New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-14
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CIrS OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CITS OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
Belt %nown that on this thirtieth day of August
in the year of our Lord one Thousand eight hun
dred and seventy three before me, Charles Milton
Emerson, a notary public duly commissioned an +,
sworn, in and for his city and the parish of Or.
leans therein residing. and in the presence of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned per
sonally appeared the persons hereinafter named
and undersigned, who declared that in compliance
with aud by virtue of act of the Legislature of
this State relative 30 the organization OF corpora.
lions for works of improvements and for other
purposes they hereby form themselves into cor.
poIate body, under the rules provisions ana stpu'
IatSoas embraced in the following articles. to wiz
ARTICLE I.
NAME. rJTIE AND HoMi.lIs.
fHe name Of this corporation shall be the NEW
ORLEANS BUTCHERS HIDE AND TALLOW COM.
PANi and its domicile is established at New Or
leans. ~ the STATE OF louisiana
ARTICLE;f.
OBJECT. PURPOSES AND CITATION.
The object and purposes OF this company are lie.
clared to be and shall be the purchase and salt. of
hides and tallow, and the preparation of the same
for market. Citation and all legal process shall be
served upon the president. or. in his absence at
the office of the company u the hands Of any clerk
ARTICLE III.
CAPITAL srocS AND saAaEse
The capital stock of this company shall he one
hundred thousand dollars. divided into four thou.
SAND 6hare6 OF twenty-five Dol Ar5 eacn. vi the
amount of said stock. tenth shall be- paid at the
time OF subscribing for the sanIe and onefifth OF
the remainder shall BIS paid every thirty days
thereafter The company may go into operation
and commence busine sOOR one thousand
shares shall have been taken.
ARTICLE ".
DIRECTORS ELECTIONS. vic.
The affairs and bnsne IS of the company ehafi be
mana ged and conducted BY a board of thirteen
directors each of whom shall own at least ten
shares OF stock The directors shall be elected
tOT the term OF one year at the annual meeting of
the stockholders, which shall be held on the first
Monday of January of every year, and they shall
continue in Office until their successors chosen
failure to elect directors on the day aforesaid
shall not operate as dissolution of the company,
but the president shall cause another election to
be notified and held thirty days there After unless
the stockholders present al the annual meetin:
shall vote to adjourn 20 another dAy. At all meet
IDgs of stockholders every stakeholder shall be
twenty shares, but no shall be entitI led tomOre
than twenty votes. Votes may he throwa by
yEo1:. i.s tie proxy must be a stoe khaldsS.
ARTICLEv Y.
sVKCIAL SRRYIsGse
Special meetings OF stockholders s9sY Se esi'e3
BY The president che written application of not
less than five members, at such time as NAV be-
specified being not more easn tea nos !s-s than
three Gays from the notices. Notices of all meet
ings shall ne by personal summons or publication
il ss~o: ;.s daily newspapers .: s.sa.tso
ARTGLS ~.
CETCERs sTC.
pr. .dsut and another 40 vic. president. They
snail also eject secretary, VIII" shall be book
keeper and Treasurer Yhe president shall preside
81 al. stinss OF TIE EosIsl. ar! az al meetings
os the stockholders AID in iSs absence che vice
president shall preside. ana in the absence of both.
an, esemsef presen: NAV be chosen 10 preside.
Anv vacancy Shat may Oc.U y ia the EoSl.i SHALL &c
Gl.e1 ~ s,.- Directors.
ARTICLE w.
0ENrIS,s OF srE HosRe src
!as sSard Of Directors shall meet al isass once
Aa.ly - tbsc Sh.O at
hour hIed They shall hav. power to appoint all
employees. anAr semcvs them st pleasure. ssd is
tl...S sa.ss.es and wages.
ARTICLE WILL
sRAss1Rn OF sro.s AsD lIAsILifS.
transfer Of stock must be made on the books Of
tn. company III person by power OF attorney.
due the stock tious the consent OF the direc
The STOCKHOLDERS ss oil not be liable for debts
of the corporation beyond the unpaid balance due
,heIs stock OF OF thei. indebtedness for the
same. No transfer whatever shall leo Eas4i. &3s!..
OSt tic consent OF the directors
ART!CLESH
Fs~GRs CORPORATION.
This cesI.srstoH shall! hay. power and sute "s'-
20 have and eTjov succession by their corporate
name. for the period Of Twenty-Five wears. to cor
tract and be sued in said H;sine: % make and
and amend at pleasure; ~ hold receive pure base
and soRves al kinds Of property, real and peg.
sOnal and ny its Board OF !'irestors TO or!ain and
establish such rules and bylaws may be nsces-
sary and proper provided the same are rot repug
nant to the constitution ana lave OF this State or
% Che United states OF 70 she srsS.s:aSs OS this
ARyICLEx
ARREARS.
SforlI WV e'sckholde: ra.u.s OF .s 81 Ct - paw
any .nstailuens due on his stock within sixty days
from motto. to that effect .he Directors shall have
powes .c sell said stock An. CIej: the delinquent
NtA she &C. proceeds.
ARTICLE 81.
ACCESS 20 rocks SIC.
20, Sit %
o. the company ~ all reasonable hours. ami
balance sheet shall be prepared for Inspection
every three E!o.ths.
ARTICLE XII.
pIyIpFHce
A. she end 81 every commer.l 81 year, ~ oStensr,
/: deemed advisable by the Bosri OF Directors,
and pal as the Board may think best for the inter:
est OF ,hf. company, atteg gesevVing a sufficient
surplus TO asses she wants and b.ssa.ss eI-Ss,S.ns
ARTICLE XIII.
Present DI.eC-oa..
Cnsi' the Srst Monday OF January, 1894 ana until
owines named Stockholders shall constitute tl.
Hrse Board o: Directors, W: :. BERTHA 4. Du.
chiron A Nailhss, i. Orclc. ). Duharry +. VA
Gaze II. Feze, b. Dabat, =. .c5tac, NJ LaAnes. J.
Seuhde }. BernichOn, +, I.3zes. subscription books
10 TIE capital stock OF the company sha be
e-ened by the8s 81 such times and places a. thes
ARTICLE XIV.
asEspMEsr. OF CHARTER
This sse si incorporation may ~ ...:ers', ,aes..
fed OF amended its capital stock, al general
Sneetiug OF the stockholders, 70 be convened Tor
that purpose, after thirty DAYS notice published
Oh two daily pepers of New orleans, and at such
meetin. convened as aforesaid tals e aTter mag
be revoked AMI TIE company diSso'v we'd Gy a vote
OF three 6suttbs Gf the stockholders.
ARTICLE XIV.
aEesOaUsIoS AND EIQrlDArIOS.
az the expiration of this charter whether Hy Limit.
alton by vote, set forth in ths next preceding
article the affairs of tse company shall be wound
up and liquidated by three commissioners, to- be
appointed by the Board of Directors one OF said
commissioners may be a director and the others
shall be stockholders and not directors The
names and interests of the parties respectively to
this act, and 10 the original subscription are as
foONe