The New Orleans crescent. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1866-1869, 1869-02-19
charter Of the Comp any.

SECTION l. The said corporation shall known tho
the c Of Orleans and ONE Taper published said
cny shall be designated By the Directors the official
SIC Tt- said corporation is established for the purpose
Of providing and equippg ard operating connected os OK
rlwsy and telegraph from point It o. near the city OF
Sew orsaus 10 some point viz Vernion, on ths most
thence cornsct with the line Of the Central tr4nss Com
Pso ana UTss a. Ss S Or am 1ss
with the Pacific coast San Bias and he City Mexico the
secure uniformity wh its Texas and Mexico connections and
hsve branches the stockholders hereafter oee
SIC The capital stock shall be 6xsd million Of
dollars snd divided into h OF ne hundred dollars each.
and may by Of stock at
legal meeting OF sockh lders thereof provided the
complete equipment Of line franchises
two hundred .nd fly thousand doars shall be sab
scrbed in ood faith aud i've cent OF the pad into
the hands Of me eomsny o. secured the PER
election Of Dire end officers OF the company.
Sac The hFst meeting Of be stockholdsrs
Hotel February 10Th, 1852 At II ard the stockholders
ss~sa and lie officers elected their places
Src There sba be one animal meeting Of the stock
holders held the second WEDNESDAY, February OF each
y.ar and called thrOug4 the president whenever
STOCKHOLDERS representing hall of sa stock request
the same. giving thirty days notice in some
he Directors IN the city New Orleans aud majority 0;
and 70 sad meeting But any
holders far organize as TO scOarn rom day %
s sG ss as having sd and
additional herein provided, will be required TO secure
sHs The 81 at any Legal meeting annual . az
aarmstvely shall have change this Charter.
sny OF its officers and elect -thers to al the
bouds and do and all things necessary TO the sue
% ice snd BY u ySs sS
and law require Any legal meeting OF 0y
sneSS the By Iass made by the Directors
SIC There sha, be elected Board Of Nine Directors
Stockholders and who Ehai elect II their own
number President Vice President and Trea,urer-he Trea
give tonds in sueh as bereqlredsnd shat
of otherwise
Secretary Attorney sene Agent and such ether Otn
sy oroxV nt c,aor~se drcssd b. the stcckhod rs and
i've shall institute quorum for business Thy as meet
month"; bold special meetings at time thar three D
the President ard personal written mail given "a
each Director early as possible said DresteIs hal pre-
submit the TO the Stockholders Tor their approval
the laws specsi aud general Of Iousans and provisions
SEC The tho stock subscribed shall be paid il
at the call Of the Directors provided sixty DAYS noee p
Of the assessment and no more than nse Per cent o
ing books Subscriptions the capital stock aud desein
,hs not be except by speca socShod
ers urhs OF the stock being present In person or D.
SEC g The DirsaiOrs shah fill any vacancies in their owl
BODY caused by death or otherwise AMI sre 70
the Of the Company IN the United STATES eNeo
SEC 10 Ths stockhoders voting BY ballot each shave
shall thar annual mestin
elect Directors shall hold their positions until the seS
removed herein
their FIRST meeting thereafter sna elect ocer
aad perform sach duties and receive such CON
! pensAtion the Bosrd NAV determine "
SEC. IL The Company shall keep in Us Onlca suolect
inspection OF the Stockholders sets OF books showing 10
transactions and condition ana containing the proceedings
I the Company.
SFc ~ This Charter shall remain in force for twHnty
years unless Terminated 0y "a
Company who herein provided may through IT'S director
sproint ascertain End meet Che haoi
e1utably and cancel the stock OF "
Company making the record Of the sane as required by II
| laws OF Louisiana
Organized on the 18th January 1859, AID Published
| order VI the Stockholders.
The undersigned Deputy Recorder Of Mortgages in ar
for this CITY Parish OF Orleans State Of Louisiana
certify the within set Gully recorded IN this ONCE
| B Society No. I. 245
| Csisned) A. DUcATFL, ia,
| 49, Deputy Recorder
| SEAL.
| (~~l
| DAILY United States Bevsnue stAmped)
| New Orleans, Februsry ~, 1863.
Polished by order of Stockholders meeting held 10
| city of New Orleans, February Il, 1869 ,-
| JAMES A. LUsK
~ecretarg pro ten