New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-01
CHARTER.
AND MEXICAN CUR
SHIP CANAL COMPANY.

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cJTATr ON TorTTsTAN -pApfeu on a..
y leans--City of New orleans. BE it known thst
thousand eight hundred and sixty eight and in ID
inoepenaoence q the unltea states q America To
ninety-tniro. peiQro me- 1enfy y Dlpble, Notsv
ears, state q Louisiana duly oomlissioned ma M
qualnea, anu ~ - Pfsse92f 81 tpe witness,
came ana a. aRpes5psua me perIies Mnqss names al
hertunto hupsoklpeo VINO seyeranS Qeclared that
M ~ 81 me q the statue
ton of corporations Tor works Of public Improve
ment ana ullnty, Jney rave coyenantcn nnq agreed
themselves, and those whom they re5sssnt. to fa,
themseizes int and constitute q corporation foriT
oDjSse. 9.,e ~ lfises, a1 1se ~
and xeGniatons following, VIZ;
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The name q the ccrRorstien sHAll p the NJ
~ sHu n.nzlcal Snll 1naR eta4
tss oomlen snan pc the CRY q HeW orleans, andi
President Of the company SHAH be the officer VA,
.sTTcrr srdoxr
ARTICLE SECOND.
men AMI main1si Ie are
Waters az the Nississisn; r,vsr snd 49,
Mexican Gulf through Lake Borgne. under v
ard Stewart his sEsoeintes snd ass;sns y ~
Of the Leeisat1re Of said State annroysd n a ~
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ARrrc1H Tu5pn
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At two millions OF dollars. represented by "a
thousand shares OF one thousan1 dollars each, ~
aele ~ suSn msnnsr and at seen tunes as the Bo
,pr,crr vor.-z
All powers of the corporatdn hall he vestad =.
shall be stockholders Of the cornoration
On the first day Of Juse. isSa gnd annual,v H..
after an election for said Board Of Directors sh
pe neld AZ the once oil the corporation, of who
eeetion previous notice o. hiteen days shall be gy
leans. A plurahty OF votes tconnting one vote N
escn share voted uponl shall be Sufficient to az
sac feoJ3rs wno AZ the nrst meeting after tht
dent Of the Board as well as Of the corporation.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
said Rostd ~ ~ me ~ Az meengs
Shsanca or insbI;tv ~ ~, NJ ,d 70 gaSe
81 III sIect opa ~ ths;r nnIu mi pia Vi pre
who shall for the time being exercise the full ps.
OF President The failure 10 elect directors as lio
salo snsl no. oissoaSe Sne sag corporations but
directors then zen IN once shall no,d eyer until ano
proyided for, and shall continue till an election n
held. -
The Board of Directors shall appoint a Secret,.I
Treasurer, and all such Clerks and Agents as III
AZ ths esls r;as ~ en- fors ~ W ~ s a. pieasaftH
the amount Of security mai Sha ne
az, ~ s.;d ot4s st.aS s-al " ulrea ifol
esfa6sh snch 10 Ietvs to M AZ Ian make ~
and psSustioa 81 tbe asrs Of pbs sad
as 1ag De Necessary and proper majority Of
also 70 elect any officer thereof; and the sad Ia,
shall also, have power TO fill thai
occur therein BY death Absence resirnation nv ~
| oIher cause. -
ARTICLE gnyEN-u
Each sb,reboldsr a. ali rnss,irrs g.. 49, 49,.
~ a. -. tlngs 19r the eleeek
u ~ ~ O'et pui pvses, snaI pe enttied
0l ~ pfo@S' " 'ne 'ote ioF eSeh snare OIL sta
heio oy him. ,D-,c, J., vr,,,--,
4-A nioh4H' II
All transfers of stock shall be recorded at the
Of said company in book Of transfer TO he kept HI
tnat purpose me new stocknolder binding himss
~ ~ Iue intie iacb OF Fec9Iulhg suen tran
ief 70 aDlae Dy al tne terIns condtions and slip
Atlos u tnis act anu any anu AZ tns rules req
uons, or py-'a"s tnAue ana aoopted IN pufsuAIf T.
thereoi' . -. II
ARTICLE NINTH.
This corporation shall be and continue for,. NJ
during the term of twenty five years from andlAI
the date OF these presents, and may organize n
business as soon as tWo.thirds Of its capital m
Shall have been subscribed ioT. ''p''"' 81"
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mi. ..,,... 49,. - :. -AE,iS-
Ane IOioMlnR named nUockholcefs, VIZ: JanHF
y; Moves. william ". Howe, Cyrus Bussey, l. d
I1leoyI inomas =. purant, ana samuel L brow
are herepy eonstltuteo the hrst Board OF Direett
VINO slsl AZ theI nrst meeting elect one Of N
sad PRESIDENT shall serve until suPersededb by tn