New Orleans Republican., 1873-05-28
CORPORATIONS.
CHARTER .CHARTER.
CHARTER OF 1HE SIXTH DISTRICT AND CAR
BOLTON RAILROAD COMPANY.
sTATE Of LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Before me- Pierre Charles C,veilier, notary pib-
lie ii ai for the c.v and parish and S5ate Aforesaid
du.y commissioned and sworn, and III the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and unders gu
ed personally and appeared the pers ons who5e
names are hereuntO subscribed. who seyeraly de-
clared that, avaIiing themselves Of the provisions
OF the laws OF tie State OF Louisiana, relative 70
the Organization OF corporations for works OF
public improy ements and for other purposes they
have covenaated and agreed, and by these presents
do covenant and agree, and olnd themselves, and
those whom they represent, or VINO may hereafter
become associated with them, to form themselves
into and constitute corporation for the objects
and purposes and under the stipdla'ions IeXUl4-
tions. aud obligations following to wit:
ARTICLEi.
The eorpora.e name AID title OF .i,is corporation
shall be the Sixth DISTRICT AND CARROLLTON
RAILROAD COMPANY The place of business and
legal Gomicile thereof shall be the city of New
Orleans in the parish of Orleans, and the Safe OF
ARTICLE II.
The object and purpose for which .iiis corpora
ton IS established are declared to be the construct
ing, maintaining and operating OF a city railroad
for carrying passengers from and through the city
Of New Orleans to or through the city OF
CarlOton and vice and for that purpose
10 acquire by purchase from the present owners
thereof the rights titles, interests. privileges:
franchises prooerty. real and personal, 1--we and
Magazine Street Railroad Company of Jefferson
Cy roudlg n the pr Egpvsses , granted to sad
RES adopted April 23, 1878 By the Board of Admin
istrators of the city of New Orleans, and to have,
possess, ENJOY and exercise SHCu Otntr !uclututai
powers and privileges as are now or may hereafter
be conferred upon said corporation by general or
special laws OF the State of Louisiana, or ordi
nances of the city Of New Orleans CarrOll:On;
and to own, use, dispose Of and even ALLEVIATE said
property Ii they deem proper to do so.
Provided however, that the purchase price TO
be paid to the said owners of the Magazine Street
Railroad Company Of Jefferson City shall not ex-
ceed the sum ct one hundred and ten thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE 1T.
The Presiien Of the company siia be the proper
officer upon whom citation and al other le,s- pro
cess or notice may De served.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this company shall be
vested in Board of Directors. composed OF seven
stockholders.
No person shall be eligible to OF hold the office OF
director unless he shall own. at the time o! his
election and during his term of Office al least ht
teen shares of the capital stock of the company.
No two me mbers OF the firm shall at the
same time hold seats in the board; but the owning
BIZ any firm OF the requisite number OF at least fl
teen shares shall render any one member thereof
eligible to q seat in tee board.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this company is hereby
fixed for the present at one hundred and ten thou
sand dollars, represented by twenty two hundred
shares of fifty dollars each all fully paid which,
in conformity with the previous agreement be-
tween the parties hereto. IS distributed as follows