The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-11-27
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f5s-h in an actentitled an " .9ct for the organ
i.qti2n of co,-,orntf5ns for ,corks of pubic
s.,.yyoye.,eM and ntiny''-a copy Of which
J., lereinto annexed, for the purpose Of con-
strncting Plank Road from The city Of
Eaton Rouge, in the. Parish Of East Baton
Rouge. to the town Of Clinton. in the Parish
of East III ilciana, and from thence along
the raosSeligable rout to a point that will
connect the town Of Liberty in Amite Co,
State Of Mississippi, and for that purpose,
.ye have formed the annexed charter, and
have signed the same, and have added to
or signature statement Of the humber OF
Shares and the amount of our subscriptions
to said Company.
CHARTER OF THE COMPANY.
lst. The said corporation shall be called
tie Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank Road
Company and its domicile is fixed in the
city of Baton Rouge.
2nd. The said corporation is established
for the purpose of constructing, working,
and ma6taining plank road from Baton
Rouge to Clinton Louisiana, and from thence
Hereafter to be continued to Liberty in
Amite County, State Of Mississippi, should
q company be formed in Amite County to
connect at the State line.
2rd. The capital stock Of the Company
$ fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars,
divided into four thousand shares at twenty
five dollars each. A payment of five per
cent on the amount of each share shall be
male, within thirty days after the election
of the first Board of Directors. The subse-
cuen. payment shall be made in such sums
and at such periods as shall be fixed by the
Board of Directors. Provided THAT no
cal shall bemade for a greater amount than
ten per cent. at one time, and that sixty
DAYS notice of each call shall be given, by
publication in one newspaper published In
rs.on Rouge which shall be known to the
ST. Knockers as the official paper of the
Company, and in one newspaper published
Of Clinton.
4.h. The said corr.- ration, shall go into
operation aud be organized, so soon as
s.ares of stock to the amount Of Thirty
thousand Dollars shall have been sub
scribed.
9th. The business OF the corporation shall
be conducted at its domcil. in the city OF
Baton Rouge by Board composed ofseven
Directors. who shall be stockholders. The
Directors shall elect one of their body as
President Of the Company, at their first
meeting after their election. A quroum to
Transact business shall consist Of at least
three members and the President, or any
f,,.,r members of the Board. At all elections
By the stockholders, and at all their meet
ings each share shall be entitled to one vote
Votes may be given in person or by proxy
The President Of the Company is the officer
,,2sisnated as the one on whom lega! service
OF all process or citation against the Com
,any may be made, and the company agree
10 be board by service of process or cita-
ton " neither made on the President in
,,erscD o. to lis address. at the Office of the
.con.pany IA thc hands of any of its officers.
u Ola. / he first Board of Directors 81 all
be chosea as soon as the list of subscription
shall be closed. This election shall be held
at Baton Rouge under the superintendent
@: the commissioners hereafter designated
Fand appointed to receive subscriptions
All subsequent elections shall be held at
BatonR ouge under the .uperintendance OF
three commissioners appointed from am
ongst the stockholders by the Board OF Dr.
recfors for the time being. Notice OF the
first election of Directors, shall be given
fiffeendnys in advance, in at least one news
paper published in Baton Rouge, and one
published at Clinton. The first Board OF
directors shall hold Office until the third
Monday Of January, 1854. The election
Shall be annual, and each subsequent Board
shall be elected on the third Monday of Dec
ember.g A failure to elect Directors, shall
not dissolve the corporation, but the Board
in office Shall continue the exercise OF its
functions until new board can be elected.
All notice of elections and of meetings of
stockholders after the first election above
provided for, shall be given by publication
thirty days in advance, in the official paper
Of the company, and in one paper published
at Clinton. ga
18th. The following persons are hereby
appointed commissioners for the purpose of
receiving subscriptions to the stock OF said
corporations Vi-: Commissioners at Baton
Rougp. T.. G. Morgan. S. NJ. Hart, H. T.
Waddill, A. S. Heron. Eugene Lanoue and
W. S. Pike. At Clinton, J. H. Muse. H.
H. HAYNES. Henry Marston, CIV. Munday,
J. 3. Smith. VIM. Patterson and NJ. G.
Nils. Iie said commissioners shall have
uower to appoint deputies or agents in
other places 10 receive subscriptions
Three shall form quorum to do business
Tie subscriptions shall be closed assoon as
B TIE amount of Thirty thousand Dollars
stall lave been subscribed. and the COM
r1;s-oners shall Immediately Thereafter
cause this charter, with the names of the
subscribers 10 be registered in the Office Of
the Recorder of Mortgages as required by
lax.ani shall cause notice to be given