New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-24
CORPORATIONS.


STATE OF LorfsIsSA.t
rAi !sl ot Orleans, city III New Orleans. {
Be- It known. that this tN.nt third dav tthe
month OF January, in the year OF our Lord
thousand tasht hundred and seventv one. and OF
the Independence OF the United states of America
the ninety fifth before me, William Joseph Castel
notary public in and for the parish OF Orleans
state of Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail
fled and III the presence OF the witnesses heIenai
ter named and undersigned, personally appeared
William Hall. Michael Hahn. Rufus King Cutler
Robert Lynne, Henry Weber Adolphe Bouchard
and Joseph d. TAYLOR. all of the city OF New Or
leans. Otheo J. Fla.s Robert Scott and Henry W
Carney of the parish OF ST. Charles, who ..Terallv
deca Jared that awaiting themselves OF the provisions
OF the several statutes OF the State of Louisiana
relative to the organization of corporal ions il this
state. that they have agreed and bind them selves
and their successors. aud hs,.. whom they -prt
sent to form themselves into corporation for the
object, and under the stiplations regulations and
obligations following. to wit;
ARTICLE
tn. corporate name OF this COMPANY snail .
THE RAMIE PLANTING; AND MANuFACTTRING
COMPANY, % IT,. raish OF ST. Charles. louisiana
ARTICLE H.
The i.ca; domi"ilc "f the Company sail Ne in the
city o: New Orleans. and all legal process. shall; h.
served upon the President vi The Corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
The objects OF this company shall Ne I" purchase
from William Hall Il Lease NJ a poi ton o.; tn. Flag.
Plantation. III the parish OF ST Charles. and State Of
Louisiana, cont alnin. about one hundred tnd
acres. and Othe, lands to the amount OF ,ive hun
ired (r|) acres TO lease and purchase other lands
Whenever il be, ONE, nerr,,a,s to, TN. ,rpo,, of
CultIvatin. the Ralnic plant TO Iirpar. TIL. .ic
the >amc Tor market. and 10 eyercis. such powers
and +. ivilr.rs may he necessary to. rondl,,iu.
the business Innertanln. thereto.
ARTICLE ~.
The capital stock OF the Con,l,an> shalt =. Fiv.
Hundred Thousand Dollars t$o0o.o",, divided into
ten Thousand (lo,Wol shares of NIFTY dollars tjoJ
ca,h ald may he inc re;.,.. by OF a majority
the Stockholders III proportion to the Interests
owned by each.
Five thousand shares shall be reserved AS ful
paid. and shall belong t" William Iia l. who trans
icr- I" the Company his lease of tho six hundred
(oot) acres and who furnishes ranc roots, free of
chars" sufficient to plant said six hundred acres.
OF these hNc thousand reserved and full paid
shares. the said William Hall has transferred al
T3 per shaIc-To Michael Hahn hive hundred
shares; to X. King Cutler five hundred shares; to
Henry Weber one hundred shares to q. j. Fla.g
one hundred shares; to Robert Scott H. W. Carney
\. Bouchard, Joseph d. TAYLOR and others thirteen
hundred shares making a total of twenty-five
hundred shares leaving said Hall the owner OF
twenty five hundred shares.
OF the remaining five thousand shares. one thou
sand tlOool shares shall he sold at five dollars f5)
per share. and be deemed full paid the other four
thousand ('0ot) shares shall he sold at such price
mine. And II" stakeholder in this corporation
shall ever he liable tor any sum beyond The amount
OF his stock
ARTICLE V.
The bushes, OF the Company s!Ial! be conducted
by a board of eleven Directors compos,,l OF the.
following stockholders, to wit:
william Hall. Alolph Bouchard,
Michael Hahn. r. King Cutler,
Henry Weber. !:obert Lynne.
Joseph u. Taylor. OtllellO }. Flag.
Robert Scott Henry ". Carney.
And they are hereby constituted the first Board
OF Directors. who shall serve until their successors
are qualified.
They shall, at their first meeting, elect from heir
number Il President Treasurer, Secretary, General
superintendent and Attorney.
On the third Monday i'll January, 1872, and an
naav thereafter there shall be held at the Office
III (sOulDHny n1tefj nj
Each stakeholder shall he entitled to one vote
for each share held and may vote either in per-
son OF by proxy. plurality of votes will be suf
hcient for an election but no stakeholder shall
vote more than one thousand shares.
The Directors shall. at the first monthly meeting
after their election choose from their number a
President. a Treasurer, Secretary and a General
Superintendent and Attorney, who shall hold their
offices for one year from date of election aud un
til their successors are qualified
No one shall hc eligible to the position of n D
rector "h" does not hold at least i've shares of the
capital stock, flee from any dues to the Company.
ARTICLE VI.
The charter NAV he altered or amended by u
vote OF the Stockholders who hold a majority OF
shares.
ARTICLE VII
This liquidation OF the affair, of this Company
shall bs made by three Commissioners appointed
by the stockholders, at meeting convened for
that purpose after thirty days previous nStice in
two new -papers published in the city Of New Or
leans.
ARTICLE VIII.
This Company shall go into operation from and
after this date, and the following. na,ued person,
are chosen as officers to until the Third Mou-
day ia January, 1872:
WILLIAM HALL. PRESIDENT
HENRY WEBER. Treasurer;
JOSEPH BOUCHARp. Secretary:
WILLIAM HALL, General Superintendent,
r. KING CUTLER. Attorney.
United States internal revenue stamps amount ns
to twent five cents Xed hereto, duly cancelled
at the execution hereof
Thus done and passed in my Office at New Or.
leans aforesaid the day month and wear first aby,
written. in the presence of Lawrence Mccormack
ana Harris Murphy, witnesses OF lawful age
domlcillated IN this city, who hereunto sign their
names with The parties and me- the said notary,
after the reading of these presents:
MICHAEL HAHN
WILLIAM HALL.
A. BOuCHARD,
H. WEBER,
X. KING CUTLER
ROBERT LYNX,
LAWRENCE MCCORMACK
HARRIS MURPHY,
W. J. CASrELL.
Jazt ~ fcs IL ~ Notary Public.