The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-08-27
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
OF ORLEANS. Cry OF NEW ORLEAN

CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CRY OF NEW ORLEANS,
| BE 1T KNOWN, That on this twenty mint
day OF the month of June, in the year OF on
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
five, and Of the United States OF America tn
ninety-ninth.
Before me, JOHN G. EUsTIS, Notary Pub
lie. in and for this CITY, and parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
! fed, and in the presence Of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned:
Personally came and appeared, G. W. r. BAY
LEY, E. B. WHEELOCK, HUGH KENNEDY
JOHN PHELPS, JOHN q. KENNARD, CYRUS
BUSSEY, GEORGE JONAS, W. B. SCHMIDT
JAMES A. GIRDNER, JULIUS WEIs, E. L
RANLETT and DAVID WALLACE, all resi-
That, availing themselves Of the powers
rights and privileges conferred by the sta
tutes of the State of Louisiana, relative
to the Reorganization of Corporations" in
organize, constitute and found Corporation for
the objects and purposes as shall hereafter be
enumerated and set forth; and to that end they
do hereby covenant and agree to form and con-
etitute, and do, by these presents, form and con-
stitute themselves, and all such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
whether by subscription, purchase. transfer,
succession or otherwise, into 'Body Cor
porate," and hereunder bind themselves and
all who may hereafter become associated with
them, to be governed by the following stipu-
lations obligations and regulations as articles Of
the charter OF said Corporation.
ARTICLE I.
NAME.
The name and title Of said corporation shall be
the NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COM
PANY, and by that name shall have succession,
and have corporate existence for and during the
full term and period of twenty-five (25) years
from the date of the execution OF these presents,
unless sooner dissolved in the manner hereinafter
provided for; may sue and be sued, may hold
real and personal property, may make contracts,
may receive grants OF land or personal property,
aud shall possess all the powers and privileges
which corporations are or may be by any general
law of this State authorized to possess, and said
company may exerciseits corporate powers within
any other State of the United States that shall
authorize The same.
ARTICLE II.
CAPITAL STOCK.
Sec 1. The capital stock of this corpora ton is
hereby fixed at THREE MILL ION DOLLARS
{ SO, 600, 0OO), represented by THIRTY THOU
SAND SHARES of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
(s100) EACH, with the right to increase said
capital stock to TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS.
provided that said corporation shall be organized
under the incorporatOrs herein named, who
shall constitute the Board of Directors and shall
hold their Office, together with the following
named gentlemen, who shall be the officers Of
1877: officers, E. B. WHEELOCK,
HUGH KENNEDY, Vice President;
g. H. KENNEDY, Treasurer. When one hun
bred and fifty thousand dollars $3.50, Oc0 Of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed, the
Board of Directors are authorized to commence
he construction of the road, and to carry out the
of THO charter; to enable them to do
his, subscriptions to the capital stock shall be |
lue and PAYABLE as herein provided for when |
his amount has been subscribed.
Sec, 2. The time and manner OF payment for |
took shall be such as may be determined by the
Board of Directors, provided, however, that no
all shall be made Of more than ten per cent no |
,er cent? on each share at any time, and thirty |
lays must elapse before another call can be
made.
SEC. 8. No stakeholder shat be held liable ORE
ponsible for the contracts aud faults of the com
any in any further sum than the unpaid balance
r balances due the company on shares owned by
i'm, nor shall any informalities in The organiza-
on have the effect of annulling this Charter or
exposing stakeholder to any liability beyond
ne amount OF his stock subscription unpaid.
SEC. 4. The domcile of the company shall be
he city Of New Orleans, and citation shall be
erved there on the President Of the company, or
his absence on the Vice-President.
SEC. 5. The ock books shall be kept at the
flee of the Company, whence certificates OF stock
nall be issued to the subscribers, but no trans
n Of stock shall be binding upon he Company
ntil made upon its stock books, and no stock
,rtifcate shall be issued except for full paid
ock.
SEC. 6. In the case of failure on the part of any
lbscriber to pay the installments on his stock as
quired, the Board of Directors shall have the
,tion, after thir days written notice to the
inquent, of forfeiting his stock, or the amounts
eviousy paid thereon; and no stakeholder
all have the right to vote while in default. l
SEC. T. All rules relative to the declaration Of Z
vdends or divisions of profits, as well as the
laws of the Company, shall be made by the I
,ard of Directors, but said rules and bylaws t
all be subject to repeal, change or modifca- &
IN by the holders majority of the stock of G
@ Company at their meeting.