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

essarily; ii temporarily impaired in and durin
the construction Of the said railroads, the sal
company shall restore the same to its forme
state or to such state that its usefulness an
CONVENIENCE to the public shall not be unneces
sariy impaired or injured, and the said compan
shall not be required to construct a draw IN an
bridge over and across any stream or bayou
except streams navigabe by enrolled and Ii
censed vessels, and when required by law.
Seventh-To obtain, by grant or otherwise
from any parish city or village within this State
any rights, privileges or franchises that any o
said parishes, cities or villages, may choose te
grant in reference to the construction, mainte
nance, management and use of the railroads O
said company, Us depots, cars, locomotives ant
its business, within the limits of such or any o
said parishes cities and villages.
Eighth-To appropriate property according tt
| existing laws.
Ninth-To cross, intercept, join and unite it,
railways and prorate with any other railroad
heretofore or hereafter constructed in the State
Of Louisiana, or any other State, at any poin
upon it's route and upon the ground Of such
sidings, switches and other conveyances, il
furtherance Of the objects Of its connections.
Tenth-To purchase or lease from any railroad
company or corporation, at any authorized sale,
any railroad, and the charter, franchises, prop
erty and appurtenances thereof, and maintain
and use the same as part Of the property Of
this company.
Eleventh-To borrow money or to purchase OF
lease property on its own credit, for the purpose
of constructing and maintaining said railroads OF
establishing continuous and connecting lines as
hereinbefore provided, and as evidence OF the in
debtedness of said company for such loans, or
the purchase or lease Of such property, to issue
it's Corporate bonds or promissory notes, bearing
may elect, and made payable in gold or the law
full money Of the United States at such times and
places as may be deemed most to the advantage
OF the corporations, and for securing the pay
ment Of said bonds or notes, to mortgage and
pledge it's railroads. it's capital stock, its corpo-
rate franchises and any OF its real or personal
property, or any portion OF the same.
ARTICLE ~.
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
SEC. 1. The corporate powers of this Compa.
ny shall be vested in Board of Directors COM
posed of fifteen stockholders to be elected in
accordance with the bylaws of the Company,
and such officers and agents as may from time to
time be appointed by such board. No person
shall be director who is not the actual owner of
at least ten u0) shares of the capital stock of
said Company. Directors shall be elected an
nually, and continue in office until others are
elected to fill their place, and shall have power to
fill vacancies in their number caused by death,
resignation or otherwise. The directors shall
elect one of their number as President of said
Company, another Vice President, and another
Treasurer, and shall have power to make and
prescribe such bylaws and rules and regulations,
the same they shall see fit touching the govern
ment of said Company, the transfer of it's stock
the election of its officers, the management and
disposition of its business, property and effects,
the powers and conduct Of its officers and agents.
ana all other matters which shall in any way per-
tain to the concern Of the Company.
Sec. 2. ALI election for directors shall be by
ballot, and every stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote in person or by proxy for each share
of stock held by him for ninety days prior to
such election.
SEC. 3. Seven Of the directors shall constitute
q quorum for the transaction of business, and
the number of directors may be increased or
diminished by majority vote OF stockholders in
interest at any regular meeting, provided the num-
Der shall not be less than seven nor more than
fifteen.
STOCKHOLDERS MEETINGS.
SEC. 1. Stockholders meetings may be called
1T any time by the Board of Directors, and on the
requisition of the holders Of one-fifth of the
capital stock issued it shall be their duty to call
such meetings for the purpose of amending this
Charter and consideration OF and action upon all
other business Of the company, and all questions
arising at such meetings shall be determined by |
majority of the stock there present and voting.
or the election of directors and transaction of |
he regular business shall be held on the second |
Wednesday in January of each year.
ARTICLE VI.
LIQUIDATION.
This corporation may be dissolved at a general |
Meeting convened for that purpose with the as
ent of three fourths of the stock of the COM
'any and two thirds Of the stock represented at |
UGH meeting, and in case of such dissolution |
he liquidation shall be conducted by three COM
nissioners elected by ballot at such meeting. At |
he termination Of this Charter, the liquidation
hall be conducted by a similar board of three
to be in the same way elected at
general meeting of stockholders convened for
be purpose.
Thus done and passed, at my Office, in the
resence of Andrew ]. Armstrong and John W.
[unter, lawful witnesses residing in this city,
tho have hereunto signed their names as such,
ogether with the said appearers and me, said
otary, on the day, month and year herein first
ritten, after reading the whole.
Original Signedl Nv. R. BAYLEY,
J. A. GIRDNER,
GEO. JONAS,
JULIUS WEIS,
HU. KENNEDY,
DAVID WALLACE,
+. B. WHEELOCK,
E. L. RANLETT, |.
JOHN II. KENNARD,
CYRUS BUSSEY,
JOHN PHELPS HRf p; ''''
W.B. SCHMIDT,
SAM'L H. KENNEDY, {
A. J. ARMSTRONG,
JOHN W. HUNTER,
J. G. EUSTIS. Notary Public. c
l, the undersigned Deputy Recorder Of Mort
ges in and for the parish of Orleans, city of
NV Orleans, do hereby certify that the above 4
d foregoing act Of incorporation of the NEW |
leans Pacific Railway Company" WAS this day 8
ly recorded in my Office, according to law, in (
ok 118, folios 626, 627, 628, 629, $50, 631 and
3. Fl
New Orleans, June 20, 1876. h
Original signed.) G. DARCANTEL, a
Deputy Recorder.
certify the above and foregoing to be true I,
correct copy of the original charter and GER t.
cate of recordation thereof, now extant in my d
trent register. Al
In faith, whereof, grant these presents under q,
hand and the impress Of my official SEAL this
day Of July, A. D. 1875. Vi
j. G. EUSTIS, Notary Public.
ye I'm 35 Carondelet street.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, | ie
RIsH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF New ORLEANS, he
Sc 1T KNOWN, that, on this Eighteenth day n
the month of june in the year Of our Lord, Cd
3 thousand eight hundred and seventy-fve, OF
4 Of the Independence Of the United States of e1
lerica the ninety-ninth, Oh
Before me, JOHN G. EUSTIS, Notary Pub
in and for this City and Parish of Orleans,
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