The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-06
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHARTER.. ...........-........... CHABrEK
NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !
srlrr or LOUISIANA, Orr or Nsv orI.Ass.

STATE ov LouIAkrA CIrr or NHv orInAEss
year thousand eight hundred .sd
.Rs ss ss.ss ss Ed.rs .ess public
i..u. ana state os s' Lsa:.n. ' .f.,s.sIs duly s..s
Stored ana svo personal. esns .ad .sssr. N,
declared that sv.Ins ,hss,.yss q The pro,..ss 81 the
Of n: stat. q . ss,i s.vs % we and
srrsed DO these presents covenant sgrs ssd bind
selves int ana eessstus eOrpcrs IN. objects and
and Under the stipustis.s regulations A.d 'sE.
oBIEArs STEAMSHIP COMPANY aud its demicil I.
ss s.a eos.ss fer Il. term twenty S years from the
date q these present., unless osns dsssvss .
The and the Of the Company upon the margin
ARTICLE II.
The object Of said company IL 20 otherwise pro-
and sints or more steamships to constitute as
Of New Orleans and = sssg.ss .aa city and any pert
or II. Ss a A. s ssa ,r q en-
citations motto ether legal prscsss where
In the said Company may be interested
ARTICLE Ill
sum 70 81 i've HUNDRED xNB Fifty TH0nsAND DOL
NJ RS divided into shares q Fifty Dollar. each All o. .ecs
capital be Increased to amount net sxesesnx enc MIL
lion. .hs should be required BY tvrsArds capital
ARTICLE w.
The Affairs efsad Company shall be under direction and
emsat Of Edward Higgins who may 4. any tine have
privileges sssscsng with him from
sPs ss.rd csproi vSs shall act a. sosa x
Agents assist trsnsaetisx the bzsns Of said Company
ARTICLRv.
SECTION l. TIE regular meetings. Of the stock
nSncins the frs Tuesday g. February lss, a which
meeting IN capt., .s. choose nvs q 'ss . nun s"s
ss It Of Of s
a b IT, a.. .H Su in ne election Ds %
aid =. ss~ss named ysr's.s sss s,9''sss ", art
PENBBRION, .. ARMSTRONG. J. McCLosKEY;
dssevs the said cooperation sst the Board in ocs shall
connusso exercise lis ianessns snt a.ss Board can be
SEC Three .nes Of said Board o, Control shan
spsS2 invested Vito " power ss frame and sdop.
sach laws ulss and regulations they may dean r.u
sa psSss.s r.. II nos eSncs the rss IN
ten. sd q tss As 81 81 *, ss The
ager select Cnsmao preside Their nessings
eT ships ss real estate etc fer ths tbs
psn, make csntrscs leases gases hypethecstions
Money ssd be built steamships for
$40 y any member Of said B,srd shall cease b.
Stakeholder Of sad COMPANY during ais term OF sve, his
permanent absence Resignation Of member Of said
soId Control n. ,.a Beard Of Control shall ha'. power
meeting thereafter Of the Stocshsdsrs for the siscton Of
SIC s. n. aid Board .h. meet monthly
,sesen Of b..in.s and The nsa.ssr nay cal them TO-
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ARTICLE VI
sxcrrosl II shall be tn. dutv Of tn. Manager 70 keep or
be kept in bound books in the name 81 the Goa
psy eomss, record 81 The ssspssesS%s AZ. ss
complete Of the and disbursements thereof
f.s, Is e.sh scessn enc Of he basis BANKING
Esnl. q his city, subject 70 the sp9ros. Of the Board Of
be sne authorized and empowered TO drss CHECKS 70 be
so.ntergnsd ~ the Secretary and tran'Ac all banking
sso :. .h.I BE II. a.ty ., The MANAGE. ., said
-hesever thereto required BY them all tbs books
,ss . sa G ss
detailed statement 81 the business and afa OF the Company
nc il TIE event Of the ..s..sn perm
sth O. II. hsnsssT he so.rd .f .ossrO shall .s
such until nst snns. nesting thereafter q the stoek
elect manager fro. smo,E hsn.sves who shall subject
election annually ,hsI...r and in a. case :, ne tempo
shall have Psver TO sppsi.i k...ges pre- TEN
conps the Manager msy make repsr OF such matters
ndthis he deem expsdsst and necessary for th:
stock in ID. mp.ny s.a entitled e ali
sc s. The aid Essa-er shan havs power to appoint
sersry agents and chsr employees annually and oener "
sosrS II Contrib .ns hs .sS s. ss.y
other employees ~ time without the sanction Of said
''''1 ARTICLE VIZ 81
On the expiration OF TIE said term OF twenty Eve years.
s.oy ss i'm csp. shah have
dsermns the mods 81 selling and disposing OF all
% naS s :: the aS
disposition thereof and haay Of winding Aad suidating
its Affairs 10 the best ADVANTAGE.
ARrIcLE VIII.
Jhreesurths Of thu stockholders capital shan have ii.
TO wins and settle the business sad affair. Of said
any sddti,ns or this ae, on viss
,I, notice in two Of the newspapers Published
In this city.
An transfers Of stocks shall be mads IN the eacs Of ths
Company .as gsc.rdsd 10 sces Of transfer e Be Kept GE
transfer to abide S =. tss terms co5stsss and Sip
made and sdOptsdin pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No stocthodsr shall ever be hsld sbls responsible
for the contracts, Or fault. q said Company be
nor shall sny mere insrmsty in the organ alton Of sa
Company the effect ofrendsng the charter null
amount OF his stock therein
ARTICLE H
The said Company shall SUE and be sued In its corpsrat,
and capacity and plead and be npeaded accordingly
ARTICLE Kill
The following AIMED persons Stakeholder. in said Com
pany entitled the number Of shares
opposite !. their names respectively, 10 wit:
c.a s Gs. 4 ssS cso haa.o
stsnser A shr.pshirs, John smber.On Edvd A York
Bel, wn Perkins. A. Niltsnbsrgsr Co., wi hslnu
0es'i' anu 0'n''' ARTICLE Kill
The Board Of Control empovere receive furfhs
TO said Capital ssos. until ~, . n sub
| ARTICLE XIV
THIS Association shall 60 into operation
Fify Dollars shall have been subscribed for
And IN conclusion, the s,ockhsldsrs hereinbeore named
confirmation Of the aforesaid stipulafons covenants
agreements established by the present 70
enti5ned to that eject only
| DO hsreuuso Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed at tbs city o. New Orleans Aforesaid
The dav year wtsn IL the prsssnc
Of CLARK r. Nee. Swain, Witnesses VII
sign their WITH said parties and Rotary
ysa II. RsssISn E.Is sI smith S'P Sr ss.Ps:Sn
Jas NcClosksy. IA Bradbnry. N D.. Edward ggins,
| Jno. ArmstronE Edw. A Yorke.
1 EDWARD IVY, Notary Pablo.
| In presence Of Geo Clark r. Nee. swsin-
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