The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-09-05
N. O. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
,CHARTEE
or THE
NEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
sfAfn or LOUISIANA. Orr or NEW ORLEANS.


sr.r, or LOUISIANA. Orr or new ORLEANS. J
Be Known ma. mi. eighth day Of February IN 2.
ninety second. before =. Edward w: notary pubic
san., State ss o. Louisiana aforesaid. duly commits
O9ss AND RsOD ss%s and soDssss r,
hat sssns hs.svs' e the p ,Ss Of q.
q corporation. in Iris state they have covsnsntd
agreed and do these presents covenant agree and bind
selves into ana constitute the object. and
and under the spustons regulations and obgs
ARTICLKL
ORLEANS sfEAssHi if0 and 4. Somc .
ss and continue for the term Of twenty Eve years. rom The
date Of these unless
The and shs name of the Company upon the margin
ARTICLE II.
The object Of said company Is to construct otherwise pro
surs and nsnis one o. e. e. line
Nav Orleans and 10 trade between said city and any po
or ports the Atlantic coast Gulf Of Mexico.
ss
IN the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III.
The capital stack q ssS Company I: hereby s.sd g t4s
paid before the signing Of these presents which
lion, the should be required By twothirds capital
ARTICLE Nv.
81 rsnSd ssns who may a any time have
r. Of Win him one or more from
smnpa he sockbodss o. the COMPANY subject to the sp
prevail of the Board Control who shall act Board Of
Agents TO assist In rsnascng the business Of said Company
ARTICLEv.
s.cnos Tss regular meeting. g.. Of n The stock
nsncing the nrst tuesday in February 1882 At which
meeting majority in capital shall choose five Of their
Director Tor the ensuing who shall
form Board Of Control which the said Manager
S before IT, and until the election Of Directors sore
Nd Psnd s@ as s% GRsEST n
PEMBERTos, ]. HRMsfBoNG, j. McCLosKET.
dissolve the said Separation sas the Board = once snail
continue exercise its functions until sev Board can be
SIC s. Three members Of said Control
Board hereby invested with full frame and adopt
.ueh By laws. rules and sEsons as they may deem Tsq
affairs provided the shall not conflict with the true in
s%s Of this sa %ne IN the temporary sossScs Of the Nam
they may select 70 Bsis 81 ss Sss s
sell steamships fuel for the Of the Com.
@ 6 % g s and
money and e sud or oaue to be built for
sSc II any member of said Board shall ceas. to be
Stakeholder Of said Company daring his Of service bis
office shall be declared and In the of the death
Board The said Board Of Control shall have power
70 al vacancies 0ccsoned thereby until the hrt regular
officers Of the Company
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sAction Of business the Manager them TO.
gsther ct any time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
szcroSl Il shall be duty the Manager keep OF
snss to Be kept in bound books in the name Of The Com
counts property, business and affairs well full and
shall moreover act as treasurer Of the Company and
keep cash in Of the banks banking
Control and for Company 70
be alone authorised and empowered draw checks be
1
Company exhibit be exhibited stOckhOd
S 70 aid Ss
submit 20 tAem on or before the twentieth of each month
stssd s..teme1. Of The business and affairs of the Company
ssc In the event Of the Rs sSsncs
dstey proceed TO appoint Manager tenn who shall
s 1n s.s hs % Ss
elect manager from among themseves who shall Be subject
Of the Manager the aforesaid Board Of
s1o X the annual nesting Of the ssooIholde of til.
Comps the Manager may make repors Of such matter.
interest Company which meeting share Of
ock in the said Company s.a be entitled one vote on ell
SIC s. The said MANAGER shall h.vs power to appoint
vacancies should subject 70 The sppTOv. Of the
Board Of CONTROL he said Secretary agents.
Board I'' '"''''' -~' N'-D1' ''' ''A''''A ''''
On the expiration Of the said term Of twenty-five yesn
.s.ssd sRoa ST the Of said Company
ssteymns unoe he mode If ..ips and dsnospg az al
the property and effects belonging said Company
disposition thereof finally Of winding up ana nasidssins
its Affairs 70 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII.
ThrseOurths the capital shan have the
Company, any time during existence, making
modAcstisni additions changes his giving
sixty days notice in two Of the published
this city.
COMPANY transfer TO be kept for
that purpose The sockhoder binding himself said
ns.ions Of hi, act and al or any rules ssSulsoDs
| made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE x.
Ne stOckholdsr shall ever be held ssIs or Irresponsible
| yond the amount Of his in said Company
Company have the c Of rendering the the cssa 81 p ssc
or Of exposing sOekh0der to greater liability than the
ARTICLE xI.
and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII
rss following p.nsd psIso9: are sOSahods IN said Com
| opposite to their names respectively, to-wit:
M ] Smith, WIN C5esvy, ynO- hrmst5ong Thos Lee,
sS e. Shropshire JOsD 9sS Ed~ 4
Harmon Doane Q. n. Bradshaw David McCosrd, Kenneth
Bell VIM M Perkins, A Miltsnbergsr o.. Wlhslmus
- ARTICLE Kill
The Beard of Control shall empowered receive
subscriptions said Capital Stock until the
cbed shah have reached the aforesaid Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This go operation the sum
Of Fy Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed tor
And conclusion, the stockholders herenbefore named
confirmation Of the aforesaid stipulstons
agreements ordained and established BY the present
the purposes herebeore mentioned and that effect only
do hereunio Subscribe their respectively.
Thus done and passed IN. city of New Orleans aforesaid
the day. month and first above written In the
Of Geo Clark and hcC Swain competent witnesses who
hereuntO sign their with said parties and
William Crssvy, hsfs6sli Smith q r. Brsds hns"1
Jssl hcCloskey, IA Bradbury. N d, Edward Hggns
Jno Armstrong. Edw. A Yorke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
In presence Of Geo. CLARK, p. McC. swssn.
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.