New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-11-26
CORPORATIONS,
UNITED STATES OF AMBRTCA-srATB OF LOU.
ISIANA-CITY or NEW ORLEANS

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UNITED STATES OF AMER1cA-srATB OF LOU
ISlANA-CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known that On this fifth day OF the month
Of November, in the year of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred ana seventy four, and 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
Tor TINS city and the parish Of Orleans. therein
residing. and in the presence Of the witnessed
hereinafter named and undersigned, personally
we'll. Samuel Simpson John g. Gaint s. Carl Kohu
and James Madison Seixss all residents Of this
city. who declared that awaiting themselves of the
rights, powers and privileges conferred by the
laws of the state of Louisiana they have formed
and instituted corporation for the purposes Oh
lects, and under the stipulations AMI regulations
following, to witt
This corporation snail be named and STYLED the
SOUTHERN AND ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH COM
PANY and its domcile shall be and is here by fixed
in the city of New Osleans parish Of Orleans.
State of Louisiana. The officers of the corpora
who shall be elected by the Board Of Directors.
Cltatlons notices and other legal process shall be
served served o.. on the president; or on the secretary
shall CONNER ce business soon az the requisite
OF the law shall have been complied with. 1t
shall exist and continue for twenty Eve years,
SLOT; it shall contract, sue and be sued hold re-.
ceive Purchase sell and otherwise convey under
its corporate name. property, both real aud per.
sonal; it shall establish such rules by laws and
regulations, for the management Of the company
as may DO necessary. provided such rules by laws
lations of this charter or the laws Of this State
and 1t shall possess in general all such powers
and priyt ges as are given by law to corporations
ihe said corporation shall use corporate SEAL
the device upon which shall be All eagle. with the
name OF the company around it.
ARTICLE II.
The purposes for which the said Southern and
Atlantic Telegraph Company is established. aud
the nature OF the business to be carried on by it.
are hereby declared TO be: To construct, use and
operate magnetic telegraph linee, and to transmit
messages along the for themselves and for the
public on and along all highways railways canals,
yiv. RS and other pubic ways in this State and in
such other OF the United States where the laws
shall or NAV permit and the said company may
desire, and also to connect and contract with any
other line or lines OF telegraph for the trans mis-.
sion OF messages to any part Of the world.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of the company is xe6 at five
thousand dollars, which is divided into shares of
shares all paid in, but the capital stock may by
resolution Of the Beard of Directors be in ased
to any sum no. exceeding one hundred thousand
dollars, to be divided into corresponding number
of shares of twenty. five dollars each to b. paid
cash 1t the time Of subs criptlon.
ARTICLE w.
Transfers OF stock shall be made on the books OF
the COMPANY and no stakeholder shall ever Nv,
held Liable or responsible for the contracts or faults
of the corporation in any further sum than the
unpaid balance due to the company on the shares
ARTICLE "
The Board Of Directors shall he composed Of Eve
members elected snDally by ballot by stockholders
epresenting majority of the shares on the first
Monday OF November, at a meeting called for the
purpose by the secretary the said meeting to take
place after ten days notice in two newspapers
published in the city of New Orleans. The direc-
tors shall elect from among themselves the presi.
dent and secretary of the corporation; and the
tons until others are elected in their stead, and
shall have qualified All vacancies shall DO filed
in the board BY the remain ng members.
ARTICLE W.
The first annual election shall take place on the
first Monday OF November, 1875 and until an cleo.
ton shall have been held and Board of Directors
shall have bsen elected, and shall have qualified,
under the provisions of this act, and in accordance
with the regulations and by laws be adopted the
following named persons shall constitute the first
Board OF Directors, among whom the first two
named respectively designated as president
and secretary, to wit: John B. LATTE, president:
Janice Madison Seixas. secretary; Jarnes I. Dos.
well, John u. Gaines aud Samuel 3 mpsou.
ARTICLE VII.
The president or i'll his absence one of the direo.
TORS eli cted for that purpose shall preside at all
meetings OF the board perform all the duties of an
executive officer, and shall c0nduc. ali the bust.
ness OF the company generally. The secretary
Il such an officer. Thre. directors SHAH consti.
tGte quorum for the Transaction OF business.
ARTICLE VII.
This charter may be amended altered or an.
hulied, and the company dissolved at any time at
a general meetiHg of the stock holders convened
for that purpose. after thirty days notice. pub.
lished i'll two newspapers in the city of New Or.
ieane. provided that three -fourths of the stock
represented 1t such meeting shali As: sen: 10 the
same.
ARTICLE X.
AZ the expiration OF this charter, or IN case che
said company shall be sooner dissolved tine affairs
OF the company shall be iqlidated aud settled by
three commission to be chosen by three fourthl
Of the stock represented at any meeting Of the
stockholders called for that purpose. and in the
event that no such commissioners are 40 chosen
fht n a hf.S ,an 1,o
dated ard settled by the president All direclors
last elecIed.
ARr1CLEx.
The following named persons are stockholders Of
The corporation created under his act and as such
are entitled to the number OF shares placed Op.
pos!te iLei1 names respectively. VIZ:
Shares.
!onn Lahf'e...... Observation-Disclosures.
James L. boswell. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
samuel simpson. !
Iohn Il Galpes.......... ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. !
M! N"iia' s..........'.. ]
And the Southern and Atlantic Telegraph Com.
pany. of which Charles w. Blossom, Esq, is
vice preside t............... ...............ia,
And, in conclusion, tn. stockholders and corpcr.
,tnrs hereinabove named in confirmation of the
u tore said stipulat,Ons covenants and agreements
ordained and establistled by the present act for
he purposes above mentioned. and to that effect
'nly. have hereuntO subscribed their
trina and Nnma pele-y. both residing in this city.
'ompt tent witnesses. who have also hereunto set
heir hands With Ms. Notary in nv nOtarial office.
It the city of h. Orleans. on the ~ AID in the
month and year first above written.
9hV original j. signed:
JN,j. B. LAtiTTB.
JNO. G. GAINES.
&. KOHN,
= NJ. SEIXAS
EAM'L SIMPSON.
). r.. BOSWELL.
Per pro- CHARLES VI. BiOSSDN. v.P..
J. NJ. SkIXAS.
Witnesses:
E,GAH ER1Ma
CCAA DkLERy.
CHAS. g. AEDRv, Notary Public.
certify the foregoing to be = trus copy Of the
rigina charter txtant and of record in my office.
In faith whereof graft these presents under
ny gnat uTe and tho impress of my seal Of office
t the city of New Orleans. t. 10 seventh day Of
he y, onth Of November. A. D. 1874.
CHAS. G. ANDRY.
hos I: Is dt8 Notary Public.
SHERIFF'S SALES,
Francois Dmprat IS. Dominique Saux.
siXTH DISTRICT COURT FOR THU PARISH
, Of Orleans. No. 69ia.-Bv virtue of writ of
ezure and sale to me directed by the honorable
he sixth District Court for the parish of Oreaps