The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-04-24
N. o. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
G HARTEK"...:....................C HAKrER
NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. /,
STATE or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW ORLEANS.

ON1iED STATES VI AMEklCA.l
STATE or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW ORLEANS.
Be Known That on this eighth day of February in th.
year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred aud
Sesas men shs United States the
n and Tor the City and Parish Of New Or.
sisned and sworn, personally came and s5uesred the
parties hersnasr named asd undsrsignsd who sevsrsy
i.u,ss rsa.1s % he orssn in
greed and By presents COVENANT sgrss nd bind
themselves, and those whom they represent form them
pupo.es and under the stpulsOn Regulations sSs obss
tons following. tOwit
ARTICLEL
The and title Of said Company shall b. The NRW
ORLEANS STEAMSHIP CONTAIN" and its domieil q
hereby established in the city Of New Orleans it shall
date OF these presents unless dissolved as hereinafter
provided for l. shall have seal with upon
thereof '--' -''A SIG margin
D. ARTICLE II. lh
The object Of said company construct or otherwise pro-
OF lines Of steamships TO be owned and eontroea city
rpOrts the Atlantic coast or Gulf Of Mexico p''
w% e sis shall e toe
In the said Company may be interested 30
ARTICLE III.
M. The erEs o ses & sS Company + hssssy s.s ..
LIRs divided INTO shares Of ity Dollars ssS an =, SS
70 oe paid or before the signing Of these presents which
On If the sane should be required by twohirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs ofsad Company shall be under the direction and
o. EdwsLd Higgins who may at time have
among the Company subject to The sp
prevail Of the Board Control who shall act Board Of
Agents to assist in rantacng the business Of Company
ARTICLEv.
sEcuos, / The regular meeting. of the stock.
ncng the hrst Tuesday in February 1859 which
her Directors ensuing year Who shall con
Board Of Control Of which the said Manager
r. and until the election Of DO an so
aid the following named persons shall co1sss1ts the first
PEaBBRIoN, ]. ARMSTRONG. j. McoLosREY
Dissolve the said corporation. the Board in Office shall
continue TO exercise its functions, until Board be
SEC Three members Of said Board Of Control shall con
situe for the transaction Of business and the
such by laws rules and regulations they deem reql
affairs provided t6. same shall not conflict WITH the true in
tent and meaning OF this Act Of Incorporation with the
ager they select Chairman preside meetings
They shall have and hereby authorized buy
psny make contracts leases CAGES hypothecaons
and compromised TO x salaries of officers and employees; to
borrow money and TO sud to be built steamships
the use Of said Company
Office shall be declared and In death
board Control the said Board Of Control ha have powsp
to m vacancies oeeasoned thereby until the FIRST regular
SIC s. The said Board shall meet monthly for the tran
section Of business and the Manager may call them to-
gether at any lime BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
sxcrrosl II shall be the the Manager 70 keep or
csse to be kept in bound books in the Of Com
courts property business aad affairs as well as fa and
complete account Of the receipts and disbursements thereof
keep cash account in one Of the banks banking
Control, In the
be sOne authorized and empowered checks to be
eonntersgned BY the Secretary, and transact all banking
SEQ .. Il shall be the duty Of the Manager Of said
whenever thereto required BY them the books papers
and belonging 70 raid Company aud also
detailed statement of the business and affairs o. the Company
tSc In the Of resignation permanent absence
or ath OF the Manager the Board Of Control shalt
such toe s meeting % " :ns s
Sse.s a. Which meeting the Stockholders shalt
to election .nnns hsreasr and in the case Of the tempo
shah have power 70 appoint a Manager pro tenn.
SIC At the annual meeting o. the Stockholders Of the
and things he deem expedslt necessary for the
inter 81 ,ne mPsny At Tsich Letting each share q
matters brought before IL. n
Secretary agents and other employees annually oener II
vacancies should subject the approval OF the
Board. - '-'''''- VI '"''
On the expiration OF the said term Of twenty-five years.
heeinbeoe agreed upon existence Of said
majority Of the stockholders in capital shall power 10
he property and effects belonging to said and ao
decide npsn and OK the and conditions Of the sale
disposition thereof and finally Of winding up and qBdang
ts affairs 10 the best advantage.
ARTICLE VII.
Ihreecurths Of the capital shan have thu
wind and settle the and affairs Of said
my sddtions or changes 20 this act on
x days preveus notice in two Of the newspapers published
ARTICLE TX.
An transfers Of stocks shall made in the ONCE Of ID,
company and recorded in book Of TO be kept for
vet Of transfer abide BY all terms conditions and slip
Of this act and all or any rules regulations bylaws
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE x.
No stOcshOder shall be held liable or responsible
ono the amount Of his stock in said Coy,s5 pe
company have the effect Of rendering the present Charter n
7 Of exposing to any greater liability than the
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shall be sued in its corporate
anne and capacity and plead and be mpeaded accordingly
ARTICLE Kill
The following PANIED Stockholders in said Com.
any and such entitled the number shares placed
P Z, TO their J names respectively to-wit:
N u Smith, WIN. 15eeyy Jno rmst5ong Thos B. Lee,
suHer W A. shropshire John remberton Edw'd YORK
iarmon Doane Q. H. Bradshaw David McCOard Kennett
Bell VIM N Perkins. A. Mitenberger Co., Hihelmus
'OgAr'' ana others .pr,crp VIZ,
The Beard Of Control shall be empowered to receive farther
INSCRIPTIONS TO said Capital Stock until the amount sub
crsed shall have reached the Aforesaid of million
ARTICLE XIV. 'rr
This Association shall into operation the sum
Fifty Thousand Dollars shall have subscribed for
md in conclusion the stockholders herenbefOre named in
Onhrmaton Of the aforesaid stpustions covenants and
ordained and established by act for
purpoes hereinbeore mentioned and effect onv
Q hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done and passed at the city Of New orleans aforesaid
day month and first above written presence
Geo Clark and " McC Swain competent witnesses who
ereunto sign their with said psres and notary
Dhn Pemberton, =. Rigney, Geo. w. Manson,
lillian Creevy. Marshall !. Smith. G. II Bradshaw
"a hcCloskey A Bradbury. NJ D., Edward Higgins
no. Armstrong, Edw. A. Y6rke.
EDWARD IVY, Notary Public.
In presence Of Geo CLARK, p. McC Swain.
Ed UCATIONAL.
MOUNT ST. MARY's COLLEGE,