New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-09
CORPORATIONS.
CHARTER or THE "RAMIE PLANTING, MANU-
FEATURING AND PAPER-MAKING CON.
PANY OF LOUISIANA"

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FEATURING AND PAPER-MAKING COM
PANY OF LOUISIANA"
United States of America, State Of Louisiana. Par
ish OF Orleans, City of New Orleans.
Be it known that on this day, before me, Fcr.li
nand Butler Esrlart, notary public IN ana for IN
parish OF Orleans, State OF Lonlsl"ns, duly CON
imissiOned and qualified, personally came aId eP
pearpd s.thello j. Fiagg, Henry W. Carney. ROberi
Scott, Alcibiade Duralan and Robert It. ChadDo1rn
Huuzicker OF the county Of Pike. state Of Missis
sippi; zuinglius Mckay, Theodore Meeks and jean
OF h1 pa s .:
y. Taylor John Moylan, Adolphe DOuchard John
Walker Harvey & Cauikins, Jacob R hassn Rr
Cutler of the parish, Of orleans in this State, all
Of whom seversiiy declareR, that ayailing them r.
the State Of Louisiana relative to the organization
of corporations in this State they have agreed and
bind themselves and their snccessors ana a.oso
corporation for the objects and under the stipuia-
tions regulations and obligations following to wits
| ARTICLEI.
The corporate name Of this company shall be
THE RAMiE PLANTING, MANUFACrURING AND
PAPER-MAkING COMPANY OF THE STATE OF
ARTICLE II.
I The legal lomicile of the company shall he in
the city OF New Orleans, and all legal process shah
be served on the president of the company.
ARTICLE Ill.
The objects of this company shall be to purchase
or lease or both II necessary 70 sncm an ~
the directors may determine lands Ill the state u
Louisiana, whenever in their judgment, it becomes
necessary or advisable for the purpose OF cut.vnt
| III. the ramie plant. to prepare inc more Oh INC
same for market, and for pal,er,makns purposes,
and to exercise such powers and privileges as may
he necessary for conducting the business apler-
| tanning thereto.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of the company shall be one
million ii We hundred thousand dollars, divided into
thirty Thousand shares of fifty dollars each which
capital stk anu sares na ~ =; w .o 70
h in.ur.at ., tmJ .v .."H sa;d s,ar,s shall h.
ts iA.eiSss SM r ~ V v , s, .;i .i"..;.o
sold at hve dollars per share unit. c t ,i
and NO st3c kholer in this corWr,.ton shall ever Is
liable tof any sum beysnd TN: amOunt of his stock
ARTICLE V.
The business of the company shall be conducted
the following tOckhOders to wit: OhellO J. Flasx,
Henry ". Carney Robert scott, Aicibiade Durapau.
Casper Hunzicker, Theodore Mceks, Henry Weber,
Robert Lynne, Moses Fox, Joseph d. Taylor, John
Moyau, Adophe Boucliard, John X. Walker. Har-
vey c. Caulkins. George G. Blolset. Jacob Has
Roi,crt H. Chadbourn and Zuinglius Mckay; aud
they are hereby constituted the first Board Of
are qualified. On the third Monday in January,
eighteen hundred and seventy-twO, and annually
thereafter there shall be held ut the office Of Tho,
Each stakeholder shall be entitled to vote for
each share held, and may vote either in person or
for an election but no stakeholder shall vote moro
than one THOUSAND shares The directors shall, 1t
their first meeting after their choose from
treasurer and an attorney, who shall hold their
oces i9r one year from inc aa1e Oh tmer
The Board of Directors shall elect secretary,
% rh, ~ th ami uS "f rs
Of a. No one shan b s%s to the
position OF director VINO does NOT noil as east nvo
s"afes OF tue capital STOCK free from all o"eS 10 tno
ARTICLE W.
This charter NAV be altered or amended by q
vote of the stockhoiders who hold a majority of
shares.
ARTICLE VII.
The ,,ndersicued direc,ors b.irc majority NJ
NJ ,i III S;ra"tr. w ..T T""iS;o " fnr'nunwy
..1,I,n 1otrsn~ Com,,.nn" a,S ..ii'a 81 Ti."rS.,.
Company" Which Companies were heretofoTe
of the hcreinbpfore named three ranie nianfinc
and nanufa curing companies do hereby agree IN
our capacity of directors and i'll our full capacity
as as ~, t VI d; t'st t =; n
names IN W. ~ o";S;a," .:Ts,trsn,, a,., "S4
i"Ia~,o.. " a H. ~ s1" - ny e 90 80 -
asid. tIr Charter Of sad .Iomsiana .,iefferson"
and as. Charles, conna,ps aud We ID herehv
and herein by these presents ortlan and establish,
this, The Ramie Planting and Manufacturing and
raMr-MaAlnS COMPANY oi inc STARE Oh Louisa4a.
as inc sole and only company III the state OF Louisl
ana anu we anu tisy nereby transfer assign ses
over ann !en'er unto TINS aioresala named com
pahHH an thc properly. money; rights privileges,
belonging or appertainns to said heretofore
lorIneu Lo"ls'ait'' Jefferson anu St Oha1ics
companies .rr,c,, WV,
"AAoA" VIII
mr. holds rcm"in ccrt;ncstns ~ 81 +i "nU no.
said rnuen.n;ns VIZ. T"n;s;or, tatyara'"S ~.
81 Cbari"! a,,I uI;"i, c.rtit"ata. ~ stnar hv
becn je.alIv issucd and ti,lrd nm in The hcoIs ~
~. - .;i' .: "A ai,i'u " ~ r"c uovAS ~
th Hoa,i of hnt,r u" az .me saal ;t,;
thirty JaVs from th e.. y. t.,;s s III; h
tnr ,,Irr ,i o ny mrs. Enumeration VI 'n;s cnat
u,liit ~ u;J i tns W. tor!rtNte anu ansOauto
,'n .. W s;iu SUN uts When Sau Heie.0 .
pt;t. oiu s UT nnAurrs Oi sa'u Legally !ssusu
neiu.ves y. StoCh :ilaI present tne same ~ tnS
,..., "i , Mi' n we ,ihle a9Ics'" r"ey Snan
tf EisnS, SNARE 10y snare, certncates OF s!oeA IA
WIS company, on tncif surrenderlnG 10 nus COM
pan! III tet .rc"'es Vi s,ock III any ~ tne Sonr
panes herelAhe1Ole named and now dissolved; all
as per of the directors and majority Of
tne stoeknoMersln each OF the s;tia companies, az
WEI more 1uilv appear ny the proceedings Of s9:0
companies III thelr Respective DOCKS, ana MlHuEee
OF thcir prOceedihgs which nave hetn Gufreps$ereQ
10, ana are now Ill tue possession a this company
ARTlCLE Iy
That al, naval; uo.. e. ~, So. - ,....
ali Lands ni';I @ 10, .ne pun Lvse U; p lals'Ms
,I;h s,u At ~ n'ay W PurchHstu or ielseu; Or
t,;s Sa helem i ~, De purchaser OF easeG ~
Board OF Directors of this comnanv ~ N~
ARTICLE x
A,,,,,l,. po,.1 o., a., o, - 70 a..
.i.r,;+ DUu i, " ISL, .nc so.e oWher OF inc
tI,e ami. +;,,r , III t, ~, IN. ;ne !Iep'fiS oI
,d " i; ie anu an o.ner teAue nores nerepy
th;s cn'n, W. enS "Hu assigns, 70 iutmsn t0
fn";s,,'a ,.i;i , i y. ..Sm. iol nc state ~
tI I Will ~. nIs VI iua! he!eauer nave IN
.nJ H ,,, t,." ma .i.ns u Us nhpIotementS