New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-14
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sixty eight. before me, Henry O. Dibble, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
sworn In and for the parish of Orleans and
| city of New Orleans, personally came and
\ appea jared the several parties whose names
| are hereunto subscribed, who declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions OF the
| laws of the State of Louisiana In relation to
the organization of corporations, they have
covenanted and agreed and by these pres
ents do covenant and agree, and bind them
| selves and those whom they represent, to
establish an incorporated Company for the
objects and purposes and under the obliga-
tions, stipulations and regulations herein.
after set forth, to wit:
| ARTICLE FIRST.
This corporation shall be domiciled and
have its principal Office in the city OF New
Orleans, in the parish of 0rlean State of
Louisiana, and the name and title of the
same shall be "THE NEW ORLEANS REPUBLI-
| CAN PRINTING COMPANY" Said corporation
shall have and enjoy corporate powers and
privileges for the full term of twenty-five
| years from the date hereof, and the same
shall commence business as soon as the sum
| of one hundred thousand dollars shall have
been subscribed to its capital stock. The
| President of said Corporation shall be the
and all ether notices in case of any suit or
suits for or against said corporation.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The objects and purposes of this Corpora
| tion are declared to be the printing and pub
of general book and job printing business
in the State of Louisiana and all things
properly sppertaining thereto.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The capital stock of this corporation is
| hereby fixed at one hundred and ten thou
| sand dollars, divided into eleven hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each, to be
paid at the time of subscription, and which
capital stock once subscribed and paid may
be increased at any regular meeting of the
stockholders, called for that purpose, and by
| majority Of all of the stock of said COM
pany, to any amount not exceeding two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Pro-
vided, That each and every stockholder
shall have at least thirty days notice of such
intention either in person or by notice of the
same published for said time in any of the
newspapers published in the city of New
Orleans.
ARTICLE FOURTH.
All the corporate powers of the Corpora
| tion shall be vested in and exercised by q
Board of Directors and such officers and
employees as they may appoint. The Board
of Directors shall consist of five members of
ton Of the term of Office of the
present Board, hereinafter named,
Shall be elected by ballot on the
second Tuesday of January of each year,
at the office of said Corporation, of which
| election the Board of Directors shall give at
least ten days notice in one of the newspa-
pers published in the city of New Orleans,
and the Board of Directors shall appoint
three stockholders to preside as in
should any of the inspectors decline
or fail to attend the President shall appoint
other persons to fill the vacancies. And any
failure from any cause whatever to elect
Directors on the day named for that pur.
pose shall not dissolve this Corporation, but
the Directors then in office, as well as the
President and Secretary, and all other
officers, shall hold over until their success.
sors are elected. In the event of no elec.
tion taking place on the date aforesaid, the
held within thirty days thereafter and give
notice Of the same as aforesaid.
.... ARTICLE FIFTH.
The Board Of Directors thus elected shall
assume their duties on the Tuesday follow
| ing their election, and shall hold their
offices until their successors are duly elected.
Those stockholders, receiving a majority
| vote of the stock represented at an election,
shall be considered and declared duly elect
ed. The Board of Directors shall elect from
among themselves and fix the compensa
tion OF President, who shall be the general
manager and business agent of the Corpora
| tion. The Board of Directors shall have
full authority to fill all vacacies in their
number from among the stockholders of the
Company. And the said Board is hereby
invested with full power to frame and
adopt such bylaws, rules and regulations
as they may deem requisite and necessary
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business; provided, the same do not conflict
with this act of incorporation or the laws
of this State. The said Board shall have
power, and are hereby authorized, to buy
real estate for the use and purposes of the
company, to sell the same, to make con-
tracts, leases, mortgages and compromises,
and to borrow money, and to do all and sim
gular such acts as may be necessary to carry
! on the business and further the objects of
this company.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
In all elections the vote shall be by ballot,
| and each and every stockholder shall be en-
titled to vote, either in person or by proxy,
for each and every share which he, she OF
they, respectively, may hold, and no person
or persons shall be entitled to vote on any
share or shares transferred to him or them
within ten days prior to such election.
ARTICLE SEVENTH.
No stockholder shall be held responsible
for the contracts, acts, faults, debts or obli-
amount Of their unpaid capital stock, and
no mere informality in organizing shall
have the effect of rendering this Charter
null, or of exposing the stockholders to
any liability beyond the extent of their
stock.
ARTICLE EIGHTH.
The following named persons: AL. Lee,
John ii. G. Parker, Michael Hahn, Jacob
Hawkins, Thomas @. Tracy, shall be and
of Directors, and they shall hold their office
until the first election under this charter, or
until their successors are duly elected and
shall have taken their seats.
This board shall assume control on and
after the first Monday in January next, it
being understood and agreed that the pres
ent management of New Orleans RRPUB-
LOAN shall continue until that time; and the
said Directors are hereby invested with all
the rights, powers and privileges appertain-
ing to their office.
ARTICLE NINTH.
This Act of Incorporation may bs+zsi iifed,
altered or amended. and additions made to
the same, or the said Company dissolved at
general meeting to be convened for the
purpose, after thirty days notice in one of
the newspapers published in the city of New
Orleans, with the assent of three-fourths of
all of the Stock Of said Company.
ARTICLE TENTH.
At the expiration of this Charter or the
dissolution Of this Company prior thereto
| the liquidation of the Company shall be
! conducted by a Board of not exceeding
three, who shall be appointed by the Board
| Of Directors, and which Board of Liquida-
tors shall Immediately proceed to wind up
the Affairs of the Comnsnv nv sailing offstl,a q