New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-09-11
CHARTER.
TINTED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LoUIs1ANA-CrrY OF NEW ORLEANS

BE IT KNOWN that on this thrtleth day of August in
tn year Of our Lord thousand eight bundled and sixty
and of the Independence Of the United States the ninety
Before me, WILLIAM SHANNON, notary public in and
duly commissioned and qualified AID in presence of the witt
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
named and undersigned who seyeray declared that aaing
Louisiana relative to the organization of corporations this
yG n and 5 asS a ny S
whom they represent T. form themselves into and constitute
lati6ns and obligations following tovyit
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corporation name this association shall be known Rg
the CRESCENT CITY RAILROAD COMPANY.
ARTICLE SECOND.
81 hg place ofPnaes, and Legal dSgci of this corporations
The object this association is maintain
city railroads with suitable tunogts and branches for the
incidental powers aud p[yiss g are hereby may here
ARTICLE FOURTH.
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payable The signing these arcttce and he Saaa s ha
The Boera T pi,ectoTs may gr9 provided That
for eP TIM an d % d shall be called
shoutd subscriber refuse neglect pay puuctuay
f f1 e t4e om f ii cent 5
subscriber neglects refuses pey his installment
nstamens within thirty days after the specified time Of
payment The Board Of Directors themselves
Saq Se Due any s esF d & pc Gh
scrlber
The said corporation hereby assume ali obligations d.
strong securities in and to the purchase Of
rgh Of way for the cqnstuccn of city railroads. Tie cy
before 1 An hss Hero dated seRtsn6s 10Th
with the City Jefferson BY act passed before T e F9a
Beck the 10Th day OF Fabruhry 1866 and o5
sSsoH within he time s Snd IN re to s4e
ferred to and made part hereof
ARTICLE SIXTH
This corporation shall go into operation from after the
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
ThsassGGaon shall have seal he device of
name Of the corporation traced theoeon.
ARTICLE
These articles of association may be modified or altered
and the capital stock be increased any sum not eS
St one m9G S d4 fs in the @
ers obtained in general meeting convened after thirty days
Whenever increase capital shall be Only authorized
papers q * e e P New q yes n
time shall have the privilege king additional
sFlt v s o sksn e The %
less than par value. . ''' AY' -"
All powers of til B Corporation shall invested in Boarf
S Di5sfGr s s9n rst e. vg ePea whom
the capital stock Of said association. "
rgNTH.
The following named Stockholders. yiz-Dagid NcCoarI
eT@ TS1 p 1Re fst 4 Bot5 Of
9 snail a. gE aPst meetng elect Of their
Their successors who shall be elected provided IN are
ARTICLE ELEVENTH.
On the bird Monday in April eighteen hundred anu sixty.
y the Stockholders he held ut the OF Office eve Of R
sys sal he given IN two newspapers published il lie INV
ARTICLE TWELFTH
plurality Of votes counting vote for each share OF
s b E2f 5s qo9n shall b. neRt to elect directors
htf Number fr President the Association who Shall be-
citations I; and 2s5 egsl il served at
3 ST eg R tas faS # the PresdsPt g preside
att the Board shall elect Their President pto
tenn who shall tor the time being the wers Of
All elections shall bs By ba1lo under the spnerntsn
Of Inspectors spPsAted ~ the Board one week
ARTICLE THrRrEEvru
majority Of the Directors shall be- necesss ~
form quorum and decision OF such majority shall be
re Bead Of Directors p shs have full power and are
pery as may be required for the the Company
ARTICLE FOURTEENTH.
Any Director being about to absent himself for period or
provided said substitute shall have his own right not je
sa9 eSfe 6 Of the Gsps Stock Of ne
The Board of Directors for the time being. y
ARTICLE FIFTEENTH.
The Board of Directors appoint Secretary and al,
hs sPG the H 6 H." Scs w The same
Ulcers and agents. ' " '"'N
Said Board also delegate such power in the transaction
II the ordinary business Of the COMPANY 10
OF hBehls as they ,
anu wy use appolnt agents Tthin and without the
IA SUN as 70 then shall seem proper.
oTs and fo aIhs2 l6 70 MAKE lays rules and
~ " " 'IteI Tue same, whenever the inter-
re vot nay require IT. and shall have the power
XIV may occur IN their board such
want Of tue requisite number shares insolvency or
Without leave for three successive months -
ARTICLE SIXTEENTH
Books for the registry and transfer shares of tt cspiaI
s oe gpe9ed and kept subject the restrictions
rect d by the bylaws.
All transfers OF shares shall be made books and