The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-09
". o. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. OAARTEB
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NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHARTEK.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, !,
sfLrz or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW oRLxAss.

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:.n. nd Stat. y A Louisiana S and Aforesaid r: duly s
stoned and sworn, personally came and appeared the
statutes Of n. stat. q LOgsns ,sstiy. 70 he orgsni1a
and do BY these presents covenant agree and bind
selves constitute corporation for the objects and
purposes and under ths stpuatons regulations and Obsa
ARTICLE
oRIFHSs sTEHssHf fF'0 c0%PxNY and its Sonis T.
hereby established in the city Of Orleans it shall
date Of these presents unless dissolved
provided for shall have corporate seal with device upon
thereof
The object Of said company to construct or otherwise pro
or lines Of to be controlled in the city
New Orleans and 70 trade between ssd city and any port
s r. s on
N the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE I'LL
The capital stock q siS Company hereby n1.d st the
LARS divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars each all of which
sspt may be increased to an amount not sxcesdn one mil
lion, the same should be required BY twohrds capital
ARTICLE ".
The Affairs Of Company shall be under the direction and
of Edward higgins who may any time have
aong the ockholders e. the COMPANY subject 10 The sp
prevail Of the Board Control who shall act Board Of
ARTICLE V.
srcrros l. Ths regular meetings Of ths stock
@sncing on the Ts tuesday in February 1859 AZ which
meeting majority in capital shall choose 6vs Of their mum
sss S Of
shall be Chairman and entitled 70 one vote on al matters
aid the following NAMED persons Sas s19'tspts the hrss
PEN Pl sBERToS, J. ARMsfRoSG, j. MCCLosKEY.
SIC The failure to elect Directors aforesaid shall not
dissolve the said corporation but the Board In Office shall
continue exercise ts functions until Board can be
SIC Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con
ute for the transaction Of business and the said
& asrey SS u 20 % . sno soI
and for the Company ard the transaction Of ts
affairs provided the shall not conflict with the true in
tent and meaning Of this Act of Incorporation with the
this And in the temporary absence OF the Man
They shall power and hereby authorized TO buy and
sell fuel real estate ETC. for the uses Of the Com
Snd COMPROMISED TO tx salaries Of officers and employees to
borrow and to Guild to be built steamships for
SFo II any member Of said Board shall be
oce shall declared vacant and in the of the death
absence or % o. any S said
10 ell vacancies Occssoned thereby until the first regular
meeting thereafter Of the stockholders for the election of
SIC s. The said Board shall monthly for the
sacton OF business and the Manager may call them to-
zeher at any time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
sKcrorI II shall be the Manager 70 keep OF
be kept in bound books, in the of the Com
pany record Of the proceedings, transactions
Complete account Of the receipts and dburssments thsrs
ae shall moreover act as Treasurer Of the Company and
panes Of this city, subject TO the approval Of the Board Of
be alone authorized and empowered checks
eountersied BY the Secretary and transact all banking
SIC. 2. Il shall he the duty Of the Manager Of said
Company 70 exhibit or be TO the stockhod
accounts and belonging TO sad Company and also
submit to tse before the twentieth Of each month
detailed the business and affairs of the Company
during the preceding month
sh Of the Manager the Board of Control shall mme
hstey proceed 70 appoint MANAGER pro TEN who shall set
sodes hch meeting the Stockholders shall prOcsed TO
20 election snnuay thereafter and in the case Of the tempo
rsy absence Of the Manager aforesaid
SEC x the snnuSl meeting q ths stocIhoders Of tn.
things as be may deem sxpssat and necessary for the
interest Of the Company at which meeting each share OF
matters brought before f.
5. The said Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary and other employees annually and oener II
vacancies should occur subject to The approval OF the
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the expiration OF term OF twenty-five Year,,
asrenbeore upon said Company
maority stockholders capital shall power
ss property and Effects Belonging to said GO@psny and also
oes s ,hS - ss 4, 'nd; M "a a. $ Az "
Ia affairs 70 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Threefourhs Of the stockholders capital shan
wind and settle the business and affairs Of said
any additions or changes % this act On giving
sixty days notice in two Of the published
ARTICLE TX.
An Of stocks shall the once Of the
ss puScss s nsS Ss Himself Ei IL said
act Of transfer to Abse BY all the terms conditions and slip
lstOns Of this and all rules regulations bylaws
maze and seSpted In pursuance thereof
ARrICLEx K.
No stOckhOder shall be held liable or Irresponsible,
ior the e0n1rsct.' OF tsal's Of said Company be
Sor sbsn spy mere ,Dormaty IN the oresni.ateD og s
Company have the effect Of rendering the present charter null
amount Of bis stock therein
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shall and be sued in its corporate
and capacity, and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII
The following named persons are Stockholders In said Com
any and such entitled to the number Of shares placed
IA j. Smith. VIM Creevy, JnO. Armstrong, Thos B. Lee
Geo. @. Garner, J. B. Aurison, Geo W. Manson, II.
Harmon posne' G. r. Bradshaw, David MccosrS, kenDss
Bell, VIM NJ Perkins, A. Miltenberger Co., Wihelmur
''sN'" '-O ~ ARTICLE Kill
The Board Of Control shall be empowered 20 receive further
subscriptions to said Capital stock until the amount sub
criked shall have reached the Aforesaid of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall go operation
Of Fiy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed for
And coneusion stockholders herenbefore named
confirmation of the aforesaid stipuatiOns,
agreements ordained and established by the present fol
purposes hereinbeore mentioned and to that effect only
90 hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed the city Of New Orleans aforesaid
The day month year first written in the
Clark r. McC. Swain competent witnesses VIII
hereunto sign their with said parties and notary
John Pemberton, f. Rigney, Geo ". Manson,
William Creevy, Marshall J. Smith, O. r. Bradshaw,
Jas McCloskey, IA Bradbury, NJ d, Edward Higgins
Jno. Armstrong, Edw. A YOrke
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presence Of Geo. Clark F. McC. Swain
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
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