The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-20
UNITED STATES or AMERICA. !
STATE or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW ORLEANS.


Be Known mat on ths eighth day of February in II.
and Of the Independence Of the United States the
sns S S 20 G, EG sns P. 6 a'' E.r PuN
leans State Of Louisiana aforesaid. duly commits
p and S
hat sysns hsE..vss q the p s Of the
Of State they have cOvenanssd and
sss%ssvss and those whom they represent 70 form them
selves into and constitute CORPORATION for the objects and
lions following. tO-wtt:
ARTIcLKL
The name and title said Company shall be She NEW
hereby established in the city Of New Orleans and shall
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provided for shall have corporate seal with device upon
thereof -11 $50 ---' :. -
ne object Of said company to construct or otherwise pro
lines Of steamships be owned and controlled in the city
or ss % @ Ss S and any port
The e. said n. Be- the person On
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III.
The e4g no s & i.5 9ITYAPy + Afssy sis 4 Dob shs
LARS divided into shares Of Fifty Dollars EACH all Of which
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hon the should be required By tvothirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
TIE affairs ofaid Company shall be under the direction and
the privilege Of .ssocsng With him one or more persons from
s sss S1t the GS3Ps1y : S:' 70 sS '
Agents assist in rsniactng the business of said Company
ARTICLE v.
sEcrIoE /. The regular meetings Of the stock.
mspeSs on the aT tuesday in FeOrusry is6 AZ which
meeting majority in capital shall choose ave Of their
stlute and Board Control said Manager
before W and until the election Of Directors as sfore
aid The following named persons sssh sS9't.Sts the hrst
PEMBBRToN, ]. ARMSTRONG, j. MCCLosKEY.
dissolve the said corporation but the Board in ONCE shall
continue exercise its functions, until Board be
SIC Three members of said Board Of Control shall
stue for the transaction OF business and the said
Board hereby invested with full power frame and adopt
such BY laws rules and regulations they deem requ
affairs provided the shall conflict With the in.
s% Of h ae And n the asS
they select Chairman to preside At their meetings
sell mshps s real estate for the uses Of the Com
pS5y to @afs contracts Leases and
borrow money and to Guild be built seAshpsoT
SIC 4 II any of said Board shall cease to be
be declared vacant and II the event. Of the death
sesence or resignation Of any member Of said
I'll occasoned thereby until the first regular
meeting thereafter of the Stockholders for the election of
SIC s. The said Board shall meet monthly the tran
sscton Of business, and the Manager call them to-
gether at time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
sxcrToNI Il shall be the dutv OF the Manager 70 keep OF
be kept in bound books, in the Of the Com
counts property business and affairs well fun and
keep cash account in Of the banks banking com
Control in the name and for Account Of the Company and
eountsrsgnsd ~ the Secretary, and transact ali banking
SIC T. i shall be the duty Of the Manager Of said
Company exhibit exhibited stOckhOd
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submit 70 them on before the twentieth OF each month
during the preceding month.
SIC In the event Of the rssgason permanent. absence
dstey proceed to appoint Manager pro tenn who shall act
FOLDERS a. which meeting the sOcfhodsr shall proceed to
elect manager from among themeves who shall De subject
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nae HRSi'i meeting the ss of tn.
and things may expedsRt necessary The
interest Of the mpany at which neetng each share q
matters brought before ii.
SIC s. The said Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other employees annually and oener
vacancies should subject to the approval OF the
Board Control; be said Secretary agents
Board.
On the expiration OF said Of twenty-five years
agreed upon for the existence Of said Company
Seefmns upen he mode ef selling and disposng Of ali
the property and effects belonging said Company and also
disposition thereof and finally Of winding End QUidstns
| It's aneirs 70 the Dost eoVantasa
ARTICLE VIII.
Of IN capital shan have the
power wind and settle the business and affairs Of said
Company at any time during It's existence, of making
sixty days notice in two Of the published
this city.
All transfers Of stocks shall be the ONCE the
Company and recorded book Of transfer 70 be kept for
transfer to abide By all the terms conditions and slip
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLEx x.
No stockhOlder shall held liable or responsible
for the eOntIaets' OF fault: Of said Company, be
nor shall any mere informaty in the Organization Of said
Company have the effect Of rendering the charter null
Of exposing sOckho Ter to greater liability than the
amount of his stock therein
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shan and be sued in its corporate
name and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII
The following named stockholders Com.
pSny and such entitled the number Of placed
NJ J. Smith VIM Creevy, Jno mstIong, Thos B. Lee,
stsunsr A Shropshire, John fsmberton Ed%d 4 York,
s W. RO"Se s. d Bsdhss David x' Go Ks1ns
ARTICLE Kill
The Beard OF Control shall be to receive fuhsr
subscriptions to said Capital stock until the amount sub
scrsed shall have reached the aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall into operation the
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And In conclusion, the stockholders herenbeore named
confirmation Of the Aforesaid stpustions,
ordained and established by the
the hereinbeOre mentioned and TO that effect only
do hereunio subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed at the city Of New Orleans aforesaid
the day month and first above written in the presence
Of Geo CLARK and T. McC Swain, witnesses
hereun their with said parties notary
Sa PsGGSs sT E.f.sa Smith Gee srsGRs%
Jas McCloskey, J. "A Bradbury, N D. Edward Higgins,
JnO. Armstrong, Edw. A YOrke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presenceo Of Geo CLARK. =. McO. swsin.
EIRsT REMIUM AND GOLD MEDAL
AWARDED TO