The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-06-13
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY:
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NEW ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERIoA.)
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year Of our Lord thousand eight hundred xyeigh
and Of the independence Of the United States , TIE
IL and for The City and Parish Of New On
stoned and sworn, per onsiy came and appeared the
parties hereinafter naDd and unde.sgpsd who sevsTa
the State Louisiana relative to the Organzs
and DO by these agree and bind
smseyss and those whom they represent . form them
and under the spustOns regulations and Obgs
ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,D and its domicil 4
exist and continue for the twenty years the
date Of these unless sooner dissolved as herenaer
ihe and the name of the Company upon the margin
ARTICLE II.
The object Of said company construct pro
and maintain one or more to constitute line
Of New Orleans and e trade S ad S and any port
whom 70 citations legal process where
In the said Company may be interested
ARTICLE I'LL
sum Of TEO HUNDRED AND Fifty THOUSAND DOL
LARS divided into shares of Fifty Dollars EACH all Of which
capital may be Increased to an exceeding mil
lion if the should be required BY wOthrds capital
ARTICLE ".
The Affairs Of said Company the direction and
he privilege Of ssocsting pesins from
SoS Of ne hoard q" Control who shall act as Board q
Agents assist rantacng the business Of said Company
ARTIoLEE.
sEcrIoE l. The regular meetings of the stock
noSsS Of the & shall Be held gsR SS
meeting majority in capital shall choose five Of their
BE IT, and sh' he Go FI Sa
aid the following named persons shall sDnsttSts t1e ns'
F Ffasf & GS3,o 'H1hMsrsosG j. McGtosRff
dissolve the said corporation Board Office shall
continue exercise its functions until HeW Board can be
SIC Three members of said Board Of Control shall
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such by laws rules and regulations they deem requ
Affairs pfoSided the same shall not conflict With true
tent ard meaning & s Act Of SS As
ager they select Chairman to preside at their meetings
sell steamships fuel real estate for the uses Of the Com
psny to make CONTRACTS leases
borrow money and to build or cause to be built sesmshpfoI
SEC If any member Of said Board shall cease to be
Of SAID Company during bis term Of se.Scs his
s5sspcs or 5esgnsSn Of any member Of said
70 iii vacancies occasioned thereby until the FIRST regular
meeting thereafter of the Stockholders for the election
SIC s. ne aid Board shan meet monthly for the tran
gether at any time BY giving six hours notice In writing
sxcrroNl shall be the duty Of the Manager 10 keep OF
TO be kept in bound books in the Of the Com
psny record Of the proceedings transactions
complete receipts disbursements thereof
keep cash account in one Of the banks or banking com
gsne Of this city, subject to the approval Of the Board Of
be sons authorized and empowered to draw checks to be
eOunersgned BY the Secretary and transact all banking
SEC 2. i shall be the duty Of the Manager Of said
whenever thereto required by them all the books
submit to Sem on or before the twentieth Of each month
detailed statement Of affairs the Company
SIC In ne event Of the per.nep. absence
s. o. s9s snno Oo w SoS ba %
such until the fret annual meeting thereafter Of the Stock
manager from among themselves who shall Be subject
Sy absence Of the Manager the aforesaid Board Of Control
shall have power 70 appoint Manager pro TEN,
COmpa y the Manager may make report Of such matters
things a; he may deem and for the
took the said mpany sAs be entitled to one vote oil
S. The sad Manager shall have power to appoint
Secretary agents and other employees annually and 9ener
Control; may said Secretary agents
Board.
On the expiration said of twenty-five yesrs,
herenbeore upon for the existence of said Company
msorty Of The stockholders in capital shall have
s popsv SSd Effects Belonging to said COMPANY and also
nPsn and az the e and conditions Of the sas or
It's affairs 20 the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
ThreeOurhs Of the stockholders capital shall the
power wind and settle the business and affairs Of said
sny additions changes 70 this act on giving
sixty dayspreveus notice in two of the newspapers published
ARTICLE TX.
All transfers stocks shall be made in the once Of the
that purpose The new stockhOdsr binding himself IN said
act o. transfer to abide By all the terms conditions and sp
made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
No stockhoder shall ever be held liable responsible.
Tor the contracts OF S fault: Of said . Company be
shall any mere iniOrmst in the Orgsn,nssn Of SAD
or Of exposing stockho any greater liability the
/ amount Of his stock therein
ARTICLE XII
The said Company shall be corporate
and capacity and plead and be implicated accordingly
ARTICLE XII
following named stockholders in said Com
and such entitled 70 the number Of shares placed
! opposite TO their names respectively, to-wit:
J Smith VIM Cseeyy JnO H sn TSOs B. Lee
Stsufer, A Shropshire John fenbertOS Edwd A York
Bell, VIM Perkins A. hitenberger Co., Whhelmus
BOsArt' and others ARTICLE Kill
Subscriptions to said Capital stock until the amount sub
scrbed shall have reached the Aforesaid sum Of million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall go operation
Fifty Dollars shall have been subscribed tor
And conclusion the stockholders herenbefOre named
confirmation Of the aforesaid stpulatious, covenants
ordained and established by the act for
the herenbeore mentioned and 10 that effect only
! 80 hereunto subscribe their names respectively.
passed Of New Orleans aforesaid
above written II the
Of Geo Clark r. McC Swain competent witnesses who
sign their with said parties and notary
s.n :.1S E.I ssGf Smith e'f Srsd:Rss
Jas. McClOskey, IA Bradbury NJ D., Edward Higgins,
| InO. Armstrong, Edv. A. Yorke.
| EDWARD IVY, Notary Public
| In presence Of Geo. Clark, F. Nee. Swain
MACHINERY, HARDWARE.
WIN. III. REYNOLDS,
CRESCENT IRON WORKS,