New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-03
CHARTER.
QUARTER. ......
STATE OF IOUIsIANH
PnYi.! Of Orleans. city OF New Orleans.

f1Yls1 u! orleans, city "a We" OiN
De- il known that this twenty third day OF the
| month OF January, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.oRe, and OK
the Independence of the United States of America
the ninety fifth before me, William Joseph Casteli.
a notary public i'll and for the parish OF Orleans.
| State of Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail
fed and in the presence of he witnesses herelnat
William Hall, Michael Hahn, Rufus King Cutler
Robert Lynne. Henry Weber, Adolphe EOuchard
and Joseph D. Taylor, all of the city of New or.
leans; Otheo J. Fagg. Robert Scott and Henry ".
drcarsi that aSaIins Of the provision.
OF he several statutes OF the State OF LOUISIANA
state. that they have agreed, and bind themselves
and their successors, and these whom they repre-
sent to form themselves into corporation for the
objects and under the stpulatons regulations and
obligations following to Wit:
ARTICLEy
The corporate name OF this Company shall y.
THE RAMlE PLANTING AND MANuFACTcRlS''
COMPANY, OF the parish of st. Charles. Louisiana.
ARTICLE II.
I'll. legal domice of the Company shall be in The.
city OF New Orleans and all legal process shall y.
served upon tas President of the Corporation.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The objects of this Company shall he 10 purc'ia,"
from William Hall ii Lease of portion of the Flag.
Plantation i'll the parish OF St Charles and State o.
louisiana containing about one hundred Nool
acres and other lands to the amount of i've nun.
tred t5OO) to lease and purchase other land.
" henever il becomes necessary, for the purpose o:
cutivatins the Ramie plant to prepare the fibre OK
the same for market. and to exercise such powers
and privileges as may be necessary for conductin.
tn, business aprcitslnnS thereto.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of the Company shall be Fire
Hundred Thousand Dollars = 800 OdOl. divided into
ten Thousand CO,0o0) shares OF nifty dollars 1904
each and may be Increased by vote OF majority
OF the Stockholders, III proportion to :hc interests
owned by each.
Five thousand shares shall be reserved as fuli
paid. and shall belong to William Ha l. who trans
ltrs to the Company his lease of the six hundred
(bn0) acres and who furnishes lamie roots. free OF
charge, sufficient to plant said six hundred acres
OF these five thousand reserved and full paid
shares the said William Hall has transferred, at
50 per sllaic-To Michael Hahn five hundred
shares; to r. King Cutler nve hundred shares
Henry Weber one hundred shares; to O. J. F1agc
one hundred shares to Robert Scott. H. W. Canney.
A. Bouchard, Joseph D. Taylor and others thirteen
hundred shaIcs-makins a total of twenty nv
hundred shares leaving said Hall the owner o.
twenty five hundred shares.
OF the remaining five Thousand shares. one thou
sand (i0O0) shares shall b.. sold five dollars r5)
per share and be deemed full paid; the other four
thousand 5000 shares shall be sold at such price
Is the Board OF Directors shall hereafter deter.
mine: And no stakeholder in this corporation
shall ever be la bic FOL any sum hey oud the amount
OF his stock.
AETICLEv
The business OF the Company shall be conduct,
by board OF eleven Directors. composed OF th-
William hall, AdoIph Bouch,yd
Michael Ham Il. King Cutler
Henry Weber, Robert LYNNE
Joseph d. T'avlo.. Othelo j. Flag.
And they hereby constituted the first Boar.
OF Directors; who small serve until their successors,
qualified.
They shall at their first meeting eject from the;.
number President Treasurer, Secretary Genera.
Superintendent and Attorney.
On the third Monday in January, 1872 and ar.
natly thereafter. there shall be held at the office
"i the COMPANY an election for Directors.
Each stakeholder shall be- entitled to vote
for each share held. and may vote either in PEI.
son or by proxy. A plurality of votes will be su.-
hcIcEt Tor an election hut stockholder shan
vote more than one thousand shares.
The DIRECTORS snail, at the first monthly m"etin:
after their election, choos. from their number =
PRESIDENT treasurer, Il Secretary and Grne:s-
Superintendent and Attorney who shall hold the
offices for one year from date a election, and
III 'helr successors are GUa!Iiied.
No one shall b.. eligible to tn. post on o: !. -.
rector who does not hNd at least five share. o! t,,.
capita! stock. IKE. from any Dimes to tn. Coup.ar.
ARTICLE vi.
The charter ma, BE- altered or am.n,i.. - .
VOC "f IA" >'oc. IpIicr> III" hold ss,i.v ii
shares.
ARTICLE VII.
Tlli, liquidation .; III. affairs Of ,n. Co,r,.,.
shall b. made y .hTc.. Commissioner, ,Dyo,uttt
by the stocnh ,!,irr, a: a meeting convened tor
that purpose. after thirty day, pr.liou. notice a
Two No" spa.t1. published III tn. city Of ~ p. Ok.
ARTICLE VIZ.
rh!- Company ah.. 20 into OPP ra.icn: :Nr al
aitc: this I'r, and IL. ioiIo"i,I. named f,.r,,n.
are chosen ohcr,. TO SEW. n..s til. ;h.a va.
'ttv VI January, 1871:
WILLIAM HALL President;
HENRY WEBER Treasurer:
Joseph DoUC!iARD Sccrctars;
WILLIAM HALL. General sup. :.:i:' sn;e
H. KING CUTLER Attorney.
United States n:erua! revenue stamps amounting
:" t"snt five cent, affixed hereto, du. cancelled
~ III" execution hereof.
Thus done anu pa--c? N NV once a: Nv ~.
leans Aforesaid the .av mont and mrs. above
written. III tn presence of Lawrence Mccormack
and E;tIrl, NuI?av, witnesses of lawful aye
'ionlrilI.t.R in thu, city. who h.rrunto i ~ .l.ir
I,u"> ~. III" raTt;e. and me. ,h. said a....,.
.i'.' "a. .rA. 80 -. tx" presents:
MICHAEL. HAIIS
WILLIAM UALS
4. BOTCHARD
Il. WEBER
z. KING CUTLER
ROBERT LYNNE
LAWRENCE MCtoEwACX
HARRIS MURPHY
W. .CASvEI:.
''.' - 80 g :: Notary PuS.C.