New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-05
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SRCTIOS l. The following named PERSONS to wit:
Benjamin Bloomfield, James Benton, K. Tomatis
John B. Desanges, W. Hylested, William Bluhme
Samuel J. Seymour, Emile Bouny, Joseph Lang and
J. A. QuinterO, hereby appointed, constituted
and declared the first Board of Directors for this
corporation, with the following officers: The said
BENJAMIN Bloomfield as President said 4. Tomatis
as Vice President, the said William Bluhme
Treasurer, the said j. A. Quntero Secretary, the
said James Benton Manager and the attorneys
who may be appointed by the President; all of
whom, with the aforesaid directors shall serve and
hold their respective positions until the third Mon
day in May 1873, and until their successors are
elected and qualified
seq q Any vacancy occurring in said Board of
Directors shall be filed by a majority of quorum
of the directors who shall also appoint all agents
clerks and employees that may be required and fix
their respective salaries and also designate their
Duties. majority OF quorum of the directors
shall fix the salaries of all officers and shall have
the power and authority TO establish branch Off
ces agencies, etc, make and adopt bylaws,
rules and regulations for the guidance of this
poration, and to do all things required and Incl
dental to conducting managing and putting into
operation lotteries and the drawing of lotteries,
selling lottery, policy and combination tickets,
devices, certificates and fractional parts thereof
and all things appertanng to lotteries which may
conduce to the acquiring and owning by this cor
poratioR of four steamships either by purchase or
built to order, and furnishing, completing and
maintaining the same,
tion shall serve for four years, and the agents,
clerks and employees shall serve for such time as
directors.
SEC. 4. The salaries Of the aforesaid officers shall
GATE ana commence three months from the date of
the first drawing of the lottery to be established
and organized by this corporation unless the
necessities of the should require that one or
of said officers shall perform services previous
to said drawing, which shall be decided by a
quorum of the directors.
SEC. 5. On the third Monday in May, 1875 and
every four years thereafter, the stockholders of
this corporation shall vote, at the office of the
poration between the hours of nine o'clock A. NJ
and twelve o'clock NJ and elect ten persons from
their number to serve directors for the term of
four years, and until their successors elected
and qualified.
SEC. s. Each share of stock shall represent one
vote, either In person or by proxy
SEC. I. The president of the corporation shall
appoint three commissioners and two telers to
conduct and superintend said election, set forth
in section five of this article and they shall certify
under oath, to its correctness and fairness.
SEC. 8. No person shall vfte at any meeting of
the stockholders, unless he. she they are bona
hde owners OF the number of shares of the stock
to be voted, and which shall have been registered
on the books of the corporation in his, her or
their names thirty days Sundays excepted) pre-
viOus to said election.