New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-16
CORPORATIONS.
STATE OF LOUIsIANA-PARISE AND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS.

Ge it known, that this fourteenth day OF
June, in the year Of our Lord one thousand eight
ence Of the United States of America the ninety.
ninth. before me, Andrew Hero, Jr.. a notary pub.
lie in and tor the parish and city CT New Orleans,
stats of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail.
fed and in the presence Of the witnesses herein.
after Eamed and undersigned, personally came
appeared the several persons whose names are
hsreunto subscribed, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions of The laws of this
state relative to the organization of corporations
for works of public impr Ovement and utility,
they have eOvenaGted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind themselves,
as vel! as such persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, 70 form and constitute a
corporation and body polite IN law. for the objects
and purposes and under the stipu.a .iOus and ar.
ticles following, to wit:
ARTICLE /.
The nam. and title of said corporation shall be
THE AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COM.
PANY OF NEW ORLEANS and bv that name shall
have power and authority TO enjoy succession and
years from and after the date hereof; to contract
sue and DO sued; to make, use and have corpo-
rate seal; to name and appoint such managers,
directors and officers as 1T may require. and 10
make and establish such bylaws for the proper
management and regulation of the affairs o: said
corporation as may be deemed necersary.
ARTICLE II.
The somicile Of said corporation shall be in The
tons and other legal process shall bs served on
the president OF tas Board SI pireG TORS Of said
corporation.
The Objects and purposes Tor which said corpc.
,ation is established ana the nat of the bust.
ness TO be carried on by it. declared to be the
erection aud maintenance of telegraph lines in and
over all parts of the city OF New Orleans with al
necessary signal boxes, apparatus and eq uipments
and tho use thereof in the transmission, for COM
pensation of messages, orders aud other inteili-
gencs by magnetic telegraph to and from differ.
emit portions Of the city or New Orleans and the
transaction Of all business connected with city
better facilities for The delivery o, messages,
ordering packages and parcels, and having tele.
graphic communications to and from al parts OF
she city CT New Orleans.
ARTICLElv.
TIE capital stock of said CORPORATION 10 hereby
declared to be three hundred Thousand dollars
repre- ssnted BY six thousand shares OF the sum OF
fifty dollars each. payable in cash ~ the time Of
ARTICLE =.
AL powers Of this corporation aha. be vested in
a Board of Directors, composed OF seven stock.
holde's OF this corpoTatoa Nicholas W. Casey,
Armstrong. Theodore 4. Kendig, James D. Casey
and John y. Bofnger, with the said Nicholas W.
Casey as president, and William II. Bofnger as So c.
rotary thereof, have been chosen and are hereby
declared to be the first Board of Directors, and
shall hold sffice until tho first day Of December
1872 or until their successors shall have been duly
elected. On the first Monday of the month of No.
ysmber Of the year 1873, and annually thereafter,
an election for directors shall take place at the
office or domicile Of said corporation. under the
supervision Of three commissioners to be appointed
by the Board Of Directors Of which election
ten days prior notice shall be first given in one of
the daily newspapers published in the city of
New Orleans. and the directors then elected
shall serve for the term of one year. a majority
stock shall be entitled to vote, either in person
or nv proxy. ANY vacancy occurring in said board
tors. Four directors shall constitute quorum
and said Board of Directors shall appoint such |
officers. clerks or agents may be deemed neces-
for hA main
as dismiss them at pleasure, and have full power
to make and establish well as alter and amend |
be dee med necessary for the support and manage.
Inent and protection OF the affairs business and |
interests of said corporation. |
ARTICLE w. /;
This corporation, when dissolved either by Ter.
mination of charter OF from any other cauAs |
whatever. shall be lquidated by three com mis-.
sioners. to be appointed by the Board of Directors
who shal remain in Office until the final set tie
nent and liquidation Of the at srs Of said corpo-
ration I
This act OF Incorporation may be changed, mod. |
fled or altered, or this corporation dissolved, with
the assent OF three-fOurtbs of the capital stock
thereof at q general meeting Of tho stock holders
Of said corporation. convened for such purpose, |
been grven in two newspapers published in the !
city OF New orleans.
Thus done and passed in my Office at New Or
eans. aforesaid the pre- OF Paul A. Con and
and George Cenas, witnesses both of this city, who
nereunto sign their names with the parties and |
ne, the said notary. the day and date aforesaid.
Original signed
JAMES r. CASEY,
=. +. HERWIG.
y. W. CASEY,
J. ARMS TRONG,
JOHN y. B0FlNGEE,
". H BOfINGER.
7. 4. kENDJG.
GEORGE asSA..
I. 4. CONAN.
ANDRkW HERO, il. 1
Notary Public. /
I, the undersigned, deputy recorder of mortgages
u and fol the parish Of Orleans, city of New Or
Fans, do hereby certify that the within and fore
going set of Incorporation Was this day duly re-
corded in my office, according TO law. in book No.
49, foliOs 6l6, 6l7 and 6l8.
New Orleans, June IS, 1875.
G. DARCANTEL, Deputy Recorder.
true copy Of the original act file and of
ecord in my office.
New orleans, June o. 1875.
ANDREW HERO. JR., Notary Public
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