The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-08-23
no. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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new ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. !
s,lru or LOUISIANA, Orr or Nxv ORLEANS.


Be Known, mat on tai. ssh.h day Of r.eru.y IN n.
and Of the ipdspsndsnce Of the United States sss
cans st.ss Of Louisiana aforesaid. daily commits
s sns ss sS
That at ss:ns N: x: :. 70.
Of copooss in this State they have cevonsntsd sne
Themselves and those whom they represent
into constitute corporation for the oeects and
Sous following to-wis:
rhe nams and tile q ssid Company shall Be the NEW
okLEAss STEAMSHIP OOMrANY - and It's donieil ~, n
exist continus the Of twenty from the
crowded for shall have eoroorsss seal With device upon
DE and the of the Company upon the margin
thereof
The object of said company to construct or otherwise
and maintain more stesnships 70 constitute line
New Orleans and 70 trade between ssa city and any port
e manager Of said company shall proper person
whom citations motto and other legal process where
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III
The capital stock q said Company HEREBY s.sd e ta'
LARS divided Of Fifty Dollars each all Of which
10 be Peid at before the signing Of these preseni Which
Ion the should be required BY twohirds capital
.lItl arC ARTICLE Nv.
TIE Affairs Of said Company shah
nanas ement Edward Higgins who at time have
none the stockhodsrs the Company subject the
prOvs Of the Board Control who shall act a. boaSa o.
ARTIcLEv
s.cros l. Ths regular meetings Of the stock
nsneng the hT,t Tuesday IN February 1852 - which
meeting majority IN capital ns enOoS i've so Sa ea
e, s5S ss osn ad
Ss f. and n th' s Of
aid the owing named persons shall constitute the mrs.
P Pf1sd e 2SSs0 J. ARMsfsoNs. McohosRsf
dsso. the said CORPORATION bot *. Board in ocs shs
exercise its functions, until Board can Be
SIC Three members of said Board of Control con
Board is hereby invested full power adopt
ch BY laws rules and regulations as tes may deem rsqu
sars provided the shall not conflict Nth the true in
% Of THU state Ana in the ,smporsy absence Of the Nan
sger they may select Chairman preside their meetings
se nshps fuel etc the Of the Com
e mSEs 20 and
and 20 Guild 70 be built steamships for
SEC 1 II any member Of Board shall cease to be
Of SAD daring MS term Of sSei s'
Aesenee or ,esgnsion Of any member Of said
so I'll vacancies oocasioned thereby reguar
meeting thereafter of stockholders for the election Of
SIC s. The said Board meet monthly tran
zsihsr any time, BY giving SIX hours notice in writing
ARTICLE VI
SECTION It shall be tn. duty of the Manager keep OF
be kept in bound books in the Of the Com
psDy cOrrec. record Of the grocesdnes trs1sacons
complete Of the and disbursements
keep cash account in Of the banks banking
ganies Of this city, subject to the approval of the Board
be sCDs authorized and s@powersd to draw checks to Ss
eounegned BY the Secretary, and transact all banking
SEC 2. Il shall be the duty Of the Manager Of said
whenever thereto required by them all the BOOKS, papers
and documents 70 aid Company and sss
detailed statement Of the business and affairs Of the Company
In the Of the rs.,gn.tOn absence
a. AIN o. the nsnsge, me Dosna o. control shall nms
such until first annual Meeting thereafter Of the Stock
manager among thenelves shall Be subject
election annually thereafter and in .ss case Of the tempo
shall have power 20 appoint Manager BRO ten;
rmpa' y the Manager may make report Of such
IND things he deem sxpsdsnt and for III.
och in the said @ mpany ssa be entitled ts vote ell
SIC s. The ,sd Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other employees annually and osner
Board Control; he Secretary agents
other employees at time without the sanction Of said
ARTICLE VII
On the expiration OF said twenty-five yesrs
'sG % the ssDs 81 '1 Ss
istsrmins upon the mode Of selling and dsposng Of All
o sS sS the rms and condition. Of he sale OF
disposition thereof and finally Of winding up and qUidatns
It's affairs 10 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII.
rhreefcurhs Of the In capital shah the
power up the Of said
Company at any time during its exs:see Of making
sixty days notice in two Of the pubshed
this city.
An transfers Of stocks shs be made In the one. Of the
COMPANY and recorded book Of transfer 20 be kept g,
act o. to abide y al terms conditions and slip
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No stockholder shall ever be held liable or Irresponsible
.oI the contracts, or tsults OF said Company, b
shall any iuformAity the organisation o. SAID
Company have the effect Of rendering the present charter null
amount Of bis stock therein
ARTICLE xI.
ne said Company shall and be sued IN its corporate
and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII.
mo following named stockholders In said Com
and such entitled TO the number Of shares paced
opposite to their names respectively, tO-wit:
Geo. O. Garner J. B. aurison, Geo W. Manson, j n
Harmon DOane q A Bradshaw. David McCosra, ksnnsS
I Bell VIM NJ Perkins, A. hiltenberger 4 Co.. Whhsmuf
ARTICLE Kill
The Beard Of Control shall Be e rscsy. farther
serssd shall have reached the Aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall into operation
Of Fihy ThOus nd Dollars shall have been subscribed
And IN conclusion, the stockholders heeinbeOre
Confirmation of the aforesaid lstons
ordained and established present act for
The hereinbeore mentioned and that
DO hereunio sabscnbe their names respectively.
Thas done and passed city aforesaid
The day, month snd
81 Geo CLARK and Moo. Swain competent Witnesses who
hereuno sign their names with said parties and notary
T.hw
William Creevy, Marshall J. Smith @. II Bradshaw
yss Mcslosksy, Ia Bradbury. NJ ID, Edward tgginG
Jno. Armstrong. Edw. A. Yorke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Publa
In presence OF Geo. Clark, p. McC Swain
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.
WIN. III. REYNOLDS.