New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-10-12
QUARTER
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS. PARISH or ORLEANS.

! STATE OF LOUISIANA.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS
Be it known that ON this thirtieth day of Angus,
| IN the year OF our Lord one Thousand eight hun
dred and seventy three, before me, Charles Milton
Emerson, notary public duly commissioned an
sworn in and for this city and the parish of Or
leans, therein residing and liz the presence of tn,
| witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned per
sonally appeared the persons hereinafter named
! and Undersigned, who declared that in compliapc,
with and by virtue of an act of the Legislature O
this State relative TO the organization of corpora
tons for works of improvements and for athe,
| purposes they hereby form themselves into cor
porate body, under tie rulee, provisions and stipu
iatlons embraced IN the following articles to wit
! ARTICLE i.
| NAME, TITLE AND poEICILE.
| The name of this corporation shall be the NEW
| ORLEANS BUTCHERS HIDE AND TALLOW COM
| PASY and its domicie is established at New Or
| leans in the State OF Louisiana.
! ARTICLE II.
0HJECr, PURPOSES AND CITATION
The object and purposes of this company are de
clared to be and shall be the purchase and sale O
! hides and tallOw, and the preparation of the sams
for MAJ ket Citation and all legal process shall bt
served upon the president, or, in his absence al
the office Of the company in the hands of any eerl
ARTICLE III.
CAPITAL STOCK AVID snAREs
| The capital stock or this company shall be one
hun bred thousand dollars divided into four thou
| sand shares of twenty-five dollars each OF the
amount of said stock tenth shall be paid at tht
time OF subscribing for the same, and one fifth O
| the remainder shall be paid every thirty DAYS
| thereafter The company may go into operation
and commence busine as soon as one thousand
| shares stall have been taken.
ARTICLE ".
| DIRECTORS, KHECTIoSs ETC,
| The 8 fairs and business of the company sial be
| managed and conducted by board of thirteen
directors. each OF whom shall own at least ten
shares of stock. The directors shall be- elected
for the term OF one year at the annual meeting of
| the stockholders, which shall be held 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 oper ate as dissolution of the company
but the president shall another election 10
be notified and held thirty days thereafter unless
| the stockholders present at the annual meeting
shall vote to adjourn to another day. At al! meet
| lngs of stockholders every stakeholder shall be
entitled to vote on every share held by him up to
twenty shares, but no one shall be entitled TO
than twenty votes. Votes may be thrown by
| proxy. but the Proxy must be a stakeholder.
ARTICLE V.
SPECIAL MEETINGS,
Special meetings of stockholders shall be called
by the president on the written application of not
less than five members at such time may he
specified. being not NOR" than ten nor less than
three DAYS from the notices. Notices of all meet
!nes shall be BY personal summons publication
III two OF the daily newspapers o! tEis city.
ARTICLE VI.
OFFICERS. ETC.
The Directors shall elect of .leis nurl5e; rs
president and aNotheT as vice president. They
snail ais" elect a secretary, who shall be book
keeper and treasurer. The president shall preside
of the stockholders, and in his absence the Sice
president shall preside, and in the absence of both.
any member present NAV be chosen to preside.
ANY vacancy that may occur III the Board shall DO
filled by the Directors
ARTICLE VII.
.HrRrirG. TfP BcARr sls
The Board OF Directors shall meet at least once
every week az the office of the company, and at
hour fixed. They shall have power to appoint all
employees and 20 remove them at pleasure. and Tx
theiV salaries and wages.
ART!CLE VII.
TRANSFER OF STOCK AMP ,IAn!,trS.
Transfer of stock must be made on the books cf
the company ia person or BIZ power 0t attorney,
but no tTs.lste, shall: he allowed If any PAYMENT is
due the stock without tho consent of the direc.
tors. The stockholders shal rot be liable for debts
o: the CORPORATION .ond til. unpaid valance due
1873 '.e.Y .tol .. a.; th.II j. GsL:s iu.8. 10, ;l.
-.u.. No .ra-.s.r what. s..u - I.5. .,.l.
=. re co:.s.ae 8! u. Gil. Ctor..
ARCICLE.Ty.
:0vsH. or sChr0Eae.s
This corporation shall have rowe, ara authority
20 nave and "ii"v successor by their corporate
name for the period of twenty five years to con
tract. sue and be sued in said name; to make and
a corporate seal and the same to break alter
and amend at pleasure: ia hold, receive purchase
and convey all kinds Of property, real and per.
sOna', and by its Board of Directors TO ordain and
stabsh such rules and bylaws may be nece3-
safy and proper, provided the same not repug.
nant to the constitution ana laws of this State or
of the United States, or TO tho provisions of this
charter.
ARTICLE x
aRKKARs
Should any stakeholder refuse neglect to pay
any instaliment due on his stock within sixty days
from notice to that effect, the Directors shall have
power to sell said stock and credit the delinquent
with cte Net proceeds.
ARTICLE xI.
ACCESS TO BOOKS Ere.
The stock lders shall have access to the books
O. the company at al reasonable hours, and
balance sheet shall be prepared for inspection
every :hye. months.
ARTICLE XII.
DIVIDENDS.
At the end Of every commercial year, ofteuer
if deemed advisable by the Board of Directors
such dividends of the net profits ST all be declared
and paid The Board may think best for he inter
surplus 10 meet fAe wants and business operations
.re"'.
ARTICLE XII!.
sxEsKHT DIRECTORS
CH9n ehs Syss Monday of January, 1910 and ufl'il
their successors are elected and qualified. the fol-
lowing named stockholders shall constitute the
cliron. 4. Mailhs. l.. Duclos J. Duharry, r La
Gaze r. F.zs. p. BaDat, P. Eestac, N. LaAues. !.
Sorbde, J. b.rinchon, = hozes Subscription books
to -he capital stock of the company shall be
oren.d by tl.i" - .Ich times and Vlacss IS :hey
article XIV.
.-,,.rNK.ys .. .HaE,st.
This Ect q: corporation Hay b. altered notified
0, amended capital stock :urreas. i at gen.
eIal eth 'bS stOc sholdeTs 10 be
tina. purpose, after thirty days notice published
in two daily papers "i New Orleans. ana at sue 4
m.stlng 50 ccnv.n.d a. aforesaid 'his 9, after may
d :L4:.e 70 .si o.. the s'Hca holders.
ARTICLE XIV.
:is.rH-:iOI AID iisyi0A~!oS.
stthee. prar"1 .: this charter wh..iie: BY !i,ni..
a'icf by vote. as SET fort III t!- preceding
article III" affairs o.! tb" company shall .. wound
up and j.. uidated By three commissioners to be
appointed bv the Board of Directors. one ot sai.
commissioners may b. a director, and the others
shal! be stockholders and rot directors. III.
names and Interests o! I'll. parties respectively 20
this a'', and !" the original .n.a.. .iiou. axe Is
:o..w.:
shares. Shares.
:. Bert!liH..........4 ~. :. Gesni.hnn ....... 2!
F. te.tac POO J. NaIlles... ]!
T. Daba- 200 }. tubaEry -
A. Nuch iron 100 T. Lacaz. ............ 10
NJ. iann.s .......... ~ T. i0z.s.............. 2.
II. IiI.Zr............ ~ J. Noubd. -
L. .uc.G.. 80 And c.he.s.......... ..
Don. and passed at New Orleans, aforesaid, th'.
Cav, month and frs. abov" ~rlttea, II. 'he
presence 0: Ooinin que Ounesti" and iru. Bar'he.
10. fl fr,k