New Orleans Republican., 1871-03-08
CORPORATIONS.
CHARTER OF THE RAMIE PLANTING, MANY
FEATURING AND PAPER-MAKING COM
pANY OF LOUISIANA

| pANY OF LOUISIANA"
limited S-ates of America State of Louisiana, Par.
I ish Of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
uei+Aroun that on this day. before me. Ferdi-
| napd Butler Earhart notary public III ana 1of tne
| parish of Orleans State OF LOUISIANA, 0uly coH
hno nnH Fass
! Scott Alrihade DurapaIl and Robert H. ChadbOurn,
of the parish OF st. Charles pa n .s state Of MISS
| sipp. Zuingus Mckay, Theodore Meeks anu .. cean
Sa,vdht, OF the parish OF jefferson m Inls n.asS
d. q ravlor' John Moyian, Adolphe Bouchard John
r. Walker Harvey G. Caulkins jacob ,iisas hassnger.
| George G. Blodget Thomas Schorr and Rufus hinS
Cutler of the parish of Orleans, in this state, az
of whom severaily declared, that ayalhng tneln =
the State OF Louisiana relative to the organic alton
corporations in this State they have agreed ane
bind themselves and their successors ana tnoso
| whom they represent, 20 form themselves INTO a
corporation for the objects and under the stipuia-
tions regulations and obligations following to WIZ
| ARTICLE l.
THE HE gaME ccyPGrISeA I AND
PAPEkMAKlEG COMPANY OF THE STATE oF
''-''A-'''' ARTICLE II.
| The legal domcile of the company shall be IL
| the city Of New Orleans and all legal process sha-
| be ser we'd ON the president OF the company.
| ARTICLE H.
The objects of this com, any shall be to purchase
OF lease or both If necessary, to such an extent a
the directors NAV determine lands in the state 81
| louisiana whenever i'll their Judgment. 1t becomes
essary advisable for the purpose OF cultvat-
| ing the ramie plant, to prepare the fibre OF the
| same for market, and for paper making purposes,
and to exercise such powers and privileges as may
| be necessary for conducting the business apper-
| ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of the company shall be one
million FIVE hundred thousand dollars, divided into
thirty thousand shares Of fifty dollars each wh1cn
capital stock and shares may he increased by vote
Of majority Of the stockholders in proportion 70
| the interests owned by each. Said shares SHAH De
sold at five dollars $50 per share until otherwise
and no stakeholder in this corporation shall ever be
liable for any sum beyond the amount OF his stock
| ARTICLE v.
The business of the company shall be conducted
| by q board of twenty-one directors, composed OF
! the following stockholders, to wit Othello Flagg,
Henry ". Carney, Robert Scott Alcibade Dqrapau.
Casper Eunzicker Theodore Meeks, Henry Weber,
Moylan, ta Adoiphe Bouchard, John R. Walker, HaT
singer Thomas scho1r K. King Cutler, Jean Salvant,
| Robert H. Chadbourn and Zuinglius Mckay; and
directors who shall serve until their successors
| are qualified. On the third Monday in January,
Thereafter, there shall be held at the office of the
company, in New Orleans, an election for directors
Each stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share held, and may vote either in person OF
| by proxy plurality Of votes will be sufficient
for an election but stock kholder shall vote more
their first meeting after their election, choose from
their number a president; vice. president,
|
offices for one year the date of their election
and until their are elected ana quaili1ed
general superintendent and sub-superinten endents,
| who shall serve at the VIII and pleasure OF the
Board OF Directors No one shall pc engine 70 me
position of director who does not hold at least nve
shares of tie capital stock free from all dues 10 the
| company. ~ go
This charter may be altered amended by
vote Of the stockholders who hold majority OF
shares. - -
| The undersi gned directors being a majority OF
! the whole number of stoc kholders, and majority
| of the directors in The Louisiana Company"
| The Jefferson Company and THE st. Charles
| Company" which companies were heretofore
| formed by them; now, therefore. We, the directors
| Of the hereinbetore named three ranie planting
| and manufacturing companies do hereby agree tn
our capacity OF directors and in our full capacity
| owners OF at least seventeen-twentieths Q'-ze)
| OF al the capital stock and shares in said com-
panes to wit: Louisiana" Jefferson and "St.
Charles" do hereby revoke annul and forever set
aside the charter OF said louisiana" Jefferson"
and "St. Charles" companies and we do hereby
and herein by these presents, ordain and establish
! this, The Ramie Planting and Manufacturing and
| Paper Making Company OF the State of Louisiana,
the sole and only company i'll the State OF LOusI-
ana, and and they hereby transfer, assign, set
| over and deliver unto this aforesaid named CON-
pany al the property, money, rights privileges,
credits evidences OF debt, and all and everything
belonging or appeItaining to said id heretofore
| formed louisiana Jefferson and "St Charles
companies.
| ilit al ana every NtlsoH VI ptlsouS VIII io4o
| or holds genuIue certificates of stock in any OF
| said companies, viz; Louisiana, Jefferson or
| st. Charles ard which certificates of stock have
| been legally issued and filed up in the books OF
any of said companies, shall present the same to
thfrtp thu aSs from the rst publication Of this char
ter, under the penalty Of forfeiture and absolute
nullty of said stock. That when said person or
persons, holder Or holders of said legally issued
certificates OF stock shall present the same in the
| manner and within the time aforesaid they shall
| receive share for share, certificates of stock in
| this company, on their surrenderng to this com
pany their certificates OF stock IN any OF the COM.
panies Lere, before named. and now dissolved all
as per resolutions the directors and majority OF
the stockholders in each of the said companies as
" Ill more fully appear by the proceedings of said
companies II their respective books, and minutes
of their proceedings, which have been surrendered
| TO, and III the possession OF this company
ARTICLE TX.
That ali ramie roots, for the purpose of planting
| all lands which may be purchased or leased or
which shall hereafter De purchased or leased b, by
| this company, Will be purchased by order OF the
| Board OF Directors Of this company.
| ARTICLE X.
AdOlphe Bouchard ESQ.,. the sole owner of the
| "decorticateur,' machine for the preparing OF
| the rame fibre and all other textile fbres, hereby
binds himself his heirs and assigns, to furnish 20
this company the exclusive right tor the State OF
| Louisiana, which he has may hereafter have n
| the above named machine or its Improvements
| and he furthermore herein declares that ne mas
filed caveat" with the proper authorities for lis
| patent to the same, and in advance OF all others
ARTICLE XI.
| This company shall 20 into operation from and
| after this date and the following named persons
are chosen as officers to until the third Mon
| day in January, eighteen hundred and seventy
| two, viz:
| Thomas Schorr president; John R. Walker, vice
president: Henry Weber. treasurer X. King Cutler,
| attorney and the following named officers were
elected TO during TIE pleasure OF the Board
of Directors, VIZ:
Robert Lynne general superintendent Joseph
Bouchard, secretary: and the following committees
were established and the following named direc-
tors are chosen o. said committees, viz:
Finance mmittee.-R King Cutler, Henry We
her, Theodore Meeks, Thomas Schorr and John &
Walker.
Lands Contracts, Notes and Account Committee.
Harvey G. Caulkins Robert Lynne. Othello j. Flags,
Alcipade Durapau and Joseph D. Taylor.
| Committee on Machinery and Agricultural impIe-
meuts.-Ronert Lynne. AdOphe BOuchard, GasptS
Hlnzicker, Zuinglius Mckay and John R. Walker
| Committee on LabOr-John MOylan, Moses FCx,
Henry w. Cannev, Othelo j. Flagg Harvey c.
Caulkins Robert Lynne and Casper Hunzicker.
| All of which said committees are chosen to serve
for the ensuing year.
ARTICLE MI.
| That tie president Of this company shall give
bond with good and solvent security in the sum
ten thousand dollars; that the treasurer OF this
company shall give bond as aforesaid i'll the sum Of
tftv Thousand dollars; that the secretary OF tn 8
company shall give bond aforesaid in the sum
OF i've thousand dollars for the faithful perform
apc. of he duties OF their respective offices, all OF
which bond. shall he fled with the archives Of tn
COMPANY prior 70 any certincate OF stock being
is.uet,: and that said president, treasurer and
secretary are the only officers Whose signatures are
necessary on certificates OF stock, together with
the seal OF Tie company.
ARTICLE Kill