New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1860-12-28
N. o. CITY RAILROAD co.
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS CITY
" RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OLE NEW ORLEANS:

Be IL known that this fifteenth day of june In year
pd one tb"nsand eph hundred and sky and OF the In liz
endence Of United s.a,esof America he eighty farR
eGEe me- ~ Ma aa s h9afS f@S na N and To-
sid dSs commissioned snd personally sne and
desared ihat waiting themselves Of prevts5ons
b. 81 se Il a sey la e he ogs ns
and do by these agree and bind them
M eSe MY & G ad ns Ss n o
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ORLEANS CITY RAILROAD CoMPANY.n
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tn Place q oqaesS ans sga a9me o. Corporation
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h Ss e snS Sas spa M M
pupass Of earrsHs passengers ssnefSy exercise such
be conferred on them for building aud WORKING city Rsfoads
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The Capital Stock Corporation hereby at one
hundred each per cent subscription shall be
a. te time q signing these articles and the remainder
Of eeic provided that not more than ten per Cent of aid
tba cs WITHIN any thirtv Jays ""s ~ '' u ' ''He
Should any refuse neglect 10 pay pnactuay
insamen insallments the and fall DUE
interest thereon the eight shall be
OF refnses 10 nav III ar .bp
thirty days after the specified time Of payment the Board Of
share shares upon which nstameut due be
tice thereof by advertisement
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The said hereby all the obligations of John
sags1n as PRINCIPAL and Henry Hart FIederes Wnz end
psss Irwin ms seeay n and p The base q
N rls5ys ' as pe art nassd hfr cSsres + Rn
Notary he seventh day d February eighteen
sixty and o6gaes tse 70 construct sad Cy Railroads accord
the forth said which here reerredto
and made part hereof and also hereby expressly
dollars therein paid and agreed be paid BY the said pu
eh 1ss r the following manner to.%t:
by the said purchaser shall Be spilled to The Of he
samens on he stoek resrec,yey snbsced by he aid II
sinwson Henry aoSt Federics VIM and p9ct I1i
proportion interests the said cash payment re-
Rer MA AZ theS become 1e and sa ky bacs
g er % e e vi oae R g @
promssory notes twenty six thousand
dollar sach drawn o himself to the order Of Henry Hart
Frederick Wntz and Patrck irwin and BY them endorsed
dated ne day 81 eighteen and sixty
and payable al the Louisiana State Bank in this city, at one
two nee and oIT Year, on date Wih sX per cent interest
per annun from GATE 9h PAID whicn aid notes were par
oraon and EXPRESSLY agreed to be- mid by The Company NJ
maturity according 70 tbeir tenor and effect. M
ARTieLE W,
Ths A 5hal go into operation from and after the
4ErIeIE III. ..m...m.
which shall be Crescent within Circle with TWO horses and
Car and the name ofthe Corporation traced thereon
ARTICLE VIM
These Articles Association may modified or altered and
the capital stock may be increased TO sum not exceeding
consent Of In amount II ali he
ii general meeting Convened After thirty DAYS noce VIXEN
noce II liz same shni be- ii iva Il
the city of New Orleans within which time Stock holders sha
don 10 he amount Of their st5eE and any sbaTe nnt
the Of that time may be disposed Of by the Directors
value.
Directors consisting Of twelve PERSONS each whom shall
hold in his rRh az least twenty hundred dollars Of
-'p''A- - snr,n,
AETiGbE a.
Henry Hart frederick WHIT Patrek irwin Alfred Penn,
Josiah Cole ~ n Massico ana Geo W. el Ri shall
and hereby constituted the frs Board Directors
shall At their hst meeting elect one er nInbe President
Who shall be elected provided ii Article Eleventh.
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o sns III a snt; A4rea sha 1
al h, H., s,ans ars ba bs aid q, h gi 's pect'
o y W & sa n e o M he oee n he CoEpo.
sl Ia yen in two published in the eity ~ nay
Orleans .Rr,c,r ~,
nursl,,v or votes Counting one voa each y
voted upon shall sufficient Directors VINO shsi 1t
te Sgg stt III e gsG'n sneos m q nei5 nun
majority Fl ns wos spaFa spa upon who al citations and
s b the dqy OF the 2 preside A. 81 meeting
h sed IN ee +, % to M
A ee Hons shsi he nv ballot 1nder be
inspectors appointed BY the Board from among the sockhod
s's u0' Il" pi' ~ my e'e'"0n
majority of the Board of Directors shall be necessary Il
corporate act except the purchase Of the g of WAY for
oIn building new roads or or me OF real estate
| of Directors
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AhY oeins i. " or Petloa OF 81
months OF ,ess, f ~ i ~ NJ steau PROVIDED
sau @ ~ m s,. ~ M ~ na
that said substitute be elected by the Board of Directors
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The Board Of Directors shall appoint Secretary ard all
shall the salaries Of all officers of the poaiion and the
Of security shall be required from any said ocer
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4, h's}rass ~ f. rnreaop. ~, ~ ~ "
Ine Ea H s a. o auy w enness o. hsii
ant and NAV aso annont agents within and i6nnt th
nn3ar s,,ch conditions AZ 10 fhp shall seem ID -
INV hSa raer IN mako nv ia niles and a .sy
may REQUIRE anu SNAIL ALSO nave power 70 supply any yacan-
ces that may occur N ts boad eh vacancies may be de
cared on account OF gea resgo want o. the requisite
huinbe o ooiehes' VI "ooehee snous ea'e Ior three
1000 a : :.
Rocks for the registry and transfer of shares Of the
stock shall De opened ana ke to the direct
su " e - ~ Is 10 s ~ laue On lu
n9ohs au e n 4? @ Vi ' t i'es anu "lcn
salu eooso se I f % o.sei - OF
utys ~ WIG, a3 s " te soch uesire &C
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ne shlI " ~ ~ q hne subscription
OF lne Deity pIesss rn tne substituted snoscrlp
eon 10 es'''"''oAI " Wy A4 VI A'teeNoA''
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