New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-11-14
N. o. City RAITROAD co.
CHARTER OEeTkIM NEW ORLEANS CITY
~ RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES Of AMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA
fIlrN On ntre1r M n -A.e.

1, taAasrEaR 11s THIS NEW ORLEANS CITY
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS;
Be It known that this afeenth day 81 june in the year
Lord thousand eiht hundred sixty and of indie
Rssdsnee Of Shss9 p9s AWerioa Tho eighty fourth
The City and Parish Orleans State Il Louisiana aioFe
sRu, duly commissioned md personally and
ssycas declared hat Awaiting themselves of ths proysons
the Statutes of the STATE Of Louisiana relative to the olgnnis
tou of Corporations in this state they have coyenansd and
agreed and do by these and bind them
and constitute Corporation for the objects under The stpu
latons regulations and obligations following, to,wit:
ARrtcLE
The Corporate of this Association shall the NEW
ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD CuMPANY"
ARTICLE II,
The place of business legal domc Of this Corporation
shall be located in the City of New Orleans.
ARTICLE HI. --...=-
object OF ths Association is to construct and maintain
city Railroads. with Suitable and branches the
81 CARVING passe gers anu generally exercise saeh
powers ana privileges ~ ars hereby hereafter
be conferred on Thorn for bhdng and working City Railroads
ARTICLE ~
Ths aaPtsi Stock IF ths Corporation a hereby fixed
hundred dollars each ave per cent of subscription shall Be
shall 6epad ~ the time aud in the directed by the Heard
OF 9FGsaea iaSt not more than cent
than oncs within any thirty days.
Should nuy subscriber neglect to nav puactay hs
nstamet ustnments the same mature aud GIi duy
interest thereon Al The rate eight per
added thereto from natuy ~ payment any subscriber
neglee or eluses q ay bis INSTRUMENT within
Directors to Gasise the % @ e ss hS'a 81
share or shares upon which insmout may be due to
sold etPnhc auction otherwise ten days previous h.
tce thereof by advertisement,
ARTICLE v.
The Corporation hereby all the obligations of John
Patrick Irwin rs security in and 10 purchase
Sew Orleans q per ac passed before Charles Foer City
fly 5 & Rsroads
M e the plan and specifications and within the time and in
and made part hereof and also hereby expressly agrees
sumo and pay The bonus of hundred thirty thousand
chasers, in The following naaner o.wit: RN y
BY the said purchasers shall applied to he Of The
a n re s ss W e d
in the proportion Of their the cash re-
their said nsalment they due or III balance
tse sad VIII One hundred and four thousand
several promssory for the OF twenty six thousand
INV ssa ~ ma 2F g. cm nse as
dated the seventh Day Of February eighteen hundred ssy
two three and four from date with sx per cent interest
BY Aforesaid Noia ny fl em nS % ne
SAID Act and which said otes hereby by this
maturity, according 10 their effect ''''1'
ARTICLE VI.
Ihis Association shall 80 into operation from after the
| ARTICLE WI.
ts hs vG s x ss e device
Car and the namo ofthe Corporation traced thereon
ARTICLE y1II. .-a..
Ihese Association modified
.na ston ay ns hcehsea 70 amy sum NOT exceednl
consent Of h ap,ni NJ b N aN %h vs.
y seasF T afs h & When
noties Il thS sae shall be in NJ S y ds
yhe city If Nnw oreaps Within which s ockholders sda
lion ID Tie amount IF ther @ shees " pfopo
She p o. that sss mal q diposed II by hr Directors
yaiae T. ''SS'a'n IVY ~ y ~ 'hnn pr
.n.o,n.... - ara. t,s.1.-,.,.-
Directors consisting III t~eve peIsons eleh Nh sTa i
hold in hs own rights bundled dars Of III
eapi'ai s'oeH 81 s-ia association.
Article *.
The following named sloekhodeFs viz John b. slawson
Heury HART Frederick wntt Patrick irwin Alfred penn
Salgnel Smith Amang Heine James 2. Nixon, r. n POSTAL
pSse and are here6y constituted is r Board ~ D en
shall her meeting elee one Of their number Preep
~ =, -N.'s's A's'eHip'
ARTICLE 4 Z.
On ne hiTa a9nd9y AZ pseene eighteen hundred and sx
ore By the shah Be held the oce lie Coo
nS e s'e II o ne~spapsrs published ~ the aity Of
Orleans.
~N'toLE Aii'
plurality Of votes counting vote for each share Of stock
voted upop shall be sufficient w elect Directors VIII shn "
President the Association Who shall be ELECTED bv
os Gy s ~ h p & % p'n wa ~ eAoas end
L shall BE the duty Of the President preside all meetings
board shall Of their members President bro IL 5s
shall for the time being exercise he fun powers ~ Pfeen
Az eie;uon snail PC " ballot under the superintendent
~ maj ntsptnr l, IN o ron among ne stoekhod'
~ ~ " wv t w "s~n ft'pt o'Any siee'loh.
ARTICLE KIM.
majority Of the Board Of Directors shall be neecor IN
form quorum and decision of such majority sha.i bs valid
e except fo e purchase Of the right Of was for
nbb IN Ts,irs y If H. & Oh real estate
Of Directors $500 " 'Ne Hhoie BOARD
ARrIrLE Nv
Any Director being about TO absgzt nself for ns 8 a.,
months less may substitute in his ed proyie
a ana nave " ms 9n right not less than twenty
IN tba lime being - S" y Tug poAfa 81 directors
n
AhflpLE XIV
The Board Of Directors shall appoint secresry and MI
clerks aud agents. and may rrmoVe game nj niesnr
shall NIX me salaries 81 al officers Of tho poaon mud he
amount OF security Ai si be required from any said officers
and agents,
tue ordinary bneas OF tile Company Committees Of he
own hody or teit ohees OF agents. IS they may deem e5e
nds t,rh conailioRs az 10 man ~ ~ tlis Sl4e
s TX III nngEr ~ rt III W. plopSF. ANA tney
5y,sn ar aifer liz same ~ r lLho' aud to
mas. reonire md shall Sa Ia , " ~ pefatlon
gies tbat n1ay deeiir in their 6aa rb P9 any SAci
dared Oh account II death resffIon ,, ~ s oe 81
n1,bar II isfes ios,IysSs AZ Mat y the requisite
successive month"; - - ~ '4'0At ieafe 'of tAree
ANTIQUE XVI
Books for The registry and tr,nsar ~ r,o-a. - a,
secF shall he nnenei and ke6 s,ti5i -. = Sne ePtal
ed Inv the by laws All rasfrrs
hooks ara siptled IN tIe safRhalIer ~ NJ ae ~ siu
said books lie DifeGtor NAV cIoae az ~, anu @Iich
axnadenry NAV reafre Lrf M, "a ~ or
aass M t;Tse should anv siepa ps l21 man ten
ransfer he sane nreyonE II Fiji nayasa III nefFe 70
he sbsl he m do 81 nv ps beeu made
Of the party purchasing provided that the sutsntpd yts
ton IL satisfactory 10 the Board of Directors.