New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-03
CORPORATIONS.
QUARTER. ............. .NAA@AA~ A'A>'
~ .prRc OF THE "RAMIE PLANTING, hASC-
FEATURING AND PAPER-MAhfN" 'cn-
pANY OF LOUISIANA"

selves OF th;. pro, isinEs of the seyeI;l "a
-. st.+r ~; Louisiana. relative to tie organization
~ ,.rnur,; ions in this state they have aEieeH 'AiN
lind themselves and their successors anu hose
whom they represent to form themselves h.u /"
cr,ur:,tin.i TOR The objects and inner Tue :. 'P.'.
ti0,s regulations and obligations toiio"lES' 20 wiz
ARTICLE l.
The ".rorate a% Of 1hS r"l TkrS s@ md
PaTERMaKING COMPANY OF TIE sI-lIh or
LOUISIANA. - >,
Tive lcr,I ,,omcile of the company shat be IN
tl, city OF New Orleans and all legal process Imam
he served Oh TIE president OF the company
ARTICLE III.
I'll. objects Of this company shall be 10 purchase
.c4sc & beth Z necessary 70 sntn a.. AZ 40
tie directors may determine lands III ne >,;..e ..
Loaisiaua whenever. in their Judgment, u 'tronS
necessary advisable for the purpose ~ ny
III. :ue r::ne plant, TO prepare the ipit % Hi.o
ZANE FOR market and for lriPer,maklnG purposes
aud exercise, s;sc powers dp,1vlieS+s as may
t, necessary for conducting the BUSINESS 'pper
tanning thereto.
The capital stock of the company snal; tie one
million tive hundred Thousand dollars, divided mo
thirty Thousand shares of fifty dollars ca, H. "iich
car a stock and shares may lie increased by Vole
majority OF the .siocEhoidrrs III ItCp"'. on ~
t interests owned by each. Said shares snail be
sold at five doliars - per share until OF rW!so
or.eled by :c directors. and be- dc"nt Kan pisla;
AID no s,"-lhoei in this corporation shall ever to
liable 10Y any sum beyond ;he amount OF lis stock.
ARTICLE v.
III. husiness cf the company shall be conducted
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III. following. stockholders to wit: Otht!lo j. fiagg,
Henry w C.,,,cy. Robert scott. Acihiade HIIaPau'
Robert Lyrrt Moses Fox. Joseph D. TAYLOR, John
Moylan, Adophe Bouchard. john r. Walker Har--
sy C. Sas. schor G" K Knr Gutter jean vant
Eui,eri Fl. ChaGbonrn and Znlh:iius Mchay; ana
they are hereby constituted tn, hrs, Board o..
Directors, WHO shall serve until their successors
are qualified. On tLe third Monday in January,
eighteen hundred and s'scntN-t"o, aid anii.'lly
thereafter there shall he held at the Office OF the
| company il, New Orleans, election for directors.
Each stakeholder shall be entitled to one vote for
each share held and may vote either IN person or
| by PROXY. A plurality Of votes will be sufficient.
for an election, hut no stockhnldcr shall vo:e more
than one thousand shares. The directors shall, at
their nrst meeting after their election. choose from
their number president vice, pr pre- dent
ofyes for one wear from the date OF their eiec:ou,
and unit tueir are elected and quallfed
Tie Beard OF Directors shall elect Il secretary,
general superintendent and sU-snpci1nten':euls,
who shall serve ut the VIII ana pleasure 81 me
Board OF Directors No one shall 1c engine 70 ane
uC, ion OF director wha does not hold ~ least 1--WE
shares the capital stock free from ali dues 10 the
company. ~ -
THIS charter may he altered or amended by a.
vote cftle stockholders who hold majority of'
ARTICLE VII.
The 1luders .rned directors being majority OF
,he whole number of Stockholders. and {! majority
| OF the directors in The Louisiana" Company
| Tile Jefferson Company and The 81, Charles
! Comp.nv.' whc. companies Were heretofore
| formed by Them now Therefore we. the directors
| Of the hercluhetore named tlrte ralnIe planting
| and manufacturing companies do hereby agree IN
our capacity al directors aid i'll our fnll capacity
OF III least Observation-Disclosures tl'Iet
OF all the capita, stock and shares in sad com
| nancs to wit: "Loui>iana' Jefferson" and st
| Charles do hereby revoke. annrl am, forever SET
| ans. ST. Charles companies, and we 90 ieIecy
and herein. by these presents or,tain ami esfablsi
this. The r. ME Planting and Manufacturing anu
Paper Max i,Ig Company Of the State oi Louisiana
as he sole ut ony company in the State OF iOuisi
ana. and We and they hereby transfer. assig set
,::uy all the propertT. money! rights, privileges,
credits OF wilderness OF debt. and all and everything
| belonging appertanrG 70 said heretofore
formed ''Louis;a:a, Jefferson and 81 Charles
| companies. ~ 1890
That ali and every person or persons ~no hold
| or holds genuine certificates OF stock IN any OF
| sid companies Viz: Lousiana. jefferson or
St. Charles ard which certificates Of stock have
been legally issued and filed up in the books of
any Of sai. companies, shall present the sai.e 10
the Boald of Directors OF this company wi,f.in
thirty days from the first publication Of tins char
| ter under the penalty of forfeiture and absolute
Iuy OF said stock. That when SAID person OF
| persons. holder or holders OF said legally issued
certificates stock shall present tie same III me
manner and within the time aforesaid, they shau
receive share for share. ctrtlticatts OIL Stock IN
,i,is company. tfeir slrreuderirg TO tbs com
pany their certificates of stock III any OF re com,
panies herein betoIe named, and now dissolved; al
per resolutions OF the directors aId MAJORITY OF
the stockholders III each OF the said companies, as
"o,nranics in ihcir respective books aud minutes
o. their proceedings. which have been surrendered
e, and i'll the possession OF Tins company
| ARTICLE TX.
That all ramie roots for the purpose of planting
all lands which may he purchased or leased; or
which shall hereafter be purchased or leased hy
! this company, VIII be purchased by order OF the
! Poard vi Directors of this company.
ARTICLE Y
..dolphe Bouchard, ESQ.,. the sole owner OF The
'decortcateur,' machine for the preparing OF
the lamic fibre and all other textile iDrcs, Hereby
binds himself his heirs and assigns TO furnish to
this company the exclusive right Tor the state OF
he above named mat nine or its improvements;
! and he Furthermore herein declares that re mas
re'l "caveat' with the proper authorities ioI LIS
i..:rnt 10 The same ami il advance OF all others.
ARTICLE ".
This company shall 20 into operation from and
after this latc. and the following named persons
are cnostn as officers to ser'e nn:l thr 1hlrG Mep
day III Jaru,ry, eighteen hundred anG severity
two viz: 100
president; Henry Weber treasurer; T. hing ot.ler'
attorney and the following named officers we're
elected 10 serve during the pleasure OF TIE ho"fo
+ Robert Lynne, general supeIiu;endent Joseph
Boachar secretary; and the followiis committees
We're established. and the following named Mfec-
tors are chosen OF said committees. VIZ: W.
| Finance Committee.-R. King Cutler henry We
! hey Theodore Meeks. Thomas schorr and !oin X.
:. lands. Contracts Notes and Account Committee
Harry C. Cauns tx, h%G Iela 1,i1't Tayior "
Committee on Machinery and Agricultural lrnPle.
lynne ap an h "hn Wa Gspf
Cn+r,n,. zee on Iabor-Johr Moylan, Moses FOX
Henry ". Carney, Otheo J. Flagg Harvey C.
| CarI1tius Robert Lynne and Casper HunzcAer.
Al Of which said committees are chosen 10 serve
10. the ensuing year
!, ARTICLE MI.
That the president of this company SHAH give
bond with good and solvent security. in the sum
A. Ten thousand dollars: that the treasurer OF tins
s. company shall give bond aforesaid i'll the sum o.
d ttty thousand dollars; that the secretary ~ ths
= company shall give bond as aforesaid III the sun
- five thousand dollars, for the talthfni perform
aEcc of the duties of their respective Offices all o.
which bonds shall be filed with the archives OF this
n company prior TO any ceItHcate OF stock being
secretary the only officers whose signatures arr
u necessary certificates Of stock together Will
n the ., OF the company.
ARTICLE XIII.
Il The s. al Of this company shah be fellows Tit
name OF the company encirciing the seal: the de
vice shall! he the raniie plant, growing and d BAH
ARTICLE XIV :.
| The liquidation of the affairs of this compan.
shall be made by three commissioners, appointed
| by a majority OF the stockholders at meetn:
convened for that purpose, after thirty days pre-
vious notice in two newspapers published IN IN
city OF New Orleans, one OF which newspaper
| shall be the official journal of the State.
; United States internal revenue stamp OF we 0e
nomination of fOrty-fve cents being hereto aff1e>
5 and duly cancelled.
Thus done and passed in my office, in the cit.
- OF New Orleans, i'll the presence of Philip Lawrenc
and Frank TOrtoici. lawful witnesses, who here
unto sign their names with said appeartrs an
HE, notary this eighth day OF February, A. 1
| eighteen hundred aud eeveuty one.
- | Signed:
), O.J. Flagg II. W. Carney,
Theo Meeks, g. HunziCNcT,
Robert Scott. NJ. Fox,
u. G. Caulkins K. King Cutter,
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