The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-27
SEW nRLEANs sTEAMsHIP COMPANY.

UNITED STATES or AMERIcA,l
FRAN or LortsrlsA. Orr or NEW oktxAss. }
Known mat this ssA day Of Fss s r. ss'
md Of the Independence me Snsa srs's nubiie
a,n'' and sf''1 ssr 's sss CITY and pals. New
leans. State Of Louisiana aforesaid esly cams e.
psrs. hersinsssr named as. undersigned. whs ssvsr.ly
ssss q aDi sss as ssss relative e TIE or1
on q this STATE nsy nave and enS
ssesss md those whom sy sps~ r % objects s5 sas
.'V az .a he sisulsons regulations sad obga
lions following towit: t.
&c q s cs%ysSy As na ,: 'a sos
hereby OF New Orleans and shall
% ana sss,nss r s ,s sos 81 Sss a. Ssasr
provided shall have crate seal with device s2oa
he and the Of the Company upsn the margin
thereof
The object Of said company 4 70 soaruet or othsr.i.s pro
or steamships be owned and controlled In the city
=, nsr On he Atlantic coast or Cali Of Mexico
Of said shall be tse proper person on
in the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III
The capital stock Of s.id Company hereby ax.d At the
q Two HUNDRED aso FlpTY IHoasAs I, DOL DOL
% e paid before p. signing Of shs-s presents. wnah
on IL the should be required by tsolsirds capital
e ARTICLE ~. ta
The affairs ofsad Company se under the direction and
ranssenent Edward Higgips who may at any time have
among the sskhodsrs 81 the Company SUBJECT the sp
Agents 70 assist in the business Of sAa Company
ARTICLE v.
srcrsox l. The regular meetings Of the stock.
holders Of the Conway shall be held ssnssly,, com
esng 90 ,hs IT'1 shan CHOOSE ave Of their
Der Directors er The sns1ing wao shall con
shall be Chairman and entitled 70 one yl.e on all n.ttrs
aid he fo owing named persons shall the first
Board Of ContrOl; viz n J. SsITH WM OKEEVf, ).
SIC The failure 70 elect Directors as Aforesaid shall no,
dissolve the said corporation BAT the Board one sas
elected. .r
ttne quorun for the transaction Of business the sad
board hereby invested full frame and adopt
Site and necessary aud the transaction of is
snt AID meaning Of this Act Of OF with tbs
laws o. ibis state the temporary absence Of the Man
ey shall have and HEREBY suthor1ed 70 bay and
sell steamships as real estate ETC. Tor the as % es oS%
COMPROMISED TO fix salaries Of officers and employees: TO
borrow Money Guild cause to be built steamshpsfO
Sac IF any member Of said Board shall cease % be
office shall be de- aired yacan and In he event Of the des,
Of Control the said shall power
occasioned thereby until the hrst regular
meeting thereafter Stockholders for the election Of
s me :ad Board shah meet monthly for the tran
gether any by giving six hours noice In writing
1 ARTICLE VI
SECTION It shall be tn. duty of the Manager keep. or
esuse to be kept IN pound books IN the name VOn
Counts property business AVID affairs wen full and
hs %soVsr act as treasurer Of the compy and
keep cash account in one Of che banks or banking com
ranes THE city subject TO the approval OF the Board Of
Control the and for account Of the Company and %
be authorized and empowered TO draw checks 70 be
sountsgnsc ~ the Secretary, and traDsaes all banking
s5S Y e. iss o Ss ns s1 d to sss
whenever sss. ..gasS BY s the os1E' s
submit to asm on or before the twentieth OF each month
SIC IN The event the rssgnaOn perm ansnt absence
diaey proceed to appoint pro who shall act
odss AZ whieS meeting The socodsr. shall procssdO
elect manager amoog them elves who shall be subject
sSsn n1ua h d Board u
have ss sns1s n:.5 e pre- stockholders of
Company the Manager may make report OF such matters
81 tbs Al which meeting each share
stock in the said Company s4a be entitled 20 vote all
SIC s. Tue aid MANAGER shan have to appOiu. /.
"na 400 subject to the q hs
Board Control; he said Sc Rotary agen Is
Or other employees at time without the sanction Of sad
ARTICLE VII
the expiration Of the said term Of twenty Eve years
herenbeore for the existence Of said Company
amaorty the stockholders in capital shall have power
the property and effects bsOn gng COmpany and
decd and tx the e and conditions 81 me ;ae Q
It's Affairs 10 the best advantage.
ARTICLE VII.
ourths Of the stockholders capital shall have n
power to wind and settle the business asd affair. Of SAT-
am odacatisns additians changes THIS gvn
sixty notice in two Of the newspapers pubshe
- '-'' ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of stocks shall be made in the once of tn
thar purpose The new stockhoIdsr binding himself
transfer 20 abide b all the terms conditions and ssp
made and adopted in pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No ssockhoder shall ever held liable responsible
sns As e. ep s%osss 81 ss': os & d G"PSas
shall any inormAhy IN the organization Of sa.
or Stocked liability than tn
amour, Of his stock therein er
ARTICLE xL
The said Company shan and be sued in It's corporal
name aud capacity and plead aud be mpeaded accordingly
.Dbst ARTICLE XII
The following rsmed persons stockholders IN said Con
pany entitled the number Of shares place
sss VIM Grew Jno a~m.trcug Thos B Lee
Geo a. Garner J. B. nurisOn, Geo ". Manson J 4
s@sa Doaas BsSa~ p"~a ao
Bell VIM n Perkins. A. Miltsnberger Co, Wihslmu
D's~N anu ARTICLE Kill
The Of Control shah be empowered to receive urh.
subscriptions said Capital Stock, until the amount sui
scrbed shah have reached the Aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV
This Association shall 60 into operation the
Of Fihy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed 10
conclusion the stockholders hereinbeOre named,
Of the aforesaid s-ipuiaous covenants
agreements ordained and established by the present act
purposes heTenbeore mentioned and 70 that elect on
90 hereunfo Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus passed the city Of New orleans aforesaid
the day year drxt above witten In the
of Geo McO. Swain, competent Witnesses WI
hereunto their with said parties and me- notary
J,hp Pember,ou T. Renev Geo. W. Manson,
" lillian Crew. MarshallJ Smith. @. u Bradshaw,
| Jas McCloskey "A Bradbury. A. D., Edward Hi ggins,
Jno Armstrong, Edw. A Yorka
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presence Of Geo CLARK. +. Nee. Swan.
ATTORNEYS AT LAW.
Ii. HALsEY-
ATTORNEY AT Law,