The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1868-03-05
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
exan or LOUISIANA, Orr or NEW cRLsAss.

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,. K.gvn mat this ..s,s DAY Of rss,s.ry T. 2.
and o. the indspsssenee Of the United states ne
i-sns state Of Lsuisi,,s Aforesaid. Only csnm.s
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ton Of poras.s in ts State they have covsnantsd and
and ,So. whom they g form ,is
svss ine sss constsuss on ss The objects s.s
liens following. tewit
ARrIcLzI
The .nd stls e ssia cS%,.sy sAsn be fAs%SEw
hereby established in the city 81 New oresns and il shall
date Of thess psse.is aasss osns dissolved Is ksTar
provided for l. shall have orsis seal With device upon
thereof
Ts object Of said is 50 cOssuc. otherwise
lines Of Steamship TO be Owned aid cRteet 10 she city
o. ~ h.s.. .ss. e Gulf # SI and any P'
q s.is shall :. ts proper person
in the safe Company nay be intsrosted
ARTICLE III
The capital Of Company hereby SIZED the
LARS divided Of Fy Dollars each ali ~ hch
10 be paid At or before tbs signing Of these pssent which
oH IL ths should Be rsqairsd BY tssAirds capital
ARTICLE ~.
The affairs ofssd Company hall direction
nsnssemsst Of Edwd Higgins who may any time have
among tbs Stccthsdsrs the Company sa5set to thu
Agents assist an,scss the bssas Of sAa Company
SECTION l. TIE regular meetings Of the stock
holders Of the Oomsary shall Be bed annually, com
nesting msisry capital shan choose vs Of their nun
Der 70 ssry. IS Directors eT q. ensuing yea. who ssa Goa
ssa Be Chairman and , entitled X, :. enc re on =. ..
fr.t
Board q Centroi via; ~ J. SsIFH wh oREkVf, j..
Sac The f.urs to elect Directors afOrs.ad shah
dsGSs the SAID soIRsrsSa ss' ne s1.e ons. sss
stute quorum Tie 81 business aud tbs ad
Board hereby Invested vita fun power franz. adopt
s.s and .r the Company y. traasscoa
PROVIDE ns ,sms sn. 1os eonnc, "a me trss IA
laws Of this State Ana in the temporary OF the Man
they power hsrsby sutAOzsd to by and
zen nshps ss etc the the Com
and to s ssse. Of sssrs and .SpIoss to
borrow Money and to sd cause to be bat
SIC " any member Of said Board shall cease 10 be
once shall vacant ssd Of the death
Is. or .. .sTa e 81 s1y @Ps q @
to All vacancies oecssoned thereby until the arst
sss Tie aid Board .h. meet monthly for tn. tran
gether at time BY giving six hours notice in writing
ARTICLE VI
srcrrosl shall duty Of this Manager 10 kee, or
es1,. to BE- Kept n s0Sns eTos IN the nam. Of the Con-
counts, property, business and Affairs well full and
BE shall treasurer Of the Comp any, and
keep cash account in one Of the banks banding
Control Of tbs Company ana to
sosntsr.gnsd By the Secretary and ranssci an banking
$50 2. 1 shall be the dsty ., the Manager Of said
Company TO exhibit can.ste exhibited stockhOd
sceusts and a. 10 aid "a ssc
-snt 70 them On Or before the twentieth ~ each month
&c X the event q The r,.s...n persasut absence
ath Of the Manager the Board Control shall
sistey proceed To- sppsnt MANAGER tern who shall
isdss a. ~hcS meeting the ssscfhoIdsr .ss proceed to
elect manager from .%sss ma y Who hs :: subject
sbssncs Of the Manager the aforesaid BoArd Of Control
sEc * the annual meeting Of the stscEh.d,rs Of the
co.p.'y the Manager may make repor Of such matters
nssss q the %pssy a. sSsS sssns sscS share u
stock in the said mpany sail be entitled t. vote all
SIC s. TIE aid Msssser shall hav. power to appoint
sssud SUBJECT 20 the sppros O. as
Board q Controls ans he psy said Sc Rotary agents
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On the expiration Of TIE said term OF twenty ave years.
nsoy tie stocshoIdsrs in capital shah have power I:
tie property and ELECTS SsIous1s 70 said aud ..o
sposos hsrsof snd susy q Winding sp and nqsdsnf
lite affairs TO the best advantage
ARTICLE VIII
Jhreeouths OF the stockholders capital ss have the
COMPANY a. any tine eursE It's sIstescs or Of %.tns
any msdseatisn additions changes ss on giving
in this city.
Company and recorded In cock on r.nsfer 10 4. I.o n,
that purpose The stockhsdsr binding himself in said
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made and adopted In pursuance thereof
ARrIcLEx
No scckheldsr shall ever be held liable or responsible
yna ne *. smoS 81 si: .ost id G@Pcss be
Company SsS. u: 81 n
or sxpssns ssoeao er to any greater liability than the
ARTICLE II
The said Company .hs sus and be sued IN its cooperate
name and capacity and plead and be impeadsd accordingly
ARTICLE XII
The following raned steckhsders IN said Com
pan and as uch are emitted 70 the number Of shares pac
J, Smith, Wa Crsevy, Jno rmstrong, Thosl B. Lee
s;sursr, Shropshire John ieSSSsrton Ed@S YORK
Harmon Dosne o. n Bradshaw, David McCoarc, Kenneth
ARTICLE Kill
The Board Of Control be empowered TO receive further
scnbed shah have reached the Aforesaid one million
ARTICLE XIV.
This Association shall into operation sum
Of fny Thousand Dollars shall have subscribed for
And in conclusion the stockholders herenbsfore named IN
confirmation of the Aforesaid spusons covenants and
agreements ordained and established BY the
the upo es hersnbeore mentioned and 20 that effect only
90 hereunfo Subscribe their respectively.
Thus done and passed the city Of New orleans Aforesaid
the day month and first above writes
Of Geo Clsfk r. kcC. Swain compsest Witnesses who
hereunto sign their names with said parties and notary
John Peraberton. r. Rign-y, Manson,
william Cresvy, Marshall i Smith. G. u Bradshaw
yas MeCloskey, ABracbury.h D., Edward Hi gyms
Jno Armstrong Edw. A Yorks
EDWARD IVY, Notary Pubfic.
In presescs Of Geo Clark y. NcC. Swan.
Ed UCATIONAL.