The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-22
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHATTER. ........................ CHARTER
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NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, J
sfAfx or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW ORLEANS.


IL srirr or LOUISIANA. Orr or NEW ozIzAss.
rBe Known That this eighth day of February In the
yer our Lord one tsoSssne ssa aun1Tsa and xyegh
Binetyeecond before Edward Ivy notary public,
isaDs State Of II Louisiana aforesaid duly somnIs
Stored ana sworn personally cane and appeared The
declared hat syaiins themselves Of the provisions the
ton q IN this sss they have and
sgreed and do By these covenant and bind
selves into spo constitute corooyat On for the objects and
ourpoes snd under hs spuations regulations sad obga
tons following. to-wit; ffr sr-Irr.t. =,
ARTICLE L 80. ~.
The name and title Of said Company shall be the NEW
ORLEANS SlFAnshIP COMPANY and its domci is
exist for twenty years from the
date Of these unless dsolved hereinafter
the same and the name of the Company the margin
thereof.
The object company construct or Otherws. pro-
cure and mants one or more 70 constitute line
Of New Orleans trade between said city and any port
or ports On the Atlantic coast or Gulf of Mexico.
sSss
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE I'LL
The capital .,.sk q aid Company v hereby sxSs the
"a Rs divided into shares OF Fifty Dollars EACH all of which
sSpta may be Seesed 70 an amour. not sxessu ONE NIL
hon. If the sane should be required BY twSthrds capital
ARTICLE Nv.
The affairs ofssd Company be under the direction and
The pSss Of ssoatng with him one 81 more pc ms from
among the the Company SUBJECT to the ap
prevail the Control who shall act Board Of
Agents assist IN raniaetng the business of SAID Company
ARTICLE v.
SECTION l. The regular meetings Of the stock
holders Of the comra"y shall be red snnnsy, com
meeting majority capital shall choose ave OF their
Der 70 serve as Dreeto LOT the sn1 % VINO s2s con-
shah be Chairman and entitled 20 vote on all matters
ht before until the election Of Directors afore
aid the following named persons shall constitute the first
Board o. Control. viz: ". SNFTH WIN CREEVY, j.
PEMBkRTON. J. ARMSTRONG. j. McGLOsKEY.
The failure to elect Directors Aforesaid shall not
dissolve the said corporation but the Board IN ONCE shall
cennueio exercise It's iuneons until AeE Board can DC
elected.
sute quorum for The transaction II business and the sad
Board hereby invested WITH full power frame and adopt
ste ana Necessary for the Company A. the TRANSACTION of It's
affairs provided the shsll not conflict with the true In
laws this Ano in the Of the Man
sser they may select Chairman to preside .. he nss,ns
sell stesmshps fuel real estate etc. for the ct the Com
and tx salaries Of officers employees to
borrow money and TO sud to be built steamships for
SIC " any member of said Board shall cease to be
Office shall be declared and in the of the death
permanent absence or resignation Of any member Of said
Board of Control the said Board Of Control shall have
I'M vacancies occasoned thereby the first regular
meeting thereafter of Stockholders for the election OF
ssc s. TIE said Board shall monthly the tran
section Of business, and the Manager NAV call them to-
gether at time BY giving six hours notice In writing.
ARTICLE VI
sEcr1oE 1t shall be the duty Of the Manager 10 keen or
cause kept bound books the Of the Con-
correct record Of the proceedings transactions
complete Of the receipts aad Disbursements thereof
He shall act Treasurer Of the Company, and
psnies Of this city subject to the OF the Board
Control the aud for of the Company and
be authorized and To tn he
eounersgned by the Secretary, and transact all banking
SEC 2. shall be the duty OF the Manager Of said
Company 20 exhibit cau,eo be exhibited to the sockhod
accounts and belonging 70 ,sd Company and also
ssSi 70 teen on o. & ass i%ensh OF essa month
during the preceding month.
or sth the Manager the Board control shall mme
dste proceed to appoint Manager pro tenn who shall act
hodels hich meeting the Stockholders shall proceed
70 Election annually thsreasr and Of the tempo
ssa have e cover rio &c apSoiss asnsser pro TEN
At tho annual meeting of the Stockholders OF the
andthings may deem expedent and the
interest Of the mpany At which Getting each share Of
stock the said mpany sail be entitled 70 vote on all
syc s. Tie sad Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents other employees annually and cener
vacancies should subject to the approval OF the
other employees time without the sanction OF said
Board.
the expiration OF the said OF twenty-five
herenbeoe agreed Or the existence OF said Company,
maOrty the stockholders in capital shall have %
the property and effects belonging TO said Company and also
and * the and conditions c the sale
its affairs TO the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Threeourths Of the stockholders In capital shah have the
power wind and settle the business and affairs Of said
Company any time during It's existe Of making
any modi6casn additions changes this act giving
sixty preveus notice in two Of the published
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of stocks the ONCE Of the
Company and recorded IN oook Of transfer 70 be kept fog
scto transfer to abide b all the terms conditions and sip
made and adopted in pursuance thereof
ARTICLE x.
No stockholder shall be hsld liable responsible
YONG the amount Of his stock in said Company,
Company have the eject Of rendering bs present charter
of sicckhOl to greater liability than the
amount of his stock therein.
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shan and be sued IN Its corporate
ana capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly.
ARTICLE XII.
The following PANIED persons s stockholders in said Com
pany and entitled be number shares placed
opposite to their names respectively, to-wit:
Geo. G. Gamer, B, aqrson, Geo ". Manson, J. II.
stauner, A Shropshire John eTbeTto2 Edw'd York,
= Bell, VIM N Perkins A Mitenbergsr Co., Whhslmus
0'sAi' anu 0'D''' ARTICLE XIII.
The Beard Of Control shall be empowered to receive farther
scrSed shah have reached the Aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall go operation the
OF Fiy 1hous- nd Dollars shall have been subscribed for
And in conclusion the stockholders herenbefore named In
cor rmaton Of the aforesaid stpulatOus and
Agreement, ordained established by the present act for
the purpo herenbeoe mentioned and TO that effect only
do hereuuiO sEhscribe their names respectively
Thus done passed the city Of New orleans aforesaid
the ay month year FIRST above written In the presence
of Geo CLARK and r. Nee Swain competent witnesses. who
hereunto sign their with said parties and me notary
Iohp Pembertou f. Rign4y Geo ". Manson,
William Creevy, Marshall .. Smith g Il Bradshaw,
Jas McCloskey, IA Bradbury NJ d, Edward Higgins,
Jno. Armstrong, Edw. A. YOrke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
In presence Of Geo. CLARK, F. Nee Swain.
ED VOCATIONAL.
MOUNT ST. MARY's COLLEGE,
NEAR EMMITTsBURG MARYLAND.