New Orleans daily crescent., 1857-12-30
CHARTER
or The
LOUISIANA TEHUANTEPEC COMPANY.

ton Of affairs Of the corporation may be and
proper. l5a s|t@ i
The said /. established 70, The Of
riys 70 point The Bay yspe.s .s
@
dtions Of said The Gar.y and s9s and
according the and condition, IF said grant, and
their assigns shall hereafter subscribe and
ARTICLE III. 5es
dollars divided share; hundred dollars each which
be
10000 Rs Ssis
hs tile 70 said Ga1sy and sioe under The deed
Of ss ss nS :.
Of the sloo grant under the decree Of the Mexican
Government.
100000 shares. -szs5a
required by The terms Of said grants
n e sa @ r q s SF m S
after deducng the subscriptions of those who sign this
ARTICLE Y.
made the cash stock subscribed and to
time in
cent, in ninety days and the remainder called
s s Z Gs %
days in least two published in New Orleans
ARTICLE vi.
the this Company by said Trustees Of the
sa G6 .a
for H. purposes trust shall
il Dss, an hs s ae
trust to be used for the the debts and liabilities
such abtiss parties
S h
what
GO BY any or under der
eighth article Of this charter.
ARTICLE VII.
ss @ s ns s ne, y
cent tolls and the sssspts from
9a the ers % sha and
tolls to keep the dividends down TO Is per cent per
This Article shall impose any Limitation
dividends that the Company declare from sales of
portation of freight and passengers
| ARTICLE VIII.
m the for The soo grant shall be pSid
by the in Its bonds on such terms as may be agreed
Mexican Cove nmen the net profits provided ia said
Sloo grant.
The business the Company shall conducted its office
p w es s
manent residents Of said city -Four Directors shall ALL form
ont of body shall have elect
annual eeeons At elections for Directors and meeting
sss s ssR Roe BY *
II e
pany, in the hands of any of its officers.
ARTICLE x.
Emile John Bel Asa
;se h m ap ss s
annual subsequent elected th
p ssh a. ns On the Ss
eligible Director unless he owns Is shares of stock.
n ARTICLE II.
failure to elect Directors shall dissolve the corporation
but the Board in office shall continue the Of its function
s ss be eye 5y e
ADVANCE in at least of the newspapers Of New
ARTICLE XII.
Of failure the part subscriber the in
after ten days advertisement notice in writing forfeit Ii
sock and sell It for the benefit of the Company may with
au sas an' no ''0'An'o'F 'n" pSfn'''s' vote whist
At all meetings Of the Stockholders and at all elections ms
Ing the capital stock 5 f the for m
Legislature Louisians entitled organsato
IL RaSs 5
Es o se S
s0n Sn ii in m h at all ether @ sen os
= represented shall govern
= ARTICLE XIV.
The President and Directors shall have power make all by
Sc an n
ary The repair Of the
necessary the line and location of the roads
@ hs @ 5 in
every thing necessary proper objects tn
IS sa'ion Of passengers, freight and mails WAN
The Directors shall have appoint all officers and
Of the Company fix their and he
other obligations such and such conditions
deem best and mortgage the property of the Company
j: ARTICLE XVI.
stated annual meeting Of the stockholders shall be held
years. business and for the exsmna,
financial and other affairs Of the Company shall
a before he meeting by the Pr and then
sa others when they think proper and shall be their duty
% Of the stock Of she COMPANY to ea @eens Of
< stockholders take matters
aS ie held at the Company, city Of New
ARTICLE XVII.
books sas h be ksp The @ Gs Of 5 ap
for transfer of stock shall be binding the Company until
m The Bo Of ns'sSs h ns De anS %
md Company, until the whole of the capital stock of
Company shall have been exhausted.
: ARTICLE XIX
will be s to enter some M
Me- s e F. Pnf ha IL a ls
@ ef so Of s sa h u for e to oes
amendments and changes in said grants most
interests of this Company.
r. ARTICLE Xxx.
At the expiration the charter whenever the dssou
OF the corporation shall render its qniaon t
shall be elected by the stockholders whose
it shall be take possession OF the property of the Compa
and conduct sbusness final liquidation, such terms
such shall he determined meeting of ste
= holders regularly convened for that and it, ut
IRE expiration of the charter majority the sockhod
An and number, shall desire 10 the same fl
dis further the stockholders dissenting from such
late shall transfer their stock those desiring the
usi uewa its fair value, be affixed by appraisers mu
lie OF chosen for that purpose.
: New Orleals. July so, 1857,
n. Emile IaSere Fifty shares.
John NJ Bell. Observation-Disclosures. Fifty shares.
j. W. Burbrdge. ................... Fifty shares.
,PJ j, Warner. r.....,..............Fi Fifty shares
m Of Lionel @. .Ievy..........,....-,. Fifty shares
W Z. Starke Fifty shares
a Duncan F. Kenner. ........, Fifty shares,
Alfred Penn, per pro. Emile LaSere Fifty shares.
n John Slidel per pro- Emile LaSee. Fifty shares.
P. A. Hargous
. Per pro. J. P. Benjamin. One hundred sh
Jew j. z. Benjamin. Fifty shares.
j D. Denegre. Fifty shares.
I. .. Hebert-, tIty shares.
The undersigned Recorder of Mortgages in and for the
and city Of New Orleans eerihes that the within charter
recorded this day in his Office in book society No folio 46
most JOHN HOLMES, Record
az New Orleans, August 4, 1857.