New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-18
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,H.prre OF THE "HAMIE PLANTING, MANU.
FEATURING AND PAPER-JAklNG COM
PaNY OF LOUISIANA

iAii of Orleans. City OF New Cr'eais.
Re If known that on this day, lefore ne. Fert.i-
naud Butler karlart Il notary publc / and Tor 'hs
I.arish of Orleans, state 81 Lo'iisiaIa 1hy com
,.nar.G .,tbrllo j. Fiasg Henry W. CsErev Robert
scott Aicbiadc Irrapau and Roheit H. 'haai"'"rn,
all tie parish Of ST. Charles ~ i's 49,, Hi,sper
sirpi: Zun.iiUs Mckay, Theodore Aeeka ant Jean
S:.lsau; OF the parish OF Jefferson, NJ tins safe,
ard U,ury Weber. Robert Ltnne Moses t"H Joseph
n VnyIor john Moylan. AdoIphc Bo.lch%Id John
r walker Harvey {. CaniE!ns, JACOB iiiS Iser,
George g. B!"ds"t. Thomas SrhoEE !'H ~. hnS
Of whom. .cvci:.lly declared, that &y"uinS ttem-
5, ives OF th provisions OF tie seVt'" s,"! .es OF
Of computations i'll this state they A'.' az: ecu ana
i,nd themselves and their successors ana nose
whom they represent to FORM ',lth,e Nes 10 .
,,rnor:I ion, The objects and under me ip''s-
tiu,s re.li. and Obligations fo0W ln" % "it:
ARTICLE l.
TIE corrnrate name of this COMPANY shall he
TIE RAMIE PLANTING, MAN(FaI Z t5NG AID
.ApEiNAKlSG COMPANY OF THE sac on
'''' ARTICLE II.
The legal douiicile Of the company si"-' be IN
tie city Of New Orleans aud all !e@:.I process stat
ie SERVED, Oh the president "i me con i'HN'
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this company shah ne 70 prnhase
or lease both il necessary, TO slIcA az cA'tit az
he directors may determine. land, ~ ne '"'te 81
Lou siaI.a whenever. i'll their judgment 7 te: oits
necessary or advisable for the purpose ni vat
~ the r.,,ue plant to prepare tie f!bIe 81 the
same for market. and for rapcr-nlakinG purposes,
and 70 exercise such powers and M VliFges ar may
be necessary for conducting the b'-sin''s 'Fs'ef-
tanning thereto.
The captal stock Of the company s!ral be one
million I'VE hundred Thousand d"liis divided MO
thirty Thousand shares of tiy dollars each, winch
t,pit stock and shares may be Increased by vote
Of a majority OF the Stockholders II proper; oh 10
the interests owned by each. SAFE. shares ahai DO
snld at 1--WE dollars Is 81 per share unit Otherwise
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and no stakeholder i'll this corporation sra. ever ne
liable for any sum beyond the amount of his stock
ARTICLE V.
Tie business Of the company shan be coidGc'ed
iy n hoard OF twenty zone directors, composed OF
III. tolowin. Stockholders, to VIII: Othe.io j. rlaSg,
Henry W. Carney Robert scott Aleibi4de l1rapau'
Robert Lynne. Moses Fox Joseph y. dayicr, .ohh
Mo.lan, Adollhe B"uchar, john R Walker Ear
vry C. Ca'lkins Geo1Sr q. BI,dsef i .,Sp las
Robert H. Chadbouri aud Zuinglil Nc Nay; and
they are hereby constituted the nrst Board OF
Directors WHO shall serve until their successors
are qualified. on the third Monday IN January,
eighteen hundred and scventF-tMo.an am, AM lally
thereafter there shall he held at the Office OF the
COMPANY. III New Orleans an election for directors.
Each stakeholder shall he entitled t. one vote Tor
eccl share held, and may vo,e either III peLson or
by PROXY. plurality Of votes W. De san cent
tor an election. but no stockholdcr shA vote more
than one Thousand shares. The directors shall at
their first meeting after Their election choose rom
:hcir nurihcr president, a v:Ge-pres dent,
treasurer and All attorney who shall mold Their
Offices for one year from the dat" OF ileI exc or
and uut ii their elected and qualified.
Tie Board OF Directors shall elect a secretary,
general superintendent and tsnpcrin:endcnts,
vino shall at the VII and pleasure OF the
Board Of Directors. No one shall 1T, eligible 10 the
position Of director VIII" does not hold ~ lcas: five
shares OF the capital stock free from al dues % the
company
This charter may he altered amended by
vote OF the stockholders VINO hold a majority OF
ARTICLE VII.
The undersigned directors being a majority OF
the Whole number Of Stockholders ana majority
OF the directors i'll The Louisiana Company"
tn" Jefferson company ana ne -. o.aaes
Company which companies were heretofore
formed 10y them: now. therefore, W.. the directors
Of the hereinheiore named three 1ariie Planting
and lI;urfacturin" companies do hereby agree, IN
cur capacity Of directors, anu III or ftili c;patty
as owners OF at least scvcntet n-tVeniietis il-zG
ct all the capital stock and shares Il sad com
ran!cs. 10 wit: Louisiana Jefferson and st.
Charles. do hereby revoke annul ard forever set
aside the charter oI said louisiana Jefferson
and 81. Charles companies, and we do Hereby
and herein bv these presents ortlain and establish
this. The hame Planting and Manufacturing and
Fapcr-N.k!ug Company OF til" STATE OF louisiana
the soc aud only company III TIE State ot Louisi
over and deliver unto this aforesaid named COM
pany i'll the property, money. rights, privileges,
credits evidences q debt and al and everything
belonging or arlertaiiIing 20 said heretofore
formed Loli'siaa. jefferson ard st Charles
companies
or holds genuine certificates OF stock III any OF
sad COMPANIES, VIZ Louisiana. Jefferson or
81. Charles. ana Inch certificates OF stock naves
ht,n c.aliy issued and filed up in the books of
ANY "I said companies. shall present the TO
thirty DAYS nom the hist publication Of ti.s chaI
ter. under the penalty of forfeiture aud absolute
nullty OF said stock. That when sad person
persons. holder or holders o. SAID legally issued
certificates OF stock shall present the the
manner and within the time aforesaid, they shall
receive, share TOR share certificates of stock IN
= v lei tl,IIpr 10
IaIly ihc:r certificates OF stock III any of tie
panics hereiubefoIe named. and how d>solveL al
the stockholders III each OF the SAT-. COMPANIES,
" III more fully appear by the proceedings of said
o. their proceedings, which have been surrendered
Il, and are now n the possession OF ms pany
ARTICLE X
That all raElie roots, for the purpose OF Planting
a.! lands which may he purchased o. .eased or
which shall hereafter be purchased leased by
th!s company. wiz be. purchased by order OF the
Board OF Directors Of this company.
ARTICLE Y.
,sdoiphe Bouchard. ESQ.,. the sole owuer of The
0tcortcateir,' machine for the preparing of
the r;ne H'rc and all Other textile tnres. Hereby
BINDS lillse.t his heirs and assigns, to furnish to
this company the exclusive right Tor the Safe of
Louisiana, which he has may hereafter have in
tAe above named machine its improvements;
and he Furthermore herein declares tlat he bas
lied :; "cavcat' with the proper authorities tor It's
patent 70 The same. and III advance VI all otners
ARTICLE II.
ms company shall 20 into operation from and
ate TINS date, and the following named persons
are en- 'stl as officers to until the third Mon
tav III January, eighteen hundred aud seventy
two VIZ:
Thomas Schorr, president; John r. Walker, vice
president; Henry Weber. treasurer: X. King CutiCr,
attorney, and the following named officers were
elected TO serve durin" the p.eas ire Of tie BOARD
CT Directors, Viz:
Rosit Lynne, general superintendent: Joseph
b"uci'iio secretary andthe follow ing comm tees
were established, and the following named dIrec-
tcIH are CHOSEN Uf SAID committees. VIZ;
rindnce Conmi.tee.-R King Cutler Henry We
Der; Theodore Neeks, Thomas Schorr and John K.
Walker.
Lands. Contracts, Notes and Account Committee.
hafNrY {. Cauikns, Robert LYNNE Othello J. flagS
Alclnade !'urapau and Joseph d Taylor.
committee on Machinery and Agricultural Imple-
nents.-Rohert Lynne Adolphe Bo,lchard Casper
i21lzicktr, Zuinglius Mckay and John r. walker.
committee on Labor.-.ohn MOyar Moses Fox
Henry ". Carney, Otiello j. Fagg Harvey c.
tau!kins. Robert Lynne and Casper HunZicker
Al! OF " hlch said committees are chosen to serve
lol the ensuing year.
ARTICLE MI.
That the president of this COMPANY SHAH give
botu WIN good and solvent security IN the sum
oileh thousand dollars that the treasurer of this
company shall give bond as aforesaid in the sum of
H!tv Thousand dollars that the secretary of this
company shall give bond aforesaid in the sum
OF I'VE Thousand dollars, for the faithful perform
~ ne ouleS OF tnelr respective offices, all OF
"hich bonds shah be filed with the archives of this
company prior to any certificate OF stock being
issued; ana that said president treasurer and
secretary are the only officers whose signatures are
Necessary ON certificates of stock toret her with
me sea- OF the company.
ARTICLE Kill
ihe sea! Of this company shall he as fellows: The
name OF me company encircling the seal the do
wee shall he the ramie plant. growing and {. bale
Of The fibre.