The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-01-18
CHARTER.
..CHARTER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
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and Of the ,ns pabie IN
AND isr he Ps,iss Of oIissn state
Ssrssss aass5:a.s DsT's.;y ss@s ana
who ase.rss hat svaSs themselves q
the Louisiana relative TO the o. cor
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under the following stipuations, to wit
ARTICLE l.
sPfI ' OF ra
SOUTH AND Whsi and 10 shsll have corporate SEAL
ARTICLE II.
The business and legal domc Of the Company Corpora
ton hall Be in the city Of New Orleans subject removal
ARrIcLs
The object of this Company to construct OF otherwise TO
s 70 rum or ns1ssas the assppi River or lis Sa
gers and generally to exseie such incidental powers
privileges he eb may hereafter be conferred on them
The Pr sident Of Company thus formed hereby cOn
stituied the officer whom citations may be served.
The capital stock Corporation is hereby axed at
Hundred Dollars each Ten per each
aud the rsmand.r shall Be paid ts and IN hs man.
prescribed BY the Board Of precos provided that
any and Otne than thirty d.ys and
s%s hs Of 6c may ssvas do
The capital may be increased 70 exceed
Of The capital Of Five Hundred Thousand Dollsrs.
ARTICLE VI.
Of the stockholders in capital shall have the
to yns w sns as spa Of the
mod cations additions or changes 70 this ac on giving
ARTICLE VII.
The Beard Of Directors early day proceed 70 elect
the officers Of the corporation which shall consist Of P.s
dent Vice President Treasurer Secretary Superntendcat
hrst Of which shah be from their own Hambsr.
VIII.
The for which this corporation Is formed shall be
twenty five years
sEcrosl regular meetir of the sockhodns the
Company shall be held annually copmencng en- the third
ali choose twenty their number directors
s s saa OF % BSsd Of
the following until thsir app tinted And
1s e Of ps as %
sss the affairs Of said any three Of HON shall soa
Charles Brggs, william :. Pse. William Creevy Alfred
sEc a failure TO elect directors al regular nesting Of
The S 'ss not The oo@Psay but she
tons until q new Board be elected.
quorum TO do business. and Board Of Directors shsl
have power 10 make and adopt all rules aud bylaws
not conflict with the true interest," and meaning Of hs ee
q ncoperaon and the laws this State This Board Of
ssc II sny Director sh. esas. to be s,ochhos.r DIN.
ring his Office il shall be declared vacsted or in the
director the BosId shall have the authority 70 1.-THE rscancy
No Stakeholder shall be held nabs or responsible
for the contracts faults Of said Company beyond the
shall any mere infOrmalty in the organic Of said
p nave the effect q sndsrng the present char
ohy than the amount OF his her, their stock therein
ARTICLE II.
ahould any subscriber neglect to pay
his her their instsllment same falls
added thereto msiur ~ until final payment
subscriber neglec refuses pay his thsir nsI-
the Board Directors have The right Of causing an,
share shares which any be DUE TO Be-
BY sut the instaIment or instaImeut ~
the board may deem advisable.
ARTICLE XII.
No subscription TO be binding the sum Of two unred
Thousand Dol as subscribed when the ten
per cent shall be due and payable.
KIN ..r
The following persons sockhodss In said Com
stock placed opposite 70 their names respectively To- wit.
wssnn JIss. sss ss~ss A. Kosses Thomas Assm wm
Pike, d DeHsven Hs'' w. "iN''" o.
And in conclusion, the Stockholders heelnbefrs nnmsd
seements, ordained and esaosed BY toe pesent s sr
the purpose above mentioned and that effect ony have
herein above subscribed their respectively.
Thus done and passed at the city Of New Orleans
20 cay msnsh and year arst sbye written IN III
IN this city. who hereunt signed their
with said parties and me notary
GEORGE CLARK.
" Moo SWAIN.
EDWARD IVY Nof.rx p,h,t.