New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-05-22
TOWBOAT COMPANY

CTATE OF LOUgRTARA-PARIsH OF OR
o Starke notary public the said State and parish
duly and qualified personally appeared
stockholders who sevey declared that they hereby form
associated with them Corporation the purposes herein
after defined and haye and do hereby agree to the following
ARTICLE The name and title Of the Corporation shall be
he Eclipse fowboa Company and its doicl is hereby
fixed in The iowa of Ager in the said parish of Orleans
ARTICLE T. The purpose for which the Company formed
and established and business be carried the
Of tbs Mississippi river and the sd cv and oheT Macs
above the Mississippi ryr to which vessels may require
ports The Guo Mexico the Lake $40 e. and to Mobile
ARTICLE I'LL Ills f5I t5e fSe Z II b
on whom citations t. all suits may be served
one hundred hty thousand dollars DIVIDED ia3o
thirteen hundred shares of hundrd dol each which
have been full pad; with privilege Of increasing the Capital
Stock to two hundred Thousand dollars
eTs incident to corporations and authorized by law the term
Ike dst g II h1sf,Ssss sjI be vUgc9 rom
Managers Of whom tue President for the time being shall
al S "oo t6c A' 'no being saa
AETeLE VI "A snual election of Manogers shell take
december Of each year and until the regular election take
sxyx following named persons shah comprise the rst
oard Of MaHager 70 serve uni sn ercedea by the new
Board, viz Peter Marcy, James us and Joseuh Leach
mtefng elect one Of their number e President Of Tie Cor
poratn who sha preside ut all meetings the Beard
casting y.te IN all its delberati9ns and by whom all evil
dencs debt contracts Of the Comp ny and certificates
stock shall be signed sha subject 70 the approval Of the
the Company I'LL saGsot tie ike ppro1a III ecs and
control the employment Of the boats 2flhe Company shall
Orleans and S S'Gus 1 The R same q vouchers
power to make by laws; shall confirm the app
ment Of nil officers and employees of the Company
9 snS be ne@s for The Ss9 saSH Of be
sSGsts for the use Of he SomnsTmsy iii NJ
in their Borh and shall absence from the
oe ~ :" te p2os sbs % ag and
lHF al thR
Stockholders herein contemplated for the election Of Mana
gers.
ART Sad Managers shall a furnish semi;annuay the
statement Of the affairs # the Company Whenever required
do by Stockholders representing twohirds Of
time by said Stockholders Provided Ten day
previous notice be gtgep OF such intended meeting.
holders each Stakeholder shall be entitled many votes
Arr XII, On the Dissolution of the Company either by
Voluntary act of the Stockholders or by the expiration
tg ea and wad up the business of the Company for
md 6rey Of every dissertation nj pnblie or riy sale
shah collect all accounts. debts and 81 inns due Com
the date Of the dissolution of the Company After pay
Shall be declared aud struptsd to the stokGoders
AIT KIN If T. the eXPation Of the term Of the present
further term or during it's existence any mod6caiian
alteration addition 6c desired, by the like number in,
bind the ohe. Stoes llders.
The legislature of this entitled an act the ganizston
Of Corporations works pubic improvement utility
and intended possess the cove conferred b. sid
AND n" s eo 6e o @ m
through said Cooperation for its contracts auts in nny
(samuld any such be duel th shares owned by him
The tockholdrs hereby assume base steamers
creole ,wtzerla and Jeanne rogers and the TUGS
Levi than Gl;datorn and Perry and the operations
Thus enc aud passed in my ne at tile city of New
Orleans, in tie presence of Felix Grima Jr ard Thomas
cit WIN herouno sign their nam swith eposres and
me- nhtry, this weuyouCth day Of pr the year Of
| oar Lord thousand eight hundred and