New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-03-05
CORPORATIONS.

( NhAKTER ......................Cf 1ANIEA
New Orleans Hydro-CarbOn Gas Light
Company.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NEW ORR FANS
Be it known that on this twenty seventh day of
January. in the year of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and seventy lone, before me- Robert
New Orleans, parish Of Orleans State of Louisiana,
duly commissioned and qualified. and in presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereuntO subscribed, who de-
clared that, awaiting themselves Of the provisions
of the laws Of this State providing for the Organi-
cation OF corporations for works Of public improve
ment and for other purpose s., they have agreed to
for the objects and purposes. and under the follow
ing articles and stipulatiOns, to wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corporation shall he
the NEW ORLEANS HYDROCARBON GAS LIGHT
the city Of New Orleans; and said corporation shall
have the right OF using corporate SEAL
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corporation ia estab-
lshetl is to employ 'Slopers Hydro Carbon Gas APP
s. the laid apparatus in the state Of Louisiana
exclusively for the benefit OF SAID corporation and
all legal process shall he served on the president,
or acting president of the said corporation.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The capital stock OF this corporation is fixed at
the sum Of one hundred Thousand dollars to bs
divided into one thousand shares of one hundred
dollars EACH payable in cash. within thirty days
after the organization OF the corporation
ARTICLE w.
The business Of said corporation shall be coutjed
to five directors with the right to Increase the
number to seven, by resO luton OF the Board OF
Directors, for the time being. The Board OF
Directors shall b. chosen by ballot BY the stock,
holders, and to hold Office until their successors
duly elected and qualified. The election for
directors shall take place on the second Wednes
day OF the month OF January of each and every
year. At the first monthly meetin. after their
election the directors shall proceed to the election
of the officers OF the corporation, aud ali the ON
GERS of said corporation shall continue i'll office
until their successors duly elected and have
qualified The officers OF this corporation shall be
tary and Superintendent. The directors shall have
the right to make all bylaws and regulations they
may deem ;or he t nrovisons
Of this charter and shall have power to nil vacan-
cies which may occur in their body from ANY cause
whatever.
The following persons shall constitute the first
Board OF Directors and shall hold office tor one
| year from the date OF this charter, to wit:
George A. Fos'lick, James r. Tucker,
II. NJ. IsaacsOn, J. Ingln
Byron SlOper.
ARTICLE VI
| This charter may he amended modified, and
| the capital stock may he increased with tue con
| IA.
general meeting Of the Stockholders, convened for
the purpose after thirty days notice in one of the
news papers published in the city of New Orleans
| hut amendment shall he made unless the M
| has been presented and read at two cOnsecrtiv,
meetings, and adopted as aforesaid; and wheneve
increase OF stock shall be duly authorized thirt,
| days notice OF the shall b. published in Ort
| OF the newspapers OF the city OF New Orleans
| within which time Stockholders shall have tn,
| privilege Of taking additional shares i'll proper
| ton to the amount OF stock they may hold, an.
any shares not taken at the expiration OF that tim
may be taken by other persons, but not undo
| their par value.
ARTICLE VII.
Upon the termination of this charter. as fixed b
law, or sooner, il determined upon ami ordered b.
vote OF three tOurths of the apital stock east
Il special meeting held for the purpose, notice q
which shall have been given for thirty days pre-
yioisy III one of the newspapers OF the city Of NeN
orleans, the liquidation AMI final settlement q
the affairs Of said corporation shall he effected b
| the election at a general meetin. OF the stock
holders by majority i'll amount OF the capt;
! stock OF three iUlidatOrs, who shall have fu
! power to settle the affairs dehniiveiy or SAID co
poration i'll such manner as they may deem mos
conducive to the interests OF the stockholders.
| The internal revenue stamp required by law
hereuntO affixed and cancelled.
| This done and passed my Office, at New q
leans on tn" day and da,e aiore said in r,esrn.
petent witnesses, who hereuntn sign their name
together with said appearers and me: notary.
J. INGR1N II. NJ. ISAACSON,
JAMES T. TUCKER, GEORGE A. FoSDICk.
ALCEK J. KER,
F. D. SK,4AKs, Witnesses
true copy from the original
ROBERT J. KER, Notary Public.
New Orleans, February ,. 1871
l, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort cages in al
for this city and parish OF Orleans state OF LON
ans DO hereby certify that the foregoing act OF
corporation has been this day duly reco51 r.. III
Ofhce, in Book Society VIII, fOliOs ~ ana z''.
c. DARCANTEL. Deputy: