New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-12-06
N. %. City RAILROAn cO.
CHARTER OFF THE NEW OFsI,rSANS ClTY
~ RAILROAD COMPANY. -


before EDWARD BARNETT. Notary Public IL and fo ~
Va a and Il
m Statutes Of The State e Louisiana relative to the ogn
s apd DO by these and bind
S ne obec an ns NO
ations regulations and obligations following, to.wit
The Corporate this Association shall be the NEW
ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD COMPANYn 80 -"
4 ARTICLE II.
The place Of business and legal of this Corporation
shall be located in the City Of New Orleans. ~
s T5N4 ARrIeLE IN.
@ 99eet OF hs 70 construct and maintain
q carving passengers and generally such
for building and SorRs cs RsfOs
ARTICLE ~.
en e 81 "a fixed
hundred each I've cent of each subscription shall be
be paid tbe time directed Sy tie oad
called for any ONE time Pm md d mot II
thsh shoas oISe wi within any thirty days
insalasn or insalmens the mature and fall due
added from tns hn III fn per cent Per annum shall be
pay or iasasns sasssiSsn %tSa
Directors themselves the reht q caana as 9afa any z,
public auction ohsfws after day. esTous rS = se
tice thereof by advertisement $50 .-''
| ARTICLE v.
The said Corporation hereby assume all the obligations John
y sawson as principal and Henry Hart Frederick Wintz and
right e or the construction city Railroads the City sf
New as per act passed before Charles Fortier City
oess 5 c ssoads sdssa
which here reerred @ o n
ons RsisRy amd y
laeTe b ha and agreed 70 be paid by the said
Ihs @ casa a Of thousand dollars advanced
absrsdP ise " S ss Si B.
n h bs Henry Hhr Frederick Win Patrick Irwin
PPsiffd sPPei4 ssd Sc fT as The sad 1 vim apply
One hundred anu and 'S Sur sf honans saspsS
aoaFs tor which the aforesaid purchaser bis four
CELLAR each drawn @ es himself the order Of Henry Hart
dat dated the seventh II, day ssfy
ssas ss sq Wink R @ @
pe aapa ~ I ro dats Until paid Which sad notes par
sad Act and which said oes hereby BY Cor
maturity, according to their and effect ~
ARTICLE
This association shall go into operation after the
ARTICLE VIZ
This Association shall have Corporate Seal the device
Car ana the name 1.-THE Corporation traced thereon
eMr.4 ARTICLE VIII. a.s
the sesss sps 1rssi os Of mas &c BE m9ds and
esE e aSa in chs Sy win h
duly sStGoaed ed,fs sxs dsg
notice Of the same shall be in published
the city Of New Orleans within which Shall
lion the their Stock an any shaes not a teEepr &
I 5sne Of he bSt ao q y sss s s pa
value ~ " - W pAi
ARTICLE TX.
All powers Of this Corporation shall be vested in Road Of
hos & least eash e o 9
capital stock of said Association.
ARTICLE Z.
The following named Stockholders, John b. slawson
Samuel srat % Smith Armand Hene James Nixon E Fors@i
constituted fTst Board d'S PecS ssl ssi %ho
shall n ther s meeting elect Of their President
shall provided Esyseh
ARTICLE
On the third Monday in December eighteen hundred and +
the shall AZ The oaiee of lie Cofeo
shall given in published ID The eity of New New
ARTICLE XIII.
plurality Of Counting for each share of stock
Stsd p, sf 9s ,s sgeeni & t. eee Directors
per oT q the Association who shall elected by
processes served '''H " e'''ioh' and
i shall be the duty Of The President preside At all meetings
Board shall elect of their members President pro tenn who
e. 4sssasss Of
~ o a y s esS W. t,on among The stockhold
ARTICLE kin. \
majority q the Board Of Directors shall be necessary to
a #, esssp o5 the paehsse Of the right way for
IT Directors. 1' ''
months may nominate substitute in his stead provided
d capital stock q The GompanV W and nsn
so that ssd substitute be elected by the Board Directors
ARTICLE XIV.
The Board of Directors shall appoint Secretary and all
erss and agents and may TsioFe The pleasure and
mount Of security that shall be required from any said oGcers
Said Board also delegate such power the of
he ordinary business of the Company Of theit
appoint within aid Without ats ths sfPs ssfe
ha have to make rules spd And h s
mend or alter ie SANG interest Of corporation
les that may occur their Board such may be de-
Jared on account of DEATH resignation want requisite
lumber Of shares insolvency absence without for three
ART1cLExv1 :
Books for the registry shares of the ean
teek shall be opened and kept The restrictions direct
oot and signed The shareholder his attorney and wReS
ad books e Deforf may close - often as convenience
ays time Should any subscriber stock desire to
shall be perAitted to dc BY substitute Subscription
ion satisfactory the Board Of Directors
.- ARTICLE XVII. 4
ainIe from any eanse to elect Directors day named
shall over until another eeetion III i
ed Of which notice shall forthwith given as provided
,rticle Il, and continued until eectionis had n
ARTICLE xvIIL
Each shareholder meetings for the eection of Dire
etef sRa be entitled directly BY
in his over i've hundred votes md
aso nat ne shall have owned his stock at least three
ARTICLE XIX.
No two partners whose subscription the name of the
omrnercial firm Of which they MEMBERS shall be eligible ii
time as Directors Of this Association. shall D
e other City Railroad his partner Director
f this Company.
ARTICLE IL
Minutes all the proceedings Board of Directors shall
kept by the Secretary and verified by the President the
resident and Secretary shall sign all drafts checks
fcaes of stock contracts and all he evidences Of debt Of
his corporation.
ARTICLE XXI.
The Board Of Directors may accept Professionally any power
privilege conferred this Association amendment
he law under WHICH the is formed by the adoption
act ordinance Of the Legislature CITY tornc
ut the final of any such power or privilege shall
by vote OF majority in amount of Stock
elders.
ARTICLE
The liquidation Of the affairs Of this shall ba rede
three commissioners, appointed by the Stockholders nj
leeting convened Tor that after
Zee IN two published in New Orleans Said Ion
aors shall be solvent residents
cbed to the Association; their
II necessary shall be rarc3 Il
pr liquidation shall be liked we'll their coDlnensann in
c the Stockholders may by resolutions Ia General
leeting convened, determine. e Z
ARTICLE xx1II.
The and respective interests of the naTties ~ . 80
decia han folln n