The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-12
CHARTER.
4 NHARIER. .............. CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA, CITY OF NEW Or
LEANS, PARISH OF ORLEANS.

Be it known that this the 18th day of the month
of June i'll the year of Lord 1874 and of the indie
penence of the United States of America the ninety
eighth before me- James Graham notary public in
and for the parish of Orleans State of Louisiana duly
commissioned and qualified, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereuntO subscribed stockholders, or
representatives of stockholders of and in the capital
stock of the OCEAN TOWBOAT COMPANY OF
NEW ORLEANS body corporate, established and
domciated in this city, and duly incorporated by an
act passed before Edward Barnett late a notary pub
lie i'll this city, the 18th day Of February A. d.
1869; which said appearers severally declared that
pursuant to the previous public notice and pubica-
tons required in such cases by law, given and made
for the purpose of taking into consideration the ex
pediency and proprety of modfyin adding to- or
changing the present charter of the said com.
pany ,h general "ad meeting of the stoskhold
held at the office in this city of the said
company, on the 18th day of June A. d. 1874 that at
the said meeting of the stockholders or the represep
tatives of the stockholders Of and in the capital stock
of the said company (Which represented more than
threefourths OF the stock thereof, they and those
whom they represented held the number of shares of
SOD each OF the capital stock aforesaid opposite
their names, to wit William II. Mcclellan 1913 shares
Thomas Mcclellan, 24l shares; G. l. Fayssoux, l22
shares Joseph Cooper 10 shares Geo NJ Mcclellan
"A shares George +. Porter 30 shares; Leopold La
Comb, 90 shares George A. Fosdick 90 shares; Mrs
Leonora Mcclellan 10 shares Total, $50 shares. The
company owns Of its own stock 100 shares Total
amount of shares herein represented 1000 shares
That at the said meeting of stockholders or repre-
sentatives of stockholders it unanimously agreed
follows to wit: First That article eight of the act
of incorporation of the said Ocean Tow boat COMPANY
of New Orleans be so amended to read as follows
Article g. Threetourths of the stockh olders in can't
tai shall have the power to wind up and settle the
business and affairs of said company at any time
during It's existence, or of making any modi
hcatlons, additions or changes TO this act on
giving thirty days previous notice in one Of the news
papers published in this city. Second That article
third OF the act OF Incorporation Of the said Ocean
Towboat Company of New Orleans be so amended as
to read az follows, to wit Article third-The CAPT.
tai stock OF said company is hereby fixed at the sum
of sO0o0 divided into shares Of $50 each which CAPT
tai stock may be increased to amount not exceed
ing 800 900 if the should be required by three
fourths of the capital stock of the said company.
Wherefore and in consideration of the premises the
said appearers for themselves and those whom they
ciated with them, unanimously agreed and decided
poIation of the said Ocean Towboat Company Of New
Orleans have been amended in manner hereinbefore
set forth and that the said amendments shall have
full force and effect from and after the day of the
date OF these presents
Thus done and passed in my Office, in the said city
OF New Orleans, in the presence of E. W. c. Maybin
and John Geddes both witnesses of lawful age domi-
cillated in this city, who have hereto aligned their
names together with the said appearers and me the
said notary the day and year set forth in the cap
ton hereof
Recorded June IS, 1874 in book 11s folies ~ ~
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