New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-08
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH AND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS.

] NEW OkLEANS.
| Be il known that on this thirfeth day of Novem-
| Der, in the year Of our Lord one Thousand eight
i hundred and seventy, and Of the independence OF
the United States of America the ninety fifth, be.
fore me, Andrew Hero. Jr., notary public in and
/ for the parish OF Orleans and city of New Orleans,
! State OF Louisiana. duly commission and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
| named and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared the several persons whose names are here
INTO subscribed, who declared that awaiting them
selves Of the provisions OF the laws of this State,
| relative TO the organization of corporations for
works of public Improvement and utility. they
have covenanted and agreed and do by these pres
ents covenant and agree. aud bind themselves as
well as such other persons may hereafter be-
| come associated with them TO form and constitute
| . corporation and body polite in law for the Oh
iects aud purposes and under the stipulations and
articles following TO wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corporation shall he
known THE RED B1VER PACKET COMPANY.
and by that name shall have power and authority
to enjoy succession and exist for the perion
months from and after the date OF these presents
and contract, sue and be sued, to make, use and
have a corporate SEAL 10 name and appoint such
managers, directors and officers its business
may require, and To make and establish such by
laws for the proper management and regulation OF
the affairs OF said corporation Us may be deemed
necessary.
ARTICLE H.
The domicile of said corporation shall he in the
city of New Orleans, State of Louisiana and eta
tons and all other legal process shall be served on
the President of the Board OF Directors of said
poratlCn.
ARTICLE III.
The object and purposes for which said corpora
ton is established. and the nature of the business
10 be carried on by it, are To procure and maintain
good and sufficient number of steamboats,
other vessels for the transportation for cOmpensa-
ton. OF passengers freights, the mails etc, and
the transaction of all business connected with the
running, cha1tering, and maintaining of one or
more lines of steamboats, from the city of New Or
leans to all points the Mississippi river, and its
tributaries, and more especially on Red river;
n lftn IN .yYt1,n
ants ofsuch sections to forward and convey freight
and ali products to and from New Orleans and ere
ate and continue freight express
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation is hereby
declared TO he fifteen thousand dollars, represented
by three hundred shares OF fifty dollars each Five
per cent OF each share shall be payable in cash on
demand, and the remainder of each share shall be
paid at such times and in such amounts as the
Board of Directors may direct. ANY stakeholder
Instruments of his stock ordered BY said Board Of
Directors within thirty days from the publication
of notice of such installments being due and pay
able shall forfeit any and all share or shares of
stock upon which any instament may be due in
favor OF said corporation; and the Board of Drec
tors may dispose OF such forfeited stock at private
or public sale for the and benefit of said cor
pOrati9n
ARTICLE V.
All powers of this corporation shall be vested in
a Board OF Directors composed OF five stockholders
OF this corporation. Any vacancy occurring in said
Board from any cause whatever sh all he filled by
tors shall form quorum, and said Board of Direc-
ors shall appoint such officers, clerks or agents as
corporation and have full power to make and es.
tablish. as well as change, any and all bylaws
rules and regulations for the support and manage
ment of the affairs and business of said corporation
John kouns, Henry j. Brinker, John T. Roots
Joseph A. Aiken and Henry A. Dohrman, with the
said John 7. Roots as the President thereof are
hereby declared to have been chosen and elected as
the first Board of Directors. and shall hold office
until the first day OF July, of the year eighteen
fy-nnt hair
are elected.
ARTICLE VI
The capital stock of this corporation NAV be in.
creased to any sum not exceeding one hundred
Thousand dollars; and this act of incorporation |
may be changed, modified or altered, this cor
poration dissolved, with the assent of three
fOurths of stock represented at any general meet
ing Of the stockholders of this corporation con-
vened for such purpose, after ten days notice of
such meeting shall have been given in two news
papers published in the city of New Orleans.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation, whenever dissolved, either by |
term nation of charter, or from any other cause
siOners, to be appointed by the Board of Directors
who shall remain in office until the final settle |
ment and liquidation of said company's affairs
ARTICLE VIII
The names of the stockholders together with
the respective number of shares held by each are
for the present declared to be assigned and set OPP
posite the respective names Of the parties hereto.
Thus done and passed in my Office, at New Or
leans aforesaid in the presence of Paul A. Conand |
and George Cenas, witnesses, both Of this city, who
hereunto sign their names, with the parties, and |
me, the said notary, the day and date aforesaid.
Original signed: JOHN T. ROOTS, I
JOHN KOUNS.
r. f. JACOBS and others. |.
p A. CONAND,
GEORGE CENAS.
ANDREW HERO. JR.,
Notary Public.
!, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages, in and
for the parish of Orleans, city OF New Orleans State
Of Louisiana, Go hereby certify that the foregoing
act of incorporation has been this day recorded in
my office in Book Society No - folio.
New Orleans, November 80 1870.
c. DARCANTEL, Deputy.
hereby certify the foregoing to be q true and
correct copy Of the original act of incorporation
1le and OF record in NY Office.
New Orleans, November 80, 1870.
ANDREW HERO, JR.,
no3o ltaW4t Notary Public.