Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1852-12-11
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1f THE
BATON ROUGE md CIfNTDN
Plank Road COMPANY.

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We the undersigned agree u forth oifselve
Into a eat operation, under the laws Of The State q
Louisiana an particularly sci forth IN 81 act elti
tied an MI fse the organization VI corporations FL
uefks " pttblfe Improvement and sffiig'=4a eepi
Of which l. hHteitiio annexed, fef the PURPOSE q
constructing d Plank Road from the city IF Batvt
tleuga In The Parish uf East baton Rouge, II h,
town Of Clinton. iii The Parish Of East Felieiana
and from thetfe along the tinst eiigablr route 4
a nuiit thai will esti,eet lie tussti oil Liberty. i
Antite county. State 0f Mississippi, and iuf tha
PURPOSE sse have iefniea The aLiiie xel tliafisf. atit
have sighed the sai,Ie. aid have atlilad 10 aiif sly
nature d statement 81 ihe ~tiiiiti1ef Of shares All
the a1,eiht el ptif subscriptions 10 said Cotipa
ny.
CHARTER uF3Ft4E COMPANY
let The said ti3fpBfafiHii shail ip called tit
| Baton tdigp afl t~'liiiteD, Plank it1atl Company, !
and lis iUnitile Is hssti III Tho city Of Batut
Rouge
and The said corpora i'm IL established fof tfs
purpose Of constructing, working. anu ittaiiitatiti
Ing d plank road tfetti Baton Rouge to Tlthtet
Louisiana. and lfeth tseiipe hereafter to la tniti
| tihiiea III Liberty Iii Ataita county stats 81 Miss!
issipai. should d company be- totiaetl III Aiiiits
County 10 e6nheft at lie aiate line.
III. The capital stytk OF The COMPANY rs hxet
at One HumitHi Thousand peliafsa divided into
tuat thu'.s anu siiaies AZ t"sht F1ht + uiiiafs saef
A pay itte'it o. I'VE pei, cent III me altapuh' 9
each, share shall he made within thirty uays AZ
ter the election ol The first Board Of Directors
The Subsequent liaY iient shall l,s itiaae III stiei
Sums and al suth periods as shall BIZ Fixed ~ The
Board Of Directors, Provided "That 10 call shall
be made, tUf d greater artetiit tlian ten per cent
al one time. and That sixty DAYS hUtits uf each
dall shall be giyei. hv publication III eiie news
paper published lii Baieh Rei,g which slihIl he
hheMh ~ ,he s,oIA io'aeeis : : III y - p"IrsIt ",
enc Ieihpahy anu III ene he"Spapet pe
al clinton
lth4 The said corporation shall ~ into opera
tiuil and be otsaiiaaa. SO soon as shares 81 stock
IA The amount Ut Thirty Thousand Dollars sliah
have been Subscribed a..
9th. The business Of The corporation shall De
conducted at lis %,toitiieil, N the city % Baton
Rouge by a Board COMPOSED 81 seven Directors
who shall be Stockholders, The Difset9fs shall
elect ole Of theif bedy as President tfthe Guni=
tiahy, at their first meeting aiet their election,
A qiiottim 10 transact business shall consist OF 1T
least three nistibets and The President o. any
faaf members Of the Board, Al all ~eleetieiis by
The stockholders, and at all tlieif meetings each
share shall be entitled to one vote Votes tiHy
be given IN person q by ltotgs, ne Pfesi.le,l'
ut the Company is the ufieer uesishaIae as the
I;,tf aNoittbt ilIH 4 fst3l " lfiaE EH ttipUGt a mi HE
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~, ! + asa.,sa H. ], ta 80. ,aal aishs aiaa,ia,
s sh,,I ba saat;al !, ana asah s,bsss,,sat Heard Shall
ba alastsj a., tha third AIan,lsy Of December.
4 tailufs ia aieet t1ifeetsfs, shall not dissolve the
,,,f,,afetiat. bat tho Baa,dip efiee shall continue
Ia tu,ataisa a ts f~lne,iat,s ,iatil i ,aw hazard
nj, bs sleataa All tatjee sf elections and Of
tasatttes af stasttnlisps aflaF the afst election
abayp t~psvijei tat. shall be uiyaa bY publication
thitty DAYS in advance. ID The official Paper Of
ba ,s,,n ,,aav. aud in eas taper 1lliisbed al Clif,-
tan,
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Ith. Inc following persons are hefePy eFpo'h-
ted commissioners iuf me purpose " rateiviilg
subscriptions to the stock OF saii corporation.
ia Commissioners al Baton Hoasss = ~
MoHeAN, q NJ HaHr, H. !, WAppihhs A. =,
HHhHes, htt9hsh ltASets a,1a y 9. tiAt ~
Clinton, j. II MISE III u. HafNhs' fisNHs
hAHsfeN, ~ MHspaft " e SMITH "H'
PATTERSON ana Nit Mills ing saia toni-
fiisstuiiHfs snail nave power 70 aFI'aiil uerh.ies
o. agents n either places TO fseelfe s'it'sffilliplis
Three shall ioffr, 9 quorum te 20 business ne
subscriptions Snail De closed ~ se'li az me
amount OF Thirty Thousand Dollars sllall hase
been subssfii'ed' ana me hoiii,h'ssioha fe saai. I'M
lfediately Thereafter cause Tue enafee. WIN .ne
fatfiHs 81 The sabserthafs - ee tesis'efea " .he
Office Of the kate9faef OF Mei,sases es fsaa,fea
ny law, ana shall cause iio''te ta be gwen aug an
election iof DiIseiais ileid % provided ief ~ inc
Glib Article OF The charter
sth. Immediate " after the election If the ftst
Board Of directors the subscription list ahall be
opened for il term If three months III such places
III may be deemed advisable by the Board Of Din
faetors, and public notice shall be given thereof
d newspaper published ut the place where "a
subscription books are opened and the boar
shall have power 10 appoint agents for reeeiyin
subscriptions. Al the end Of said three months,
il the amour, Of subscriptions shall exceed ia
amount Of capital required, a meeting Of stock.
holders and Subscribers Hliall be held TO determine
whether the capital shall be increased 70 the
whole amount Of the subscription and II the
capital be not 50 increased, then the number OF
shares subscribed shall be reduced from the lsrg.
est subscription 20 as mol TO diminish The number
Of shares Of any subscriber, while another re-
mains with q larger number OF shares, II their
DC s'iy aehtlensy =, ING amount o. eap'ta, SUD.
sefibeai tue soid subscription BOOKS may 10 re-
opened anu eiosea rom Time 70 tilns, nh'ii the
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