Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1853-01-15
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BATON ROftGE uni CLINTON
Plank Road Company.

HE E
Ws the undersigned agree 10 form ourselves
into . corporation, Under the laws Of ths State Of
Louisiana. NJ particularly Het forth III III net ehii4
He'd un s.9f fur The organization If corporations for
spcths n pubic improvement and tffifyt'--a copy
Of which l. hereitio anne xeds fof The purpose u
constructing a PUNK 1ioni from, the city Of Batoti
Reare b. The Parish Of East Baton Rouge, 10 ihs
towii ui Clinton, In the Parish or Last Felieiaua,
sud ffoth iheiics aloiig the ttiost ~eligaltle route ID
4 point thai will connect the iowii IL Liberty III
Aifiiie county, state Of Mississippi, and for that
tnfpese We have toftnea the annexed charter, and
have signed the sanis. ard bavs stidsd 10 Unf sig.
t,atose . elutetnsht Of ils tiur,b~r VI shares and
the nflesni Of our subscriptions 10 said coiips-
ny.
cIfARTEK oFrHE COMPANY.
ist Tbs said corporation shall DO called tho
Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank Roal Company
and lie doi,ieiIs IL Exed In the city Of Baton
Rouge.
2nd, Tho said corpora Ion IL established for the
puftpose Of constructing, working, and maintain.
Ing d plank road from Baton RoaHe to Clinton
Louisiana. aud from theme hereafter 10 be cor.
iinued TO Liberty III Au,ite county, State Of Miss
issipai. should a company be formed In Ai,ite
County 10 connect Al the State line.
81. The capital stock Of the Company ID fxed
at One Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided into
fUuf thou aud shares al twenty Ave dollars eheh,
A payment Of Ave per cent on the amount Of
each share shall lie nude. within Thirty days nj.
ter the election OF The ffst Board Oh DIRECTORS
ne subsequent pay mem sha,l 20 MAIZE ia spch
suh'A a'e ~ SUCH peii , y ! ~ s,u Mn ;. hNea - u
boafn u plfee'ois. Ifes,aea NJ, no eaIa snal.
We h'aue. w a s.eatet ah'oh,t nun IVY ~ .en.
Ut 'he an,ns, WV .ha. ssssa WY 'uu.so - ea.h
eaiiaha' " gwen " Pup.sa'ien u hhe ne"s-
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w no,npahyi anu ~ que newspaper P'o''she'
~ linton.
4th, The said corporation shall 90 into opera.
Hon. and " efgatiiktid, So soon ~ silates OF stock
10 the aineun, 81 Thirty Thousand Dollars shall
have been subscribed.
9TH The business Of the corporation shall he
conducted oil iis %iuinieil, In the city Of Baton
Roige by a beard eolnppsed Of seven Directors.
who shall be stockholders. The Directors shall
elect one Of their body ms President ofthe Com
pany, at their FIRST meeting after their election,
A quorum 10 transact business shall consist Of al
least three members aud the President, or any
four members Of he Board. At ell elections by
the Stockholders, alnI At all their meetings euth
share shall be entitled TO ono vote. Votes may
he given IN person OF by Hfufu, ne Ptsslaent
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e,osrn. ms election ena.l pe ne'a y. pa'on
hoage ,'lueT the euFe''nte',oense o. w '""'h''s-
slonefs hefeai'e' oee'ens,ea anu appo'''ea VI !.
eelvo supsetlptionf--hi supseTaeh. elesei9Ns
SHAT oo nell " ba1of' hosEo uilaei tna suPs',n.
tchashee ol tl'iee commissioners apFv'h.se aoa'
aH'ohes. 'hs s'oeh nonaefs ~ = ~ ~ = ~" ~
era toI tna u'.'o nelig. s''fss ~ ~ A'sa sles
hoh q pitec'"ts, shali " sisun n''e Wy H.. NJ -
ausales, " ~ ieas1 ohe n u i'a.i.s"ea M -
ba'oil ho,gs, anu one pap.' !, sah :, g an NJ
HI, esa'a ~ p,n ~ tan.a !" ,ssa III. aiart;n,,
shaii bo annual afl eaeh1 subsequent Heard shall
la .leeieJ an III Third Monday 81 December,
4 tailore Ia alcet Directors, sbalf not dissolve the
s,r,,a,n,,,n I'M he Hoard In office shall continue
,hs exercise Of IT. functions until i new board
sau IL slce,eJ, All notiee Of elections and &C
n,sst,n,,s Al s,oeLhplaefs after The first election
al,ave nsov,ird IN. shall lie piyen bv Modification
,hs,,s iavs a. adsshse. In ,ha official rapnr of
Ie ran, fany aud IN ons paper published o, Gin.
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9TH. The following persons are hereby arpoiti.
ted cor, ~ irsioiiers Tor The purpose Of receiving
subscriptions TO the stock Vt SUD corporation
Mopeas. i, NJ. HAIR, II. 4. WAppntt, A. $,
| usefoS, l~suansr Lssoul and w. y Pims. AT
Clinton, ], II. Muss, II. u. HAYsss, H.snY
MAnsteE, O. W. MusbAY, !. y. SMITH, VIM
PAfrsRsps and "A g. MiLts. The said com.
nsss,oliefs sha,' nav power 20 appo,hs uepu..as
OF agents =, e'nef Places 70 ,eesaSs supse. P', M.
israe shan Iot'h = quofuai - ~ o's,ne'7, ~ l.
subscriptions shasl NC e'esea Nv soon ~ 'na
amount o. ihi,ty ! hauaano Do.'a,s saa,a hase
peen suesei,pea' WV me eu'. ~. - ~ SIN ~, ~
fncaiateiy H'oteaite1 eause .ns euai.c' WV Nv