The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-14
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EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
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Be Known mat on th. eighth day Of Fssrusy IN ,ss
linsty second before me, Edward Ivy: 1os'y pubic
cans .nd State e. ne LS S .'d r1
Ossd and dane .Se sSps .sscrs
eesred that .sains themselves e the provisions Of The
ion :" cOrpoIsOss IN this State they have
agreed and do BY these presents Covenant agree and ona
nS and eouas for
purposes and under the stpuatOns regulations and 0ss.
ARTIcLEL .-
ORLEANs STEAMSHIP COMPANY" and its domci |,
sn cSnsss FOR 1s Of twenty S rom he
late Of unless sooner dissolved hsIenssI
he same and the Of the Company upon The msrss
thereof
m. ob. Of said is to constu or otherwise pro
and maintain more steamships % constitute line
ss q sn 70 % sas ala c and any
or ports on the Atlantic Gulf Of Mexico.
.a S .sys sis
IN the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III
The cPs st.ss s ssS oC%BaPy + AsTsSy s1S sHs
% be paid At or before signing p.ents which
ion should be required BY tvothirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
TIE affairs Of Company shah under the direction and
management Of Edward Higgins who at time have
he privilege sssOcisting with him from
apo1a Of The Board Control Who shall &C. Board q
Agents 70 assist In ranssctng the business OF said COMPANY
ARTICLEv
srcr1os l. TIA regular meetings Of the stock
hoders Of The Oompsuy shall Be held annually ,a com
mestns majority in capital choose ave Of their
% os %
shall Be r. ana and an The 20 Of is on al of
aid the following named persons shall constitute the ar
sfssd & GSIs,o 'HRasfsoSe Mcotoskkf
SIC The failure elect Directors aforesaid shall mot
exercise its functions until new Board can be
SIC 8 Three members Of Control shall con
tute quorum for the transaction Of business and the sAd
BY laws rules and regulations they may deem rsqu
we Sae Dsessa he same shall not conflict n the true in
tent ard meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation with the
sser hey may select Chairman preside Their meetings
They shall power and ss hereby authorized 3 buy and
pany make contracts leases hypothecations
borrow money Guild be built steamships for
SIC II any member of said Board shall cease to be
Stakeholder Of sad Company during MS term e,Ses a'
ONCE shall Dc DECLARED vacant, aho IN sns event o se
board Control said Board Of Control shall have
meeting thereafter Of the stockholders for the election Of
SIC s. The said Board shall monthly for the
sscOn Of business and the Manager NAV cal them TO-
yeher at time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
SECTION Il shall be the duty Of the Manager 70 Keep
parry correct Of the POceedings TRANSACTIONS
oOunts property business and sasrs as well as 1 and
he shall sct as Treasurer OF the Company and
nf Of his city, subject to the approval Of the Board Of
Control the and for account Of the Company and TO
sOuntersgned BY the Secretary and transact all banking
sEc :. i shall be the duty Of the Manager Of said
Company exhibit be exhibited to the stockhod
coounts and documents belonging .ad Company and
submit 20 them before the twentieth Of each month
Of the business and Affairs Of the Company
| turing the preceding month
or d. sih Of the Manage the Board Of control shall
ste proceed 70 .ppont Manager pro ten who 9 shall act
SOLDIERS which meeting the Stockholders shall proceed 70
q election snnnay t6srsssr and in me case Of the
sry the Manager The Aforesaid Board Of Control
SIC x the annual meeting Of the stoctholdsr Of the
and things may expedept and for the
interest Of the mpAny at which nesting each share q
sc s. TIE ssd MANAGER shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents other employees annually and eHsner
vacancies should subject to the approval Of the
or employees time without the sanction Of said
BOsTd.
sns sesa UpOn ~ the existence Of saS
msoty the stockholders in capital shall have power q
he property belonging said Company and .lsC
Imposition thereof and finally Of winding up and qUdsns
It's Affairs 10 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII.
ourths Of the stockholders capital shall
to wind up and settle the bushes. snd affair. Of sal
any odhcatsns additions changes this gvinI
sixty notice in two Of the newspapers publishes
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of shall made In the once Of III
that purpose The stOckhOlder binding himself in sal
sons Ss act and II or any rules regulations or
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No sockhoder shah ever be held liable .rsspozsibl
%Sns The s%oSs 81 S s: stock CT ina said
shall any Informally in the S,ssnss Of "a
stoehhoie to any greater liability than th
ARTICLE XI.
The said Company be sued in its corporal
capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
The following persons stockholders in said Con
such entitled % the number Of shares PAOs
IA smith VIM G5eevy, JnO sr%''SSns Tnos Ls
Harmon Doane c. n. Bradshaw, David McCosrd, Kenne
Bell VIM NJ Perkins, A. Miltenberger Co. WilhelmI
ARTICLE Kill
The Beard Control shall empowered to receive furth
subscriptions said Capital Stock until the amount sui
scsed shall have reached the aforesaid Of one million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association go operation the
Of Fhy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed TO
And conclusion the stockholders herenbefore named
confirmation of the aforesaid spqstions, covenants Al
ordained and established by the present act
purpO-e herenbeore mentioned and to that effect onl
. do hereunto Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done passed city New Orleans soress
the day year hrs above written, IN the
Of Geo Clark r. McO. Swain, competent witnesses vi
sign their with said parties and me- notary
John Pemb.rtou. T. Rgn-y Geo. W. Manson,
Jas McCioskey ia Bradbury. N d, Edward Higgins,
Jno Armstrong, Edw. A. YOrke.
, EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
In presence Of Geo CLARK, p McC. Swain
MACHINERY, HARDWARE 4.
WIN. III. REYNOLDS,