The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-11
STATE OF LouIsIANA,
PAriah ard City Of Naz Oriesna

Parish and City Of New 0visshs J
BE KEowr that o. this 18th day in the ye.r
cur Lord Thousand eight hundred sxiy eight 400
:. the lnd.psndsles Of the United States Of xnsscs the
ssfsr ne. AxDAEw HERO. Js:, notary pusls tn
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o. we nes.es hsrsnss named and andsrsixnsd psrsoa
q .s so'i ssss,: 'eSi
ss: :1i ,ssm.ss.' q hs pro.soa. laws e.ns
sas 90 sSs y ,n ss's and oae
selves ina constitute corporation ior ,S. parposs Of
Il =: Ely n. Orleans ss s, and s
''n' INC "saiasioss following, to-vit: -
ARTICLE
xMEsIoAk i.rRovsD Gas LIGHT o' mp OF
the city Orleans Il sSsn nsrsoy s u
sen ten thousand dos shsn haze been subscribed or
The President or IN his absence iron eisy on the sscrs
Cooperation sbsn have power sashosy. rsr.sro
S:1,sd ss 81 ss!sy succession By =.
D S.s IN ,s. =; :n so Thrdro make and
Fi,h-To and sppoiss such @saassrs sr.csers and
s1Sfo and sssss saes Sys~s Tor H. parpos. .,
m.nsspsnt and regulation Of the affairs Of the Coporsioa
% may Be nscesssry and proper. ~
ARTICLE IL
shed the expenses Of gas IN the
city Of sw Orleans and and !. other places in he
prov. msnts in carbarettng ga. ''- '--
ARTICLE M
corporate powers the Company shall be exercised
BY Board Of Directors and such ocss they may ap
The Board Of Directors shall consist Of nine members who
sss hss. .sd e ss :. b mot .
the permanent Numbered the Board. : -
si'a q sas :'es1s I e: ,e
solas,. By ballot each member m being
To- 10 with the terms hersinaef named the cleo
point proxy his sS.snes to cast ss VOTE no. osy
for the election Of officers but IN ali 70 be
taking place he day Fs.dsn ss. cause an
and sh. give thereof By sdvsrsssnso IN one Of more
Of shs pswspapsrs published h The city Of Sew Orleans
year elect President from y Il shs so elect
ss, and as At the time al shall hold
VIE nr. ard Of Directors shall consist OF the following
Ibomss s Barton. Il M z.ig'sr. Charlie. A. Labur.n,
Wli,s% B kocnt. wli,~ Kelly. Alexis Alsxandsr,
ALBERT w. Merriam, John o. Fleming and John Mciniyra
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital Of this corporation s hereby axed 81 an.
HUNDRED thous cd dosrs Represented By
s q one q sunsrss dollars s.ch q each sub.so1
the remainder IN three equal nstslments Sy Of the
d.rsed :. sis % % twelve g months resp.csTsy
AMER cate should any subscriber reuse neglect pay
Interest Of eight per can't per snnum hail
Dot ps WITHIN thirty days 4 s s snd ms,a ns
M due the Board Of Dr ctor the right
due Be .oa :. public auction sn1cS Or .a ,
ten days previous notice to such delinquent subscriber
ARTICLE v.
FeStockhoder In this Corporation shan ever be- shs ar
Responsible TOR the contracts faults Of the
rendering this charter null exposing StockhoIder
any liability beyond the amount Of bis stock.
i ARTICLE VI hN
This charter may be modified altered or amended or the
company NAV be dissolved the Stock
ourths Gin amoun Of the stock Represented ct such meet
ing - .-.-
Wherever the dissolution the Corporation shan become
necessary oy reason Of the action of lie Stockholders m
shall be Immediately placed In liquidation the charge
and OF three t6e
Board OF Directer and who shall until the
liquidation Of the affairs the aiEtr
The nsmes Of the sockholds residences and The
number Of shares held By each declared be -uch a. are
subscribed 10 this act Of incorporation, oppos
eaeh OF their names respectively. -
sheet required By Law for this hersunto duly
liked and Cancelled, T7H'
Tbus passsd In my Once ss New Orleans sfore
said IN the peeence Of George Censs and Geo Alfred Hero
their names With the parties aud the said Notary the day
and date aforesaid. -
orginsi signed: Jules Brady, A Alexander T. g Barton
~. ~. MerpsP John g. Fleming zegler W. Frazier
Mcintyre and others. George censs Gergs A Hero.
ANDREW HEs0, JR Notary Public.
1certy that the aforesaid copy Of the original act
m hle and ct record in my ofhce. II. -
New Orleans, Aug Y 1858