New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-05-21
CORPORATIONS.
{ CHARTER. 'CHAKrhh'
CHARTER OF THE SIXTH DISTRICT AND CAR
ROLLTON RAILROAD COMPANY.
STATE nF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS. CITY OF NEW oRiEAS

PARISH OF ORLEANS CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Before me Pierre Charles Cuvetllec notary pub
lie III and for the city and parish and State
duly commissioned and sworn, ana IN Tue presence
OF the witne sesere;nafter named and under an
ed personally came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clared that, avalng themselves OF me PROVISIONS
OF the laws Of the State OF LOUISIANA, reiatIve 70
the organization of corporations for works OF
public lmprov emeuts ard tor other purposes, theV
have covenauted and agreed, and by these presents
do covenant and agree and bind thense! yes, and
those whom they represent, or VINO may hereafter
become associated with them, TO form themselves
into and constitute corporation for the oolrcts
ana PURPOSES aud under the stlpaia loiIS, 1eSu.a-
tons aid Obligation following 10 ":.
ARTICLEl.
The CORPORATE name Ard title of this COZ poration
shall be the SIXTH DISTRICT AND CARRoLLfON
RAILROAD COMPAsY." The place OF business anr.
Orleans in the parish OF Orleans, aud the > att OF
LOUISIANA.
The o zee. and purpose 10Y which mi. corpora
ton 5 Established arr. dec Jared 70 b. the construct
ing main. a ming and operating Of city railroad
fer carrying passei from and through the city
Carrol!tou, and vice versa and for :lat purpose
to acquire By purchase from the PRESENT owners
thereof the rights titles Interests p'l ,I,.
rolling stock, effects and claims whatsoever OF the
Magazine Street Railroad Company OF Jefferson
owners bv .ra 1He 70. ;i5 Naturalization Sc
ries adopted April g. l2-3 BY the Board Of Admin
istiatOrs of the city of New Orleans and 20 have,
possess enjoy and exercise such other Incldtnta.
powers and privileges are now o. may hereafter
be conferred upon said corporation by genera! or
special lava OF the State Of Louisiana, or ord!
nances of the city of New Orleans or Carrollton:
and 10 own. use, dispose OF. and even Alternate SAID
propeItT if they ,.eeM proper to do so.
Provided, however, that the purchase price 10
be paid to the said owners OF the Magazine Street
Raro 4d Company OF Jefferson CITY shall not eH-
coed the SUM Of enc hundred AID tea thousand
dollars.
ARTICLE ITi.
TIE Presilen' OF the COMPANY si.al be the proper
office: UPON whom citation ant al OtLe: Legal pro
CesS o: .O.cs ma. be served.
ARTICLE ~.
Til. corporate powers OF tilis c;mpan- si.ai! be
vested III Board OK Directors. composed o. seven
Stockholders.
No pe:sol. shall he eligible TO o: hold the office Of
d9eco: .Inless he shall own. at the time OF his
election ami during s term OF office. at least nj
teen shares of the capita! stock CT the con pany
No two en-, beIs OF ste same firm shat. At the
SAME time no u seat, in tie board but the owning
br any firm OF the ye4slte EUmbeV OF at least nj
teen shares shall render an: one memoeI tie!e0
| eligible to : seat in tne board.
ARrICLEv.
The capita; stock Of tn. company il hereby
y.d for The pr.sen. at one hundred and ten thou
sand do lars represented by twenty two hundred
shares o. fifty dollars each. all fully paid. which
! in conformity with the previous agreement be-
tween the parties ae.eto Is distributed as follows