The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-02-21
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.a
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KEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
stats OF LOUISIANA, CIR OF NEW ORLEANS. }

Be it Known, That this eighth day Of February tbs
year Of Lord thousand eight hundred and Kysgh
ninety--econd before Edward Ivy notsLy public
ana state Of S ana rs suy new
Stored ana swe Perss0naly e1ne and soPesrsd me
declares that Svsine tbe selves Of tbs provisions Of The
statutes Of the state Of Louisiana relative 80 the organise
greed and BY these presents covenant agree and bind
themselves and those whom they represent 70 form them
sns under the stpuatons, regulations asd obgA-
ARTICLE 1.
ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COAPANY,n and Tvs domicl Is
hereby established in The city Of New Orleans and is shall
date Of these presents unless sooner dissolved as hereinafter
The same and the of the Company us margin
shereOf
The object Of said company construed otherwise pro
aud aiasn steamships 10 constitute line
lines Of steamships 10 be owned and ean.rOea in the city
or ports the Atlantic coast or Gulf Of Mexico.
sm serve citations notes ans osher legal process where
N The 2ad Company may Do interested
ARTICLB Ill
The capital stock OF said Company hereby hxed AZ the
LARS, divided into shares q Fits poa eaeh All OF rhoa
cSntai NAV he D. an ameun, NOS Exceeding one mil
lion should be required BY twotAirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
TIE affairs ofsaid Company te under the direction and
The privilege sss0cang with him from
among The Al the Co@psny sssc' 80 The so
Agents assist trsnfsctng the Business Of said Company
ARTICLEV.
syeIIox / The regular meetings OF She stock
holder. Of the cSmEaoy shall be 6ed FINALLY 195 com ON
meeting naority capital shall choose FIVE Of thei.
e e D s ~ ~ the :psRs Ss o y ,ld ssasSe
shall be Chairman and entitled 70 one vote on al meters
sid The owing named persons shall eS9Sss t12 met
PFsBSRT0S, j. ARMSTRONG, J. McCLosKEY.
The failure elect Directors Aforesaid shall not
dissolve the said corporation, Sat The Board m oht snail
cnnueto exercise It's snctiOns until new Board can be
elected. ,-u
stue guoram for the transaction 81 bushes ana ne "a
BosIt hereby INVESTED w @ pSW s 70 sS s sna
and necessary for the Company the transaction OF its
Tent Al meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation with the
laws Of tits state Ana il the temporary aoseuce Of the Nan
they select Chairman TO preside ~ their meen
they shall ana hereby authorized 70 buy and
eel se.mshps ne real estate eIo ior vac sS Si as So
compromises to fix salaries Of officers and smpoyss 20
borrow and to sud or cause to be but
Sac Il any member Of said Board shan cease TO be
Stakeholder Company durinZ dis Of service, his
Office shall be declared vacant and in the event OF the death
osTd Of Control the said Board Of CSntrc shan have power
I'll vacancies oecasoned thereby nnt me hrs LegdA,
SSd s. he ssid Board shall meet monthly for the tran
gether any time by giving six hours notice in writing
ARTICLE VI
sEc71oxl IL shall be ths duty OF the Manager to Keep
be kept in sound books in the naas Of the Coz
p.ny record ef the PROCEEDINGS transactions
counts property, business snd affairs well as full and
Of the receipts snd disbursements thereof
keep a cash in Of the banks banking com
SnT IN he nse and Tor account of he Company and (
authorized and powered TO draw CHECKS to b
sosnSeIss. sysos y lie A-1 -
SEC :. I shall be the duty Of She Manager OF sait
es whenever thereto required by them all the books papers
sSSm sn se@ s oT be ss nS % each month
detailed u the business and Affairs Of the COMPANY
aEC the event q the rssigaston pernanelt a6ssRc
death Of the Manager the Board Of Control shall imne
such Fret annual meeting thereafter Of the Stock
ect msnsEef from among them elves Who shall Sc suSoc
to election annually ihsrsaer and in The case q the tempo
ss haze R9Hs s a. sp sRsSiss Assssss Pre- s 81 IN
Company Manager may make OF such matter
be may deem sApsdsSt and necessary for n
stock the sad mpsny sss be entitled 70 one vote on
SIC s. The said MANAGER shsn h,ve power 70 sppoint
Secretary agents and Other employees annually and enener
f confirm sHS he sy .ad reary sses
other employ at time without the sanction VI sal
O'NA ARTICLE vi.
On the expration OF the said term Of twenty-five year
amaoTity q tse stacE6odsrs in capital shall power
determine upon the mode u selling ana dsposing OF
10 e De az ~ and tx the e rns sad conditions Inc sale
disposition thereof and finally Of winding aRd lqudasn
| .s Affairs 70 the best advantage
ARTICLE WIN.
yhrsefourths Of the stockholders in capital shan have
power and settle the business and affairs Of
Company any tine curing Il. snsie5Gs os o. mak5
v DAYS notice in two Of the newspapers Dubsh
In this city. .r,r
An transfers Of stocks shall be made m tNe ofBeo Of q
Compsny and recorded n eooE OF transfer 70 be kept
act OF transfer 10 abide BY 81 terms conditions
uatons this act aud all OF any rules regulations or b.
made and adopted IN pursuance thereof
ARTICLE x.
No soeAholdsr shall ever be held liable or rsspOnsi
fo the eontLset, % hg, &C, 81 SAD ., G9nPSHy
yond the amount n s'pSE the saa ny ~
Company have the effect Of The present Gharr na
amount Of his stock therein.
ARTICLE xL
Tie said Company shall and be sued IN Its corpora
pame and capacity and plead be impeadod according
ARTICLE XII
The following rsued parsons stockhoierI in said Co
papy and as such are entitled number Of shares pac
| M j smith VIM Creevy Juo rustrong Thos B. l.
Stance W A Shropshire John renberton Edw'd A. Yor
Harmon Doene q n BT"d,asw David seCoar1 k zen
ARTICLE Kill
The Board OF Control shall be empowered receive frf
scrbed shan have reached the aforesaid million
ARTICLE XIV.
is Association shan 90 into operation the
~ FAy Thous-nd Dollars shall have been subscribed
And m conclusion the stockholders hereinbeOre named
confirmation Of the aforesaid stipulstOns covenants
agreement. ordained and established by the present act
tue urposes mentioned and % that effect on
DO heTeunto Subscribe their names respectively,
Thus and passed 1T the city OF New orleans aoresa
tie dav month hrst above writer II tue preseI
N Geo CLARK and p Nee Swain competent witnesses.
hereunto sign their with said parties and me notary
| J,b, Parrberton- I RiRupy, Geo. ". Manson
| q Iliau, Crew. Marshall j. Smith. @. IT. Bradshaw,
Jas MoCloskey, IA Brsdhury, n D., Edward ggns,
| Jno. Armstrong, Edw. A. Yorke
EDWARD IVY Notary Public
In r-esercs NJ Geo CLARK ?. Nee. Swan
LIVERY.