New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-09
N. O. CITY RAILROAD co.
GHAAtTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS CITY
~ RAILROAD COMPANY. S-'
4 UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA
/ OF I.,4

BE known that this fifteenth day june the year Of ou
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the ely and Parish Of New Orleans state y oaana II and afos re-
said duly commissioned md sworn personally ap
sye5ay declared hat sysiIng themselves provisions
ton Of Corporations IN this State they have covenantsd and
agreed and do by these presents covenant and them
ationst regulations and obligations following towit:
5..-. s.a ARTICLE
The eorpoate Of this Association shall the NEW
ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD C0MPANY.n
ARTICLE II. 5.4
The place Of business and legal dome of this Corporation
ARTICLE tII.
Tho object of this Association TO construct and maintain
City Railroads. with suiabe tnrnous and bauehss fn ths
purpose OF carrying PASSENGERS aud generally exercise such
be conferred on them for building WORKING City Raroads
ARTICLE Nv.
The Capital Stock of this Corporation Is hereby fixed at nne
million Of dollars represented BY ten thousand shares Of one
hundred dollars eac five cent each subscription shall be
shall be paid al the time and IN The directed by The Board
or any e psu and isn, no Of d
than once within any thirty days. s
Should any subscriber neglect to pay puctualv his
nssaPsh. e. s,anens " M " he same mature and fall due
added thereto from maturity l payment any subscriber
neglee or refuses HIS nstament insanens within
thirty days after the specified payment lie Board Of
Directors reserve TO themselves the right Of causing any
sold At public auction otherwise days previous no
tiee thereof by advertisement,
ARTICLE
The said Corporation hereby ali the obligations Of John
b sawson principal Henry Hart Frederick Wins and
right Of way for the construction Cy Railroads il he City Il
Ne On e PeT y e19s ehs FS CITY
sixty and obgates itself said City Railroads accord
I @ Which T / he here s lsefred aed o q
and nude part hereof and also hereby expressly
dollars therein Bad and agreed to be paid by the said pur
The cash payment Of thousand dollars advanced
BY hs saa cha shall be applied ne payment
b. "a MSawson Henry Hart Frederick wintz Patrick Irwin
spee2ey the sum viii apply in the payment Of
tseir said they become d balance
dollars for which The aforesaid 6ss furnished lis
doils ss sp he ee ass,ak 4 henS ,pSisa Ha
asS b and r Patrick Irwin and BY them endorsed
and payable d the Louisiana State Bank il this ety Il one
PEI ss9a r. rsg dsts g, gsia Slss sad
SAID Ac ana winch said oeS hereby assumed
SaS expressly agreed 70 be a by the Company
ARTICLE .5.ua.=
This Association shall into operation from tho
ARTICLE VII.
THIS AssoGiaen shall have Corporate Seal the device
which shall be Crescent within Gce with two horses
gar, ana Inc name otthe Corporation traced thereon
4 ARTICLE WIN. 59"@.-@
These Articles Of Association be modified altered
IT, o sRa sgsk 4 aay nsy be Inc pseassd any
consent Of in Stockholders obayd
5 @ ases Sixty
a WHICH %G msp a
have the privilege taking additional shares in
expiration ha time may be disposed If by Tie Direetors
aT he heneh 81 the Association bat not at less thn par
/ ARrIcLE1x.
All powers of this Corporation snail be vested In Boad of
@ handlea sash q dssrs Ths ff s
capital stock of said Association s a
ARTICLE
| The following named Stockholders VII John B. sawson
Henry Hart, Frederick wintz Patrick Irwin Alfred Penn
Mseo ss sG aaG so 8 WIFI W mshe n I sa FGs ea
nS and are hereby the s Bonrd q Directors who
and said Board shall until W their successors
asD .., AKTIdLE xrs5A
On the third Monday 10 December eighteen hundred and six.
S1s by The asEhoidsrs shall BE- held a h & %s'ts " ee1
ht1n OF wieh election previous notice Of at least
Orleans, S''e '. wv y
4 ARTICLE XII.
plurality votes Counting one vote for each sbae or stocl
voted upon shall be auieent elect Directors who shall at
hes ars mssng ss Their eeetion choose Of their
n q hs wno 3 B9a5d and upon whom all citations and
shall he the duty Of The President preside at all meetings
q ths aad and n cae o ajSencsor inability act tie
shall for the TINE being exercise the full powers Pesident
a. ss Ss sa S n S as, s @ s %
eS at preefor ~ least one week prior any election
ARTICLE XIII.
majority of the Board Directors shall be necessary Ia
form quorum and decision Of such majority shall be valid
eop9ets ss eSssp t9t the purchase Of the right ay for
which allreauire vote of threeouhs whole Board
| ARTICLE XIV.
Any Director being about asest himse period Of six
@ ne ss qSDaf baSe Il IL sa@s o ns u a ~
se shafes Of the epa stock of the Company and provided
/ for the time being.
/ ARTICLE XIV.
The Board ef Directors shall appoint Secretary and all
clerks
shall salaries Of an officers Of the poaiion And lid
i and agents . s'e N-tsst
Sid otd also deegae such power in the transaction o
of