New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-06-15
CORPORATIONS.
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE %
LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
CHARTER
QUARTER.

PARISH OF ORLEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be !; known .ha. on this tt irty first day Of the
mort tn of May, in the year OF our Lord one thou
nard .; Oh. hundred and seventy three, and of the
,dependence of the CIited States OF America the
iuefysevenrh, before ne, Gustave LeGardeur,
n ard for the parish and city Aforesaid, therein
aiding and III the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned personally came ana
a,r.ar.d the persons whose names are hereto sub
scr,bed who severally declared and acknowledged
that awaiting themselves Of the provisions OF the
avs of State of Louisiana relative to the organ.
Xa;ion Of corporations for works OF public im.
rrCvement ard for other purposes, approved the
fourteenth CAV of March, 1885, they have cove
niutcd aud agreed and do, by these presents.
covenant and agree 10 form among themselves
and such others as may become associated Win
item bv subscription. purchase, transfer or sue
.ssior a corporation and they do heIeby dec are
:i.e following articles TO be the eonst!tu ION and
charter Of said corporation:
ARTICLE ].
T. The rame style and title OF the said corpora.
:on shall be the Blood Fertilizng Works OF New
~. cans" aud the domicile of SAID corporation is
hereby established ID the city OF New Orleans
,. II shall commence business as soon ID forty
thousand dollars shall have been sub.
:1sd and o ~. shs ens S9erna of ths cre.
cent City Live Stock Landing and Slaughter
solved by order Of the thiee-foar.Ls OF all the
stock of tins corporation.
,. 1t shall have a seal. and the device npon the
shall De SUCH as the bOa.O q BiectoiS may
hereafter designate.
!. The President, or, in lis absence. the Secre.
ialy OF the corporation, is hereby designated as
proper otiices on whom cltatl0ns anu AL othef
..:a! process may be served.
ARTICLE IL
] TIE object and purposes OF The corporation
sc declared to be the following 70 VIII 10 make
!. fertilizer and otherwise utilize the blood, CUTS,
manure residue etc OF the Crescent City Live
sock Landing and slaughteIhoase Company. in
accordance with the clauses and stipulatlons OF a
certain contract and agreement made and entered
NO between the said Slauehterhouse Company
nd John Dsnonae Of this city Per &C, SasTs s De- =;
..y, 1872, and to that end, for and IN eonsidera-
son of three hundred and fifty shares OF the CAPT
Va stock OF this corporation. TO be transferred 10
lin, the said John DolhODde, IN full ownership to
boy from him all the rights. title and interest
which he has or may have N aid 10 the aforesaid
contract and agreement, made and entered into
IL tween the sad Slaughter House Company and
act of the twelfth day ct July 1872, before the un-
GtTsigned notary and also all the rights, title ana
interest which he has or may have IN al 10 the
name and style Of Blood Fertilizng Works of New
Orleans and the franchises thereof, the machinery,
apparatus, buildings, good WILL anu all appurte'
ces thereof.
l. The capita stock of this COZ pOratien is hereby
hx ed st seveDty.tve Thousand dollars, divided into
seven hundred and Fl fly shares of hundred dol
iars each, to be paid Ter at the time and in the
manner provided for in paragraph ono OF article
fourth.
of the corporation at its office in this city only but
exists the part of the holder, and no cert cate
OF stock shall be issued until the same is paid In
fun.
l. The subscribers TO the said corporation shall
paw cash INTO the hands of the President, upon its
organization for business twenty-five per cent o.
each and every share OF stock subscribed by them.
and the seventy-fve per cent remaining shall re
divided into three lnstallments OF twenty i've per
cent each which shall be made payable 81 such
times may be determined by tine Eoard OF III
Iectors pro vided no call shall exceed install
ment at a inc and then only after thirty days
notice published i'll two of the papers OF this city
.nstalment as provided above, IN paragraph one
Of this article and without fuIth putting in de-
FAULT the stock OF the party negectiEg or refusing
TO pay. and all benefit appertalnng 10 the same.
shah be forfeited to the said corporation. Never
:hey are hereby authorized TO extend, the term of
payment of any nstallnent called for and due.
init the forfeiture on payment OF the instament
Nues
T. On the thrtieth day of June, of the year 1874,
and Of each ard every year thereafter, the Presi-
dent shall cause to be made statement OF the
affairs of the corporation, showing the reteipIs
and disbursements made and the true situat ion OF
tie corporation and the day above liked the
Board Of Directors shall declare such dividend as
ANA fix and determine the time and manner III
whic, said dividend shall be paid to the stock
:o!deIs.
E! All the powers of the corporation shall be ex
src,sed by Board of Directors, TO consist of SIX
s.ockholdeIs four of whom shall form quorum
.or the transaction OF all the business OF the COLI
J! The first election of the Directors of the cor.
,oratio shah be held the second Monday o.
December 1873, and thereafter on the said dav. i'll
each and every election for Directors siai.
be held a. tucR pace M the ,s ., of c
-lection the President shall cause at least nf!een
days previous notice to be given in two OF the
newspapers OF this city
!. The Board of Directors shall appoint three Of
:he stoc kholders OF the corporation commission,
.rs and two teers. to conduct, sLperinteLd and
report said election and if the said commission
-rs or tellels decline fail to attend, tie P,esi.
dent NAV appoint others to fill such vacancies.
T. Each aud every stakeholder shall be entitled
at said election. either III person or ny proxy, 10
one vote OF each and every share Of the capital
stock which he, size Or they may respectively GCld
but not to vote any stock to him, her Or tbem
transferred within thirty days previous to said
;. The persons receiving plurality of votes
shall be considered elected and the Board OF DIec'
thus elected shall take their seats on me sec
ond MONDAY i'll January following and shall serve
Tor the term of year. or until their successors
are duly elected and have qualified
.he day aforesaid the President shall cause al
other election to take place within ten days there
a mtpt in two of the newspapers of this city
:. No person shall be capable OF being DlIectci
OF said corporation who does not at the tims on
t. election and during his continuance IN once
:od in his name, or in that of the commercial trn
Of which he may be partner; at least ten shares
PoA~'Ao'
ARTICLE VII.
The Bu,rd of Directors shall annually. at the II
trst meeting elect one of their own members as
President no shall hold his office for he TEN i
one year until his successor Is elected. me
Board of Directors shall also appoint 2l the othet
officers and clerks of the corporation and sheiI
Tx the compensation of the President and OF al
che officers and clerks employed by SAID cofpo'
3ation. ,,..:, .,
the Board of Directors aud at the meeting OF the
stockholders of the corporation, and shall conduct
:he business of the said coIp"railon geheIals' ALL
der the supervision Of the Board of Directors
:. Books of subscription 10 the capital STOCK o.
Che said corporation shall be kept open by the
Board Of Directors until the whole capita! stock IS
'"s' W up stocSho,der shall in any event. be made
liable for the losses the corporation in any larger
ann than the amount Of his her or their subst
ton TO the capital stock, and his. her or THEN ILL
Jebtedness to the corporation.
In the absence of the President. the Board OF
Nir,ctors shall appoint of theiI members 10 &c
IN his place They shall have power TO adopt such
bylaws they may deem necessary anu co. .h
.en, ut for the government and regulation OF me
corporation, and ill any vacancies when may oe'
eur in their number. and generally to 90 ana per
form all other acts, matters AID things not ne
specially provided for, conformabiy 10 laW wnCm
.hall or may he necessary for carving INTO luii
effect the Object and purposes OF TINS OF
according to the resolutions OF the Board cf DE-
.ectors not otherwise.
ARTICLE VIII.
T. The following named persons shall cons'ltlt,
,he first Board of Directors of this corporation 10
wit: Charles Cavaroc, Charles de Ruyter, H. b Lee
marie Daniel Cebb John Dolhonde. T. H. d mi
they shall hold their office until their successors az
elected and have qualified they are hereby IL
vested with ali the rights and powers therel'nto
| belonging with full power and authority to cake
execute and sign all act or acts that sian o.
ton by John DOlhonde Of all the rlghtss llte ~ q
interest which he has or may have IL ana 10 tne
| contract and agreement made and entered into
1 10, nd he