New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-09-03
CHARTER.
M1sSI seTPPi AND MEXICAN GUIF
SHIP CANAL COMPANY.

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~ ieans-City of New Orleans. BE it known that
N this sixth day OF July in the year Of Lord one
independence Of the United States Of America ths
third. before me- Hsn-y q Dibbis, Not am
leans, state Of Louisiana duly cominissio ned and
aaaiiinea, and IN the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the parties whose names are
nSsIs WIG ssyeray declared that
q the state OF Louisiana relative to the organizes
nent and usiiitv they Iase eoSs0snRs adP IA
and do BY thes presents covenant, agree and bind
themselves ntO aud constitute corporation III tie
Directs and purposes. and under the stipulatious
AhfIoLE FEST,
sissipp and Mexican Calf Shi5 Canal Comnanv's
rs domlotl shall be the city Of New Orleans and the
whom CITATION may be served. 10 INC 0ia0sf upon
ARTICLE SECOND.
Tia object and purnoses of tho ,oo-,,o-.+i,. =. A.,
waters Of the Mississn1 eiHsr ana Peswee9 me
Mexican Gulf through Iase Rorens ,n5 az .h
ava SfsKart ma " % R.ien
Of the Legislature Of said State approved Mh1s ~
ARrrorx rzrro
nj to =, sSock 81 III con2sny y hereby liked
t6osss,d sbsvas az on reEaeIGntso by I'VE
ape in uch manner and at such times the Board
ARTICLE FougEE.
Bosrd Of Dieectors consisting Of sx Wh
snail pe stockholders OF the cooperation
n Vne hrst gay OF Jure, lses, and annually there
- FIT esoon VI sara board OF siK Directors shall
leit ~ lae once Of the corporation Of which
sIecloa previous notice fifteen days shall be given
49, ~ osned N the city OF New Or-
sacb piqrsSy OF votes Counting one vote for
sfid Directors who at the first meeting after their
dent Of the board as well as ~ s tSr
ARTICLE FIFTH.
said Board or Of the cornorstion and IL sss ~ -
absence inability to act the Board of Director
Nho sha M ~ @ bep Tesdsnt pro tenn
$40 sas not dssoye tne said corporation but the
Wsh notice Sal RlSs gwen 11s SSoSs
bsTi H- 0i' anu sASi continue VII an election be
4e4N' .pT-crr sr~rz
he Board Of Directors SHAH appoint Secretary.
- Lrer, aua an sueh Olerks ana Agents as may
IL TIE ssares on an oosrs " ,s rs sane az pleasure
snv Of ssid o}s an3 sst sn ps rom
establish, such BY laws fsr the proper management
az NAV he reoessary md prons- ~ - ~
sad Board hall be necessary 10 form ouernm ~
shaIl also have mower 70 m S az SnS siq =. o 1
occur therein By death absence resignaton' or am
Article SEVENTH
Each sbaraboldsr AT MI ,,aa+;rz f,r .,o .,.,.;o,,
OF 10y OF otaer PURPOSES snail be entitled, di
u ~ proASn 10 one vote Ior eaon snare OF STOCK
Eela " nIia-
ARTICLE EIGHTH
An Transfers OF stock shall be recorded at the Office
o sao company IN hook OF transfer to be kept for
eheI purpose the new stoekholder binding himself
~ .ue Ifte IAtb OF recording such trans
e. 70 aIluG ny AZ tue 1erns conditions, and stpu-
qeons OF ttS aet Aha any 9nd ali the rules, regula-
tt, % bylaws mace aad adopted IN pursuance
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ARTICLE NINTH
Ihis corporation shall be and continue for and
fwnVta nAka
the date Of these presents and NAV orcsnize for.
business as two.thirds Of its capital STOCK
shall have teen subscribed for
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mr. 80. A11i.A. @EN1a-
oT5e toIoEing named Stoekholders, viz: Jane
Y; Moves. William " Howe, Cyrus BusSey. L. j.
ElBoy1 iEomas =. D9rant, and Samuel Z. Brown
VINO snail q Their hrst meeting elect one of their