The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-19
N. O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
or fHS.
new ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !
slAr, or LOUISIANA. Orr or NEW ORLEANS.


Be Known ina. thu: eighth day Of F:s.usry IN ss
and Of the Independence OF the United States the
and S before #. 6y sns Of New
State Of Lo1ssns Aforesaid Ina d1S o.ssS Is.
parties hereinafter named ssd undersigned who seversy
Of the state q 1issns rslav. g The organise
ten corporations in this State they have eoysnantsd sne
tSs@ssvss and those whom they form them
ana neD uSd the rsgsons and Ssss
lions following. tovit
81 -.- ARTICLE
m. name title Of said Company shall be the NEW
hereby established in the city New Orleans and shall
eOntnus for the term Of twenty nys years from the
provided Il shall have seal with device
he and the name of the Company upon The margin
shersot $500
The object Of said company to otherwise pro
cure and maintain one Or more % constitute ne
New Orleans and TO trade between said city and any port
bs said shall be the proper person on
whom citations notices and other legal process where
in the said Company may be interested
ARTICLE III
s s. ND ssS Pr Afs s 4 81.
LARS divided Of Fifty Dollars each, all OF which
S ., before q; .s nj no ONE n
Hon. the should be required BY twOshirds capital
10 rrr ARTICLE ~.
TIE Affairs Of said Company shah be direction
uanas OF Edward Higgns who at time have
smong the stOckhoders the Company subject the
prevail Of the Board Of Control who shall act as Board o.
Agents anssctng the business Of said Company
ARTICLE v.
srcrros l. The regular meetings Of the stock
mencing on the tuesday in February 1862 At which
meeting majority IN capital shall choose nve q 'as mum cn0
st ~ snS form board Of Control Of Which the said MANAGE
9 be r. ana snd the GO ONE l sS as
d the fol owing named persons shall sD1stitSs the hrs'
ss fssG e SSSs,05 hRMsfsoSG j. McotosRET
SEC The failure Directors aforesaid shall net
dissolve the said corporation Board in office shall
continue exercise its functions until rev Board can De
SEc Three members of said Board Of Control shall con
titue quorum for the transaction OF business ana sas SAG
such by rules and regulations they deem requL
ss proSdsd the same shall not conflict With the true in
and meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation or with the
Ager they select Chairman preside a. Their meetings
They and hereby authorized 70 buy and
se steamships ue estate etc. % the Com
pany make contracts leases hypohecatons
comprOmsss 70 hx salaries Of officers and smpoye e
and Guild to be built steamships for
SEC II any msmber Of said Board shall cease to be
Stakeholder Of said Company during mis- term Of service his
board Of Control the said Board Of Control shall have
meeting thereafter of the stockholders for the election Of
SEC s. The said Board shall meet monthly
,action Of business and the Manager NAV call
gether at time, BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE vi
sxcforI shall be the duty Of the Manager 70 keep OF
to BE ssD record fS OF the % &C
counts property business and affairs as well as I and
Keep cash account in one Of the banks banking
control IN the name and for sccosnt IF the Company and
NV all banking
SIC aS BE n: Sus q as ss1 ss
ss whenever required by them all the BOOKS papers
submit TO them on or before the twentieth
detailed statement of the business and affairs Of the Company
sTc In the the resignation, perm absence
istely proceed appoint Manager pro who shah act
sueh unt the first snnns meeting thereafter Fl the s.Ses
elect manager from moIg thsnseyes Who shS Pe ;1oc
rSry absence Manager the aforesaid Board Of COntrO
shall have power TO appoint Manager pro tenn a..
COmPs the Manager may make report Of such natter
thing r. ss S1g at RSS meeting sscS share
Ock the said Company sAs be entitled % vsts on al
SIC s. The said Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other employees snHSs and 9sner
Control he said Secretary agents
other employees at any time without the sanction Of sail
''N~ ARTICLE WI.
On the expiration Of the said term Of twenty-five year.
msoy q t s IN capa shall have
determine upon the mode 81 selling and dispOsng Of a
SS.n snS az the and sondtions The sale
disposition thereof and finally Of winding up and hqOdstin
lis Affairs 10 the best advantage
| ARTICLE VIII
Threeourhs Of stockholders capital shall have Ii
10 wind up and settle the affairs Of
COMPANY, at time during its exstesee or OF maxim
sixty preveus notice In two Of the newspapers pubshs
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of stocks made IN the once Of u
Company and recorded in book Of transfer 70 be kept
act transfer to abide BY terms conditions and
uatOns Of this act and all or any rules regulations or bylaw
| made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No ,sOckhoIder shall ever be held liable or sspOnsb
the contracts fault: :,O Of said al. SpmPs1y
yOnd the amount ms s'Ge the orssnza,,so ~ "a
Company the effect Of rendering the present charter nu
Of Of exposing stOckhOlier to any greater liability than
ARTICLE U.
The said Company shall and be sued IN its corpora
name capacity and plead and be implesded according
ARTICLE XII.
n. following named persons stockholders in said Coz
opposite 70 their names respectively tO-w.; rAo. T.
Geo. a. Garner, j. B, nurison, Geo. ". Manson
stsuner, " A shropshire, John femberton Edwd A Yol
Bell, VIM NJ. Perkins, A Miltenberger Co., wilhelm
S0EAr' 'n0 0'os'" ARTICLE Kill
s B.srd ~ Control shall be empowered
subscriptions said Capital Stock until the amount 81
ribed shall have reached the Aforesaid sum oil one million
| ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall into operation Is soon a. the 81
Of Fiy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed
And in conclusion, the stockholders herenbeiore named
confirmation the aforesaid stpustions, covenants
ordained and established by the present act
he herenbefore mentioned and 70 that elect on
10 hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
passed the city Of New Orleans soresa
he day month year written ia the preser
Of Clark and r. McU. Swain, competent witnesses,
sign their with said parties and me- neta
| Iohn Pamkerton Y Rigney Geo. ". Manson
| William Creevy, Marshall ). Smith, @. a. Bradshaw,
| Jas McCloskey, ABrsdbury, N D. Edward Higgins,
| Ino Armstrong, Edw. A. YOrke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
, In presence of Geo Clark. +. MeO. Swain
: MACHINERY, HARDWARE.
WIN. III. REYNOLDS,