New Orleans daily crescent., 1860-08-20
MO-, CITY RAILROAD co.
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS CRY
~ RAILROAD COMPANY.


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Rs;t tnoyr 4hat this af,asn,h la N MI, IL ,t - r $50
& I n MA eh, @ hnn g "a " e IN ie year h 81 % 9n
pendcnce United states of america the eghyfouTh
Ia Tity snd Parish If Ha oa sta 3 ~ IlpJ ~ "1 to
said $a T. and sworn personally ana
eSeray declared that svang themselves Of tSe peyses 81
ton Of SorpoaUns n his Sae tbeT has eayenSSd md
sSe nd thus ho B T2Ssn y q S
and constitute Corporation fo The oSiSeis and nder the p
Vis',.V,'r .nTas| - way
The Corporate name Of This Association shall be The NEW
ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD COMPANY
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shall IL located City Of New Orleans . ''''''
ARTICLE III.
CIV me GHeet o s A59es9n Is 10 C9nS'fMe, @ md manan
mPoss # carrying ad " sSpps e sNegge ss
be eoasrrtd on them for building and %oriS civ RSIte
ARTICLE M.
n 81 os spfssS3 re- W sp mgD g hSea a " @ os
hundred dollars eh live per cent Of eat su5sripioa aii bs
payable A. te time " SIGNING these articles n The remainder
f edoi proyid M s tbs @ M n ] @ qs'ea m @ ey @ boaTa &
beS ones yifn a1y iSTty N n Y Hs oe o ala o' 0eNe
nstaimept nstmeas a the same Htare nj f and due
interest thereon q he cent per anum shall be
neSieets or refuses @ ia nox is in @ ia % ~ iy sposs,hs
thirty days the specified time Of payment lie Beard Of
6ae safs gno 70 sn e 4 NAV o. @ eas H. a9y
sold at public auction or Otherwise utter Ten days pgeyicis mo-
tce thereof by advertisement,
The said f,,rnoraon hereby ass,,r, al, t, rt
R sIewson ss ppnc nd enr fsrt m " % o. Jo9 @
& fFek y Irwin as security IN ad . he contract o Of
ms Nm i, y, WY oa e o. @ Sy foaRs q n he titI e
Nta esi m s a. h per nj s f snaFgs ~ onsI oty
otas a. wy =, eonaN, @ eiShtsen hnhdrsd and
the manner forth said noaraae which here referred to-
sna NJ a ase enc he gg ]
dollars therein paid and agreed 10 be paid by the said pu
III cash i, s af an.aad oar
BY the said purchasers be applied 10 Inc payment Of he
isanents The stock respectively subscribed BY the said j.
D. slawson Henry Hart Frederick Winz and Patrick Irwin
specti3ey SO far as the said sum viii apply ii fho pSyme
their said nsaueu as they become due and for The balance
or sr ~heh lit Sas 1a f&hed r H. I'M
several promsory notes Tor the sam Of twentyX thousand
T9a5s get u%n WA y unset % e he order M q Henry Hart
dated the seventh day February eighteen Hundred aud Sty
u @ lns au'e 9 ~ to e tte bsk, IN lls CITY a one
@ ri ~ % t H. t9l as WI Np ptt MncR saia nosS we're par
poraton and expressly agreed be paid by the Company
maturity according to their tenor and effect
rt.z- ,,tI -. ;nt - . aI...s;, e
date of ills Aet ~ ' '''
AfFfetE VII,
which shall e Crescent within Circle with rwo horses nd
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.,a 4 AR1icLE VI
These Atces OF Association may be modified altered aGG
e capital stock may 9e increased to any sum nol exceeding
consent Of ira Ii anevn Of III Ihe ~ s' 3
in
@ m & Gs I di Iy gSs nofe Nhe-
notice Of tc same shall given in two newspapers pubiibe In
haye HE nriyeSe ~ MIN mjan ' srsS r.; sna
the expiration Of that time may de- dsposed Of by e Decto
icr the benefit Of the Assocaton but at rss an pa
'AiHs ARrtcLErx.
AZ no,ro.y ~ ,,,,s c,.u.ssa.,, .a,
% m M S9ag CON ELLIE % 81 , wfiSe persons eaeh o. whom SHAH
capital stock OF said Association - '
inr,.
~ The following named s9ekholders viz John b slawson
Samuel Smith Armand Hene, james o Nixon l. E. Foral
Josiah Cole d E. Maseot aud Geo w Helms shall com
pose and ae merely the hfst Board Of Directors who
shall At their s meeting eec! one Of their number President
who shall be elected as provided in Article Eleventh.
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on s and n m1efB m m a sa1ef M AaTsa end SIX
G by the soeshoders s6a be- held az he @ S @ 2 peS, &
Tato4 Of which election previous notice e at least w IT, &
1s sa oe III TWO punished III the city 0f New
ARTICLE XII,
nlpra,ity of votes fcou,,tin, one 80 f eot
voted nponl shall be sufficient 70 elect Directors shah
be for President o the Association who shall be elected by
9 @ II s wno SpaFa m a upon whom ali citations and
Il ~ ha ags ss ne @ ivy M o. e m tssden preside At al meetings
Bosfd sha M elect one Of their President pro tenn who
Ali elections shall he hy baliot nnder e A.
inspectors appointed BY the Board from among The sockhod
Article XIII. s''''-'"
, nU 1 e an e9hra o ~ 1eGoTs @ snail 6e necessary
corporate act except for The purchase OF ihe gt 81 - M
n building roads, for The purchase of real estate
Of S Directors @ '' es0u''n 0i 'Ae Whole Board
ARTICLE XIV.
Any Director being about TO afeHt himself far ner ~ ~
months or less may nominate substitute in his eai nyJa
said substitute shall have in his own right not less than twenty
also Ibat ssid s,htnte i eactad ii H. III 80 h ~ Plaed
far The dime beinS ~ ~ ~ y @ -O"su' VI ptieet'fs
Article 3F.
The Board OF Directors shall appoint Secretary ali
clerks and agents. and the pleasure aud
amonnt n seeurty hill saiI e uired sp aa M she
and agents - ~ ~ ' 'd 9iiosl4
Said Board NAV ae delegate such po,e in tI
the ordinary business Of lie (omnnily 10 - G
own BODY or their officers or agenfs al thew s3
emit and NAV also apDont agents within and ritbot III. 80
under sneh conditions m 10 them shall proper.
shall have power make byaws rules and regulations
amend or after the same interest OF the corporation
may Teqrel IT. and sa also have power 10 supply
ces I fi occef y lhei osa ach vacancies mag be de-
chtea on eeohh O. 9uat fegailon want Of the requisite
nufee oil Snare insolvency. or absence without leave
successive months
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Books for the registry and shares Of the ranr
stock shall opened kept subject TO the
books signed the shareholder or attorney md b
said books the Directors close convenience or
expedieucy may require, langer period Iau ten
days time. Should subscriber stock desire IA
transfer the previous full payment having been made
he shall be permitted to do substitute The suerpti5n
inn ii satisfactorr To the Bnatd Of DrectorS
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