The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-26
N. O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. /,
STATE or LOUISIANA, Orr or New ORLEANS.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE o, LOUISIANA, Orr or New ORLEANS. J
Be Known rh.. Tits eighth day Of Fsbru.ry IN q.
ninety second. before me- Edw.rd w. notary public
s.n. sn' Stat. N' Louisiana S n aforesaid duly oo@n.
stoned and sworn personally cane sne appeared me
declared that sy.ns shss.slyss 4 e. provision. q q.
OF the q ~, s,s ssy ssvs 70 Ss sn
agreed and do BY these presents covenant sgres and oind
s1s: into ana constituts corporation .hs Obss:
and under the stipulaOns regulations and Obga
ORLEANS sTEAxsHIP COMPANY, J, and II. dcnici |.
. and continue for the term Of tssnty ny, years from the
ns a. 5 With
the and the name of the Company upon The margin
''' ARTICLE II.
object Of said company IL to construct or otherwise pro-
cure and msniap one or 70 constitute line
nss sns % aid cy and sny oo
or ports on the Atlantic coast or Gulf Of Mexico
vbo 70 citations s
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III
The capital stock Of said Company hereby Fixed the
sum Of Two HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOL
paid before the signing Of these presents which
ion II The sane should be required BY tw0shrds capital
ARTICLE ". r.r, Ias...1
ms5ssemsnt Of Edward iiS4ns who may At any time have
he privilege Of sssocstng him from
oSng 81 ces bs os con wSo shall act as Board q
Agents assist rsniscng the business Of said Company
ARTICLE "
srcrrox l. Tne regular meetings Of the stock
holder. Of the ComEssy shall be held annually com,
nesting majority in capital shall choose Ave Of their mum
e. snS o
shall be Chairman and entitled % one vote on oil matters
aid the following named persons shall Sonsttgts the hrs'
PPT fsSd 81 ISSs J. ARMsfsoSG. J. MccLosREY.
SIC The failure to elect Directors aforesaid shah no.
dissolve the said corporation but the Board IN once shall
exercise its functions until Board can be
SIC Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con
ute for the transaction Of business and the said
snch By laws rules regulations they may deem requ
site and necessary for the Company and The Of ts
and meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation Or With the
srer they may select Chairman to preside At thsT meetings
they shall and hereby authorized to buy and
Dsny to make contracts leases CAGES approximations
and compromised 90 hx salaries Of officers and employees 70
borrow money and to bud cause TO be built steamships Tor
the use of said Company. -,
stakeholder Of said Company during of service, his
Office shall be declared vacant and In the event Of the death
Board Control the said Board Of Control shall have power
meeting SsTsss Of the for the election
SIC s. The said Board shah monthly for the tran
racton Of business and the Manager call them TO-
gether any time by giving six hours notice in writing
ARTICLE VI
sxcrroy II shall be the duty the Manager 80 keep OF
kept in bound books in the Of the Com
COUNTS properly and affairs well a full and
complete of the receipts and disbursements thereof
He ahal unnr
keep q cash account In Of the banks banking
Control in the name and sccosn Of the Company and to
be authorized and empowered TO draw checks to be
eountersgned BY the Secretary, and transact all banking
Company 70 exhibit or exhibited the stockho
ans whenever required by them all the books papers,
SS% sHS s$ o % before s OF S
detained statement Of the business and Affairs of the Company
In the event of the re.gastion permsnept absence
d. 18th Of the Manager the Board Of Control shall ime
diatey proceed appoint pro who shall
ach unt hst animal meeting Hereafter q the Stock
sns S5t Ssrsssr and IN The case u the
of the Manager the aforesaid Board of Control
nave the annual q h od Of the
Comps. the Manager may make report Of such matters
interest Of the mpany, which meeting each share
oek in the said Company sas DO entitled to one vote on all
SIC 5. The said MANAGER shall have power appoint
vacancies should subject 20 the spprova Of the
Board Of COnrol he remove said Secretary agents
''''- ARTICLE VII
On tn. expiration of the said term of twenty-five years
msOrty the stocknOdersi capital shall have power q
sS s = IL said spS Il
decide npsn snS tx the and Conditions q the ae o.
is affairs % The best advantage
ARTICLE VIII.
rhrseOurhs Of the sOckhOd, IN capital shan hav. tn.
nd
0OmPsHy a. any time during It's ssstesss Or Of making
sixty days notice IN two Of the published
this city.
transfers of stocks shall be made In the once Of tn,
that purpose The sochhoder binding himself In said
ntons Of this act and ali or any rules regulations or bylaw
made and adopted In pursuance thereof ~.
ARTICLE K.
No stookholder shall ever be held liable or Irresponsible,
Tor the contracts, or faults Of said Company, be
shall any nformAity the organisation Of sac
Company have the effect the present charter null
amount Of his stock therein
ARTICLE IL E
and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII
The following named Stockholders In said Com
pany entitled the number places
/ opposite 70 their names respectively, to-wit:
M. j. Smith, VIM. Creevy, Jno. rmstrong, Thos B. Lee
Geo. G.. Garner, j. B. hurison, Geo. ". Manson, II
Stsufer, A Shropshire John remberton Edwd A. York
Harmon Doane Q. d. Bradshaw, David McCOard Kennel
Bell, VIM N. Perkins, A. hltenberger Co., Wiihslmu
S'F'''' 'nd others ARTICLE XIII
The Beard Of Control empowered TO receive furhe
inscriptions 70 said Capital stock until the amount sub
+a.- ARTIcLE XIV.
This Association shah into operation the
Of Fy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed tor
And in conclusion the sockhoders herenbefore named
confirmation of the aforesaid spuations,
ordained and established by the
the heeinbefore mentioned effect only
DO hereunfc Subscribe their respectively.
Thus done and the city of New Orleans aforesaid
the day month year rt above written In the presenc
Of Geo Clark and =. HcC Swain, witnesses
hsreunto sign their with said parties and me- notary
John Pemberton Il. Rgney Geo. W. Manson,
William Cresvy, Marshall :. Smith. 9. h Bradshaw,
yas McCloskey, A Bradbury, N D. Edward Higgins,
Jno. Armstrong, Edw A YOrke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presence Of Geo. Clark. F. McC. Swain.
LIVERY.