New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-12-06
CORPORATIONS,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF LOU.
ISIANA-CITT OF SkW ORLEANS.

1SlANA-ClTf OF ShW ORLkANS.
BE it known that On this ffth day OF the month
of November in the year Of our Lord one Thousand
eight hundred and seventy four, and OF the indie.
pendsncs Of the United States OF America the
ninety ninth, before me, Charles q. An,Iry no.
tary public. duly commissioned and sworn. in and
for this city and the parish OF Orleans. therein
residing. ana in the presence cf the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
wen, Samuel Simpson. John G. Gaines, Carl Kohn
and James Madison Seixas. oil residents of this
cisy, who declared that awaiting themselves of the
rights powers and privileges conferred by ths
laws of the state of Louisiana, they have formed
and instituted corporation for the purposes, OBJ
jects, aud under the stipulatiOns and regulations
following to wit:
This corporation shall be named and STYLED tho
PANY, and its dOmice shall be and is here by liked
in the city OF New Orleans, parish Of Orleans.
ton shall consist of president and . secretary,
who shall be elected by the Board of Directors.
Citatious notices and other legal process shall be
served on the president; or on the secretary.
should the president be absent. The corporation
shall commence business as soon as the requisites
Of the law shall have been complied with. u
shall exist and continue for twenty-five years,
during which time it shall have and enjoy success
sion; It shall contract. and be sued. hold re.
ceive purchase sell and otherwise convey, under
its corporate name property, both real and per.
sOns it shall establish such rules by laws and
as may be NECESSARY provided such Jules by laws
and regulations shall not be contrary to the stipu.
lAtlOn6 OF tAS charter or Cne laws OF THIS Stat<s
and it shall possess in general all such powers
and privileges as are given by law to corporations
The said corporation shall use corporate seal
name ot the company around it.
ARTICLE H.
Tho purposes for which the said Southern ana
the nature Of the business to be carried on by H.
are hereby declared to be: To construct, and
operate magnetic telegraph lines and to transmit
messages along the same for and for the
public on ana along all highways railways. canals.
rivers and other public wsys in this State, and in
such other of the United States where the laws
shall or may permit. and the said company may
desire, and also to connect and contract with any
other line or lines OF telegraph for the transmis
sion vi messages to any part of the world.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of tho company is fixed At five
thousand dollars, which is divided into shares Of
twenty-five dollars each, making two hundred
shares all paid in, but the capital stock may BY
resolution OF the Board of Directors. be increased
to any sum not exceeding ono hundred thousand
dollars, to be divided into corresponding numbes
of shares Of twenty-five dollars each, to be paid
cash at the time of subscription
ARTICLE Nv.
Transfers of stock shall be made on the books Of
the company, and no stakeholder shall ever be
held liable responsible for the contracts faults
of the corporation in any further sum than the
ARTICLE "
The Board of Directors shall be composed of five
members, elected annually by ballot by stockholders
representing majority of the shares, on the first
Monday OF November at q meeting called for the
purpose by tho secretarysthe said meeting to take
place after ten days notice in two newspapers
published in the city of New Orleans. The diree-
tors shall elect from among themselves the presi-
dent and secretary Of the corporation; and the
said directors and officers shall exercise their func.
tons until othsfs are elected in Their stead ana
in the board by the remaining members.
ARTICLE vi.
The first annual election shall take place on shS
first Monday Of November, 1875 and until an cleo
ton shall have been held, and Board of Directors
shall have been elected, and shall have qualified.
under the provisions of this act and in accordance
with the regulations and by Nws to be adopted thS
following named persons shall constitute the first
Board Of Directors, among whom the first two
named respectively designated president
and secretary, to wit: John B. LATTE. president;
Jane. Madison seixss secretary; Jalhes Z. Dos.
well, John g. Gaines and samuel Simpson.
The president OF in his absence one Of the difee.
tors elected for that purpose shall preside ct all
meetings OF the hoard, perform all the duties of sn
executive oticsr, and shall conduct ali the bust.
ness Of the company generally. The seer etary
10 such an officer. Three directors shall consti-
tUte quorum for the transactions Of business.
ARTICLE VIII.
This charter may be amended altered or an.
nusd and the company dissolved 1T any time at
q general Ineetisg Of the stockholders convened
lished in two newspapers in the city Of New Or
| leane provided that three fourths Of the stock
represented Ut such meeting shsll assent to the
same.
! At tho expiration of this charter, in case the
I said company shall be sooner dissolved the affairs
of the company shall be lquidSte6 and settled by
three commissioners to be chosen by three fOurths
! Of the stock represented at any meeting OF the
! stockholders called for that purpose and in the
event that no such commissioners are so chosen
then the affairs OF the said company shall be iqui-
dated and settled by che president and %irsctsrs
last elected.
The following named persons arr stockholders 81
the corporation created under CHS act and sue b
are entitled 70 the number Of shares placed sp
sha~es
James 7. boswell. Observation-Disclosures.
J samuel simpson.
John u Galnee.. commandments.
Cef! honn ...'...'..''.'
| And the eouthern and Atlantic Telegraph Com
pany of which Charles ". Blossom, Esq, 10
vice president. ............... ...............Ia
! And in conclusion, che stockholders and copper
I ators hereinAbovS named, III confirmation Of fh>
aforesaid stiDul atoms covenants and agreeme nj ..
I ordained and established by the present act fos
! the purposes above mentioned and to that enecs
respectively, in tho presence Of messra. Edgse
GrimS ana Duma Dslery, both residing in this city
comp ent witnesses. who have also hersuntn .et
Ut the city Of New Orleans, "n The day S.d ia u.
! month and wear hrst above WsitSeA.
] 1he original is signed:
( JNO. B. LAFITTy.
JNO q. GAINES,
g. KOHN,
AAML SIMPkOS,
J. T. BOSWELL,
Per pro CHARLES =. eibsSs.N, :. r
J. u. SEIXAS.
l Witnesses:
I EDGAR GRIHA
kURA DaLEKY
CXAs q. asASs. X-.s,y Public.
i.estify The foregoing 70 se true copy " Chs
! original charter extant and ~ YecOrd} in WY Office
I In fsth whereof gra't these INssents un1e
J MY sgnStuIe and the impress Of Iay seal Of ON q
] 1T the city of New Orr <ans, this seventh day Q
| the nonth of November, A. d. 1874.
I CHAS. q. ANDRY,
, no8 Is 25 dog NOtarv Public.
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