New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-07-25
N. o. CITY RAILROAD co.
CHARTER nETHE NEW ORLEANS CITY
| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA,
| CITY OF NEW ORLEANS:


BE known that this day June the year
Lord one thousand eight hundred and ant q the nds'
I'VE Hf SARSET So S
INV p II fs M o eame snd no.
peared he persos hereinafter PANIED and WHO
the statutes of the Sta o Louaana relative to the ogani
agreed aud ID by thee presents aid bnd ;ern
selves and those whom hey to form INTO
lations, regulations and obligations following, Wit
ARTtCLE
Thi 9SgoSa f Rfs M b cS ;ha be the NEW
ARTICLE
The place or business and laga this CORPORATION
shall bs located in the City OF New Orleans.
ARTICLE III.
The object Of his Association is to and maintain
City Railroads, with suitable md
5 d a sfSs s 90 ehsrs
be conferred On them for building and working City Railroads.
ARTICLE ~.
THo cs n a siqe Ct @ coPorao hereby hxed ct
dollars each hye per cent Of zach subscription shall be
shall Be paid at the time and in the directed BY the Board
subscription a Be called for ay one lime p and no ene
than once within any thirty days
ustament nsiaenis as the same mature and fsIf dns
aided thereto from ari, Nil payment t ad il anv ss pr
nsgiects q pay nsmsi or isaisrns within
Director to Ressives The h II eaa an ~
tce thereof BY advertisement, ~
ARTICLE
The said Corporation hereby obligations
slawson principal Henry Hart Frederick Win and
,igIi q de eiis Railroads cy i
Ne% preans per se passed before chsss E Fo City
ssss ~ Z sEas
Ire Whit @
and Of s e and y 10
dollars therein Rsd and agreed b paid BY the aaid
The cash Of twentyS thousand dollars advanced
s
-. sawson Henry Hart Frederick Winiz aud Patrick Irwin
spee3ey 50 fr ~ the sad sum viii apply in ne of
q &c sai prise y5 one hundred aad
dollars for which ne atorssad as Furnished bis four
oa S b III i e hsas si%
saS pag at Rs ay ss @ in b e a At Sns
three and four letc with cent interest
ps ~ o oos q saar2 q Ss fd S Is s ars
said Act which said hereby assumed bs this Cor
maturity i according 10 ig teno and eisc
| ARTICLE
This Association shall into operation from and after the
| ARTICLE VII.
This shall haze Corporate Seal, The device
which shall be Crescent within Circle with Two horses and
Car and the of the Corporation traced thereon.
ARTICLE
Articles Association may he modified altered and
s s S h H. s4 % @ny D en- m
consent twobits IL amoani Stockholders ottsaed
s ny Ssy n W aSxs
nSca q c Ses sha e s 8 @
have The privilege Of taking additional shares in proper
s a a m s Gfe s a by lie pec sa
fr the benefit Of the Association, but not At less than
ARTICLE TX,
powers this Corporation shall be vestedi in Boad Of
consisting of twelve each OF whom shall
holi h III g lsest hundred dollars Of The
&RrIcLE
Henry art FrsasEisk Wint Patrick Irwin Alfred Penn
josiah Cole, ~. u Massieot ana Geo W. H%e, shall
their meeting elect Of their number President
Board shall until superseded by their
who shall be elected ~ provided in Article Eleventh.
ARTICLE
On the third Monday December eighteen six
sa s he a h fsi tic oapo
shall Sc given newspapers published in the city New
Orleans.
"A plurality Of Counting for shsre Of stock
upon shall be sucenr elect directors shall
Der for President Assocao shah be elected by
majority IF the whole Board and upon whom al citations an'
Ii sba " ,he duty President preside all meeting
IoTd Shall ssst q tl,sir President VIII
Al eie lions sa II " bao aader the sapsalsndeles
inspectors appointed ny The Board from among The sockhod
Directory at least one week prior election.
i, ARTICLE XIII.
majority Of the Board Of Directors shall be necessary
form quorum and decision Of such majority shall be yAli
copete except for The purchase Of Tie ghtof way
il building new roads Or for he purchase Of real estate
. Of Directors
Any Director being himself period Of
months less may nominate substitute provide
+ Ave shares Of the cap Company aud pfovdet
also that said substitute be elected by the Board Of Director
for the time being
IN ARTICLE
Board of Directors shall appoint Secretary,
ha s III s"rcs u Ill etes q The poraon AID X
of security that shall be required from any said office
Said Board may alse delegate such in the transaction
body their Officers o. agents. a they may deem exoed
under such condition. as TO han shall seem proper And he
s or .s I Ssness Sf sst pd s
require it. and shall alsq haye power supply
cad account OF death resignation want Of the equii
number of shares insolvency. absence without leave for hr
ARTICLE XVI
Books st The registry and transfer Of shares q the espit
Cd b Inc Bylaw Al 81 shall be made On a
sad books Directors may close cSnysnience
eSpediency rgqas but not foy longer ea Than
transfer the same prey Gus to full payment having been mac
Il he an IL pe T. III a ne su s. s sgGle
ton il satisfactory TO Tie board Of Directors.
ARTICLE
failure from any elect Directors the day
for purpose shall dssaiye this Associations the
he'd Of Which notice iohWh Ge eissn as provided
Article II, and continued until IN elections had.
ARTICLE xviii.
m Each SHAREHOLDER meetings election of Dirpctt
+ e o X b s 81 thu aee BY bs,
hi sS %s@ owned s, s sSs
months prior the day Of voting
ARTICLE
No @ hG s sR ss in he name 4
s sum" t nS o pss g Roaa5 r. 81 M
= Of this Company.
Minutes Of NIL the proceedings Of the Beard of Directors sh
.nS se9sat3 s Md v ta 1 5 & Sa
tca,es of Stock Contracts aud AL sthef esieGees of debt
this corporation
Tbs Board q Directors my aeesP. pleyisonag anE
privilege conferred on ms As9einion by any amendment