The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-11-03
N. O. sTEAM sHIP COMPANY.


HEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIoA.)
ssAn or LovruAzA. orzY or NEW onrlxs. }
Be Known Yhas on this eighth day Of February
near Of our Lord one ,ae0s.nd ssa hundred and
ninety second. before me- Edw.rd Ivy. notary public
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and under the spustiOns regulations and cblgs
ne nsms and sue q said Company shan be the "rEv
hereby established the city Of New Orleans and shall
.st and continue for the term Of twenty nv. from the
provided for L shall have corporate seal With device upon
he same and the name Of the Company upaa ths margin
ARTICLE II.
Yhe object Of said company otherwise pro
cure and maintain one or more steamships 70 constitute line
New Orleans and 70 trade between said CITY and any port
manager Of said company be proper person
whom citations notices and other legal process where
ARTICLE III.
ssonosI II shan be the duty the Manager Keep
pany record Of the proceedings transactions
counts property business and Affairs As well as full and
BE shall moreover act as Treasurer Of the Company and
psnes Of this city, subject to the approval Of the Board Of
Control the for account Of the Company and to
sountssgnsd sy the Secretary and transact all banking
ssc: .. i shsn be the duty Of the Manager Of .sid
accounts and Belonging ,sd Company and also
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during the preceding month
or the the 2, ne The Of on &
datey proceed TO appoint Manager pro tenn who shall sc
holders which msene the stockholders shall proceed
. election annually thsrsasr and in the case Of the tempo
ray Of Manager the aforesaid Board Of
SIC x the annual meeting q the stockholders of tn.
s %ss may ss
interest Of the Company at which meeting each share q
SIC 8. The said MANAGER shall have power to appoint
vacancies should occur subject to the approval Of the
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On tie expiration Of the said term Of tysnty1ys years
msjority OF the stockholders in capital shall have power
he property and effects Belonging to said Company aud also
E decide and The and conditions s.s ?,
lis Affairs to the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Threeourhs Of the capital shah have the
power up and the affairs said
Company, at time during its existesce OF making
sixty days notice In two Of the published
ARTICLE TX.
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LARS divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars each all Of which
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lion II the sane should be required By twohirds capital
ARTICLE W.
management Of Edward Higgins who may at any time have
the privilege Of .ssocaing with him from
prova Of the board O. Control who shall act as Board q
Agents to assist In rsnscng the business Of said Company
ARrIcLEv.
holders of the oompsny shall be held annually. com
@ssns on r S sooss @ % T%
Der ssry. ss e, the sp,ag .nG shall con
shall be Chairman and entitled 20 oos vote on ell mstte
sqsyd q Control VIZ srIIH %M oCKEEVY J.
SIC The failure Directors aforesaid shall
the ssS p but ua me Board z o %
SEC Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con
ute quorum for the transaction Of business and the
Board hereby invested vita full to frame and sdOp,
ne and e. the COMPANY AID ss s Of ~
laws Of this State AND in the temporary sOseScs Of the Man
they shall have power and are hereby authorized 70 buy and
sell sesnshPs us real estate etc. for the uses Of the Com
and compromises TO fix salaries Of officers and employees
borrow money and TO Guild or cause to be buit steamships o
SEC II any member of said Board shall cease to be
ONCE shall be declared vacant and In the of the death
Of Control he said Of Hs1s po%s
70 MI vacancies occasoned thereby until the first regular
orscsrs Of the Company -' WI SIG '''''A
SIC S. said meet monthly for the tran
saction Of business and the Manager call them
gshsr st any tms, BY giving six hours notice In writing.
ARTICLE VI.
An transfers be made In the once Of the
that purpose The stakeholder binding himself in said
sns on act or or
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE x.
no stOckholder shall be held liable rospOnsoA
.. the contracts OF faults Of said &c. Company Be
1Op shall any %sre nformSity in the osnlratio1 ~ sl
Company have the effect rendering the present charter null
Of expesng soekhO!er to any greater liability than shs
smSuni Of hs stock therein.
ARTICLE II.
The said Company shall be sued corporate
and capacity and plead and implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
ne following named persons Stockholders said Com
psny such entitled the number shares placed
opposite TO their names respectively, to wit:
Geo g. Gamer J. srrsoE. Geo w. &aa noa La
Ssufe A. Shropshire, John fernberton Edwd A. York
Harmon DOane @. II. Bradshaw, David McCoard Kenneth
Bell VIM N. Perkins. A. MilteDbergsr Co, Whhslnus
Bogart. and others
ARTICLE KID.
The Board Of Control shall empowered further
subscriptions said Capital Stock until the
scrbtd shall have reached the aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall operation she sam
OF Fifty Thousand Dollars shs have subscribed tor
And in conclusion the stockholders named IN
confirmation Of the Aforesaid Stipnlaons
ordained and established BY the
the purposes hereinbeore mentioned and that effect Ony