The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-08
IMPROVED GAS COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. I
Parish and City Of New Orleans. I

STATE OF LOUISIANA
Parish and City Of New Orleans
BEr KNOWN that on this 18th day August in the
our Lord ems thousand eight hundred sixty eight and
the nd.pendepce Of the United STATES Of America the
"'F Before me-, ANDREW HERO, JR. notary public In
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Of heren named and undsrssnsd person
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svsn themselves Of the laws Of Louisiana
sgresd and DO By these presents and bnd
themselves and thos. whom they represent % form them
csIeure gas in the city Of New Orleans and Gtss, cities
lions and regulations following, tO-wit
ARTICLE L
fs M ss GAS InT
NEw oRLEAEs and IT, do%c Is hereby established IN
thousand dola shall haze been subscribed tor
the President his absence from The city the secrs
The Corporation shall have power and authority Frstro
hsys and 20 sne succession By s Corporate name tor TIE
sued IN it's corr crate Third-To make and
porste seal Foutho hold recsive purchase and Convey
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and regulation Of the affairs Of the Coposoa
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE II.
s object and purpose for which this Corporation
city Of Few Orleans and sDvirons and ali other places
Of Louisiana and 20 bring into general use certain In
prov ments in carbaretting gAs
ARTICLE III
Ashe corporate powers o. the Company shall be exercised
by Board Of Directors and such officers they may sp
The Board Of Directors shall consist of nine msmber
shs have power increase the number not hovevy TO
and the number increased shall constitute
The Directors shall be eectsd the second Monday Of
soS. ss
votes As he may have shares subscribed and psd
ton 70 pe By ballot each stcckbodsr havg the right 70 s
point proxy in Of his TO east his vote not only
bad in tie Bosrd Of Directors In the event Of election
.seD 70 s. bel. Ss within days the % elect
and sh give nstce thereof By one OF more
The Board II Directors SHALL meeting every
year elect Predsn. from It's an uss. Il shall also elect
their Offices until % cir succsssors are duly elected
Thomas s. Barton. v NJ Z.gler. Charles A. Lsbunsn,
Albert w. Merriam John G. Fleming and John Mcintyre
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock Of this corporation hereby nxed =.
thous dollars BY thou and sh
q one b 1sIs. IN s q hs ns Of
the remainder IN three equal nstalments oy notes o. the
doTsed q six % nine ~ and twelve 9 months respectively.
Ssf his S
interest the OF eight shall
, nS ss % thirty Sss
fall due the Board Of e.ors reserve 70 themselves the gh,
be sod public auction or otherwise afser
days previous notice to such delinquent subscriber
ARTICLE v.
No Stakeholder 10 this Corporation shall ever be liable Of
responsible for the faults OF the Corporson moi
shall any nfOrmsty IL sstiOn have the effect
rendering null OF exposing Stakeholder
any liability beyond the amount Of his stock
ARTICLE VI
This charter may be modified altered or amended or the
Company be dissolved st meeting OF the Stock
holders convened for that with the assent Of three
&hsssysy aIsQptiSn Of the oorpOra.ion shah sseSm,
taon charter. any whatever, AFT all.
shall be Immediately placed In liquidation under the eharg
Board of Direc and Who shall remain in Office until IA,
liquidation Of the affairs Of tbs Company and the dsr
button Of its surplus funds among the Stockholders
ARTICLE VII.
The Of the Stockholders their residences and tn
number Of shares held by each declared be uch
subscribed this act Of Incorporation, and opposite
each OF their respectively.
The ed States internal revenue stamps Of 1--WE cents pc
sheet required By sw for this act have been heeunto duh
affixed and csnceed,
said presence Of George Geo Alfred
competent witnesses boh OF tots city hereunto
theft With the parties aad the said Notary the
or siDai signed: Jules Brady A. Alexander T. q Barton
w Merriam John @. Fleming, " NJ Zeigler, W Frszie
Kelly W. B. KooutE J. p Elliott, c. A. Labuzan Joh
Mcintyre and others George Cenas. Gearge A Hero
| "a 49,, ANDREW HERo, JR, Notary Public.
Ic the aforesaid Is copy Of the original
6le,W Of record In my once.
New o1eans Aug x lsS ~ pv,o =,