The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-06
N.O. STEAMSHIPS COMPANY.
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NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. ]
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and Of the Independence OF the United States the
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leans, STATE Of Louisiana aforesaid. duly comn.
es1:. and Who :sssrs
Il. s e. relative @
lien q corporations in this State they have eovsnanted and
and So:s hey e form
selves into and constitute corporation 70. the objects and
lions following tO-vft:
ARr1CLEL
ORLEANS sLEAksaIP COMPANY. and its domieil /.
exist and continue for the term Of twenty Nv. from the
provided ssvs corSors seal With upon
The same and the name Of the Company upon the margin
ARTICLE II.
object Of company to constuct or otherwise
cure and one Or more 70 constitute line
ofNew Orleans said city and any port
ports on the Atlantic coast or Gulf Of Mexico.
ss sSs
IN the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III
,un q rive HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
70 be paid before the signing Of these pre.ens which
Ion ne ne should Be required By tsoshirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
s srArs Company be under the direction and
the privilege OF sssoestng with him from
S s sSs Sf cS ss
Agents 10 assist In anfactng the business Of said Company
ARTICLEx.
holders Of the ComrAny shall be held annuslly, com
ntneing the nrst Tuesday IN February 1859 which
% e sS.T II S sp.S.s ,sS shall con
before it, and until the election Of Dso. sfos
4; f;nS ?.'iss sSsE' " IT.
dissolve the said corporation but the Board in office shall
continue TO exercise s functions, until Board be
SEc Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con
Board hereby invested with fall power frame adopt
such BY laws rules and regulations they may deem reql
site and for the Company the transaction Of
Affairs provided the shall not connict with the
ard meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation With the
Of this And In the temporary
ser they select Ohaan 10 preside at their meetings
sell stsamshp usi real estate for the uses Of the Com
psny TO make contracts leases
borrow money and to sud or cause TO be built steamships
sEe p any member Of SAD Board shall 70 b. I.
Stakeholder Of said Company during his term Of service his
permanent absence resignation Of member Of said
Board Of Control The said Board Of Control shall have
meeting thereafter the Stockholders for she election Of
SEC s. The ssd Board shall meet monthly for the tran
ssctOu Of business and the Manager NAV call them to
gether at any time By giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
sxcrroE Il shall be the duty Of the Manager 70 Keep
pany record Of the procsednSs a
counts property, business and affairs well full and
BE shall treasurer Of the Company, and
city the NJ
Control In the name and for Account Of the Company and 70
cOunersned BY the Secretary, and transact all banking
Company exhibit be exhibited to stockhod
whenever thereto required By them all the books papers
submit 70 them on or before the twentish OF each month
detained statement Of the business and Affairs Of the Company
Il ne Of the t';,gn.,On sb.snos
isey proceed spponts Manager pro TEN, who shall act
soldiers which meeting the stockholders shall proceed
elect from among Themselves who shall be subject
rsy sbssncs Of the Manager Aforesaid Board Of Control
'hs have Ppys. to sPDSI. h.9.seI pro Of
Compr the Manager may make repor OF such matters
interest Of the mpsny ct which meeting each share
Ok in the said O. mpany s2s be entitled to one vote on ali
sTc s. me said Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other enPoye: annually and 1tsner
Board CONTROL he may said Secretary agents
other employees at time without the sanction Of said
ARTICLE VII.
On the expiration said twenty years
,g.ssd upon % the sss1c. Of sad cG%Ds1y
determine the mode sf selling and dsposng Of al
. dec De upsn AID az the te rms and conditions Of the sale
disposition thereof and finally Of winding and hqpdsns
lie Affairs 70 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Three tOurths Of the stockholders capital
Company, st any time during Its existence or OF making
mOdihcatsns additions changes this gvnl
sixty days notice In two Of the newspapers pubshe
this city
COMPANY and recorded in book Of transfer 70 be kept
that purpose The stakeholder binding himself in ss
aiStions Of a any rules regulations bylaw
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No stakeholder shall ever held liable Irresponsible
yond the smount Of bis STOCK in said Company
Company have the effect Of rendering The charter null
Of exposing Stakeholder 70 greater liability than tn
amount Of bis stock therein
ARTICLE H.
The said Company be sued In It's corporate
name and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
ne following named persons stakeholder, said Com
oany such entitled the number Of shares place
X j smith, VIM. Creevy, JnO Armstrong, ThOs B. Lee
Geo g. garne, B sT 1ns Geo Manson Manson,
Harmon Doane c. n Bradshaw, David McCoard Kennel
Bell VIM N Perkins. A kiienbergsr Co., Whhslmu
BOgArt, and others.
ARTICLE Kill
me Beard Of Control shall empowered % receive iarhe
scrbed shall have reached the aforesaid Of one million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Associss shall into operation soon As the
Of Fny Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed to
And conclusion the stockholders hereinbefore named
of the aforesaid stipulstOns
ordained and established by the act 70
herenbefore mentioned that eject
DO hereunfo Subscribe their names respectively.
Thas passed city of New Orleans aforesaid
day month and year FIRST above written In the
Of Geo Clark Moo Swain competent witnessed VIII
sign their with said parties and notary
John Pemberton, Rgnsy, Geo; W Manson,
jas. McClOskey IA Bradbury, N. d, Edward Higgins,
Tno. Armstrong, Edw. A Yorke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
In presence OF Geo. CLARK, ?. NcC. Swain
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.