Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-09-18

| CHAR TER
or THE
BATON ROUGE and CLINTON
Plank Road Cvnipsny.
w ihs undersigned agree 10 form ourselves
into d col porasion under The laws Of the State b
Louisiana. as particularly SET fefth III ali act siif
lied an sa or The oygansafies Of tetHsrations fo,
iroths " pt5iir improvement and utilly'~-a copy
OF which ! hereihio anlIeAed for the purpose D
constructing Plank Hoa ffUtn the city Of Baton
Refuge In the Parish Of East Baton RotEe, to ht
town Of Clinton, III the Parish Of East Fsiieiahs
and from seiies along the NEST siigabls, route 4
point that will connect tile town uf Liberty IL
Asnite eo1nty, state Of Mississippi, and for that
purpose we hat ieffned The annexed charter, aill
have signed tho sanie and have added 10 our sig.
nstufs d statement Of The plumber Of sharas aid
The afloiin! Of our subscriptions 10 said Compa.
ny.
CHARTER OF THE COMPANY.
lst The said corporation shall be called The
Baton Rengs and Cl8n Plank Road Company
anl i,s dotnieile Ii hxHd In the city ef Baton
Rouge.
1na The ssid corpora ion is established for the
purpose OF constructing, working, and maintain.
Ing q plank road ifeul Baton Rouge 70 Clinton
Louisiana. and iF6tf1 thence hereafter To be esn.
inHed to Liberty In Amita county, State oi Miss4
issipai. should 4 company be formed IN Aiaite
County 10 connect at The State line.
3I The capital stock OF the Company Is hssd
at One Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided inlo
four tboa and shares at twenty-five dlafs each
A payment of five per cent IN the amount Of
each share shall be mads, within thirty days az.
ter The election of the first Board OF Directors.
The subsequent payment shall be made In sHch
GUMS and nj sueh periods as shall be fzed by the
Hoard Of Directors Provided "'rhat no call shal
be siise. for greater amount than ten per cent
1t one time, and that sixty days notice Of eseh
call shall he given. BY publication IN one news
paper published In Baton Roug which siiall be
known 10 The stockholders as the official paper OF
the Company and Iii one newspaper Published
u Clinton
ath. The said corporation shall 60 into opera
tion and be orgauzi,i, 50 soon as shares Of stock
To the amount OF Thirty Thousand Dollars shall
have been subscribed.
9th The business Of the corporation shall be
conducted at is doinieil. tn the city OF Baton
Rouge by Board composed Of seven Directors,
WIN shall be Stockholders. TIE Directors shall
elect one Of their body as President oftbe Cens
rany at their first meeting siier their election,
A Quorum TO transact business shall consist Of ut
least three members and the President, or any
four members OF he Board. Al all elections by
the stockholders. an at all their meetings each
share shall BIZ entitled TO one vote. Votes may
be given In person OF by prory The President
Of the Cpmpat,y ID the s.iicer designated az the
one on whom legal servire Of all process or cita-
tion agains' the Cornpatiy may be made, ami The
company agree 10 be bound, by service oi process
er citation whether made OH the President In per-
sou, or to his address al the office Of the compa.
NY In the hands Of any OF its officers.
9th. The first Board ol Directors snail be cho-
ser AZ soon as the list Of subscription shall pe
cloHed. his election shall be held al baton
Rouge Under The saperinsenaense OIL ING ceih''ls-
sloners hereafter desiaisiad aiid srpoin'ea " re
esiys subscription shnseaaen eles..ons .a.,.,
shall be held at Baton Rouge undei the superin-
tendenee Of three commissioners aprvnts from
aniengst the stockholders by the Board % Diffet-
ors iof the time being. Notice 81 me mrs. eee-
lion Of Directors, shall he gwen Iiteen GAYS 70
advance, In at least one newspaper ,oabllthea 10
Baton Rouge, and one p iblishsa ~ lllntoh' ne
krst Board of Directors shall hold olnce anli ne
third Monaay 20 January. isea las elee.ion t'1,,
snAil pe annual aha @ esan sl - nsas.,,lsr
y esssea on s1 aa .,,alf 49,, a;ssoi.s H..
tasnre 10 elect pfeesoss. sts wv Il .s
eorporo'on, put me 0oa'u ~ onl.u . ssn h.si
inc eAsle'se % hs luovuos sa. a,..,;,,,s .,a &c
gan oe elessea ~ t,,n nv ,ss ~. ~, sise,ian
~ ~. N. - J., :; -, 10 hss,io,
aooss ptoslaea l 'ga sna'' ~ " sIal nsnsr of
'hI.y aays ~ a'es, ~ Wv .'..,'';.h. = ra.
be company, and ID one paper pupi'sneo 81 NHn-
ton.
9TH. The following persons are hereby appoins
ted commissioners 5or the purpose Of rcseiyliig
Subscriptions 10 the stock Of said corporation.
VIZ: Commissioners at Baton Rouge. Il 9.
MoxaAn, g. nj. HAIR, II. /. WAppiLLs a. y.
HKxson, EueKsk LAsour, and w D. pikk. Al
Clinton, J. H. Mvsk, H. II. HAysts. Hssar
MANSION, @. w. MuNpAY, u y. SMITH. VIM.
pArTsnsor and NJ. @. MiLLs. The said conn
missioners shall have power 10 appoint deputies
or agents in other places TO recsve subst riptons
Three shall form quorum 10 do business. The
shall be elosed aE soon 40 the