New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-28
CHARTER.
,HAKTEk
Stair OF LOUISIANA, !


PARISH OF Orleans. city of New Orleans.
Be it known that on this twvnt v-third day OF the
mouth OF January, i'll the year of our Lord one
Thousand eight hundred and seventy one and of
the Independence of the United States of America
the ninety fifth. before me- William Joseph Cnst-ll
). notary public in and for the parish ct Orleans
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed. and III the presence OF the witnesses h.rt!naI
ter named aud undersigned, personally appeared
William Hall. Michael Hahn, Rufus King Cutler,
Robert Lynne. Henry Weber. Adolph- Eouchard
and Joseph D. Taylor, all of the city of New Or
Carney, of the parish of ST. Charles who s..v-raly
declared that awaiting themselves OF the prov
OF the several statutes of the State of Louisiana
relative TO the organization of corporations this
state that they have agreed and bind themselves
and their successors and these whom they repre-
s.st, to form themselves into corporation for the
objects and under the stipulatiOrs regulations and
obligations following, to Wit:
ARTICLE,
The corporate name OF this Company shall h..
THE RAM!r PLANTING AND MANUFACTURING
COMPANY OF :Le parish of st. Charles louisiana
ARTICLE y
The 'e;i' iomri!e of the Compare -l,all be in the
city o; Ne" Orleans, and all -.gs process shall be
serted upon the President OF the Corporation.
ARTICLE III!
The objects OF tbs Company -h,iltc t" purchase.
from William Wall lease Of portion OF the Fiags
Plantation in the parish OF St Charles and state OF
louisiana containing abour one iuudrcd (lOO)
acres, and other lands 70 the amount OF five nun
drrd So' acres. TO l.asr and purchase other lands
whenever II become. necessary, for the purpose of
the same Tor market. and to exercise such powers
and privileges as NAV be necessary ;os cNnduct:n.
ii. hGs.., - .t,.s.ItainN, Thereto
ARTICLE ".
Tie cap "a! stock OF the Colp..iy si,ai! ". Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars & 500 10,. divided into
ten Thousand 90 ,nC) shares of rtty dollars so,
each. and NAV b. increased BY vote Of majority
ofthe Stockholders, IN proportion :" Ii" interests
owned by each.
Five thousand shares shall D. reserved null
pad. and slal! belong 10 william Ha !! who trans
fcrs TO the Company his lcas. OF the sin hundred
t6.s and uho furnishes r;iinie roots free OF
charge -u;lic IN: 10 plan, said six hundred acres.
o. these I'VE Thousand re<~'rv:st and full paid
shares the said William Hall hne transferred. at
81 per slart-To hchae! Hahn I've hundsed
sha:t~; I" x. EIn. Cutter i've hundred shares to
Henry Weber one hundred shares :" o. j. Fiagg
one hundred shares, to Robert Scott H. ". Canuey
\. Bouchard Joseph d. Ia, Tor md others thirteen
hundred sha.r--makins = total Of twenty-five
hundred shares, leaving sad iial The owner of
twenty -ivc hundred shares.
Ot the remaining five Thousand shares Que thou
sand 1000 shares shall IL. sold at i've dollars S'
per share and he deemed full paid the other four
thousand +Ot. shares shall ,e sold at such price
the Boar, of Directors snail hereafter deter
mine. And no stockholder IN tins corporation
shall ever ". .iao. for any sum y vond'.'' amount
ARTICLE :.
I7.e ~. u,-,s o: tn. Company ,!.a.. ~ conducted
by a board of eleven Directors, composed OF tae
following STOCKHOLDERS. 20 VT:
William Hal Ado:ph !;occhard.
Michael Hahn z KING Cutler.
HcnrI Weber Robert Lyme,
Joseph u. Ttvo. OthelIo J, Flas-.
Robert Scott. Henry ". Carney.
Aud they are hereby constituted the first Board
OF Directors who shall unit. then successors
qualified.
They SHALL At their frs. r,.etiag, eject from their
number President. Treasurer. secretary. General
Supernte nd-nt and Attorney.
On the third Monday in January 1872, and an
nuay thereafter. there shall be he'd At the Office
ot the Company an election for Directors.
Zach -toc khoi,sr shall - entitled 70 one vote
for each SHARE he'd and may vote either in pr
son or b.. pr,,Nv. plurality o. votes VIII be sui
h,.rt % 4: election StOckkOt0SE
vote more than one Thousand shares
The Directors shall. at the first monthly meeting
after their election, choose from then number
President, u Treasurer, Secretary and y General
superintendent and Attorney, sho SHAH hold their
offices for one year from date OF election. and IN
til their successors are qualified.
No shall! b.. eligible (" the position of n lG-
rector who does not hold at !a: i've shares OF the
capita. stock. fre% from any dUes to the Company
ARTICLE ".
The eha1trr nav ~ altered %. amended by !.
vote o: III. .5ockiold>rs who bod u majority Of
shagrA
TIN. i1uiia..on o. the affairs Of .hs Company
shall be mad" By three commissioners appointed
by the Stockholders. at i meeting convened Tor
that purpose. after thirty DAYS previous notice in
two new -papers published ~ :ta ti.' Of New Or
Leans
ARTICLE VII;
rh, C"mp.n, shall 90 into oI.-'a' on from ani
after this dat, and the following named persons
chosen officers to UI.i. the third Non
day ~ January, 1877.
WILLIAM HALL President.
HkNRI WEBER Treasurer.
JOSEPH BOUCHARD Secre.ar:.
WILLIAM HALL. General Superintendent:
Z. KING CUTLER, Attorney.
Euit4t States internal revenue stamps amountin.
to twenty five cents fixed hereto duly cancelled
at the execution hereof.
Thus done aud passed my Office ut New Or
aus aforesaid, the day month and war first above
written, in the presence of Lawrence Mccormack
and Harris Murphy. witnesses OF lawful age
dom; dictated i'll this city. who hcrc,.nto sign their
nnu..s nth the parties and me. the -9id notary.
after :ae .vai Il, 0. tG-s.. presents:
MICHAEL HAHN,
WILLIAM HALL
A. BOUCHAHD
II WEBER,
Il KING CUTLER,
ROBERT LiNNE,
Law RENEE MCCORMACK.
h.AHRIS MURPHY.
". J. CASTILLO.
,llt., 80 - - Notary Public.