New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-21

CHARTER
CHARTER
ATE OP LOUISIANA PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

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rIaRTER ...........Cf!ARTER
u n.p,.,, or op,y.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
., ,bat ~, this sixth day of March :,
:, DC - ~ .,,r Jn,,, ou, Thousand eight hundreJ
'il' , N'''i va n,. h..tnr. me Thomas i.h-rson
an" ,,,,,,. in and for th, ,ar .b ~
Beck a n"'"iI H"mirili;ttd in said .ifT Of Sw
sue i'"i .',,,i. .inr,G and ,uaIitit.i and "
of!raia' any ;,,,..s.. Lcr,nntt.r uameJ ani
PrfiS'lt w nv rnn.jiv ame and appcar.d ti,
"fit-isiSit'"' P ,is .,,. .uh,crihe,I Lcir.o ub
Iil Who's, n' =, .v,ii;,,. theu.,lv. nf ,h
''Nfla''N w ~. 49, ~, t.. St,t ~ an .,uo r.ia
prov lSoiis Oh lt ians VI ~. r,nr.tinns in th, "a
i've 20 ,h' o' '.,,'t. ,,ii,J ."I.rd and do hu
>i''' my ',,,, ,,j ,,rr.. and hind thu
THESE presents covenant anu '.iV0 49,. i .i''ih
anu ''"'' " '' .;,,,ti - ,nrnor,tin, tnr
7t'N' 'i,' ',,, ,L,. :, ul,t ION, and ,r,icl.
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'".i"N III t" VII ,prIrIE
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Til. mann. and ,tyc of this corporation shall i-
II IL. New Oh leans Florida and Havana steamship
Conlpany.' Th. place chosen its dolnleilc is
'.'iu coilola.i" si'n hn ,,'tr,r, SUI. and he
~ - I L , ,r and ,rthority Ia make and
SUI ,. i IT,. ,i,,,, tor . Jryic,. tL,. ,o,,
of-a.ms the United States and Tor an inscription
.'' IN H. and nfbrrw.r convey under its cor.
,,,,t,. name nrnnrrty both real and personal
movable. and inmdvabe; snail name and appoint
I Il,n",r. directors, and officers as Its interest
,i ,,',,r,,i..r... MN, ,.,,ur, il shall make. and
.T,hli.h such bv-I,w. rules and Regulate ION, for
th prnpr management of it, business ami affairs
-, ,',y IN. n,,..,:ry and urou..r and shall po>,,,,
,,'.".,li, all .Iirh nnw,Is and privileges as are
,1i,rn by law to corporatons
-''H ~ law ~ WV
ARTICLE IL
IT,. ,. , ,,,- -, .h,. ,o,,,a,,- ara ia
lhc o9rc' ana pun pos =" IN. a., "a az 'i
out,u ~, ,.,,,ia 7a,,n and tha r,v.r. t,rs
between the following ports, New Orleans Louisi-
ana Cedar Keys Florida; Key West, Florida; ha-
vana Cuba: . between any TWO or more of them
Atlantic ocean. the Gulf of Mrxieo or the waters
tributary thereto. together with the ports OF the
line OF lines from OF 10 any such ports ny "uiisfor
then nsr, e4lipplIS hitting purchasing. charter;
lnG NAV lgatl1i@ ana Owning Neaseis 10 p propelled
s"ely OF partially ~ me po"c Oh ana 1 Oh steam or
by WIND or otheIw TO DE- u,'.i III an lawn com
1nerce and navigation between me "''s AFORESAID
81 "t "etn any snch of 'hcin as III Ii lutshehto OF
.h- directors OF TINS COMPANY NAY pe eapedient'
aE'l upon 'he ocean ana seas au o .iie anspof-
taion OF PASSENGERS iIe!Shis anu mails Thereon
between said ports ana 10 ACQUIRE anu noiu redt
OF PERSONAL property ior IL own proper Ise ana
oeneht. .n,,,c,p wy
AhAlILh III
III ,r..S;,,s,t q, ,b. ro,pr,,n,. ia hereby de.i,
,. al ~ ~ ntbc.r ON vhnnl ,,.Irt1i,n NOME. Az
n' .,' i a. al rnr,.ss nav ~. srryeG "
o'''e' - gu s''NN
ARTICLE ".
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The capital stock OF The COMPANY is hereby nzed
AT the sum OF two hundred anu MY Thousand
t42'n"") d"iials, uNlutd ih'o t"o thouSalu n,t
iuluitu shalte vi one iuoit = uo.:si edcI
tW.h't iv' per eeh' ~ "iinn ,ill. De p;u IN 'asn
der in such manner as the Board of Directors shall
nt't"itei We M Ii @ 81 ,I ~ ~
i
lru;aln ~ an ' niI it a. az. h tie
naN nA.l pT ,t i%ain ot pi.fet"is i''i 'nt pay.
'h' Oh sai'i lis. & ii 'e par
t.'l pay lI ,l'' INA, h t e t ti W. ii
s'"oh sn''A' 'i's' '''''' "'''iie 'o'iei'u ~ sa1
'''"p"N'. .n-r,r,,,
I'm, rorp"ration shall rAist tor the term Of
~ ~ 49, ...iai " ~ - Y" 80 t''
N'ueu ioA al ai''eie Ia VI 'ii4' c'"l' ei
ARTICLE VI
$685..
ne powers Of pn" co l,"ralaon are Nes't'. ID 'At
fiteiutht anu hoaIu oi i''itetois. CONSISTING OF
seven eochhOderS: who sitstiI be elected annually
-" tl 'niau 81 h ,dt mont "i rp'lui
the city OF New Orleans ; may le selected after
ten days advertisement in at least spapers
| iGb,lI.d in the city of New Or, ans. ANY stock
holder shall be eligible as director provided that
| ten shares OF the stock of the company i, owned
| BY him his commercial firm. Ali elections OF
! directors shall be bv ballot and held unipr the
| superintendent. of a committee OF three stock
holders to b, appointed bv thu, Board %, Directors
out.it, OF their own body Evrrv bona tide owner
stock Shall he entitled to only one vpt. for every
| share owned by him her or them lid to the mum
ei,'ni1u TO "ll' 1llr Io'e lor every thlee siaai
o,rn,,nt -, Two ,nn,ri ,n -. ~ t, r,r;,iaJ
rhat M w $3.50, "hii h ti.J -, pi 49, anv
- az rS .. ,, ~ IL. i 10 o,s IN ar
w. VI 49, M r. i , nav ,iot s.oou ~ S
, ri Si trie ht.ts OF, .ne oosAs ol tie e'ihPans
t 4oI hId I - l h ut Sun e'r,ion
NV w t ,,+ ~ r3e M an,
~ p''AA' iio' 'u" '''o ""'ioi''H DC III "iitti.'
ARTICLE VII
vi, . ~, -
av.r o, Tm,ra ND ,tt ny , 'o is N nan
oA' "uu''u en-, lA'N ,,ousdHu SSIUo'
n"'."is pi tne ''pltal STOCK thefto1 small nase
Issued until the same shall have been fully paid up,
ana no transfer OF less than one share OF the capt
tal STOCK threeof shall be made on the books o.
said company.
ARTICLE VIII.
N.,t.,, :, , NJ, -.,,
60, ~ , et sli t,tl ot !ltoie OF tcSpohslp.e
any turth,r ,,,n ,T,n u.s. n . -" i ,oa , Tn ~
~. ,n',,,,rs ,i ~. uiii'lu 5ddilce u'e ~
h,u .n VA ; ~. sua,eS owned ny NM 10.
no ..,,,i Of r.n5r;m " H. ~. o saiiiz.tton IT.
rug d st"',hholueL W any HaDlIttE beyond the
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ARTICLE IN
Three-iourths of the stoc khol,Iers in canta ata
general meeting to he convened for th,r n,,rnosr
after thirty DAYS notice in two nrwsn,n,rs shalj
have thu, rover TO maxi any, mod; t,int}i", Ia
lions or changes in thi, act of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. nr IN
increase. its capital or TO dissolve -. ,n a. ,b;s
purpose any holder of certificates of stock to the