The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-07-29
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
} or LOUISIANA, Orr or New ORLEANS.

Lord Thousand ssh, hundred and s.iy
and Of the psspsndsoes Of the United o, stss subs
and TOR .h' City and Parish q %,,v New W., m g.
psrts. hsTslnsssr named undsIigpsd who several,
statutes Of iS. State Of Louisiana Organise
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themselves, and those whom they Represent 70 form them
purposes: and under Ss spuisssn rssussas and osEs
tons following. tovtt:
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hereby established In the city Of New Orleans and shall
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provided for shall have ccrporse seal With device upon
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me object Of said company construc otherwise pro
steamships be owned and controlled in the city
port. on the Atlantic coss, or Gulf Of Mexico
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In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III.
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LARS divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars each all Of which
capital may be increased to an exceeding one nil
nOn The sane should DO required By twoshirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
s affair. ;sd Company shah be under the direction and
pss Of scne With him sns s c%
smong the stockholders the Company subject TO the
Agents 10 assist IN anacng the business Of said Company
ARTIoLEw
holders Of the oompsny shall be held annually. com.
m.nsng on the nT,t TUESDAY q February 1852 which
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sECa The failure to elect Directors Aforesaid shah not
dissolve the said corporston bat the Board IN Office shall
exercise Its functions, until Board be
SEC Three @smse. Of SAID Board Of Control .h.
Board hereby invested with full power adopt
ss and for the S@pss they n: ms % IL
affairs provided the shall conflict true in
this the temporary absence Of the Man
rey power are hereby authorised 20 buy and
sell steamships, fuel real etc. Com
and to tx salaries q and s%psSes e.
borrow money and TO build or cause TO be built for
sEo II any of said Board shall cease to be
Office vacant and In the event Of the death
said h hsS. ssG
90 MI vacancies occasoned thereby until the nrst regular
SIG s. The said Board meet monthly for the tran
ssction Of business and the Manager may call them to-
gether ct any time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
srcroxl shall be tn. duty of the MANAGER % s.so a,
cause TO be kept in bound books in the OF
counts property bushes. and Affairs 3 veil " mi SS
complete account Of the receipts and disbursements
keep cash account in Of the banks or banking com
Control the name and q the oompsny snd 20
be alone authorized and empowered checks be
cOuntessned ey the Secretary and transact all banking
Company s. sah. the Ct
whenever thereto required by them books papers
ss% on Or before the tSsnse OF ssc month aoS
sstsed statement Of the business and Affairs Of the Company
SIC In the resignation permanent absence
dstey proceed % appoint Manager pro who shall act
Ss 1s s s s al. meeting
elect manager from among themselves who shall be subject
ssnsssr sor.sad Board s Of osnR2S
nave the q h pre- Of
Oompry the Manager may make repors such matters
q the paSy at S :ea sss s The
oea IN the said Company ssa be entitled
SIC 6. The ssid MANAGER shall h.ve power 10 sppopt
should .aSsc 70 Ss s01 81
Sossd Of Controls .no he may remove said agents
sosS sI'' any time without the sanction Of said
ARTICLE VII.
On the expiration Of the said term Of twenty-five years
majority stockholders in capital shall hsv. pogsI
pSd s 9SSs q N IA and q
e decide and as the and condition:
Its Affairs 70 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Three fcurths Of the sockhode capital shan have the
power to wind and settle the affairs OF said
sny additions or changes 20 tbis act on 11x
sixty days prsv'us notice in Of the published
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of stocks be made m the scs Of thu
and dad In hnok
That purpose The stOckholder binding himself IN said
" 70 s sDs ~ =. tn. terms conditions and
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No sockhoder shall be held liable or Irresponsible
1"ad the amount. Of h ts.i': sos CT id G1mPsny
1S shall any mere inOrTs In the Orgsn.soa Of said
u Of exposing s,ocshOaer TO greater liability the
ARTICLE u.
The said Company shall sue and be sued IN IA corro
aae and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
The following named Stockholders in said Com
and s such are entitled 70 the number placed
N :; smith, VIM OIeeyy Jno Armstrong, ThOs B. Lee
stsuner, " A Shropshire John femberton Edwd YORK
H S posne D. a. bradshsw David McCoard Ksnnsti
ARTICLE XIII.
The Beard Of Control shall be 10 rscev. further
subscriptions TO said Capital Stock the amount sub
crsed shall have reached the sum Of ons million
ARTICLE XIV
This Association shall go operation as soon Al the su
y fny Thousand Dollars shall have subscribed Tor
And in conclusion the stockholders herenbsors named IN
animation Of the aforesaid stpuatons covenants and
agreements ordained and established present act for
purposes hercnbefore mentioned effect only
10 hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed city New Orleans
day. month and first above written the presence
lsrsuntO sign their ssd parties and me- nstsy
onn femterton, 4 kigney, Geo. W. Manson,
ga ncCloskey, ABrsdbury, N D., Edward Higgins
mo Armstrong Edw. A. Yorke
EDWARD IVY Notary Public
In presence Of Geo. Clark =. McO. Swain
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.