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



NRARTER. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. CHARTHR.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, CIT OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known that ON this seventh day Of March,
and seventy.ons, before me, Robert Joseph Ker. :
notary public in and for the city OF New Orleans,
parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana. duly conn
witnesses hereinafter named AID undersigned,
personally came and eppeared the persons whose
names are he.sgnto su6seIiesd, Who declsrsd that
eanisston Of corporations for works Of pablo inn.
to
. corporation for the objects and purposes. and
under the following articles and stpulstiona, to
wit: L Il.
The name and style Of this corporation shall be
''The Alabama Hydro Carbon Gaslight Company
and its dOmicie shall be established in the city Of
removing and establishing its domicile within the
State Of Alabama. ~ resolution Of the Board Of
to r. pSve a 10 IN
ARTICLE IL a.
The purpose for which this corporation is estab-
lished is to employ Sl0per's Hydro Carbon Gas
Apparatus" patented twentieth July, 1869, No.
1852, and to employ and use the said apparatus in
said corporation, and all legal process shall be
served on the president acting president of said
corporation; and the said corporation shall have
the right Of using corporate seal ettaa.ts
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corporation shall be the
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand dollars,
divided into fifteen hundred shares Of hundred
per centum, and when paid in cash the said stock
shall be considered fully paid, and no further as
'sessment shall ever be made.
ARTICLE ".
The business of said corporation shall
be confided to five directors with the
seven by resolution Of the Beard Of Directors for
the time being. The Board Of Directors shall be
chosen by the stockholders at the first election
held under this charter, and to hold Office until
their successors are duly elected and qualified.
shall take place on the second "wednesday Of jan%
uary, 1872 and thereafter on the second Wednesday
Of each and every year. At the first monthly meet:
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
tenn treasurer secretary and superintendent. The
ali by laws and regulations trey may deem neces
sary for the general interest Of this corporation
consistent with the provisions of this charter, and
shall have power to fill all vacancies which may
occur from any cause whatever.
ARTICLE Y.
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
tO-wit:
MEYER STERN, ISAAC STERN
HENRY Stern, GEORGE INGRAM
HENRY SBIDENBACH. ff,s la5
ARTICLE vi. Ki
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 ct
general meeting Of the st0ckholders, convened fbr
the purpose at the place Of doncile Of aad cOrpors
tion after thirty days public notice IN ONE Of the
public papers published in the state Of Alahama,
but no amendment shall be made unless tie oomc
shall have been presented and reGl st two con.
secutive meetings, and adopted - Aforesaid; ana
whenever an increase Of stock shah b. o6thOriSed
thirty days notice Of the same shan Is mn.
lishsd in one Of the public papers Of
the city OF New Orleans, ard one a the
public papers OF the State q A1ohGma within
which time the stoekholden shall ksve The privii.
ege Of taking additional shaxeo IN proportion to
the .moc our e the stock thy ~ kold and M
may b taken ~ sthse ress11s, hi shail net 3.
taken under their m N1no. & 4
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