New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-05-06
N. o. CITY RAILROAD co.
CHARTER VFTHts NEW ORLEANS CIT
" RAILROAD COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF LOUISIANA
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS:

1
UNITED ST ATEs cF AMERICA STATE OF LOUISIANA |
CRY or NEW ORLEANS:
thai th fteenth da Of June in the Of GU
LORD thonsand siht hundred Ard ne lnds
before mo- EpWARp BARNRTT No,ary Public il and
ia dSl% NTH FAX AKA pss S.s 81 na ana
named snd w
r. stnitss q stGe It, TsS,S1s
agreed and these presents covenant agree and
nd sone a e nS 9 and I nD
ations regulations obligations following to.Wit:
4 a1,. e,1 I: .
ORLEANS CITY RAILRoAD coNF1NT." - 'I' t'''"
ARTICLE II.
Ihe place Of nqaes sn aH of this Corporation
article
Thq object of this eonsFnst and M
purpose Of carrying passengers generally such
them building working city Railroads
ro s+o his cnornt,on !. h.,o, 4sa at m,
million doa bs ten thousand shares o.
at he fine al S;y}np tpse orti"ies and Ike renainde
paid time and the directed by The Board
of & be- @ 3 eR p s mott a
thsp once within any sty G@y a ,c to his
nsthI'ieht or ~ Wy sste nin XII ue
added theteo maturity till payment any
neglects or reses 70 pay M ANN OF M witi
prssofs reserve hemssvss NJ fFht causing
share shares upon "hich any may De u 70 DC
tce thereof by advertisement
pa nSTl assna a.: ~. If ,or
B. SeWson rs pncipal and Henry Hart Frederick WHIT and
riaIt Of way FOR the CONSTRUCTION Of City Raroas the City
New Orleans as per act passed before Charles Forcr City
Notary on he seventh day OF February eighteen hundred and
Inc To The pan and specifications within the and in
the G S and @ hs eee to 49,
The of hundred and thirty thousand
dollars therein paid ana agreed 10 10 PAID ny Inc a ouf
Tbe Cash payment Of thousand dollars advanced
Gy e S p", Ike oek Subscribed by The said j.
sawson Henry Hart E5sdesc Wn "a, and Pat1s Tn
So far as the said sum viii apply in the payment
s d iee WY Wy One hundred and four thousand
dollars for which aforesaid purchaser has furnished his -four
several promsory notes for the sum OF twentysX thousand
Frederick Win and Patrick Irwin and BY them endorsed
payable at the Louisiana stae Bank n this city one
two three ana IonL years from Gs'e, WV i PEI e
sad Act and which sid oes are hereby by this
poraon expressly agreed be paid by the Company al
| .pTIctB
,s shall 90 tnto onsrotior from and affair n,
date of this Act
This Association shall Corporate Seal device
Gsr and The oiths Corporation traced thereon
| ARTICLE WIZ.
These Articles OF Association may Do moaed or altered hc
two millions dollars the manner provided by law, with hi
in amount Of hS @ oHns'
increase capital shall be duly authorized sixty day
have he privilege Of taking additional shares in
ton to me amount % tne'f Stofk, ml any
we @ ban ~ ta ssoron mt nat a. i4ss tban na
sef i Inc '0Aon' u VIC 4NSS"'''o'' w ~ " 1923 ' pa
.,,--,, c, AkTIoLE ~, TX: ..,.,,u
Al powers OF thls GorporGoh sha DO Yesteuin boa4
@ m H. % db at lssst Kindred Of x
capital stock of said Association.
ARr1eIE Z
HrnTy Hart frederick WHIT Patrick Irwin Alfred Penn
SarnGeSmith Armand Hene, James O. Nixon l. Foral
ana oa the first Board If pirec"rs III
snail a. i4er hFst angeag eeS one OF f hnnfr Presden
bo bs he eectsd as nrovded in SrtcIe Eieyentb
ARTICLE xI.
e annually iereatef an ection for tWevo brsc
by the STOCKHOLDERS shall be held At the office of the Cop
Orleans.
AA1i0LE ~ii'
plurality Of votes sShg one vote TOR each share Of 9c
S sG for 81 esd by
o gS al s 0" "
shall be the duty Of th President to preside At all meeting
Board shall elect Of their members President
AL ee'US tad b tS ~ Rn@rd from aeong h
ers mot Dectors least week prior any election
ARTICLE KIN,
majority Of the Board of Directors shall be necessary
quorum, decision of such majority shall be
oto Building new roads or for the purchase Of real sSt
whIcn hil require Fo'o Vi Lee-ISutS vi inc "hoie BOZ
Oh DHeclolS' ,rn,,rr
+, '+N Ai''
Anv Drector being about absent himself for perod of
months orpss NAV nominate substitute in his stead noyd
said substitute shall have own right not less than tent
tt s;d he eIectaJ Nv IN Raj ~ Rt
for the time osiTg.
ARTICLE XIV.
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Ihe board OF directors snhli appolnt secretary, ARD
th a. " ~ ali orrrs nf tba cor nii
N and agents.
T. Said Board also delegate such power the transaction
the ordinary business OF the Company to Committees of tn
body their officers OF agents. rs they may deem
et anu may ai1 tss YIN anu "itout tts PA
~ amend whenever the corporal
reGue T. and shall also have mower to sunnv nnv
thar NAV occur in their Board; such vacancies NAV he
cared on account of DEATH resignation want Of the rs0u.
number shares insolvency absence without
successi We months.
ARTICLE XVI
stock opened kept subject restrictions ATe
bylaws. All transfers Of shares shall be
The shareholder dh
books the Directors close often
exnediency NAV REQUIRE but not for longer no Tod than
days time Should subscriber to the stock desire
the previous full payment having
cha permitted do substitute
purchasing provided that the