New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-15
CORPORATIONS.
(NHARTER.. ..CHANIEhs
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Parish Of Orleans, city Of New Orleans
Be it known that on this invent third day of the
month of January, in the year OF our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy one, and OF
the Indeuepdcnce of the United States OF America
the nnety-fiftll before me, william Joseph Castel
a notary public i'll and for the parish OF Orletns
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quar-;
fled. and in the presence OF the witnesses hcrcihai
ter named and undersigned, personally appeared
William Hall. Michael Hahn, RuiGs King cutter
Robert Lynne, Henry Weber Adoiphe DS Ss,. ara
leans; Othello J. Fagg. Robert Scott ard Henry ".
Carney, OF the parish of st. Charles, who severaiy
declared that awaiting themselves of the provisions
Of the several statutes of the State OF Louisiana
relative to the organization OF corporations IN TINS
State. that they have agreed. and bind themselves
and their successors, and these whom they repre-
sent to form themselves into corporation Tor thr
objects aud under the stpuatiOns, regulations and
Obligations following, to witt
ARTICLE
The nss Of this Ge%Ean,y5 Shal &c
COMPANY, Of the parish of st. Charles, louisiana
ARTICLE H.
The legal domicile of the Company shall he in the
city OF New Orleans, and all legal process shall be
served upon the President of the Corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects cfthis Company shall be to purchase
froIn William Hall a lease of Il portion of the FiagS
Plantation, the parish OF St. Charles, and state OF
Louisiana, containing about one hundred tlOO)
acres and other lands to the amount OF Ii We nun
bred $500 acres to lease and purchase other lands
whenever il becomes necessary, for the purpose OF
cutivatinS the R:Imie plant. to prepare the fibre OF
the same for market, and to exercise such powers
aud privileges as may be necessary for conducting
the business arIertaining thereto.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock OF the Company shall be Five
Hundred Thousand Doiiars $500 ,0oO) divided into
ten Thousand Qo,d06) shares of nifty dollars Is tel
each, ana may be increased by vote OF IL majority
Of the Stockholders in proportion to the interests
owned by each. .
Five Thousand shares shall be reserved as full
pad, and shall belong to William lia !. who trans.
icIs 70 the Company his lease of the six hundred
6Ct) acres, and who furnishes ramie roots free OF
charge, sufficient to plant said Xix hundred acres
OF these five thousand reserved and full paid
shares. the Eald William Hall has transferred, at
T5 per sharc-TO Michael Hahn five hundred
shares; to X. King Cutler five hundred shares; to
Henry Weber one hundred shares; to o. ); Fiags
a. Bouchaid, Joseph b. Taylor and others thirteen
hundred shares. leaving said Hall the owner OF
twenty five hundred shares.
OF the remaining tve Thousand shares, one thou
sand lOro) shares shall be- sold at i've dollars $50
per share and be deemed fun paid; the other four
ihoiie..ud $3.50 shares shah b. sold at such price
a. tie Board OF Directors shall hereafter deter
mine. And 10 stakeholder IL this corporation
shall ever he liable Tor any sum beyond the amount
OF his stock.
ARTICLE V.
The business of the Company shall be conducted
by a board OF eleven Directors, composed OF the
following stoc kholdcys, TO Wit:
William Hail. Adoph Bouchard
M!Ihael Hahn. K. King Cutler,
HtuIv Weber Robert Lynne,
Joseph d. TAYLOR. Othello J. Fia"g.
Robert Scott, Henry W. Carney.
And they are hereby constituted the first Board
OF Directions who shall until their successors
qualified.
They shall! at their first meeting elect from their
numberi President, Treasurer, Secretary, General
Superintendent and attorney.
On the third Monday in January. 1872 and an
nualy thereafter there shall be- held at the office
OF the Company an election for Directors.
Each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote
son or by proxy. plurality OF votes will be sut:
tclcLt tor 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
President, IA Treasurer, ii Secretary and General
Superintendent and Attorney who shall hold their
offices Tor year from date Of election and un
III their successors are qualified
No one shall l'e eligible 20 the position OF a pi
rector VII" does not hold at Least five shares of the
capita STOCK, tree from any dues 10 the Company
ARTICLE VI.
The charter MAY be altered amended by a
vote OF the stockholders who hold il majority OF
shares.
This liquidation of the affairs OF this Company
shall ne made 10y three Commissioners appointed
by the st"c khoi'iers, Il. :, meeting convened fol
that purpo,e after thirty DAYS previous notice IL
two newspapers published III the city OF New or
leafs. -
This Company shall 90 into operation from and
after this date. and the following named persons
are chosen As officers TO until the third Mon
day il January. 1872:
| WILLIAM HALL, President;
| HENRY WEBER, Treasurer
JOSEPH BOUCHARD SECRETARY;
WILLIAM HALL. General superintendent;
X. KING CUTLER. Attorney.
United States internal revenue stamps amounting
to TWENTY-FIVE cents affixed hereto, duly cancelled
| a :ne .2rcutInu hereof.
Thus don. and paso.,, in NV Office at New Or
leans aforesaid. tc day month and year tst abovt
written, il. the presence Of Lawrence Mccormack
| and Harris Murphy. witnesses OF Lawful! age
Luu.cilited in this city, who hcrcunto sign thclI
| names VIII ii" parties aid me. the said notaI Y
at-e. ;i.e .."u..s of III. - presents:
MICHAEL HAHN,
WILLIAM HALL,
4. BnCCHAkD,
II. WEBER.
K KING CUTLER,
ROBERT LYNNE.
LAWRENCE MCCORMACK,
HARRIS MURPHY,
W. j. CASTELL.
iaoi "a fe. - >, Notary Public.
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