The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-24
N. O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY,
CHARTER..... ............."..". OHARTk
OR rHE-
EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
sflfx or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEw ORLEANS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERIOA
STATE or LOUISIANA. Orr or Ezv ORLEANS.
Be N Known That on this sighth day Of February In
year Of our Lord thousand sh. hundred and sixty
ninety ahS second Ssiors me- Edward Ivy eOssy pub
:.p. and state .' q A' LOUISIANA Gs .nd rH soy
stoned and vom personal. dane s1d sDpe ssss,
sSs sxans b.nsvs Of The provisions Of
statutes Of the Of Louisiana relative 70 the
agreed and DO By these presents covenant and
Ss@s.yes and those whom they represent !: form A
purposes and under the stpuatOns regulations and oil
lions following. s0ws' -
ohIfAEs s sfE .s co%PHSI and i. Som
hereby sssS.hse n the city o. ssw 0rS ss S, snd n
Sss OF these presents unless sooner dissolved
provided for Il shall have corporate seal With aev'ce
thereof
Ybs ob,ec. Of said company construct otherwise
81 .eamships TO be owned and controlled in the
Orleans and 70 trade estssss sas city and any
e. ssS S e Hs rSPs Ss
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE Ill
Ths capital stack q .sls Company & hereby s1eS e
LARS divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars each, all Of VII
be paid :. Or before n: signing o. thee Sns
Hon, the should be required By twoshrds capital
ARTICLE Nv.
TIA AFFAIR. Of .sid Company shah be under the direction
management Of Edward Higgins who may At any tins
1s p5y ne y she CompsSy subject 20 The
proysf Of the Board Control who shall act Board
Agents assist In trsnssctng the business Of said Oomps
ARTICLEv.
sscrror l. Tns regular meetings Of ths HSd
nSS sss o. sSs gs Paeya.y IN sbr1s % y
meeting majority in capital shall choose Ave OF their nu
s e Ss9 d f cs ns :R:Sas
Be ms D and sn S g ONE 1Ss on 81 an
aid the following named persons shall constitute the Al
F ffasd E SS5ss' ARasrsosG, MccLosKEH
SIC q The failure elect Directors, aforesaid shall
continue 20 exercise is functions, until Board can
sTc Three members Of said Board Of Control shall ID
uts quorum for the transaction Of business and the
such By laws rules and regulations as they may req
site and for the Company and the transaction Of
tent and meaning OF this Of Incorporation, with
laws Of this State And the temporary absence OF the
they po~er and hereby authorised 70 buy a
Ssn, to make contracts leases mortgages hspOtssc.i
and compromises; 20 NJ salaries OF oncers and employees
borrow and to build csuse to be buit steamships
SIC 4 II any member of said Board shall cease b.
Stakeholder of said Company during his term Of service,
office shall be declared vacant and In the event Of the
or s5 % b hsS
10 ill vacancies occasioned thereby until the nrst regu
meeting thereafter Of the Stockholders Tor the election
SEC s. The ssid Board shan meet monthly for the tr
gether at time By giving sx hours notice In writing
| ARTICLE VI
sxcrroxl II shall be the duty Of the Manager keep
be kept In bound books in the Of the OoI
psny correct record Of the proceedings, transactions
complete account of the receipts and dlsbursemens there
Keep cash account IN one Of the banks or BANKING ed
painless Of this city, subject 70 the approval Of the Board
be sone authorized and empowered 70 draw checks 70
sOunteIsigned ~ the Secretary and transact all b~nk
SEC z ;hs Be II: duty O the Manager ..
s whenever required BY them the books paps
accounts and documents belonging 70 said Company and Al
detailed statement Of the business and srs Of the oompaa
during the preceding month
death Of the Manager the Board Of Control shall m
ch Pun q. & annual m.stSs tasrs. Of ths Soc
holders 81 which meeting the stockholders shall proceed
con .1Haa ssr and IN the es sD Of e s@
absence Of the Manager the Aforesaid Board Of oOn
SEQ AZ the annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of 4
and things As he may deem expedsat and necessary for
interest Of the Company at which meeting each share
matters brought before IL
SIC . The said ssHsssr shall have power 70 appoint
vacancies should subject 10 the approval Of \
Board - '--''''-
On the expiration OF the said term Of twenty-five yea,
herenbefOe agreed upon for the existence Of said
amsjory Of the stockholders in capital shall power
property DS NE 10 .S pS e
decide 1Psn and OK the and conditions q the
| lie affairs 70 the best advantage.
ARTICLE VIII.
Thresourths Of the stockholders In capital shan have
power TO wind and settle the business and Affairs Of
any modAcaisn; additions or changes 70 this act on CIV,
sixty days prsUsus notice in two Of the publish
l n this city.
An transfers Of stocks shall be in the smos Of
and TscO 5 p SoSs o. ss. e Be E1P'
transfer TO abide By all the terms, conditions and al
made and ADOPTED In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or responsih
| Tor the contracts, OF faults Of said Company
nor shall any mere informaty in the Organisation OK -
Company have the effect q rendering the charter
Of exposing Stakeholder 10 any greater liability THAI
| amount Of his stock therein.
ARTICLE H.
The sad Company shall and be sued IN It's cOrpora
and capacity, and plead and be impleaded according
| ARTICLE XII.
following named persons are stockholders in said 90
and sneh entitled the number Of pno
opposite 20 their names respectively, tOwit:
| M j. Smith, VIM Oreevy, JnO. Armstrong Thos B. Il
| Geo. O.. Gamer, j. b. hurison, Geo. W. Manson,
Ssuher, W A Shropshire, John fembertOn Edw'd A.
| Harmon Doane, q. n. Bradshaw, David McCOard Renn
Bell, VIM N. Perkins. A. Miltenbergsr Co. Wilhelm
B0Esrs' and 0'hsrA .pr1orr YIN
Tho Beard Of Control shall be empowered receive furth
subscriptions TO said Capital Stock until the
scsed shall have reached the Aforesaid sum Of one million
| ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall 90 operation as soon a. the 81
OF Fihy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed
And in conclusion, the stockholders named
confirmation Of the aforesaid stpulatons covenants
Agreements ordained and established by the present
the herenbeOre mentioned and to that effect
do hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed New Orleans aorssa
the day month and FIRST above written In the presoE
Of Geo Clark and p Moo. Swain, competent witnesses
hereunto sign their names with said parties and nStaY
| John Pemberton, u. Rgney, Gee. W. Manson
| william Creevy, Marshall ]. Smith, O. II. Bradshaw
| Jas hcCloskey, IA Bradbury n D.. Edward Higgina,
| Jno. Armstrong. Edw. A. Yorke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Publs
| In presence OF Geo. CLARK, p. Moo. Swain
| MACHINERY, HARDWARE.
WM. m. REYNOLDS.