New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-10

CORPORATIONS.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF Loo.
ISIANA-CITy or NEW ORLEANS

! { RARTER............ ......... CHARTER
| United STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF Loo.
IIANA-CITY or NEW ORLEANS
| Bel, Known that CH this fifth day OF the month
Of November. in the year OF our Lord one thou sand
! eight hundred and seventy.four, aad Of the indie.
| pendence OF the United States of America the
ninety.ninth before me, Charles g. Anory, no.
| tary public duly commissioned and sworn. in and
! foc this city and the parish Of Orleans, therein
! hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
| appeared Messrs. John B. LATTE. James T. Dos.
! and James Madison Seixas, all residents of this
cty who declared that. awaiting them selyes Of tho
fzns Hows1s and prysgs' con conferred BY sh
and instituted corporation for the purposes Oh,
iects, and under the stpulations and regulations
following 10 WI: ARr1c1Et
SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COM
! n the city Of New Orleans. parish Of orleans.
| State Of Louisiana The officers Of the corpora.
s g ss Boar: and
Citations. notices and other legal process shall be
served served on the president or on the secretary.
shall commence business soon as the requisites
Of the law shall have been compiled with. /.
during which time it shall have and enjoy success.
sior; It shall contract and be sued hold. re.
its corporate name property, both real ssd De-:
sonal; it shall establish such rules, by laws amt
regulations, for the management Of the company,
as may be necessary provided such rules, b. lava
ant gulati0ns shai not be contrary the stio.
!ations ct this charter Or the laws Of this Sta.-
and it shall possess IN general all such powers
and privileges al are given BY law corporations.
The sad corporation shall use corporate seat.
lame OF the company around Is.
ARTICLE Il.
The purposes for which the said Southern aud
Atlantic Te!s graph Company Is established. a1s:
the nature OF the business to be carried on by::.
are hereby declared TO he: To construct, use aud
operate magnetic telegraph lines aed TO transmit.
messages along the for themselv YES and Tor the
public, on ana along all high ways railways. canals.
riVers aud other pubic wavs in this State aud IL.
s;.ch other OF the United States where the laws
aha! or NAV permit. and the said COMPANY mag
cesire and also 10 connect and contract with any
other zine or lines OF telegraph for the tvaasuis'
SOL OF messages to any part Of the world
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of the company IS fixed a. .;~e
thousand dollars. which is divided into shares .f
tWenty'n.e dollars each, making two hundred
shares, all paid in, but the capital stock NAV bv
resolution of the Board OF Directors be increased
to any sum not exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars, 70 DO divided into corresponding .umtpa:
Q: shares Of Twenty-Five dollars each, t. be PAL:
CASH at the time OF subscription.
ARTICLE ~.
Transfers of stock shall be male on the hoo,-.,.
the company, and no stakeholder shall, ever b..
held Liable or responsible for the contracts or allt.
of the CORPORATION in any further sum ,han IA,
unpaid balance due to the company on :hs saarrs
owned by him.
ARTICLE v.
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members, elected ally by ballot oy ssockhoiar.
;;epresentlnS majority OF the shares on the ::s.
Monass on NOV at meeting called for :h
place after ten days notice in two neysosn.rs
published IN the city of New Orleans The rec.
tors shall elect from among themse.ve. the :ces;.
dent and secretary Of the corporation AMI ~.
said directors and officers shall exerci se Their
shall have qualified All vacancies s.sa SEA- AM an
in the board by the remaining members. "''7'
ARTICLE VI.
first Monday Of November 1875 and ,i paTe u. te
tion sia! nave been held, and Board of D.ee tors
sha.! have psen elected, and shall have qua..eI.
unueI the PROVISIONS OF this act and in &C cordanc
With the regulations and by laws to be adopted r5
Lowing named persons shall constitute the :ir..
Board OF Directors, among whom the trs. I've
named are respectively designated as nreside,.
ana secretary to wit: John 3. LATTE, pres.den,'
James Madison Seixas, secretary James r Dna
well. John G. Gaines aud Samuel .mpsou.
ARTICLE VII
The pre- sident Or II his absence one OF the i-ec
ee1;ncs 81 ,h hor na5 purpose shall preside a. all
executive officer, and shall conduct al .l,e husi
ness ness OF the company generally. The secretary
TO such an officer. Three directors shall rnns.
tGte quorum for the transaction OF business
ARTICLE VIII
This charter may be amended. al.e-a, q.
nuI!ed ana the company dissolved at any time 8,
general meeting of the stOckh0 .ders CaaveoaT
lished in two newspapers in the city of Saypp "a,
leans, PROVIDED that three -fourths OF the stoet
same. N ~''0A' l" t@o
ARTICLE *
a. .ne expiration OF this charter or il, cas-. .ba
sag company shall be sooner dissolved The atfsirs
Of tne company shall be liquidated and settled bv
three commissioners to be chosen bv three sonr+bs
VI the STOCK represented at any meeting OF tbs
stocknoIders called for that purpose. and in tlle
eh kont that no such commissioners are so chosen
d. Ine anairs OF the said company shall DO iqu
last elected. '' al" oiec'orS
ARTICLE X
., the 1oilowlng named persons are s,ockboGe-s of
.-e corporation created under this act and az .;.l
are eAtit!ed to the number OF shares Dl.ced On.
posf'e tneir names respectively, VIZ.
John p res.. sha:es.
&c - 80 z
Tvs we'll. Observation-Disclosures. Z
ipSo-A.s
800 - udIats. .............
Car kohn. .............., '-''''' ,
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AAAo tAe southern and Atlantic Te,erranb Fam
pan?, OF which Charles W, Blossom E.r -
0At''''''''....... ................l.:
anu n conclusion, the STOCKHOLDERS and so.o,,
aso.s mere ihapove named IN cortirmation q; ;;e
oiesalQ stlpu!ati0ns, covenants and ay-seuant.
y. and established by the prese1- az. frr
80 Pu[ poses above mentioned and to t,as e.Yec.