New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-09-14
VIAKTER OF THE LOUISIANA MANs
SgACyCRING AND PROrELLIN6 COMPANY
CT, .rr OF sn91SYANs CITY a1E NEUs ANS

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Be 10 Known chat on this twenty sixth day Of
August, in the year one thousand eight hundred AUD
seveAty-threee before me- Marcel T. Ducros a
notary public in and aw the CITY and parish of New
Orleans, state or Louisiana, aforesaid, duly c"me
missioned and sworn, personally came and ap
peared the parties whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scrlbed who declared that, availing themselves of
the provisions of the statutes of isaua relative
to the organization of corporations in this state,
they covenant, agree and bind themselves, shose
whom they represent, and those ~ho may here
after become members OF this corporation, by
subscription purchase, succession or otherwise to
form themselves into, and constitute corporation
for the objects and PURPOSES and HAteY the stpUo
la;ious following, to vito
aRTICLRY.
The name ma title of fhis corporation eaafY Be
The Louisiana Manufacturing aud fropelling
Company and it's dGmicils 10 hereby Ssta dshe1
in the city Of New Orleans, State VI Louisiana
ARTICLE 10
The objects ana purposes of tire association are
hereby declared to ba tine manufacture and vsnd-
ing of machinery and engines generally, and spe-
cally for the propallinS of or other vehicles,
and also the vending and dlsposns OF certain
patent rights acquired under the present act
The president or III bis absence, the secretary,
shat be the propt person upoa WHOM al CITATIONS
ARTICLE qIGo
The said association shall commence operations
from the date OF this cha ter, and shall exist tos
the SPACE of twenty five years. N shall Lave She
right to make contracts in its corporate name, TO
chase and sell movable and immv sole property,
and make ~ laws for the epe1tOt Ito asi.so
ARTICLE "
oThe uapisaS seoek OF sh. corporation 10 sxed -
9wo millions OF Go'laIS. represented by twenty
thousand shares, St enc hundred dollars each,
which shah 0e gsla 10 1ile De she time Of sHS-
|, scrption.
Eight ehsaaa2.4 s;aqes " ssi3 s'eoS are sere5r
declared 70 90 the 2ropsIis .: Hsn's o. Bull. "f
New Orleans a.lA ssIssiti.ts Che consideration Tor
which he has agreed 20 Sci! snd transfer and dos
bv these PIE sente actually az! and transfer % this
corporation Gil his rights, s.l. and interest ~ all
patents and caveats, applied for OF 80 be applied
provemenis in machinery fos Yro2e!us pui Yoses
and the manufactures ~ ei. aes fOV the Guitef
States Except however, His Fights 70 patent Nc.
I24 81 already solds. which said tlgh. thousand
shares of stock shall be considered tIlly paid and
shall neves oe sIlJec: 10 any asasssA.sAt w.asso'
ever.
The remains. sv.:v-. sn"s.ans sY.,es s.:a,l be
offered to the pubic Provided, however, shat for
thirty days from and aftes tho dat. hereof the
stockholders of the United States and European
Propeng Car Company shall. 20 tho extent of sx
thol,saI shaIe5 have 81. frivllsge To Subscribe
TO the present stock, and ia pay dog the same BY
delivering to the preseHt company one share of
said Urited States and European PIopellng Car
Company, and fifty cents IN cash soS one share OF
the present company. FULLY paid and provided
also that for shlrty days from and after The date
hereof the bondholders os said United States and
european Propelling Car Company shall, so tileeX-
tent of six thousand shares, haze the e5vilege to
subscribe TO the prsseIS stock. and to give III pay
ment one bond OF On. hundred 'ioiars OF :ad
United ststes and European stopeliing Car Com
pany. for share ~ one HUNDRED dollars Of the
present corporation. No transfer OF stock shal. %
mace except Oh SHe books of she GanpsnSo
ARTICLE 9.
Glis asssiasisa shall have a corporate eea'. the
device OF which shall be- "a Pelican ttedlns lts
young" with the name q: ths company AID that
OF e5sis CITY aIec!6cl!pg ~.
ARTICLE w.
Ply association shall nave power bv . vote sf
all the directors thereof 20 ssu. bonds on such
terms and under such conditions they may
deem proper, pledsng,sf necessary tire property
of All man 0I Ar o. GHd
however, that such bonds shall only be used TO
sase money to carry on the objects OF this charter
and provided. also, thar ssI shiectS axe specified
il ats asslasioa authorizing the SssSee
ARTICLE VII
81 Coe se Scss bonds cheek. 81 hes instruments
issued by this association stall be signed by the
president stluJ cosntersigned bs the secrstasyo
ARTICLE VIII.
SYi che goveSs OF this association chan Se sIss
ciseH by q board OF directors 30 consist of ten
stockholders, four of wLOSl ehal form quorum
all the officers clerks and employees of she com
paus and shall have Che right Of filling all vacan
cies which may ce.a IN she's Gods. 500 sG.tsssr
gho 9eHo@isS named r@rs"ne shai: Constitute
ss' first Board of Drtstora OF tn's corporation to
wiz: 9ienre 90 Bull A. W walker j L. Cannon,
]. +. case, Sam u Houston. Joseph Saymond, ~.
T. Ducros, BeH We'll, ;. e Austin, George :.
successors are lecte1 and have qualified. Henry
&. Bull is hereby declared % be president asd
pellntendent, and Augustus W. Walker. SECRETARY
ard treasurer Hb this association, and their term
OF office shao 6aDlIs So shos as 6lo SJss Board
OF Girectors
On tie first Monday of Sovemts.s 1895. saa Hs.l-
nially thereafter an election fox tea directors Of
this association shall be held b, the STOCK holders
at the office of the company from 30 A VI. to T.
II. A majority OF the votes eass az such election
stall elect Notice of such election shall be given
by advertisements Inserted for thirty days in two
newspapers published i'll the cits of New Orleans
After said election the board OF directors shall
e, ct from among its Rem DeIs president,
rary a superinteuueut aud a treasurer il shall
also elect such officers, clerks and employees as
may be necessary for the conducting of the bust
ness of said association. The president, secretary,
superintendent and treasurer shall continue 10
Office during the term Of the board which elects
them. No director officer shall be removed ex-
cept for just cause-charges shall be preferred
against bin at re gular meeting of the board and
accorded ia the minutes; inc uiry shall be called
for by vote of three fou1ths of all the directors,
and the party accused shall be allowed the privi-
legp TO defend himself. The decision of the board
shall be rendered at subsequent regular meeting,
and the party in accusation sha all only be removed
by q vote of three f0urths of all the directors.
ARTICLE XII
ANY stakeholder or stockholders representing IN
the aggregate ue-tenth of the capital stock of
this association may demand from the president
the conyocatiou OF a general meeting of the stock
holders and On tie refusal or neglect OF the presl-
dcnr to do, said stock no der or stockholders is
and are hereby horized, i've days after such Gee
mand, 20 call such general meeting BY ADVERTISE
nents, signed by the party or parties making such
call. and inserted for thirty days II tue peSs-
papers published in this city.
ARTICLE XII.
The stockholders Of this association, at The gen
eral met ting convened aforesaid. at general
meeting convened as provided for in article thir-
teen, shall have power to make any changes, addi-
tons or notifications 10 this act of Incorporation,
or 70 dissoIve the company provided three-fourths
OF the stock present and repressn ed at such meet
ing shall vote IN favor of such proposed measures;
and any and all such changes additions modihca-
lions or dissolution shall be corded required
by law.
ARTICLE Kill
The liquidation of the affairs of the company,
vyhefher the ba ssolva3 hv tnr,r;raf;<,, ~