New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-10-10
N. o. City RATLROAD cO.
CHARTER of The NEW ORLEANS CITY
~ RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED ItTEs OF FAMERIGA, STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OF NEW uRLEANs:

(sE55AlNsnEHN lSss N Snt,, MtHE HhW ORLEANS CITY |
UNITED SKATES OF AMERICA, STATE or LOUISIANA
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS;
Bet known this fifteenth day June tho year of on
Loud Que lonsand eight hundred and xy gut Of the nde
Geioro me EWSRp BARNETT NoiaTs Pablo IL and io
su, duly commissioned and personally and
pSarea hS psrsops hsren9ter named and wh
the s'ate Of The STA y ouis@aa relative to ihe organ
agreed and do by hesc pe,en and bind them
syyes & nla Sse whom my % form hg
laions, regulations aud obligation, following, to wit;
AnTtcAH b.
The Corperata Of this Association shall be The NEW
ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD d ooMPANY'
ARTICLE IN.
The place Of business and Legal deicil this Corporation
shall be located in the City Of New Orleans.
ARTICLE 1II.a
The egeet Of thls Association is to consue. and maintain
papo q carrying pssgi GERS and generally exercise
ho conferred on them iof buiding and working City RAILROADS
ARrtctE ~.
TRe uaPi9l Stock is Corporation hereby axed
hundred dollars eae hye cent of euch subscription be
% bepaid at the lime aud in thu directed by the Beard
subscription Be gd ror Il any one ne aud I hi oeaD @
thaH A. olies within any thirty days,
nstalnet o. hslSmsnts .hs and sii due
p.esss thereon ~ ne ras OF e er cent ta be
nestec refuses DTS nstaneats within
Directors rpseye 10 bemseves he rGt Of ean m any ~
to be
lice thereof BY advertisement,
ARTICLE V.
The said Corporation hereby assume all the obligations OF John
slagscn ~ principal and Heary Hart Frederick Win Sad
right ot tho construction City alifoads ID tie City ei
Sew Orleans as Per act pissed before Charles h Forie Cy
xty and sa oty Esfosds accord
oh sid 6c N tS aSrs s reee aeS to y
and as aa pa pat her hssGo & and d also hereby
apas efem M nd ana agreed TO he paid by the said
The cash Of twenyix thousand dollars advanced
9" liz sosh hs ss Spsa bs " s q e
h b. aears Hart frederick Wintz aud Patrick Irwin,
PsfG NJ 9 F pr,l ~ the saS sum win p 3 Of
3 pss tsy S 5sSeSs @ due asa Sr the balance
doa ~ wiei ne purchaser has furnished his four
dollars each drawn BY himself rhe order q Henry Hart
e Re @ # eshsea nes RI af sg sg
and payable nj the Louisiana State Bank this city 0ne
agpp from date gntl paid which said notes par
aa Asi % s93 sh sd otes are hereby M assumed W This Cor
| Maturity according 10 their tenor and effect.
- ARrIcLE VI.
TN Association AN shall 80 Into operation from and after the
ARTICLE vlt.
sae F s AiPftsg NJ ,asaa as ays & GCPoc& & SS ho device
ua and the name of the Corporation trsced thereon.
4 ARTICLE VIII.
These Articles of Association may be modified altered
Two @ ] J " S IN M gsa a y ay slR A. n9t eSefgsiag
consent VI thirds Ii siockhoIders Obtained
a capital skal Be duly aathorissd sxty days
he si d Ne os Gn s S s asa sS. II
haye the privilege Of taking additional shares proper.
e espsor tha S may u passd s. he b5cars s
value, '--
ARrtcLErx.
All povors of hls Corporation shall bo vested IN goad Of
hold II is ltssf tsgshy hundred aears ii tHs
| capital stock of said Association.
ARrHoLEx.
The following Stockholders viz; John n Sagson
Hsary ,t gas lsssisl Wi9s Patrick irwin Ac4 Penn
Josiah sos n ias.ieot and Geo Heme, shall eoia-
shall a s rs, nsetas esci one Of their number President
VIZ " sced 4 @ II pAfce Es3ss w asi
| ARTIoLE xI.
On the third Monday ia pAteuber eighteen hundred aud Six
shall 5c asId AZ he eee q Se oope
ration, Of which election previous notice Of
Orleans.
plurality Of votes Counting one Vote for eae share sto
yoed apo shall be sneish to elect Directors shall
Presdeni the Associatio who ha BE- sscted bg
majority q The whole Beard and upon whom all citations
Y shl " the dgy of hs President preside et all meeng
Board snail elect their members President pfo en VIE
snail tor 1a ts ees gxecis the full powers of President
Al ee tons siAl be by htot ander the suerinendenrs
ot Diraeors) at least week prior any election
ARTICLE XIII.
majority OF the Board Of Directors shall necessary
form uud decision of such majority shall yaf
cooperate except for the purchase Of right way for
eps a 4ssan FRY soaS o f @ RRefs @ 2 Of a sa G
Of Directors.
ARTICLE XIV.
ANY Director being about aeat himself period Of ST,
aid absuis shah bavc ii i'll oWn fshs no la a n Ssn
s i BE- elected ii b IL Board u Bses
for thetime being.
4ErtcIE XIV
The Board Of Directors shall eppoin Secretary and al
ce and aents and my Tnloye hs same et pleasure
amount Of security that shall be required from any said
ssd Board may delegate such power IN the transaction
the ordinary bnnes of tie Company TO Committees Of thei
at and nay agG oRpen s5sas s @ Na and without a. s2ts
sh dase & Po@gF H. y % sS & fsf and and
s @ @ @ hS Boad @ sgah may 3 Y Ss L
cared account DEATH resignation want Of the feanst
number shares insolvency, absence without ts
successive months.
Books for the registry and transfer Of shares tho cap5
stock a be opened 9 se subject g te restrictions diee
books and signed h lhe shareholder his attorney; and vhe
ii1a S sg,d a M ssb5spiter mi M t2i tn 5 @ 10 s ts
q t "a * z,s ,Fe,,ns n rII ,ros,t bt, " te
lie shall be permitted DO substitute of subsorpito
don I Is saitaaoSy @ o tic os o beeiors sl0''tl
ARTICLE xvii.
failure any elect Directors on the day name
for siat purpose shall not dissolve this Association mi tIe b
then iii office shall hold over until election
Article Il continued until an elecoa is had.
ARTICLE xyIII
Ench shareholder, all meetings election of Deeto
or purposes shall oned directly by proxy 10 On
each Hre Of stock held By him, proyt sed thai Soel
holder shall in m five hundred an
ridtd ale that he 5s have Owned his stock
, | months prior 10 the day Of voting.
ARTICLE XIX.
Eotwo partners whose subscription name Of Ii
commercial Of which they be eligible
same Directors of This Association sA a ID
any other City Railroad, his partner, DrectC
T. | Of this Company.
, ARTICLE
Minutes Of NIL proceedings of Of Directors sa
kept the Secretary and verified by the President
Pres Secretary shall sign ali drafts checks ca
cates Of stock contracts, all sther evidences debt
this corporation.
ARTICLE XXI
The Board Of Directors may accept Professionally any now,
or privilege this by any amendment
tla law under which the is formed adopon
any ordinance Of the Legislature City Gounci
but the final of such privilege
determined by of majority In of SIoel
7 | holders.
ARTICLE XXI
The liquidation of the affairs of this Association be mac
by commissioners appointed by the Stockholders
meeting fD that purpose, after
newspapers published in New orleans lion
dators persons residents city, not
abted 10 the Assoc their be assrne
ali necessary power shall be conferred them The perc
iduidaien shall be fxed well their compensation
in