The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-30
N. O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CHARTEH
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EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIoA,l
sfIxs or LOUISIANA. orr or NEW osLrAn. J
Be Known. That tai. eighth d., F.Oru.ry IN We
rear Of Lod thousand eight hundred and sixty eight
;insty.sseOnd before me Edward W. notary public
sans. stat: of Louisiana D' aforesaid duly Som1s
1ss ns came and v soDe..s Re
ecsred hs. sv.ilng ,hegselyes e the provisions Of the
q cOpoistios. in this State they have sna
greed and DO BY these p.ssnts ooysnsns axres and bind
and under The stpulatOns regulations and OSss
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me nam: snd .s e 10 SS%,.Sy shs b ths mssy
.rs5y e.ssbSsbse in the Gig Of New ossns and 4 ina.
exist and continue for the Of twenty years
provided Tor T. have q Orsts seal With dsvcs upon
he same and the Of the Company upon the margin
ARTICLE IL.
object Of said company otherwise pro
su,e and nsnts more steamships 70 na
os ian and 2 trade S ~ s-S city and any pom
e,..tCns process where
oeNp.Ay
$1,000. Article III
s 'f t s. sS ss y A;iS San Dol
Lars. divided Dollar. each,
S ss s s': one .sss
hon II the sane should be required by tvoshirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
TIE affairs said Company shall be under the direction
nsnss Of Edwsrd Higgins who at time have
among the stoekhodsrs the Company suhjsct the
ss ~ s s .a 81 al. s%SspT
AKrIoLEx
srcrIo. 1. Ths regular msetinr Of ths stock
neng the arst tuesday in February 1869 al which
T 20 ssvs ~ f"r The snsninS yssr Tho sha, on
form Board Of aia Manager
aS ss IT. ana snS until he ON. a. %
I'D the To- 0s1R 9snsd Ier'S1s ran sG9's.s NE nr
S sfssG HSIs ) ARSsTsoSa. j McGLosSs9'
i.soyt the SAID oCtpO1sscs d. Board i oies sasS
nnueto exercise It's functions, until ne- Board can be
Sac Three M mbers OF said Board OF Control shall con
5osIo hereby invested power to frame and adopt
such By law rules and as hey may deem LsqG
affairs PROVIDED the shall not conflict th the true in
Of state temporary sOseScs Of the Nan
the, may select Chairman 70 preside Their meetings
eli steamships etat. etc for the uses Il the Com.
Sd to s salaries Of srs and o.
money 20 sud built steamships
SIC II any member of said Board shall cease be
s sbs Se de- ssS ysca and Il the event. Of the death
ermsneni absence or resignation Of any msmbsr Of said
al vacancies Oocasoned thereby until the 6rst
meeting tbereser of the Stockholders for the election Of
SEC s. The Board snail meet monthly for the tran
saction Of burnes and the Manager call them
ssthsr at time BY giving six hours notice in writing
.Hs ARTICLE VI
1 r.. - A.,
TO be kept In pound books in the OF the Com
correct record of the proceedings, transactions
complete account Of the receipts and dsoaTemens thereof
Keep cash account in one o Ss banks or Ssasas cc%
anes Of this subject the approval OF
De sone suhOrTed and powered to draw checks to be
undersigned BY the Secretary, and transact all banking
SEC 2. 1 shall De the duty o, the Manager of SAID
whenever theret- required by then all books papsrs
eount and aoeumsns belong 70 aid Company and also
detailed statement of the business and Affairs of the Company
SIC IN the event the resignation perm snent absence
ah OF the Manager the Board Il Control shall lmme
meeting Of tins Stock
,ect manager from s@eas VII hal Be subject
election annually thereafter and in he Of tempo
.asi have power to spDctst Manager pro tenn '''
SIC At the annual meeting Of the Stockholders the
Jomps Manager msy make Of such matters
.nd things he deem expedent and necessary
the said o mpany s-al be entitled 70 al
ma literal
8. The sad MANAGER shall have power to appoint
,ecres Agents and other employees annually and ofiener
3osrd Il Controls an he nay remove said agents.
other employees time, without the o. said
ARTICLE VII. I'D
On the expiration OF the sad term Of twenty-five year,
srenbefee agreed fr the existence Of said Company
issfmlns upon the mode 81 selling and disposin Of ali
be property and effects belonging to said Company and
disposition hsr-ef and finally Of winding up and quidAtns
ARTICLE VIII.
Trecurth Of the stockholders In capital shan have the
lower to wind and settle the business and affairs
.ny modhcssn' sddtions or changes 70 this act on 1ns
sixty days notice in two OF the pubhsd
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers of stocks shall be made In the once
and seOsd 10 SSos Of e Be ksP %
.s Of transfer 70 ABIDE ~ Al the terms conditions and sip
made and adopted In Pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No sOeEhOdsr ever held liable or responsible
Sono the amount Of Sis stOcx in said Company,
Company have the snsc rsndsrng The charter null
Of exposing stOekhol Ter to liability than the
mount Of bis stock therein
ARTICLE xL
The said Company shan and be susd in corporate
ARTICLE XII
The following named persons stakeholder Com
oany entitled the number OF shares paoed
opposite TO their names respectively, towit
Nj j. Smith, VIM Crcevy, JnO Armstrong, Thos B. Lee,
Geo @. Garner, j. B. hursou, Geo ". Manson, J. II.
5tsuer, A shropshire John remberton Edwd A. York
harmon Doane. r. Bradshaw, David McCoard, Kennett
Bell, VIM. N. Perkins, A. Mtenberger Co, Wilhelmus
ARTICLE KILL
The Board Of Control shall empowered receive farther
iubscrptions said Capital Stock until the
scrieed shall have reached the aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV. -t .r
This Association shall operation the
Fiy Thousand Dollars shall been subscribed
And in conclusion the stockholders herenbefore named
confirmation Of the aforesaid spustiOns,
ordained and established BY the present TO-
hereinbetoe mentoned that effect only
10 hereuufo subscribe their names respectively.
Thus the city Of Orleans
he day. month 6rs above written IN the
Of Geo Clark r. Nee. Swain, competent
aereunto sign their With said parties and notary
John PemkertOn. - Kigney, ". Manson,
William Creevy Marshall 4 Smith. @. n Bradshaw,
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