The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1875-12-23
CHARTER.

DE II KNOWN THAT ON THIS The
y twelfth of tho month Of October. IN ING yeadi
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred anu
seyenty-ivo. before me- James Graham notary
public duly commissioned and sworn ior u i
parish Of Orleans State 0, Louisiana, anu 4, a ,r
Undersigned. personally came and appeaieu w |
several parties whose names are horeunto SUI
srribed. who declared. that awaiting themselves
of the provisions OF the laws OF Louisiana, III re-
ation to the promotion and Srganid5a!.toih al
corporations, M contained ~ ~ ,i
AT they have eovenaGted and agreed. and by
these presents do covenant and agree, anu pinu
themselves. and those whom tney rePres tha Az h.
,ect and purposes and under the obilgations,
stipuations and regulations hereinafter SCI
forth and contained. to wit:
ARTICLE /.
Tho name and title of this corporation shall be
tho "DEMOCRATlC PUBLISHING CONAN my
OF NEW ORLEANS, y shall be domiclIiaMte ,s,,
and have its prnfpai 2se and m shall have and
enjoy corporate powers and privileges u sne i"ii
term OF twenty five years from the date hefeoi.
ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes OF tis eoiR2i ishion
of newspapers and the carrying on OF genera
book and lob printing business aud oil things
| properly pertaining thereto.
rhs nau.snancrs complied, printed and pub
lshed by this corporation shall be Demoefaeic
| In politics. .,r,c,r,v
| ARJlCIlE w.
Tho objects OF the newspapers compiled,
| nrinied and published by this corporation snal
b. 70 nromote the commercial, industrial, social
and political interests OF this state anu country
and to give tone, vigor point ana eneod onnohe
| nthlic sentiment and feeling; ana 70 Una, enc
ssHall. without fear or favor. decry and condemn
ali frauds. population. corruption anu criihe
wherever iouha AREICLE V.
Tho canital stock of this corporation Is hereb,
excd nj One Hundred Thousand Dollars, divided
into ten thousand shares Of zen doinrs can y
the formation of this corporation may. ~ ,n'
discretion of the managers thereof, DO dlvldet
into halves of a share and disposed OF accord
ingly. .prrcrr VT
Tho coronation shall commence business
| when six thousand dollars OF It's STOCK shhii y
tho managers or such person OF persons as ,is
NAV designate after the corporation shall
established. .nu,crrv1,
A. full share OF stock of this corporation sha
antit,e the holder and owner thereof TO one III
ynte but no stakeholder shall be entitled 10 NOR
than one vote in his own right. and one vote
proxy or agent ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder shall vote at any meeting OF IN
| s,nok holders by proxy or agent, unless sue
nroSy or agent be stakeholder III said corport
> ton. .prJcrrI
, NJ stock Of this corporation not subscribed Il
before its formation shall be taken OF sgbscr ~ =
(. for except upon the consent of majority OF u
10 managers given in writing.
ARTICLE X.
No stock Of this corporation shall be 500 o' :,
70 ,ransferrsd without the written consent OF tnre
,e fourths OF the whole number OF managers an an
any party wishing to sell or TRANSFER ms az
Il musf notify in writing each and every Mana1
thqee DAYS before he proposes to sell or I,
his and such notice must eSl1shd
or Of the party to whom a ' soeE also his res
q the humber Of shares to be 50
be and the price OF the same should any Of 4
of the managers exceeding one-lout" "