New Orleans Republican., 1868-12-19
CmARrEK.
VIZ HARTER. az
STATH OF LouIs1AxA. FL
Parish of Orleans
Civ of Nav Orieaus {

IIAty-eisnt, peIore me, Henry G. Dibble,
Notary fuohc, duly commissioned anC
sworn IN and for the parish of Orleans ant
city of New Orleans, personally came anC
appeared the several parties whose name!
are hereunto subscribed, who declared that
availing themselves of the provisions of tht
laws OF the State OF Louisiana in relation tc
the organization of corporations, -they have
coyenanted and agreed and by these pres
ents do covenant and agree, and bind them
selves and those whom they represent. tc
establish an incorporated Company for the
| objects and purposes and under the obliea
tions, stipulations and regulations herein
after set forth, to wit:
| "... ARTICLE FIRST.
This corporation shall be domiciled and
nave Its principal Office in the CITY OF New
Orleans, in the parish of Orlean,, State Of
Louisiana, and the name and title of the
same shall be THE New ORLEANS REPUBLIC
CAN PRINTING COMPANY Said corporation
shall have and enjoy corporate powers and
privileges for the full term of twenty-five
years from the date hereof, and the same
snall commence business as soon as the sum
OF one hundred thousand dollars shall have
been subscribed to its capital stock. The
| President OF said Corporation shall be the
| proper ot1cer upon whom to serve citation
and all ether notices in case of any suit or
suits for or against said corporation.
ARTICLE SECOND.
The objects and purposes of this Corpora-
ton are declared to be the printing and pu b.
fishing of newspapers and the CARVING on
OF general book and job printing business
in the State of Louisiana and all things
properly appertaining thereto.
ARTICLE THIRD.
The capital stock of this corporation is
II fvoA OF n1oa hr,,Nl Il
sand dollars, divided into eleven hundred
shares of one hundred dollars each, to be
paid at the time of subscription, and which
capital stock once subscribed and paid NAV
be increased at any regular meeting of the
stockholders, called for that purpose and by
majority of all of the stock of said COM
pany, to any amount not exceeding two
hundred and fifty thousand dollars: Pro-
vlded, That each and every stockholder
shall have at least thirty days notice of such
intention either in person or by notice of the
same published for said time in any of the
newspapers published in the city of New
Orleans.
ARTICLE FOURTH,
All the corporate powers of the Corpora.
ton shall be vested in and exercised nv a
Board of Directors and such officers and
employees as they may appoint. The Board
OF Directors shall consist of five members of
tion of the term of office of the
present Board, hereinafter named,
shall be elected by ballot on the
second Tuesday of January of each year,
at the office of said Corporation, of which
election the Board of Directors shall give at
least ten days notice in one of the newspa.
pers published in the city of New Orleans,
three stockholders to preside as in
spectors Z at such election; and
should any of the inspectors decline
or fail to attend the President shall appoint
other persons to fill the vacancies And anv
failure from any cause whatever to elect
Directors on the day named for that pur.
pose shall not dissolve this Corporation, but
the Directors then in office, as well as the
President and Secretary, and all other
officers, shall hold over until their succes. |
sors are elected. In the event of no elec. |
lion taking place on the date aforesaid, the |
President shall cause another election to be |
held within thirty days thereafter and give |
notice of the same as aforesaid.
ARTICLE FIFTH.
The Board Of Directors thus elected shall |
assume their duties on the Tuesday follow
ng their election, ana shall hold their
1ihces until their successors are duly elected,
Lhose stockholders, receiving a majority
vote OF the stock represented at an election
'hall be considered and declared duly elect.
ID. The Board of Directors shall elect from
Imong themselves and fix the compensa
ion OF President, who shall be the general
manager and business agent of the Corpora.
ion. The Board of Directors shall have
ull authority to fill all vacacies in their
lumber from among the stockholders of the
company. And the said Board is hereby
invested with full power to frame and
dopt such bylaws, rules and regulations
they may deem requisite and necessary
Or the company and the transaction of its
usiness; provided, the same do not conflict
nth this act of incorporation or the laws
this State. The said Board shall have
over, and are hereby authorized, to buy
cal estate for the use and purposes of the
ompany, to sell the same, to make CON
acts, leases, mortgages and compromises,
nd to borrow money, and to do all and sin.
ular such acts as may be necessary to carry
n the business and further the objects Of
lis company.
ARTICLE SIXTH.
In all elections the vote shall be by ballot.
1d each and every stockholder shall be en-
tied to vote, either in person or by proxy,
II each AMI every sharn uhinh ba ebo !