The New Orleans crescent., 1868-03-12
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHAErER..-.........--...........cH CHARTER
NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES ov AMERICA. I,
srArs or LOUISIANA, orrr or Nzw ORLEANS.

Be Known. That this eighth day Of February. in ths
and Of the ipsepsndeDce Of the United States shs
leans State Of LsaIsiaps aforesaid. duly csnm,s
% named s ad wss
dsssIse hat sssns ths.ssvs' q The provisions OF the
ton Of corporations IN this State they have eoveusntsd and
tbsmelvss those whom they represent form
selves into sno constitute eoreost % or ths oosc ana
lions following. to-vdt;
The and t,tls Of said comPan. shall be the "NEw
hereby estsbise in the city Of New oeans and il shall
and continue for the tenn Of twenty hv from TIE
provided or l. cor With device u2oa
shsred.
TIE object Of company otherwise pro-
steamships owned AID c'ntrOes city
or p n. the Atlantic essss or sf Of xsxico
he manager o. a sn. s sfs proper pss9n IN
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE I'LL
The capital stock Company hereby Fixed
sum Of rive BUkDRED AND FIFTY THO SAND DOL
to ?. Paid a, Or before p. sisens .. these prssa wo
lion. il The should be required BY twlArds capital
ARTICLE ".
The azrs Company under the direction
management Of Ed~sd Higgins who at time have
among the stocAhodsrs the Company saset the ap
Agents 70 assist the basss Of saa COMPANY
ARrICLEv.
srcrIox / The regular meetings Of the stock
holdsr' of the Com a-y shal be red annually. com
%ss M 1Sns on % ss aiS % S 1 ave s ss
Ter 20 serve s DsetoT 9T n. sH.Sns .he s5. Goa
sha be ChaIm-I ana nj, cd % one ss on al m.t-rs
aid the fol owing named persons constitute the drst
h9aId @ Csrso, VIZ y IRA %M CKszvY, j.
SIC The allure to elect Directors a''-s.ad shah not
continue exercise It's nnctous, unt re- Board eau be
SIC Three Members said Bosrd of ro shall con
,tute for re cton r busiaess, and ths
BosIe hereby invested sit. ia power 70 frsms and Adopt
sch by laws. rules and reguatoRs they deem requ
ste and n-oe stry fsr tee NomPsny hs rnsae ion Of t
1 Mt meaoing of tins act Of Incorporation or with tbs
laws Of this Ano il the temporary of the
hey shall have power and hereby authorized buy and
psny TO make con,raris leases nor CAGES hypohecasons
md cmD to tx salaries II Oh er' ana em2o es; to
the uss o. isGompSuy. = -
SIC Sy %eSsT % or sso ara shan cease 20 De
CHE h he De ared vscsnt and in the Of the death
ead Control the -ad board Of Control shall power
90 on vacancies caoned thereby until the hrss regular
SIC 5 re .aid Bord shah meet nOatsly for tran
70 clio Of ousinsss, and lhe Mansger cal them
geher any lis BY giving six hours notice IN writing
ARTICLE VI
sEcrox Il shall be tn dutv OF the Manager 70 keep or
10 core os s S.eoa co SS1s ~ the % % s
property. business and anrs we'll fall and
be shall gesver act as treasurer Of the Jo@p my and
keep csh account an one of The banks OF banking CON
anisE Of HIS city, subject 10 The OF the Board OF
Control the and tor Of the Company and
sosniersgred " the Secretary aud tr4nsAcI all banking
SIC p / shall be the duty Of the Manarer Of said
Company to exhibit be exhialed the stockhOd
and ne nss bsoagns 10 lad Company and also
srbmi hef the twentieth o. each month
detailed statement ~ the hu n-ss and airs OF the Company
curl The preceding menlh
or ss o. he Manarsr he board oatrol shs i,s@s
dstey ed 70 appoint haneeer pro te who shall act
oldrs pbch meeting the Stockholders shah p.Ocsed
sr nsnsgs from a%oSs them elves % sS hs ~ BE Ss subject
abs of the Manager the eoresaid Board Of Con rol
Sc kf The animal msesing Of tn So ckhod.rs o, the
Comp. the Mansger nay make sor Of sach matters
interest II the mpany VI winch eetng each share Of
stock in The said mpany sal be snuea 70 vote a
sc 5. TIE 'aid Nsnsrer shall hive power appoint /.
sneae bs zee owe 70 ss es "a Tsa 2,
OF other employees at time without the sanction of said
''''u ARTICLE VII.
On the expiration tie term Of twenty Ave years
hereneore agreed f. ths existence Of sad Com amy
smsoy Of the s,se Seers in s,p~i shall have power 70
the properly and effects belonging TO said Company and
disposition thereof finally Of winding up asd qDidatng
is Affairs the best ADVANTAGE.
ARTICLE VIII.
Of the IA capital ssan have the
Company any time durng its existe ce Of making
modification aoditi rs changes this act on giving
sxv Gays Gus notice IN two OF the published
IN this city.
an transfers Of stocks shall be made IN tie oee Of the
Company Of transfer kept for
tha' purpose The sochholdr binding himself in said
utors ali any rules regulations bylaws
made ana adopted in pursuance thereof
ARucLsx.
No socAhodsr shall be held liable or responsible
yns vi 'If sse sme1pt II his stock IN said CSSDanS
Compsy have The eject ofrendsrng charter null
or Of exposing sioeshol er 10 any greater Ab y than ths
ARTICLE xL
The said Company han sua and be sued in sts corporate
and capacity and plead and be impeadsd accordingly
ARTICLE XII
The following aned stockholders IN said Com
pany and such ntd 20 the number Of shares sac
0prOs ie % their names espectIvey, towit
j s@,h WT '5eeyy Jno en- ,msSSng rhas b Lee
staufer W A shropshire John emberon Edw'd A. York
Harmon Doane y n Bradshaw, David Metoara, he3nei
Eco Nm Perkins, a. alteneerser a Co, WI hsinus
gun anu ''' ARTICLE KILL
The RaId Of Control shall sgovsTs TO receive further
scubed shall reached the aforesaid OF million.
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall z, operation the
Finy Dollars shall have been subscribed Tor
in eoncluson the sockhod-rs herenbe named
coNfrmst on II atiOns
.Teemeot ordained aad established BY the present io
be Iuro hrrebeore neutned aud to that elect only
20 iei INTO Subscribe their uancs respectively.
Thus and passed the city Of New reans Aforesaid
he day month and ar.t above wriuea IA the presence
CLARK r Net Seain, competent who
hcrtunto sign their said pates nd nJtay
John Peuberfou. r Riynfy. stea. W. Manzon
lillian Cre,vy MarshAilJ . Smith. G Bradshaw,
las Net kskey. y A Rr,dbury. n d. Edward IA ggns,
Jno Armstrong, Edw. A Torke
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presence of Geo CLARK, P. McC'. Swan
hACBiNERV, HARDWARE.
IAmDWAME ARD saIP CsANDLERx
BILLS d. sosTroK. FEAEE ". SEYMOUR,