The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-22
IMPROVED GAS COMPANY.
.CHARTER.
-CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
dab and Citv Of New Orleans.

Al
Parish and city Of New Orleans.
RErKNowN, that or this 7th day Of August In the ys
OF our Lord thousand sight hundred and .ix sight al
Of the independence Of the United States OF Amer ca he
h Bsior. me-. ANDREW HERO Js. nO.sry p0slis I,
Jana duly and qualified and In the Presea
Of The sSs sppssrsd he several parts whose
and who ds % Ss law.
in made and provided they bad sSyss.s.s' ss
and those whom they % form them
selves and constitute seporsGn or I'D sSe &
S an. n the State Of Louisiana and under the stPa
lions and regulations following, to-wit;
ARTICLE l.
The name s ssps ss d Gas IssT cHPksf o.
NEW ORLEANS and It's doaieil = hereby es,sDnsaea y
soon as ten dollars shs haze been 'r
Citations suits against the bs es SS tse Sea-
Corporation ba have power and authority Firsr.
period years. seesnd-ro .s Aa1 -
sued IN ~ 60 Sold and
+ ssd sPcs .S
ocss IL. interests and o H. q
regulation Of the affairs Of the Csporaoa
as may BE Unnecessary and proper.
ARTICLE IL
tn. object end purpose which this Corporation e ests.
city Of ew Orleans and and all other places IN as
State Louisian. and 70 bring INTO general use CERTAIN I'M
prov msnts in carburetng gas
ARTICLE III.
corporate powers the Company shall be exercised
by Board Of Directors and such once as tnsy may sp
The Board Of Directors consist Of nine members who
exceed eleven increased shall constitute
n re Dsets shall be ecsd on the second Monday Of
Of lSo and snnu;y hsssisS I'm S.a sS' ,nd
TO many votes be may have shares suesc bed ana
% 5. Sy Sao each .sccRhodss hsvi the right 20 p
point proxy of his sb to cast his vote not only
bad sOsd Of 6,r.s.oI In the ssso: & no ssc...
taking place On The 1sI ,sn saSs n. failure % elect
sh. give n.ce thereof BY sdvsrsnss N one or more
The Board z Directors shall nr.t in
elect Pesdsn, from nsSst ana sns .ss sos
their until cir successors are anlJ elected ,,
ns TSoms :. Baton = NJ zeg. Charles LAbu.sn
Albert w merriam, John q. Fleming and john Mcintyre
ARTICLE Nv.
Thu caial stock of this corporation hereby fixed 1t
BY Ss'a dollars sse Of each suSsp
shall be payable cash q the sig Ing Of these s sS %
made payable g his own orssr and By hin IN
after eas should any cribsr nsgee, 70 pay
oas h. notes the may mature re, :RS %
be add thereto from maturity IN pay msn and tns SO
G due M BosTd Of Ir the right
causing share or shares upon TAcS any 1 sss ss
ten days previous such delinquent subscriber
ARTICLE v.
No Stakeholder In this Corporation shall be abs
for the contracts the Compression
shall informally ia nation have the eject OF
null OF exposing Stockholder "a
| any liability beyond the amount OF his stock.
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be modified altered amended the
Company dissolved general meetng OF the Stock
din Of the stock represented At such meet
ing. -. - =. a, -.
necessary OF tbs action Of It's Stockholders By m
chatter, from whatever, its antirs
shall be medaie placed In liquidation under the charge
Board of aud Who shs In onice until the
liquidation " tho affairs OF the Company and the dsr
button its surplus funds am 'ng the Stockholders
ARTICLE VII
The names Of the Stoekhoder their residences szd the
shares held by each declared 10 be such
subscribed this Of Incorporation. and set opposite
| ea h OF their names respectively.
The States stamps OF Ave cents Pc
sheet required by law for this act have been hesuntO duh
Thus done and passed my Office New Orleans
said peseaee Of George C.as and Geo Alfred Hero
competent Witnesses bob Of ties city hereanto sis
their names With the parties aad me- the said Notary the d
Original signed: Jules Brady, A Alexander. T. Barton
w Merriam, John O. Fleming, v NJ. Zeigler, " Frarie
Kelly, w. B. KooDts J. r. lott O. A. LsbuEan, JOIN
Mcintyre and others George Cenas, Ge rye Hero
ANDREW HEEO, JR, Notary Public
certify thst the aforesaid Is copy Of the original
on file and Of record In my once.
New Orleans, Aug. IL 1868
ANDREW HERO JR. Notary Public.
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