New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-04-14


Re it known that on this seventh day of March,
in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred
and seventy-one, before me, Robert Joseph Ker. .
parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, duly com.
missioned and qualified, and in presence Of the
and hs
names are hereuntO subscribed, who declared that
availing themselves of the provisions Of the laws
ganization of corporations for works Of public i'm
prOvement and for other purposes" they have
agreed to form themselves into and to constitute
a corporation for the objects and purposes. and
under the following articles aud stipulati0ns. to
witt
ARTICLE l.
The name and style Of this corporation shall be
"The Alabama Hydro Carbon Gaslight Company
and it's domicile shall be established in the city Of
New Orleans, State Of louisiana with the right OF
s o
Directors to be appointed and to continue In office
as is hereinafter provided for.
ARTICLE II.
The purpose for which this corporation il estab-
lished is to employ Slopers Hydro Carbon Gas
Apparatus" patented twentieth July, 1869, No.
80 1872 and to employ and use the said apparatus in
the State Of Alabama, especially for the benefit of
served on the president or acting president Of said
corporation; and the said corporation shall have
the right of using corporate seal
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of this corporation shall be the
81
dollars each, which shall be assessed at twenty
per centum, and when paid in cash the said stock
shall he considered fully paid, and no further as
sessment shall ever BIZ made.
ARTICLE ".
be contded to five directors with the
right to increase the number to
BY 6s Of t the B :; Of
chosen by the stockholders at the first election
held under this charter. and to hold office until
The first election Of directors under this Charter
shall take place on the second Wednesday Of Janu.
uary, 1872. and thereafter the second Wednesday
ing after their election the directors shall proceed
to the election of the officers Of this corporation,
and all the officers Of the said corporation shall
continue in Office until their successors have been
duly elected and have qualified. The officers of
this corporation shall be president, president pro
Board Of Directors shall have the right Of making
all bylaws and regulations they may deem neces-
sary for the general interest Of this corporation,
shall have power to fill all vacancies which may
occur tr0m any cause whatever.
ARTICLE v.
The following persons. shall constitute the first
Board OF Directors, and shall hold Office for one
year from the date of this charter, and until the
election and qualification Of their successors,
tO-wit:
MEysR STEM sTEgs G ISAAC STEM 1NaS;
HENRY sEIDENBACJ
ARTICLE vi.
This charter may be amended or modified. and
the capital stock may be increased with the con-
sent Of three fourths Of the stock represented At
general meeting Of the stockholders, convened for
the purpose ct the place Of d0icile Of said cOrporn
ton after thirty days public notice in one Of Tie
public papers published in the State of Aiahamae
but no amendment shall be made unless tie sams
shall have been presented and read at two con.
secutive meesings, and adopted - Aforesaid; and
thirty days notice OF the same shall Be p~S,
iished .,.n IN - one Of the public papers Of
public papers Of the state Or Alshsm3 WttSin hin
which nme the seeceholaers shall have the privii-
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