New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-07
TOWBOAT CoMpANY
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duly commissioned and qualified personally appeared
the several whose hereinafter
stockholders who oYefay declared that they do hereby
assoeiated With them Corporation for tie purposes herein
defined and have do hereby agree to the following
ART!oLE The and title q the Corporation sha be
The Eclipse Towboat Company and its douie Is hereby
Fixed in the town of Agers in the said parish Of Orleans
ARTICLE H. The purpose for which the Company is formed
and established and business to be carried ID the
OF ts Nissjppi TGer and the said city and other Dacss
Mississippi ryr to which vessels may require to
ports Gulf Mexico and the Lake shore and Mobile
Alabama lighter otherwise assist vessels In distress
ARTICLE III The President the time being the officer
on whom citations to all suits may be served
szed at one hundred and thirty hoasa1d dollars divided
Stock to two hundred Thousand dollars
incident corporations and authorized By law the term
~ duration = hereby nea a. age years 20 e9 ms g
Managers Of whom the President for the time being shall
be which Managers for the time being ahal exercise
| all the powers Of the Corporation
ARTICLE VI An annual election of Managers shall take
December of each and until the regular election 70 take
the following named persons shall comprise the hst
Bosg Il Ms a 70 seEe u n Leach fe
AETcLE VII The Board Of Managers shalt st their first
meeting elect Of their number be President Of the Cor
vino shan preside T. az meetings q the Board nave
stock shall be sgned shall subject 70 the approval Of the
sasse! Gs aPpfsss dses
keep the funds q some bank the city New
Orleans and g1guse me same on proper vouchers
power to make by avs shall confirm the appoint.
and for the salaries may purchase or lease such Real
Estate as nay Pc Necessary fo the convenience Of the
STEAMBOATS, for the use Of the I'll all vacancies
sttngs of the Board for one month from ceasne
* from insolvency {Se inability 70
eared each year within month aaer the meeting Of the
ART x Said Managers shall furnish seuiannualy on the
first Of September OF March, to ech stakeholder
the affairs Of the Company Whenever required
e. s Sa meens s a ss
at the time ass sa Py o e Ten days
aa A. Al 5s sSa q &c q @ Stock
ART XII On the Dissolution of the Company, efaer By
voluntary of the Stockholders by hs expiration
the Charter the Managers then in office shall proceed
purpose MAY e a tie b8a the Company and is
and # sysy as sm Or s 70 he
pany Said liquidation shall not continue beyond sig month
$s5s 2 ddF f
Arr XIII If the expiration of the Of the presen
Charter thirds should desire renewal 70
alteration addition desired BY the like number and il
eest then and in such the act Of said sha
ARTICLE XIV This Corporation is formed under the act
MSF S I n9 March i4tS Isl
necessary proper for the purposes Of its fern
ton Stakeholder shall be aple responsible
through said Corporation for It's contracts q faults in
further than the unpaid balance due to the Compa
g. Should any snch be due the shares owned by him
The Stockholders hereby the purchase q the sea
- tCreaa - switzerland and Jeanne Rogers and the u
= "Leyathn Gladiator and Perry" aud the operate
ID of said boats since eirpurchase by Mr. Leach.
Is Thus and passed in my office at the city Of
n Orleans in the presence Of Felix Grima, Dr. aud Ihom
~ Henderson witnesses OF lawful age and domciated In {
ID city who hereunO sign their with said ppearers
me- notary this twehyiOurth dy of April in the year
our Lord thousand eight hundred and siXty-six
(Si4nad PETER MARCY, and others
FELIX GRTMA,
/ | THOS. S HENDERSON,
T o. STARK Notary Public
cory Of the original Act of Incorporation exta
among ms official records
New Orleans, April 25 1866.