New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-07-02
CORPORATIONS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH AND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS

| June in the year Of our Lord one Thousand eight
| ence Of the United States of America the ninety.
| hlnth before me, Andrew Hero, Jr. a notary pub
c IN and for the parish and city of New Orleans.
| state OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail.
ned and IN the presence Of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned. personally came
| hereunto subscr bed, who declared that ayailine
themselves Of the provisions of the laws of this
for works Of public inpr Ovement and utility
| they have covenanted and agreed and do by these
associated. with them, to form and constitute
corporation and body polite in law for the objects
tlcies following to wit:
ARTICLEL
MD me name and title Of said corporation shall 10
TIE AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COM
PANY OF NEW ORLEANS and by thar name snan
have power and authority to enjoy successon and
exist for the full term and period of twenty-five
Years from and after the date hereof to contract
sue and be sued; to make. and hxve a como.
rate rate seal; to name and appoint such @ansgers,
make and esab ish such bylaws for the nnu
Management and regulation of the affairs Of said
corporation Ss may be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE III.
The domice of said corpora ion shall be in the
Guy OF new Orleans State of Louisiana, and eta
t IONS and other legal process shall be served on
corporation.
ARTICLE ILL.,
The objects and purposes for which said corpo
AT.
ness to be carried on by it, declared to be the
erection and maintenance OF telegraph lines in and
over all parts OF the city of New Orleans with an
and the Thereof in tie transms.on tor eom
gence by magnetic Telegraph to and from ditTar
ent portions of the city Of New Orleans: ard the
transaction Of all business connected with CITY
Telegraph and messenger service. SO as to afford
better facilities for the delivery OF messages.
oraefh'ng packages ana parcels and having tele
Inc city OF New Orleans.
ARTICLR w.
The capital stock of said corporation ia berehv
declared to be three hundred thousand dollars.
repre- scented BY six thousand shares of the sum Of
hfty dollars each, payable in cash at the time Of
ARTICLE v.
Al powers Of this corporation shall be vested i,
2 Board OF Directors, composed of seven stock
holders OF this CORPORATION Nicholas W. Cas1v
Philip F. Herwig William Il. Bofinger, Johnsen
and John N. Bofnger, with he said Nicholas W
Casey as president, and William H. Bofnger as sec.
declared to be the first Board Of Directors aD
shall hold Office until the first day of Decemher
elected. On the first Monday Of the month of ny.
vember OF the year 1879 and annually Thereafter.
an elect1on 1or directors shall take place at the
supervision OF three commissioners to be appointeS
~ by the. Board OF Directors, of which election
ten days prior notice shall be first given in one NJ
the daily newspapers published il the civ of
New New Orleans and the directors then elected
ifv
of the votes cast shall elect and each sisra =,
stock shall be entitled to vote either in nerson
shall be filled by election by the remanina 5 Ina.a
tors. Four directors shall constitute a nnornno
and said Board of Directors shall appoint such
oincers cierks or agents NAV be deemed nacs.
sary for the business of said corporation "A veil
as dismiss them ct pleasure, and have full bower
to make and establish as well as alter and amsnd
any and all by laws. rules and regulations as pau
ne nee med necessary for the support and manage
interests OF said corporation. "A~
ARTICLE VI
inns corporation, when dissolved either nv fer
mutation Of charter from any other canaa
whatever, shall be lquidated by three com mis-.
sl0ners to be appointed by the Board of Directors
wnO shaii remain IN office until the final set tie
men. and liquidation of the affairs Of said corpo-
ARTICLE VII.
a rms act OF Incorporation may be changed mod
NE OF altered Or this corporation dissolved with
ne assent OF three fourths of the capital stocE
,9 % at general meeting of the Stockholders
y rs. sao corporation convened for such purpose.
l.eI zen Gays notice of such meeting shall have
o a;s gwen in two newspapers published in the
Thus done and passed in INV Office. at Naw ~.
eaas AFORESAID, IN the presence OF Paul A. Conand
lereunto sgn their names with the parties and
ne, tne said notary, the day and date aforessid.
JAMES F. CASEY,
k.TE; HHs !SSH,
JOHN N. BOFlNGER.
w. H. BOFINGER
GEORGE CKNAs
I. A. CoNASD
ANDREW HERO, JR,
Notary Public.
!, ne undersigned, deputy recorder Of MORTGAGES
= ano Ioi the parish of Orleans, city of New Or
sns. 90 hereby certify that the within and fore
o Oas sct OF incorporation was this day duly re-
10 s9: ~ my once, according to law in book No.
New Orleans, June 49, 1875
T. DARCANTEL, Deputy Recorder.
true copy Of the original act On file and oe
ecord in my office. VIZ e al" u
New orleans, June a. 1875
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