The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-24
Charter of the Comp any.

sEcr1os l. Toe said cooperation shs be known the
toe ely OF New Orleans and paper published IN said
CITY shall be designated by 'he Directors the official organ
SEC Ire corporation is established for the pnpOe
providing equipoig operating connected ie 81
railway and Telegraph from some point At o near the CITY OF
New DREAMS, TO some point via Vsrmon, n. the most
with the Inc Of the Central Transit Com
Peny Of xS aud 'sronsh u to make eonnseon Sin 1ne
the Pacific coast san Bias and the city OF Mexico the
secrre unoIity with its Texas and Mexico con aud
branches The stockholders may reaer dee
sIc The capis1 stock shall be axsd At one million o.
collars dvloed sh OF ne hundred dollars each
and be increased by vote OF un OF the STOCK ~
snv legal meeting Of sockh lders thereof poyd the
Sapete equipment Of sid line aud rs franchises aud
hundred fifty thousand dollars shsil be SAB
the hands Of the company satisfactorily secured the per
election Of Dir etoTs and Officers Of the company
SIC The first meeting Of he stockholders permanent
Hotel February 10Th 1869 II and stockholders
may appear IN per.en or y proxy and 90 s ano M
STc 5 There sha be annual meeting Of the stock
holders WEDNESDAY in February OF each
year and called meetings throug the president w-never
lie same giving. thirty days notice in soma
paper selected the official paper Of the company by
lie Dmectors city New Orleans and majority OF
be present directly b proxy TO Institute
quorum givev4l.dy sai meeting Bui any number
Of stcl hoers may organize 3oarn from
day fer week when no quoru being ne meet
additional herein provided will be required TO secure
reg meei X VI stockholders
SEC The 81 holders at any legal nesting annual or
called when threeourths the stock represented aud
aud remove any officers ard elect theirs to all ths
created there5y aud by ae vote may the
the enterprise; and by such vo also ~ provide cor
the extinction Of The Corp raou such terms equity
and law may suire Any legal meeting Of Stcc ho es by
msjOrtY Aforesaid ssa have power 10 receive and
SEC Thre shat be elected Board OF Nine Directors,
who shall be stockholders and ho shan eect 4 their own
President Vice President and Trel urerhe frsa
give oud in such NAV oereqa red-and sha
Of their number. or othsrw ect eompeteat
Secretary Attorney and General Agent aud sueh ether ON
aid Board may act ia per4on OF
shall institute quorum for business They Ell al meet
monthly at new ORLEANS. toe arst wednesday Ia each
month hold special time that three D
request the same raid meetings being ca ed y
President persona ten notre by mail given TO
each Director As early bie said Directors hal
pare Ccde of bylaws the of the Company
ard sven ~ Laws rhal be and COVER ing. subjs
the laws special aud ea of louisiana, and TIE provisions
SIC The bssree the subscribed shall be paid
at the call Of the DIRECTORS provided xty days aoce BE
the and than hse per eeut be
required time the sad Board shah provide for OPEN
w OF subscriptions the capital stock and deermine
the aces sams the stock OF the Comp
nall not be excrp by s7eca ac of the stockhod-
en- the stock being present person by
tIoxY and approving the same
SIC 3 Ih- Directors shh fill any vacancies in their own
body caused death oherWse and authorz 90 take
su their jadgmsn' be required % secue
the Comp. the Unt-d States eXicO
orsfn country and citation on President or Secretary
SEC 10 The Stockholders voting by ballot eacn Of
reorss,ntr vote, shall st ths annual meeting
-
removed herein provided Said
Directors their t meeting thereafter stall elect 0cer
such aud perform such duties and receive such
| pebsation N the BOARD NAV determine
SEC II The Company Il al keep in its oice subject TO
the inspection the Stockholders Of books showing the
transactions and condition the proceedings OF
the tOmoanv
SIC a. Tbis Charter shall remain force for twenty
unless extended bv law terminated by tn,
mpany who herein provided through Directory
Commissioners to ascertain and meet the Liabilities
equtaby drbute the and cancel the stock Of the
Company making the record of the required by h'
| laws of Louisiana
Organized the 18th Of January, 1862 aAd published by
order Of the Stockholders.
The undersigned repuy Recorder Of Mortgages In anC
for this Civ Parish Of Orleans State Of Louisiana, do
certify the within act was uuy recorded in this Oce
i b Soc ETY. no. Z, 2l3
New Or cans. February 3, 1863
| (Signed) A. DUCATEL. JR.,
| (~~I Deputy Recorder
4 49,
| uue CODY cyury united States Fevenus sta d.
New Orleans, February 10, 1869
Published by order Of Stockholders meeting, held tn
l city OF New Orleans, February u, 1869
| JAMES A LUsK,
-ecretars pro ten