The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-12-08

sEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !
sfars or LOUISIANA. Orr or NV ORLEANS. !
Be Known rhss on shl. eighth of February. 10 NE
anstyssSO before me- Edward Ivy: nOts PuNIc
cans, State Of Louisiana '' .tOresas. duly oonmis
parties hsrsn.ss named and unasrgnsd xSo ssSsas
declared that syang thenselves Of the provisions Of the
son Of this State they have covsuantsd and
those em they g $ s
sevss into and constitute corporation for ths objects and
.GS upS:, sns 'Uu'On regulations SD 'O'
sHs Az 4 re S%sR-s Ns 'as os
hereby s,sSs;nse n the city Of New Orleans and SHAH
date Of these presents unless sooner dissolved hereinafter
therscL
fhe object said company eonstruct or otherwise pro
nes Of steamships to be owned controlled city
ports the Atlantic coast or Gull Of Mexico pO
sa ns manager e AID shall Ss the
IN tie 'sie Company may be interested.
ARTICLE III.
sscr.os II shall be the dusy or tins Manager Esc.
oaDy record Of the Proeesdngs transsctons
complete account Of the receipts Knd disbursements thereof
c in s s IF s S 81 S S 1
2snes OF this city, subject to the approval the Board
Be sione authorized and empowered to draw eei, to be
,oantersgDed BY the Secretary, and rsnssct all banking
SIC q shall ss the duty .. the ssa.ss5 q
thereto required by them cooks papers
Accounts and documents beonng said Company aud
detained statements of the business and Affairs the Company
aurtrg the precsdine month
o. dath Of the Manager INA Board Of Control shall mme
such until the rss meeting Of the toeS
sodef which meeting the Stockholders shall proesed
% election aonusy theresr and in The case Of the tempo
absence Of the Manager the aforesaid Board Of Control
Sac At the annual meeting Of the Stockholders the
.ndSnSs as be msy deem e1pssat and Necessary for The
ate,sst q the mpsny at which nesting each share Of
ock In the said Company sza DO entitled 10 vote al
nattern brought before IL
secretary agents and other employees annually and oener
vacancies shoud occur. subject to the approval of the
sosrs.
On the expiration or the ssd Of twenty-five ycau
1ersnbeore agreed upon existence Of said COMPANY
smsOry OF the stockholders in capital shall power
hs property and effects Ssoosns % said Company snd also
hec and sDs S %ndDs rp sS
"a arssV 20 the h-s' advantage.
ARTICLE VIII.
to wind and settle the business and affairs Of said
Company at any time during its existence OF making
sixty days notice in two Of the pubshe5
. ARTICLE TX
sun To HUNDRED xsB Fifty bo BE-
divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars EACH s of which
sp may be increased amount not exceeding cns NIL
don sbs sane should be required by tvshirds capital
ARTICLE w.
Tss sArs q .sid Company shall 30 under ths direction and
management Of Edward Higgins who may any time
the privilege of ssscciang with hin persons from
orOysf the Board Control who shall act a. Bosrd 81
Agents 10 assist In trsnsscting the business Of said Company
ARTICLE v.
loloes OF tne OOmpauy shall be hed Annually, com
ss s Is ssss F sS1:s s , = TGS
to Directors Tor the ensuing year. shall
shall be Chairman entitled vote on ali uaters
orought before IT. and until tbs election of Directors
sSs.d & Control Wis; 4: ssIfa VA, GEEsVT, J.
dissolve the said corporation but the Board IN Once shall
,ontinneto exercise its unctOns until Board
SIC Three of Board Of Control shall con
stitue for the transaction of business the sad
Bosro hereby invested WITH tul TO frame and adopt
e aud Necessary for the Company az she transsctou Of E
srsir provided, the shall not conflict
~, 81 this state And IN the temporary sSeScs Of tie Nan
they may select Chairman 20 preside their meetings
M steamships fuel real estate for the Of the Cora.
2ay 10 make Contracts leases mortgages, hypothecatloE
cnpromtsoss ~ officers and
and to suid to be built seAspsG
SSc II any member Of said Board shall cease to be
no 10 o. ssa USpSny as3g ls se, Of serscs e
soence or RESIGNATION OF any member Of said
ell vacancies occssoned thereby the regual
nesting thereafter of the Stockholders Tor ths election
SIC 5. The said Board shall nsst monthly the tran
Sstbsr at any line BY giving SIX hours no.ioa n Rtrz
ARTICLE VI.
- transfers Of s.scks shall made n ths oee q hs
yenpAny sno recorded IN oook Of transfer e be Kept o
set Of transfer 10 abide s All the terms conditions and sp
nsae ssa sdoptsdin p1rsaancs therSOt
ARTICLE K.
60 s.oeSholdsg shall ever ss neid usol1 or osou..s
yoru ne amount Of his IN said Company
msssy have the ee: crsndsaz the present. ossreT null
Of exposing Stakeholder 70 any greater liability than shs
ARTICLE XI.
The said Company shall and corporate
capacity ans plead implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
Ye following stockholders said Com
ANY AID &c such entitled the number shares PLACED
opposite 10 their names respectively, towit:
Nj J. Smith, wu- Creevy, Jno Armstrong Thos B. Lea
SEQ. @. Garner, J. 3. hursou, Geo ". Manson, II.
suer W A. Shropshire. John rem0eron Edw'd A YORK
Rarmon Doane c. II. Bradshaw, David NcCoaru Kennet
Bell Wn1 n. Perkins, A. htsnbergsr 90, WLhsr1as
Bogart- and Othera
ARTICLE XIII
The Beard Of Control shall empowered receive further
Subscriptions said Capital Stock until the sub
crbed shs have reached the Aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV,
Iris Association &C operation - soon - the sun
Fifty Thousand Dollars shall have besn subscribed
And conclusion the stockholders herenbefoe
,oEfstlon Of the aforesaid stpalstions
ordained aHd established By the for
the purpo-e herenbesoe mentioned and that effect only
40 hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus passed city Orleans Aforesaid
day, month first above written In the pressnc
Of Geo Clark and y. McC S~an.
asrsunto sign their with said parties and nsa
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