The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-05-07
N. o. STEAMSHIP COMPANY
r HARTER... CHAKrEB
or
NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !
STATE or LOUISIANA, Orr or NKv ORLEANS.

STATE or LOUISIANA Orr or NKv ORLEANS. }
yesr Of Lord one thousand eight hundred and
SRS o. before ms % 0s notary public
IN and Tor The City and Parish Of New or
stoned and sworn, personally cane and appeared the
parties heIsinstsr named sAd undersigned who ssvera
statutes Of the ate q Louisiana relative to the Organic
sgrssd and do BY these ard bind
themselves and those whom they represent 70 form them
purposes and under the stpuAOns regulations snd Obsa
tons following. towit
ARTICLE l.
ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY aud Its domicil is
hereby etsblhso in the city Of New Orleans and it shall
date presents dissolved hereinafter
The and the of the Company upon the margin
thereof
The object company construct otherwise pro-
steamships constitute line
lines steamships 70 be owned AID ensolle1 in the city
OrPorts on the Atlantic coast or Gulf Of Mexico
whom TO serve citations legal process where
in the said Company may be interested
ARTICLE I'LL
The capital stock Of said Company hereby Fixed at the
LARS divided INTO shares Of ia, Dollars each All Of Which
to be paid at before the sgpng Of these presents; which
lion. the should be required BY twS shrds capital
.s ARTICLE Nv.
The Affairs Of said Company shall be under the direction and
ma q Ea~d 5sS, who may a. any time ssTs
among The ct the Company subject to the sp
Agents to assist IN ranfacn the business Of said Company
ARTICLE "
SECTION l. The regular meetings Of the stock
holders Of the Conn any shall be he'd annually,
eeSine majority in capital shall choose I've Of their mum
Der . Directors oT the sP.9ng who shall con
shall be Chairman and entitled 70 vote on all matters
Board Of Control viz; n, > SsITH, wM CREEvY, J.
SIC The failure elect Directors Aforesaid shall not
dissolve the said corporations bat the Board IN ohe shall
continue exercise It's functions until aeS Board can be
SIC Three members Of said Board Of Con rol shall con
for the transaction II business and the sad
Board is hereby invested WITH u to frame and adopt
sach by laws rules and reguat ons as they may deem qn
site and necessary for the Company the transaction Of it.
ar meaning Of this Act Of Incorporation with the
laws OF this Ana a the temporary Of the Man
they shall power hereby authorized buy
se mshPs iuel estate etc for the q the Com
compromises; to fix salaries Of officers and smpoges %
borrow sno TO suid TO be built sesmshps oT
SIC # any Of said B ard shall cease be
Office shall be de AIRED and in the of the death
permanent absence or Eegnson Of any nsPSsr Of said
20 fill vacancies ocaoned thereby until the first regular
meeting thereafter Of the Stockholders for the election Of
SEC s. The .aid Board shan meet monthly for the tran.
geher at time BY giving six hours notice in writing
ARTICLE VI
srcrioSI It shall duty Manager to keep o.
TO be kept in bound books In the OF the Com
esnSs SpopeTy business and Srs as we'll rs S aSd
complete account Of the receipts and disbursements thereof
keep cash account in one Of he banks or banking com
g,i o. az s 5 ~ ~ 'g a9 nc , ~ 0 d :,
be alone authorized and powered draw cheeks be
busins IS thereof
SIC 2. shan be the duty O. the Msn.ssr Q, said
whenever there required by them all the books papers
ebmt 10 tseu on on before the twentieth Of each month
detailed Of the business and Affairs Of the Company
&c IN the event Of the resignation perm absence
OF ath Of the MANAGER the Board ~ Control shall mme
such until tee s annual mestng thereafter Of the Stock
FOLDERS Whch meeting the stoekhoder. shall prOceedtO
elect manager among them shall be subject
election annually thereafter and in the of the tempo
'Ss have s 20 p sgsGS m s9ser pre- Of N.
Compa the Manager may make Of such matters
ttngs as he may deem and necessary Tor the
stock in the said mpany s4a be entitled to one vote al
SIC s. The laid MANAGER shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other employees annually and oener
Bosrd Of Control be said Secretary agents
other employees at time, without the sanction Of SAID
ARTICLE VII.
On the expiration Of the said term OF twenty years
heren6sors sresd upon fo- the existence Of said Company
determine upon The mode Of selling end dsPosOg Of all
de Op conditions Of the sale or
disposition Thereof and finally Of winding up and hqUdAtns
ARTICLE WILL
Threeourhs Of the stockholders In capital sha the
to wind and settle the business and affairs Of
Company at time during its exise,ee, of making
sixty days notice in two Of the published
n this city.
An transfers OF stocks shall be the once Of the
Company and recorded in book Of transfer TO be kept for
Of transfer 20 abide by all terms conditions slip
uons Of this act and al or any rules regulations bylaws
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLEx x.
stakeholder shall ever held liable or responsible
ycnd the amount Of his stock in said Comoanv
Company The rendering present charter null
or Of exposing stoekho to greater liability than the
amount Of his stock therein.
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shall and be sued IN fits corporate
name and capacity and plead and be impeaded accordingly
ARTICLE Kill
The following parsons Stockholders IN said Com
pany and such entitled the number Of shares placed
opposite 20 their names respectively, tO-wit:
Nj j Smrth, VIM. Creevy, Jno rmstrong Thos B. Lee
Geo. @. Garner, B. hurson, Geo ". Manson, II
Harmon Doane O 4 Bradshaw, David McCoard, Kennett
4 Bell VIM Perkins, A. Mntenberger Co., WLhslmus
ARTICLE Kill
The Beard Of Control shall BE s@Powsrs 70 receive further
scrbed shan have reached the Aforesaid sum Of one million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association go into operation As soon as the sum
Of Fihy 1hons nj Dollars shall have been subscribed for
And in conclusion the Stockholders herenbeore named in
confirmation Of the aforesaid stpuations
ordained and established by the present
the purposes hereDbeore me0ned 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 rt above wtfen IN the
Of Geo Clark r. Mc SWAIN competent witnesses who
hereunto their with said parties notary
John Pembsrton, u Hgney, 0eo. ". Manson,
William Cresvy, Marshau Smith. G II. Bradshaw
Jas hcSlcskey, A Bradbury N D.. Edward iggins,
inc. Armstrong, Edw. A. Yorke. -.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
In presence Of Geo. CLARK, ?. McC SWAIN.
Ell UCATTONAL.
MOUNT ST. MARY's COLLEGE,