The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-07
CHARTER.

CHARTER.
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) such bylaws for the proper management an
3 regulation OF Its affairs as may be necessary @
expedient; and to exercise such other incidenta
, rights and powers as may be conferred upon
by the general or special laws of this state, or
! the United States, or any thereof.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation chooses the city of New Or
leans, in the parish Of Orleans, as the place OF it
domiclle, and deslgnates its President, or in hi
absence, the Vice President, as the officer OF
whom citation or other legal process, or motto
may be served.
The object and purpose of this Corporation
and the nature of the business to be carried OF
by it, shall be the manufacturing of cane suga
through the julius Robert Diffusion Process
from cane to be bought, or raised on the Com
panys own or rented lands, it being understood
that this Corporation may also raise and cult
vate such corn and other incidental products az
may be required to facilitate the production o.
cane, and further to construct or cause to be con
structed and applied the machinery and appara
| tus necessary to the manufacture of cane sugar
| as above.
ARTICLE ~.
Sec. 1. All the corporate powers of the Com.
pany shall be vested in, and its business shall be
managed by Board OF Directors consisting OF
nine (9) members, each of whom must be a
stakeholder, holding in his own name or the
name of the firm OF which he is member, not
less than five shares of the capital stock of the
Company; provided, that no two or more mem
| bers OF the same firm shal at the same time hold
| seats on the board, except as regards the ssJu-
| Illus Robert Diffusion Process Company" which
on account OF special concession made to this
Company, shall be entitled to two representa-
| tives, to be chosen by them from their board OF
| directors and who shall ex-officio be members Of
our board.
SEC. 2. Said directors, excepting the two ex-
oficio directors allotted to the julius Robert
Diffusion Process Company, shall be elected an
nually. The first regular election to be held on
the first Monday of April, 1876. Such election
shall be by ballot, at the Office of the Company,
| and conducted by two commissioners, who shall
preside over the same and make proper returns
of the counting OF the ballots.
Sec. 3. Said commissioners of election shall be
elected by the board from among the stockhold-
ers at least ten (10) days previous to the day of
election, and should either of them decline or
fail to attend in time, the President of the Board
or if he be not present at the opening of the
poll, any other officer of the Company may sup
ply the vacancy by appointment.
SEC. 4. The Board of Directors shall cause pub
lie notice OF each election to be given by the Sec
rotary, at least two weeks in advance, by publ
cation in one newspaper issued daily in this city.
Sec. 5. A failure to elect the directors on the
day named for that purpose, shall not dissolve
the corporation but the directors then in office
shall hold over until their successors elected
and qualified, and when such failure shall occur,
it shall be the duty of the President forthwith to
order an election to take place thereafter, on
giving notice thereof as above provided.
SEC. 6. The directors elected shall take their
seats on the Monday next following the election.
When ajority of the board are duly elected, it
shall not be necessary to hold further elections to
fill up the vacancies, but said vacancy shall be
supplied by election made by said majority.
Sec. 7. When a director absents himself, it
will be in the power Of the board to appoint tenn
porarily in his absence another stakeholder to fill
his place; provided, such substitute shas the
qualifications required for director.
Sec. 8. Five members shall constitute a
quorum.
ARTICLE Y.
At all elections, and on all questions submitted
to a general meeting of stockholders, each stock
may have shares, and may cast such votes either
in person or by proxy; provided, that no indi-
viduaJ, firm or corporation shall be entitled to
more than two hundred votes.
A plurality Of votes shall be sufficient to elect
and decide all questions, except when otherwise
required by law or by this charter.
ARTICLE vi.
Sec. The officers OF this company shall con-
sist Of President, Vice President, Secretary
and a Treasurer, each of whom shall be chosen |
from among the Directors for the time be ng. |
Their duties shall be such as appertains to the |
nature of their Office or may be defined in the |
bylaws. |
SEC g. They shall be elected in the order in |
which they are above enumerated by the Direc |
tors, at their first meeting after each general |
election.
Sec. 3. The Board of Directors may appoint |
such clerks, assistants or employees as may be
deemed necessary for the purposes of the COM
pany, and remove same at pleasure, and shall |
tx the salary and compensation of all officers and
employees Of the company, and the amount of
bond to be required of any officer, employee or
agent.
SEC T. The Board may also delegate such
power in the transaction Of the ordinary business
If the company as they may deem expedient to
committees Of their own body or to officers or
employees or agents, in or out of the State.
SEC. 5. The Board shall have authority to
'nact bylaws and to adopt corporate seal for
he company.
ARTICLE VII.
Sec. 1. The following named stockholders shall
compose and are hereby constituted the first
Board OF Directors and officers Of this company
Until the first regular election, provided for in
Irticle ", to wit:
}. KRAFT. Observation-Disclosures. President
HOS; TAsKER. Vice President
:. SEQ .......'.........''..... treasurer
!, G. JOHNSON, |
W. LABOUA,SE,
[. SCHULTZ, }..... Directors at Large.
!. MITCHELL,
I. s. BRINGIER,
SEC. 2. They shall be called together by the
resident and shall proceed to organize within
ne week from the date Of this act, and said first
GARD shall have and exercise all the powers
erein vested in the Board of Directors and Off
ers of this company.
ARTICLE VIII.
Sec. 1. The Capital Stock of this company is
ereby fixed at ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND
OLLARS (s100,000), represented by one thou
md shares Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
400 each.
By previous agreement between the parties 7
re hundred (500) shares are hereby assigned to
e Julius Robert Diffusion Process Company"
ID are considered as full paid stock.
The other five hundred (500) shares are re-
ined as property of the Company and open
subscription, at such time as the Board of
rectors may by resolution determ ne, the full
bseb G ss ssrs sRsrs for in cash upon