New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1870-12-28
CORPORATIONS.


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STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH AND cfrf or
NEW ORLEANS.
Re Il known that ON this thirtietb day Of Hovem.
Der in the year of our Lord one thousa1d e,sn ~
hundred and seventy and OF the lnoepen19sc.Iso
the United States of America the ninety =. and
fore me- Andrew Hero, Jr, notary Pnpnc ~ 49,"
for The narish Of Orleans and city Of New Orleans
state Of Louisiana, duly commission ana q.nste,
aa1 N sns nsrscnaiy came and ap
peared the several persons whose names ~. .h.,n
unto subscribed, who declared that ava.uns S4ota
selves of the provisions of the Laws OF thN csssc,
relative to the organization of corporations Ur
works of public Improvement and utAny, Icy
have covenanted and agreed ana aS 4 ~ IA
well as such other persons az may neIo"a s*;trta
come associated with them. to form ana ccns'.'uso
jects and purposes, and under the stpuIations ana
articles following, to wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of said corporation snan Wy "
known az THR RED BIvER PACKET COMrANi,
and by that name shall have power and authority
to enjoy succession and exist for the peron Of seven
months from and after the date OF these Pfeee0tSS
and contract sue and be sued, to make, use snS
have q corporate seal; to name and appoint SUCH
managers directors and officers az its business
may require, and to make and establish sucn oy
the affairs of SAID corporation as may be deemed
necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domicle of said corporation shall be IN the
city of New Orleans State Of louisiana, and cita-
tons and all other legal process shall De served On
the President OF the Board OF Directors OF SAID cor
pOratsOn.
The object and purposes for which said corpora
ton is established and the nature of the business
to be carried ON by it, are to procure and maintain
q good and sufficient number Of steamboats, OF
other vessels for the transportation f1r
the transaction of all business connected with the
running. chartering, and maintaining OF one or
leans to all points the Mississippi river and It's
tributaries, and more especially on Red river SO as
to afford and grant better facilities to the innao.
and all products, to and from New Orleans, aud Gre
ate aud continue a freight express.
ARTICLE "
The captaI stock of said corporation Ia hereby
declared to be fifteen thousand dollars represented
by three hundred shares of fifty dollars each. Five
per cent of each share shall DO payable IN cash on
demand, and the remainder Of each share shall De
board Of Directors may direct. Amy STOCKHOLDERS
neglecting refusin. to meet and pay the calls or
Directors within thirty days fxOm the publication
OF notice of such installments being due and pay.
able. shall forfeit any and all share or shares OF
favor Of said corporation; and the Board of Direc
tors may dispose of such forfeited stock at private
or public sale tor the use and benefit OF said cor
p0ratloD.
Al 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 be filled by
election by the remaining directors. Three direc-
tors shall form ii quorum and said Board of Direc-
shall appoint such officers clerks agente as
may be deemed necessary for the business OF this
corporation, and have full power to make and es-
tabhsh. as well change, any and all bylaws
rules and regulations for the support and manage
ment Of the affairs and business Of said corporation
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
hundred and seventy-one or until their successors
are elected
The capital stock of this corporation may be in
creased to any sum not exceeding one hundred
may be changed modified or altered, or 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
termination of charter, or from any other cause
VIII atever shall be iquidated by three commits
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,
posite the respective 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
mo, the said notary, the day and date aforesaid
Original signed: JOHN I. ROOTS,
JOHN kOUNS.
T. Z. JACOBS. and others.
P. A. CONAND,
GEORGE CENAS.
ANDREW HERO, JR.,
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages. in and
for the parish OF Orleans city OF New Orleans State
of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoing
act OF incorporation has been this day recorded in
my Office in Book Society, No folio.
New Orleans, November 30 1870.
C. DARCANTEL, Deputy.
hereby certify the foregoing to be true and
correct copy of the original act of incorporation on
file and of record in my Office.
New Orleans, November 30, 1870
ANDREW HERO, JR.,
no3O 1taw4t Notary Public.