The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-03
THE STATE OF Lou srANA,
The We,t and South.

PARISH or ORLEANS, CRY OF NEW ORLEANS
BE IT KNOWN, that this Seventh day Of December,
seven and of the Independence Of the United States 81
Public in the Parish of Orleans State OF Lou,sns
duy soned and qushed and IN the presence Of the
witnesses hers mater named and undersigned personally
The parties hereinafter named and undersigned who
declared That av ing themselves az the provisions Of the
statutes Of Louisiana relative To the organization OF
ccni1s coP0sS for the follow spscsd oSs
Al under the following stipulatOns, TO WIZ
ARTICLE L
The Official OF the corporation shall the MISSIS
SIPPI WILEY NAVIGATION COMPANY OF THB
WEST AND SOUTH.
The business and legal domc Of the corporation sha be
in the city OF New Orleans subject to removal only by vote
Of hreefourths Of the bons 6de stockholders.
ARTICLE III.
The object Of this company is to construct and maintain
spp river or IS tributaries 70. the purpose Of carrying
freight mails and passengers and generally to exercise such
incidental powers and privileges as are hereby herea
ter be conferred on them for the purposes Aforesaid
The president Of the formed hereby const-
tuled the oraeero on whom citations may be served
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock Of h. corporation e hereby aEes at Five
Hundred Dollars rtpTesentd by Five Thousand
shares Of One Hundred Dollars b. Ten per
remainder shall be paid At the time and in the msnSer pre-
serbed by the Boar Of Directors provided that than
one time and not oensr than once in every thirty days
ARIIcLEvI
TINS corporation shall commence operations Fifty
ely thereafter the stocshOdsrs may meet and elect
Board Of DIeeoIs drteoTs must be ssoekholders each
holders may vote IA person or by proxy.
ARTICLE VII.
In should become necessary to place this
Directors one their number who shall represent
them and whose signature shall be binding the company
VIII.
The Board Of Directors at early day shah procsed
a
Pres dent Vice President Treasurer Secretary Superin
sary-he two first of which shall be from their
ARTICLE X.
This corporation shall official SEAL the blazoury of
which hail De steaboS and the name OF the
The term for which this corporation formed shall be
twenty i've years.
Should any subscriber refuse nsgsc. to pay puncusy.
bis or he intslment nstsmens TIE fall
erst At the rate of eight cent shall be added
neglects refuses pay his her instruments within
Sy days ssE the Dsced tina Of the Board Of
upon Viii any nstalment be dus TO be sold
tOn or Otherwise as the Board may deem advisable
XII.
This corporation shall adopt hereafter such bylaws AZ NAV
be deemed proper and inco sssel with this
&c. or c, stIary TO the laws o. tie cnmmenweslth
the day %9P6 and ss above written II the Of
parties and me- the said notary the reading Of these
presen'S
TSiPIed.1
THOMAS A. ADAMS, WIN CREEVY,
GEO. W. HYNsOE, CHAS Briggs,
GRp. A FOSDICK, WIN \ PIKE
ALI. MOULTON, DAVID DE HAVEN,
n. r. II ALL, w j. YELL.
VIM WHAEN SAMUEL JONES,
S j. N SNYTH.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
Witnesses Tsigned1
GEO CLARK. f. NcC SWAIN
certify the foregoing TO be true copy from the original
extant in ny current register.
EDWARD IVY Notary Public.
New Orleans Dec Q 1867