The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23
IMPROVED GAS COMPANY.
CHARTER.............. .,......CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, =
arlsh and Civ Of New Orleans.

Parish and City OF New OroAns--
Bet Ksows tina. this I'm d Of August In p. year
Of the Independents Of the United States OF Amer ca me
Before me- ANDREW HERO. ia. notary public in
ss for . parish and city q New Orleans s'ss
Of The Illnesses hersnts nSnet and undersgnsd persoo
e arS a' rso Sasa nat
avapg themselves Of hs on. Of the laws Of Lg..ns
sgresd and DO S these prss1s. seree and ond
selves INTO and constitute eoTpOraion parpo.. Of
esrbuett city New Orleans and ctner cities
ions and regulations following, to-wit
ARTICLE ].
The name and title OF this Corporation than be rHE
AMks1GAN IsPROytD GAS LIGHT Q hrANY OF
the city New Orleans Il 81 all eenmeaoe its business
Cta,iops n sut against tn Corporation may
The dent his absence nom he city on toe seere
TbeccrpOraOn shall have power and authority Fs.TS
Dsoi q tsssty Rvs years contact ssd %
suse in s co anne Thre5Io make and use cor
gnes IL eorsorts ss@s properly both real .na personal
Fnth-To name and apoont s1ch Ise@gers rSe,S' ssS
sxhTo mske and taoisn such eysw' oI hS Ipose OF
a nay b necessary aud proper
ARTICLE H.
The object snd purpose for which this Conservation estsb
listed is 70 ro1ee the expenses OF he o. me
state Of LOgisn. and % bring INTO general use certain I'M
prOv ments in eaTburettng gss.
ARTICLE Ill
Anhe corporate POWERS o. the Company shah be exercised
by Board Of Direcso and such Office as they nay APP
Tbe ROar6 of directors shall een.is Members who
h have ss I , 20
th@ De- msue tt number o. the Board.
Tie Dnsetas sbSI be ecied on the second Monday OF
odtrs by ballot each HembrO the being entitled
to votes ate may have shares suoser bed ana PAID
o 10 be by ballot each .tockboder hav the right ap
Tor election officers but All business 70 be
had in tie Boad 4 DIRECTORS IN he sTess q no election
election be helorvth Gays after the failure 70 elect
az s sn s1S S, ~ -. city S
The Board q Directors shall at us Act ting in every
secretary aud Tssa,sr at the same time and shall hold
She ero Of Directors shall the following
Tbonas ST BSTtcn. T. NJ z.igsr Cbarjes A LAbuIau,
william B. Moons Wmisu : Kelly, Alexis Alexander,
AibertW merriam, John o. Fleming ~Ad joan Ae.nyre
ARTICLE ~.
The CAPITAL stock Of this on hereby hxed one
buror thous nd sosrs en.ed By shares
hundred dol each oneourth Of each suhssrp ion
the three equ. nstameuts oy notes Of the
sutseTtsr made payable g bis Orss and BY him tn
should any erbsr re neglect 20 pay
pur ally his notes the sape may mature md fall Gus,
interest thereon eight per per hall
b. add thereto IRON maturity al PAYMENT and IT the sid
fa board Of r to right
OF sSssSg any s.G o OF SSse sSees or %
days previous noce TO such delinquent subscriber
ARTICLE v.
No sockhoider in this Cooperation shall be liable
resp nste faults Of the Corporal
shall H. 1ation have the effect OF
this charter null exposing St0ckhOder
any liability beg ond the amount OF his stock.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may modified altered amended or tbs
company he dissolved at genera mestins the Stock
fouths Din OF the stock represented such
ing.
by of the action OF its Stockh der b. m
ts chartsT from Whatever Affairs
shall be mmsdia civ placed m Liquidation under the charge
Of Direc and Who shal IN Office until the
liquidation " the aas Of the Company aud the dst
button surplus funds ng the Stockholders
ARTICLE VII
The Of the stockhoders their residences and the
Of share held by each declared be UGH
scrbed this Of Incorporation SAd opposite
u h their respectively
States stams OF five per
sheet required by law for this act have been heeuno duly
aft xsd and ed.
THUS done and passed my Oreani aforo-
said pretence George Ccnas and Alfred Hero,
petent witnesses DO Of TOYS city hereunto sign
their with the parties aud the said Notary the day
and q aforesaid
Origin signed: Jules Brady A Alexander Barton,
A. w. Merriam. John O. Femug y. NJ. Z-iger, W Frazier
Kel y, W. b. KoOntz per =. lott q. - Labuzan John
Mcintyre and others Ge,rge Cenas, &c rye Hero
ANDREW HEHO, JR., Notary Public.
certify that the aforesaid copy the original Act
fle and 81 record IN once.
New Orleans, Aug. u ISIS -