The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-11

sd ~ ~, ',o one thousand sshs hundred and
ansty :ecOnd. betor, me- Edward Ivy nO.sr1 pubi,
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Ss S9se s sns Rsr;On. came and
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q & State, they have eo,sosn.a ~
sno 90 By these presents covenants agree bin
selves INTO for inc Objects ann
and under the spusiiOns regulations and osss
ORLEANS srEAksHIP COMPANY and its domiciI n n
'sS i term Ct Of ss. 9. s: and
date o. these presents unless dissolved
he same and the name Of the Company upon he ns1siS
ARTICLE II.
fhs object Of s.d company is to otherwise pro
OF steamships to be owned In the city
the Atlantic q sA s. 1 and any p0
% S shall Ss the
N me sale Company may be interested
ARTICLE III.
sum Of TWO HUNDRED AND FiFTY THOUSAND DOL
70 be paid before the signing these presents which
sp N s os . an sIno9nt not exceeding MIL
ARTICLE ".
Ths affair. Of ;sid Company shan direction and
The privilege Of ,ssoestng with him persons from
prOva Of the Control who shall act as Board y
Agents 70 assist In snssctng the business Of said Company
ARTIcLEV
sfcIios / The regular meetings Of The nsck
holders Of the oomsany shall be held annually, com.
meeting majority in capital shall choose ave Of their nun
70 serve a. Directors ior the ensuing who shall
shall be Chairman and entitled 70 vote ali matters
AID, the following named
P%MBSR ySSo I SsITH wM CRkEvY, j.
SIC The failure to elect Directors Aforesaid shall NOT
sos % bat the Board c. shall
SIC Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con-
Board hereby invested with full power frame and adopt
site and the Company and the Transaction Of ~
tent %.sns 'H o ii Ss s 0 9Gs conflict Nth the true in
laws Of this State And in the absencs Of the Man
they shall power hereby authorized % SeS and
ss tuel real estate etc. for the Of Com
and eompromses 70 hx salaries Of officers employees 70
soo. money and 70 Guild or cause TO be built steamships
SIC u any member Of said Board shall cease to bO
oee hsbe declared vacant the event of the death
Control the said Ba Of r5y @sPSS Of said
10 al vacancies occssoned thereby the nrst regular
officers Of the Company. - 'O-
ssS ne aid Board shah meet monthly for the tran
sethsr s any sine, BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
srcrosI shall be tn. duty Of the Manager % kan q,
ss1se TO be kept in bound books in the Of TIE
counts pTopertv busips.. "a f ISn:setSns &C;
sSmPs Of the receipts and the hsr sod
ssP Of Ss s.Si 9s S saasy anS
ntIc IN the ns: and % ~ s OF ss Board Of
be alone authorized and empowered checks 10 be
BY the Secretary, and all banking
SIC 2. \ shall be the duty ., the Manager of said
" whenever thereto required by them all the books papers
submit to tSe@ on before he Ss sss OF and also
aesed statement of the business Affairs Of the Company
=, 5o In the event Of the r'isn.O1 pem.nept absence
aisey to appoint Manager pro tenn who shall act
As sneh until the rst annual meeting Of the stock
slec manager from among them.eves who shall Be- subject
ssDos M az and IN The case Of the
shall have power 70 appoint Manager pro tenn.
COmPs the Manager may make repors Of SUCH mstt.s
things . he may deem expedsnt and necessary for the
och IN the said Company sAA be entitled q All
SIC s. me said Manager shah h.vs power to appoint
Secretary, agents and other employees annually oener
Board Control and he may remove said sesresr s,nt
other employees ct time without the said
ARTICLE VII
On the expiration Of the said term Of twenty-five Year.,
re- ,s.esd .ROn the q said Company
determne upon the mode Of selling and disposng Of ali
properly euecte belonging Company
decide uPn aI the and conditions Of The sale
thereof and finally Of winding up sad q1dAng
lie Affairs 70 the lest advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Of the stockholders capital have the
power to wind and settle the business Of said
company At any time during its existence Of making
1 days prsvlsus notice in two Of the published
ARTICLE TX,
An transfers Of stocks shah be made IN thu enc. q, IN,
company and recorded book Of transfer kept for
.c o. transfer to sbds by IN tSs rm 1ndSg himself n ssd
Of thus act and al or any rules regulations bylaws
made and adopted In pursuance thereof |
ARTICLE K.
No stockhoder shall ever be held liable or .r.sno,.h
'Ond the amount Of his stocE in said Compsav |
company rendering the present charter nS
z Of exposing to any greater liability than
ARTICLE H.
The said Company sue and be sued IN its corpors..
anne and capacity and plead and be impesded accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
ne following named person. Stockholders Com
opposite TO their names espectiyeIy SHARES paoso
N ! smith, VIM Creeyy, JnO. hrm,trons, Tho. B. Ice
tsurer v A Shropshire, John fenSer.On Ed~d A York
harmon Dosne O. II. Bradshaw, David McCoard, Kennett
Bel, VIM n Perkins, A. Miltenberger Co, Wilhslnus
0gArs' and others .Rr,orp VIII
ne Beard Of Control shall be 20 receive
Inscriptions TO said Capital Stock until the
rbed shall have reached the Aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall operation ss soon AZ the .u
fihy Thousand Dollars shall have subscribed for
md In conclusion the stockholders herenbeore named IN
Affirmation Of the aforesaid stpulsons covenants and
eements ordained and established the for
purposes hereinbefore mentioned effect only
D hereunio Subscribe their names respectively |
Thus done and passed At Orleans Aforesaid
day, month and FIRST above written In the
Geo CLARK and r. heO Swain, competent Witnesses who
ereunto sign their names with said parties and notary
ohn Pemberton. Il. Rgney Geo. ". Manson,
lillian Creevy, Marshall j. Smith, Q. q Bradshaw,
A. hcCloskey, IA Bradbury. N D. Edward Higgins. |
10. Armstrong Edw. A. Yorke
EDWARD IVY Notary Public
In presence Of Geo CLARK, p. McC. sw.in.
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.
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