New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-16

r UNITED STATES OF ANEERECA-THEsTAT ATE
" QE LOUISIANA. Parish of Orleans. kerR Or.

~ OF Lou1SlANA' farlsh OIL Orleans City of New Or
Be it remembered, that this day, before me- WALTER
sh duly commissioned and qualified and presence Of the wit
neSses waG are nere let named ana unaeFssmfd
appended to This act aud who have signed
And everally declared that by vue Of and the
provisions o. The act No one hgnred and pissed by
day March, thousand eight and fydve
tR sRd 5 a1d
other may hereafter be Joined and associated with
styled The Mechanics and Agricultural Association Of
cles ofassocation and agreement
ARTICLE FIRST.
1.-THE MECHANICS AND AGRICULTURAL. FAIR AS.
soCIATIoN OF LOUISIANA its donicil is xed in tie
city Of New Orleans
SECOND.
object design the Association 10 promote and
ser mg5GveHsns ell the ysoTs aepsrt4 T 9f Arcn
ETC. HorticniGe Fruits Vegetables Ornamental and stapls
Gardenng the promotion and development Mechanic
proveen and development Of races useful anir the
r a. ra re- aas o.
ledge such subjects by offering premiums
therefor.
The President Of the association sa be the proper officer
FOURTH
The gapa stock the Association Is hereby fixed at the sun
thousand shares of dollars each Which shall be paid
twenty per cent in cash on the fifteenth day of May one
thousand eg hundred and sixty twenty per cent on the If
day of July following twenty the fifteenth day
August following and the remaining twenty cent the
lssocation may commenced when hry thousand dollars Of
stock subscribed for after which period stock be taken
BY the proper officers and snail be paid for as follows
punng eighty cent insalnents of twenty cent
IN case a6y subscriber Neglect to pay his her
he'll substitution in5ansnt within sky days After The
t be or keep or dspos o the tue a
pleasure.
No rockholder shall ever be held liable for snv smoun
beyond his her or their subscription ,hssa sen
The Association shall hRTs ssa hs device being the coat
arms Of the STAG Of hS0s %h me inscription encrcng
State of and may use such medals with devices
termined Oh.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
Board Directors consulting stocEholdsrs, who
shall be 9 on aa the ac pnSdy Of May n es
leans as may be selected after advertisement in at
stockboder Shall be eligible as Director provided he avn
his name four shares of Notices of election
shall be published ten days at least All elections for D
recto shall be BY ballot and held under the supenendence
Of committee Of the BOARD OF Directors and every bona de
owner OF soch b Se e 70 ~ % Totes as ne she or
y in bs her or heP own name over f votes at Sn p o
eection And nrnyded furtber that after The frst AZ
hsrsnade no shs BE- entitled b f. on any shares
Of The Association for three months prior to any such
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plurality of votes shall be sucienp to elect Directors and
Of the Board present at such meeting.
ARrror. Ergru
rho praeidan+ shall rrasiGa AZ ali n,ea,os of tL rL -
ali contrscts evidences Of deb Certificates diomes et~ %
he signed by him In case of his absence from any the
for the time being exercise the full power President
.u ARTICLE TENTH
fo;Jrra from anv canse 70 elect Directors nm do,
for that purpose, shall not dissolve tho Association but the
then IN office shall hold until another election
shall be held which due notice shall given in the manner
pointed out III Article Seventh.
.pr1crv rryvrvrv
Nessrs Isaac q seymour q Potthof q Fl s1oconh cao
W Race Jas O. Nixon Luther Homes Charles Pride Henry
r Swasey I,8f Folger TEos n Blake Geo W Si2er T. II
Pile David f. Fowler John Pemberton, F. W. Tion Isaac
n Marks Thomas o. Moore, f. E. Kitridge P A. R0st j. H.
Overflow Hariesty shall be the first Board Of Directors
and serve until their elected as provided fo
heren
~ ARrJcrE TwErrTH
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The President and Board OF Directors shall have the right to
I'LL vacancies that may oce9r IN their own body arising from
any cause an are to create and appoint such officers
and agents they think for the management Of the
assoea' uge sI h 9 Rd anu d e R such powefs az
nla4 VI and ~ @ an bo, Tt ' may aaops
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ny avs, ETC., pe ho' wit" IN" VI these presents.
ARTICLE THIRTEENTH
This Association is formed to continue and endure for the term
oftwen from date unless dissolved by vote
of the Stockholders, or by law
ARTICLE FOURTEENTH
Tho Roard NJ DrecoTs Is enhoed to lease nurchssa and
hold such real property lands teuenen and other apprte
as they may require for the uses or exgences Of he
Assocfatio and sell dispose of ALLEVIATE cucumber and nv
pethecate the same or any part thereof pleasure
ARTICLE FIFTEENTH
MI, ,,otos b,1i - tbex thnir nrnnar and ~ n, u.
,F 4 docIopa ,ch d,de;ds es tbev ma dsar 3 %
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be Kept ali transfer stock shall be such books and
ce sd looks at any time but for no longer period than ten