New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-10
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CHARTER or TaB "RAMIE PLANTING. MANU-
FEATURING AND PAPER-MAKING COM
PANY OF LOUISIANA"

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United States of America state of Louisiana. Par
ish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
Be it known that ON this day, before me FeEdt
nand Butler Earhart. notary public IN ana ior tne
parish of Orleans, state of Louisiana, Only com
iInissioned and qualified. personally came aod p
peared the0 J. Flagg, Henry W. Carney, kobeS1
Scott. Alciniade Durapxu and Robert H. Chadooun
all Of the parish OF St. Charles in this Stafe Casper
Hunzicker. of the county of Pike. state Of Missis
spp;; Zuinglius Mckay Theodore Meeks and Jean
Of The of n
y. Taylor, John Moylan, Adolphe BOnchard. Jonn
r. Walker, Harvey G. Caulkils, Jacob Hassineef.
George g. BlOdget, Thomas SchOrr and Rufus kil&
Cutler Of the parish of orleans, in this state, ~
OF whom severaiiy declared, that availing them
the State of Louisiana relative to the organisation
of corporations in this State they have agreed ad
bind themselves and their successors and those
corporation, for the objects and under the stipuln
tious, regulations and obligations following to witt
ARTICLE l.
The corporate name of this company shall b
PAPER-MAKING COMPANY or THE sTArB OF
LOUISIANA.
The legal d0mcile of the company shall be in
the city Of New Orleans, and all legal process shall
be served Oh the president OF the company. u
ARTICLE III.
The objects of this company shall he to purchase
or lease both if necessary, to such an extent a.
the directors may determine. lands in the State VI
Louisiana wlene III thu ir judgment, it becOMco
necessary advisable for the purpose OF cultivat-
ing the ran,ie plant, TO prepare the fibre OF the
same for market, aud for papermaking purposes,
and to exercise such powers and privileges may
bc necessary for conducting the business appof-
tainin. thereto.
The capital stock Of the company shall be one
million five hundred Thousand dollars divided into
thirty thousand shares Of fifty dollars each, which
OF majority OF the stockholders in proportion t.
the interests owned by each. Said shares shah b
ID NV I'VE the D. a, @
and stakeholder IN this corporation shall ever 10
liable for any beyond the amount Of his stock
ARTICLE v.
The business of the company shall Ike conducted
by board OF invent y-One directors, composed Of
the following khOlders, to witt Othelln J. F1aEk
Henry W. Carney, Robert Scott, A!c'btade Ducapso,
Robert Lynne, Moses Fox, Joscph .. Taylor. jehn
Moylan, Ad0lphe BOuciiard, JOHN X. Walker. hnr-
v.y knr cuflsT an
Robert H. ChmdbOurn and Zuinglius MCKAY; and
they are hereby constituted the first Board Of
are qualified. On the third Monday in January,
eighteen hundred and seventy-tw0, and annually
thereafter, there shall be held ut the Office Of the
company, i'll New Orleans, election for directions
Each sOckholder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share held. and may vote either in person Of
by proxy. plurality Of votes will be sufficient
for election. but stakeholder shall vote moro
than thousand shares The directors shall, 81
their first meeting after their election choose iso
Treasurer and an attorney, who shall hold their
offices for year from the date Of their election,
and until their successors elected and qualified.
The Board Of Directors shall elect . secretary,
general superintendent and b.snperintendrnts.
who shall serve at the will and pleasure Of the
Board Of Directors No one shall be eligible to the
position Of director who does not hold At least fvo
shares Of the capital stock free from all dues to the
company. Es
This charter may be altered or amended by
vote Ofthe stockholders who hold a majority -
shares.
ARTICLE VII.
The undersigned directors being majority Of
the whole number of OckhOlders. and a majority
of the directors in 1.-THE Louisiana Company"
"Thc Jefferson Company" and "The St. Charles
formed by them; now, therefore. we, the directors
Of the herenbefore named three ramie planting
and manufacturing companies do hereby agree -
our capacity of directors and in our full capacity
rs owners OF at least seventeen-twentieths (17-30
panes to wit: Louisiana" sJeerson" ' and sSt
Charles" do hereby revoke. annul and forever set
aside :ile charter of said Louisiana" jefferson"
and "St. Charles companies and we do hereby
and herein, by these presents. Ordain and establish
this The Ranie Planting and Manufacturing and
Paper Making Company Of the State of Louisiana,
as he sole and only company in the state Of Lousi-
ana, and We and they hereby transfer assign. Get
over and deliver unto this aforesaid named corr
Ianv all the property, money, rights, privileges,
credits evidences Of debt, and all and every thing
belonging or appertainins to said heretOfnr0
ARTICLE VIII
That all and every person or persons vino hold
or holds genuine certificates Of stock in any Of
St. Charles, and Nlci fiicates Of stock have
been legally issue filled up in the books Of
Board Of Of ts s Within S
thirty DAYS from the first publication Of this char
nudity Of said Stock That when said person or
persons, holder or holders of said legally issued
certificates Of stock shall present the same in the
manner and within tine time aforesaid, they shall
receive, share for share, certificates of stock In
this company, on their surrcndering to this COM
panv their certificates of stock in any of the Com
panies hereinbefOre named, and now dissolved; all
rs per resolutions of the directors and majority Of
the stOc khOders in each of the said mpanies, a.
in their respective books aud minutes
Of their proceedings. which have been surrendere4
to- and are now in the possession Of this company
ARTICLE TX.
That ali ranie roots. for the purpose of planting
shic!, shall hereafter he purchased or leased BY
this company. will be purchased by order Of the
Board OF Directors Of this company.
ARTICLE Y.
Adolphe Bouchard, ESQ.,. the sole owner Of. tho
'dccOrticateur," machine for the preparing of
binds himself his heirs and assigns, to furnish To
this company the exclusive right for the State Of
louisiana, which he has or may hereafter have IN
the above named machine or its improvements
and he furthermore herein declares that he has
hed a 'caveat' with the proper authorities for his
patent to the same, and in advance Of all others.
ARTICLE NJ.
This company shall go into operation from and
after this date. and the following named persons
are chosen officers to serve until the third Mon
Hay in January eighteen hundred and seventy
two, viz: sa5 &
Thomas Schorr. president; John r. Walker, vice.
PRESIDENT Henry Weber. treasurer; Z. King Cutler,
attorney and the following named officers were
elected to serve during the pleasure of the Board
Df Directors, viz:
Robert LYNNE, general superintendent; Joseph
6Ouchard, secretary; and the following committees
were established, and the following named direc-
tors are chosen of said committees, viz: taaR q
Finance Comnittee-R. King Cutler. Henry We
@r. Theodore Meeks, Thomas SchOrr and John r
Walker.
Lands Contracts, Notes and Account Committee.
Harvey C. CanSns, Robert Lynne, OthellOJ. Flags,
Aicioia'le Durapan and Joseph D. Taylor.
Committee on Machinery and Agricultural lmpe-
Zuinglius Mckay and John z. Walker.
Committee on LabOr.-JOhn MOylan, Moses Fox,
Henry W. Carney. OthellO J. Flags Harvey G.
Cau!kius, Robert Lynne and Casper Hunzcker.
All of Wh;ch said committees are chosen to serve
tor the ensuing year.
ARTICLE XIf..
That the president of this company shall give
bond. with good and solvent security, in the sum
of ten thousand dollars; that the treasurer of this
company shall give bond as aforesaid in the sum Of
fifty thousand dollars; that the secretary of this
OF five thousand dollars for the faithful perforw-
of the duties of their respective Offices all Of
which bonds shall be filed with the archives of this {
company prior to any cerfiiica tie of stock beiul
issued: and that SAID president, treasurer and
secretary are the only officers whose signatures are