The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-03-16
NO. STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
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EEw ORLEANS STEAMSHIP COMPANY.



UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. I,
sslg1 or LOUISIANA. Orr or NEW okIzAxs. J
Be Known That this eighth day Of February In shs
year Of Lord one Thousand eight hundred and
HS n. EDWARD w. no pub
,0, and stat. for The r City and Pssh Ne. q,
STONED and ssO personally came and appeared 4.
As SAILING & the .s s
agreed and do by these presents covenant and bind
and CONSTANTS he o ss snd
pSrpc,ss and under she sDuatOns regulations and obGs
ORLEANS sTExHsHiP c0SPENS,S and its domici h,
hereby established In the city Of New Orleans and IL shall
date Of these unless sooner dissolved q hrsns
provided for shall have seal with device upon
thereof.
fhs object said company construct or otherwise pro
or lines Of steamships to be owned and city
Of or s n e o ~, and any P
s Il S s e the on
In the said Company may be Interested
ARTICLE III.
l.
10 be kept In bound books tho TIE Com
pany, correct record of the Proceedngs transactions 90
complete account Of receipts disbursements thereof
ne sha moreover sSt Is Treasurer o. the Company and
ganie Of this city, subject TO the approval of the Board
be alone authorised empowered TO draw checks 10 be
~ the Secretary and transact all banking
z , ,hs Be the duty Of the 1.3ss. Of .ss
whenever thereto required By them all the books papers
seeonnts ana to said Company and also
detailed statement q the business snd ss Of The 0ompan,
during TIE preceding month .la $1,000.
death of the Manager the Board Of Control shall mme
a. S pro % ~a9 :hs SCI
Soldiers which meeting the Stockholders shall proceed 70
% election sHn1 srssr the case Of the ss sp
sry absence Of the Mansge he aforesaid Board of Control
sEo Al the annual meeting Of the Stockholders Of the
and things As be may deem sxpsdsa and necessary for bs
interest q the Company At which meeting each o.
matters brought before il -
SEC 5. The said Manager have power 70 appoint
Secretary agents and other employees annually and oepsr
vacancies should occur, subject the approval Of the
board. '-'"-'A " '-''
herenbefere agreed upon for the existence Of said Company
amsOrity Of the stockholders capital shall power 70
he property and 70 said snS r. ~
GScaS SPsn soS az s9s and conditions Of the sale
lie Rrsirs 70 Vie best advantage.
ARTICLE VIII
rhreeouhs Of the capital snail hsyz "a.
power 70 wind up and settle the business Asd AFFAIR."
any modification additions changes 70 this act on Vvins
sixty days prsvieus notice in two Of the pubh
ARTICLE TX.
Tbs capital s.ss5 q said COMPANY hereby txed at
LARS divided into SHARES Of Fifty Dollars each which
10 se paid At or before the signing Of taese prsents which
uOn the sAs should be required By tvOshrds capital
ARTICLE "
Ths Affairs Of ssd Company under direction and
amusement Of Edward Higgins, who may any time have
among stockhOders 81 the Company subject 70 the s
. ne q a cSDsuS :,
ARTICLE v.
ssorIou l. Ths regular meetingy Of tas s.ock
holders OF she COMPANY shall be hsld annually, com
nencins the nrst tuesday in February 1863 4 which
- e Director. the sns1ne yss Who shall con
Hs and form Board Of GentrO the said Manager
brought before it, and until the election Of sore
q. SoSTo R.nd sTa sSS " T
PEMBERTok, !. ARMSTRONG, J. M0CLosKEY.
dissolve said corporation but the Board in Office shs
exercise Its functions until Board
SIC Three members of said Board Of Control shall con-
Board is hereby invested Wits full power frame and adopt
Ech 6ysws rules and rsguaons as they may deem rsqa
fairs provided the same shall not conflict with IRE rua in
q this state And IN the ABSENCE Nam
ger they select Chairman to preside meetings
steamships se estate ETC. for The uses Of the Com
any, 70 mass ooases issss %orEsges
money and to build 20 be built sesspsoi
SIC any member Of said Board shall cease to be
Of said Company during his term Of service 81,
sssspes or Of any member Of said
the drstr
leeng thereafter Of the Stockholders for the election
SEC 5. said Board shall meet monthly for the tran
:cslor o. business and the Manager may call them 10
ether as any time BY giving six hours notice In writing
ARTICLE VI
An trAnsrs Of stocks shall be sSs escs Of tn,
lat purpose The stOckhoder binding himself said
ada and adopted IN pursuance thereof
ARTICLE K.
10 rOckhOld.r shall held liable OF Irresponsible
nd Hi Is. soSs Of ss a soS 81 d .. CsGmPs BE
II shall mere niormafty in the organisation OF said
u exposing sOc fboider 70 any greater liability IAN D.
mount Of bis stock thereih-
ARTICLE xI.
The said Company be sued ~, corpor,.,
me and capacity and plead and be impsaded accordingly
ARTICLE XII
me following named pssons ssockssad.- d, SID o.
and a. such entitled 70 the number Of shares placed
posite " their names respectively, to-wit:
NJ. J. Smith, VIM Creeyy, Jno. Armstrong Thos B. Les
~. q. Garner, j. B. hurison, Geo. W. Manson, J. II. |
suer, " A Shropshire, John renberton. Edwd A. York
.rmon Doane, O. H. Bradshaw, David McCosrd Kennsta
Bel, VIM. n. Perkins A hiltsnberger 90, wnhslnas
gart. and othsrh
ARTICLE XIII.
me Beard shall empOwsred receive farther
bscriptons said Capital Stock until the sab
HE'D shall have reached the aforesaid Of one million
ARTICLE XIV.
rhis Association 90 operation ths sum
Fi4y Thousand Dollars shall have been subscribed for
nd In oonclnsion sockholders hereinbeors named
armstion Of the aforesaid stipulaons and
ordained snd established By the for
herenbefore mentioned and % that eject only
hereunio Subscribe their names respectively.
Thus done OF New Orleans Aforesaid
day, year frst above written In the
Geo Clark and Y. Moo Swain competent witnesses, whs
sign their With said parties and nstsy
I'm Pemberton. Y Rignsy Geo. ". Manson,
ilisr Cresvy Marshall ]. srnith- @. q. Bradshaw,
8. McCosksy, JABrsdbury. N. D., Edward Higgins,
o ArnstroEa. Edw. A Yorke.
EDWARD IVY, notary Pzbha
In presence Of Geo. CLARK, =. hcC Swain