The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1852-10-26

ithe capital be not 20 increased, then the
number Of shares subscribed shall be re-
ducsd from TIL largest Subscription 50 ~
not to dimish the number Of shares Of any
subscriber, while another remains with o
larger number Of shares. II there be any
deficiency in the amount Of capital subscrib-
ed, the said subscription books may be re-.
opened and closed from time to time, until
the whole capital shall have been subscrib-
ed.
9Th. In case Of failure on the part Of any
subscriber to pay the ius.a!lments on his
stock, as required, the Board Of Directors,
shall have the option, after thirty days
written notice to the defaulter, of forfeiting
the stock, and se1iag it tor the benefit Of
said stockholder, 6fof compelling by suit
the payment Of sbch enstallment and no
stakeholder shall be PERMITTED to vote while
in default
10th. All meetings Of Stockholders called
for the purpose of increasing or diminish
ing the capital stock Of the company or tor
any Of the purposes enumerated in the fifth
section Of the act Of the Legislature of
Louisiana entitled I'm act for the organiza-
ton of corporations for works Of public i'm
provenentand utiiay,o shall be composed of
persons holding in their own right, or as
agents for others at least three -fourths of
the stock of the company, in order to take
valid and binding action in the premises,
at all other meetings of stockholders, and
represented, and in this latter case, if such
majority be not present nor represented the
meeting shall be adjourned for one week,
and the vote Of the majority Of the stock
present and represented at such adjourned
meeting shall bind the company in the same
manner, as if a majority Of all the stock
were present and represented.
18th. Any vacancy in the Board Of Dir
ectors, occurring during the year may be
filed by vote of the Board of Directors
18th. The President and Directors of said
corporation shall have power to make and
use common seal-to elect a newspaper,
which shall be known to the Stockholders
as the official paper Of the Company, and
in which all advertisements shall appear.
and to do every thing necessary for the
construction, repair, and maintenance of
the plank road herein before described, with
as many tracks as they may deem necess-
airy to determine the line of the road, and
the depots that may be necessary to make
and construct all works whatever for the
proper and complete working Of the road
70 construct all bridges over manageable and
other streams, and whether the crossing
shall be by bridge or ferry; to contract
specially for work, labor or materials to be
furnished to the company. and to agree
whether the whole or any part thereof shall
be payable in the capital stock of the Com
pany; to appoint Secretary. Treasurer,
Supreintendents. Engineers, and other
officers or servants necessary or proper, for
the faithful performance, of any duty nee
essary to the construction or proper main
tainance of the said plank road to make all
contracts for the furnishing of material or
equipments for the road on such dts as
they may deem proper; 10 borrow money
for and on account of said road in any sum
not to exceed ten thousand dollars, unless
authorized by vote of two thirds ofthe
stockholders, not to exceed that sum. and to
mortgage the. said road and its appurt snan-
ces to secure the payment of the sam ; to
make all contracts for the purpose of 81 reed
ly and properly constructing said road, and
when said road or any part thereof is finish
ed, to fix the rate of tolls for same to make
all rules and regulations or bylaws ne ces-
sary for the proper, safe and regular ran
action of the business of the COMPANY; but
such rule and regulations shall be sui ,iect
to repeal, change amendment. or mo'i fca-
ton, by the stockholders at their meet ngs,
or by the President and Directors in them
tervals; they may accept donations in land
or money, or such materials or labor as may
be useful to the company they shall de-
clare semi-annually the divid ends arr ising
from the road after the paym .ent of all ex-
penses. Said dividends shall be declared
and made payable to the stock holders dur
ing the first fifteen days of December and
June of each year they shall make at least
once in each year report in full detail to
the stockholders, exhibiting the expences
and profits or revenue Of the road as well as
the cost during the proc ess of constru citing
The same as well as the re- pairs that NAV be
made thereof they shall, keep or cause TO
be kept, a regular set of books. on which
shall be entered in ree.u Tar order all business
Dr. other transactions o the company. which |
'aid book shall be ov,ened to the inenection
If the stockholders, at the office ofthe COM
,any. "A stock boo k shall be kept and GER
licates OF stocr. shall be issued to the
and no transfer of stock shall |
'e binding on the company until made on
Is stoc kbook
13. If any subscriber for stock shall be
axed by virtue OF any law or ordinance for
he payment of subscription to the company
he shall have the right of reducing the
lumber ofhs shares by an amount equal
o that of the tax so imposed, but this
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