb AZ coon an thss list Of subscription shall
el,aed. I Fbis eleiSen shall be held at Ba
Rouge Binder the ta,erintendehee Of the conn
sionsts thereafter Y1signa,ed arid appointed to
eoive a,,bsrrip,ief Ali subsequent eeeti
shall bs held al Hasen Rouge under the super
ten,,ense O, three icammissionefs appointed II
amenr:t the stockholders by the Board Of Dir,
ars tof she ti,oe Miag Notice Of the FIRST 81
,inn efsnirec,ossi Shall be given fifteen day
advance, In at lsfA one newspaper published
Batoe Aouge, anf fAne published at Clinton, ]
hrst I,,jafd Of Dirrstors shall hold office until
third tlonaay IN January, 1854. The elect
shal h annual, ussA each subsequent Beard 81
be elected ON ,hss third Monday of Decent
A failure TO elee,inirectefs. shall not dissolve
e,tnenIion but rs Board in atfee shall eonti
The essteise ei Z functions until new bo
ann bes elected, !!,tll notice Of elections and
meetings Of stock Soldiers after the first elect
above Crowded fes; shall be given by publea'
thirty sdays In ad sance, in the official paper
he company, anA1n one paper published st Z
ton. *
9TH: The folles persons are hereby app
ted commissioners for the purpose Of re.etv
subsrtp,ions tei ahe stock Of said corporal
w. .t,ommispES.rss at Baton Rouge, I.
Mana,s. s, nj, AAsr, H. I. WApptLt, A
Hersi,s, Euasssat, t,Aseus and w, s Piss.
Clinten, j. H.;flusn, II. II. HAyass, Hsl
MAas:ros, q, vi MuapAs, j. B. SMITH, v
p,rrssses and II. q. M,bts. The said c,
missioners shall.lAve power 10 appoint dern
or agents In othe places to receive subscripti,
Three shall forry,A quorum 10 do business
suhsctin,ions sa4l be closed az soon a.
ama,,nt of rhirs& Thousand Dollars shall h
been auhserihed; End the commissioners shall
medis,ely ,hereaassaer cause tho charter with
namca ot the subscribers 10 be registered In
office of the Retestler OF Mortgages 40 requ
hy law, aud shs1: cause notice TO be given ant
eieetian for Dirtttors held a. provided for In
9Th Article Of tn charter
stk. Immedikx ly after the election Of the
Board OF nireetass the subscription list shall
onened for terri Of three months at such rls
as may be decn,ad advisable by the Board Of
rccsofs, and puhlEs notice shall be given theret
newspaper published a. the place where
subscription hrstks are opened; and the Be
shall have powro to appoint agents for recciv
subscriptions. III the end Of said three mon
IL the arnount oigsubseriptions shall exceed
amount of eapitN required, meeting OF sto
holders and subscribers shall be held TO dctern
whether the cssital shall be increased to
whols amoun,1h the subscription and If
eapital be not sv.ncreased, then the number
shares subscrihsk shall be reduced from the IL
eat slbscrip,ion; b as not to diminish the mum
Of shares OF amI subscriber, while another
mains with Ii 1ter number of shares. Ii u
be ariy defirientE in the amount Of capital 3
scrihlsa, the saiaasubscrip;ion books may Be
opened and closA from time to time, until
whole capital .slEall have been subscribed.
9th. In case i sksailure on the part OF any subs
Der tb pay the at.talimenis on his stock as req
"a, me board o6s)irectors, shall have the opt
astcrlthirty dayNwrtten notice to the defanl
Of foteiting tha Stock. and selling il for the be
At ofsaid stocl Colder, or Of compelling by
the riayment OF such enstallment ; and no sto
holder shall bel aermi,ted 10 vote while in defa
10th. All mAxtings oil Stockholders called
the purpose ofhecreasing Or diminishing the 6
ital ftock ofthk company or for any OF the purT
es erlumeratcdf fh the fi,h section Of the &C
the Legislaturf If Louisiana entitled Ia act
he otgdni.atiok ssf corporations for mork o. p'
u,prSvens,u anh stilty,p shall BE- composed of
sonslholding is their own right, or as agents
othcls al lcasdthree. .fourths ofthe stock Of
com lany, in oIear to take valid and binding
ton In the prAsaises, at all other meetings
stockholders, dr7i at all elections, majority
stock shall Be E3presented, and in this latter e
If such msjoris5kbe not present nor reprcsen
the meeting s9fl be adjourned for one we
and lhe vote Of ;he majority fthe stock pres
and representelt3at such adjourned meeting 81
bind the comrhAy in the same manner, as
majority Of all she stock were present and
18th. Any ssss.ancy in the Beard Of Direct
occuring durinefhe year may be filed BY Y
Of the Board S4 Directors.
nth. The Ea.sident and Directors Of said Z
por4tion shall hase power to make and W
consnon seal-l- 10 elect newspaper, which 81
be known to Dbl Stockholders as the official pc
Of tke compar|H and in which all advertisenie
shafl appear, E3i to do every thing necessary
III. l,,r.sr,,rfikd rey,zsr. and mainlainance oil