New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-05-01
CORPORATIONS.
C-- CHARTER.
sTArR OF LOUISIANA. PARISH AM oiii VI
NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARlSn AM
NEW ORLEANS.
that on this twenty first Gay o.
-, in the wear of our LORD one ;ndanen
hundred and sevsnty.nve ~ AN" Americs the ninety.
oenGe 81 . tn me-. Andrew Hero, Jr, a not rS pun.
in in and far the parish and cry 0 aa So and quail.
state OF Lou,s nsancs Of the witnesses hereinafter
n nsmsd and Undersigned, personally cam1 q ~ hare-
peared the several pehrsonas s caps that, awaiting
unto ras Of the provisions OF the Jaws . iimS
STATE relative to the organization U = atit;tv threw
for works o. r. u and agreed, and do by these
nresents covenant and agree aud olna ~ hsnon,a
as well as such person. "a as so %ay and Constitute a
corporate and body petite IN law ,,at;ons and
and PURPOSES and under the stipoi"'o
articles following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of said R G95pG RIVER TRANS
IMITATION COMPANY, and by that name sn I'D
have mower and authority to enjoy succession G az
exist for the e,d full th term day anu and date hereof. and
terminating on the first day OF july ~ a rantv.
orr Lord one thousand eight hunuIea anu ! NJ
seven. ia contract, sue ana be sued; 10 MAKE .
sc hors a cornora,e seal; to name and appoint
such man gers, directors and oihGers ~ ~ o"ch
ness may require; anu 70 manauement and regula-
ton of the affalrs OF said corporation as may No
deemed necessary.
ARTlCLE IL.
The domicile of said corporation shaii Dc ~ Hne
c;ty of New orleans, State of LOUISIANA, ana Cit1-
tions and other legal process shall Dc served Oh
tha president of the Board OF Director" u saiu
corporation. ru
Tho objects and purposes for which SAID cor
noratiOn is established, and the nature u ln9
business to be carried on by it, are to procure ana
maintain a good and sufficient number OF steam
boats or other vessels for the ahsportSlnn, ~
compensation, OF passengers, 1reignts, tne I mJ
II A.. 80 2 ,,u nf all huainP9S COn0cCE6u
with the running, chartering and maintaining OF
one or more lines of steamboats, from Inc Guy VI
New Orleans to all points on the Mlssiss,pp, W. sea
and its tributaries, and more especially On neo
river, 30 as to afford and grant better iacihIles1 ~
the inhabitants of such sections to forward ana
convey freight and all pro0ucts 10 anu from Q
Orleans, and to create ana continue ioisn GA
press.
The capital stock of said corporation is hereby
declared to be ten thousand dollars. represented
by two hundred shares of the sum of fifty dollars
each; five per cent of each share shall be payaDle
in cash on demand, and the remainder OF reach snare
shall be paid at such times and in such amounts as
the Board of Directors may direct. ANY STOCK
ns1;s Of n 'e slsftang Gs e efi9 his SOCK &C. m ordered red by said ii
Board of directors, within thirty days from inc
publication of notice of such iDstalimenfs being
due and payable, shall forfeit any and all share or
shares of stock upon which any installment may
be- due in favor OF such corporation; and the Board
public or private sale for the use and benefit of
said corporation.
ARTICLE v.
All powers of this corporation shall be vested in
a Board of Directors. composed OF flve stockhold-
ers of this corporation. Joseph A. Aiken, N. n.
Wood. Henry j. Brinker, Isaac H KOuns and Fred
erick W. Ames. with the said Joseph A. Aiken as
President, are hereby declared to have been
chosen and selected as the first Board Of Directors,
and shall hold Office until the first day OF July.
1876, or until their successors snail have been
elected. On the first I tuesday, OF June, in the year
1876, an election for directors shall take place at
the office or dOmicile Of said corporation, under
appointed by the Board of Directors, of which
election ten days prior notice shall be given in one OF
the daily newspapers published in the city Of New
Orleans, and the directors then elected shall serve
until the period herein fixed for the expiration Of
this corporation: A majority of votes cast shall
one vote, either in person or by proxy. Any va
cancy occurring in said board from any cause
whatever shall be filed by election OF the remain
and said Board of Directors shall appoint such ofh-
GERS, clerks or agents as may be deemed necessary
Tor the business OF this Oiporatlon ana nave 1ull
power to make and establish, as we'll as change
anv and all bylaws, rules and regulations for the
and management OF the affairs and bust
moss of said corporation.
ARTICLE VI.
The capital stock of this corporation may De in
creased TO any sum not exceeding one hundred
thousand dollars; and this act OF incorporation
may be changed. modified or alt. red. or this cor
pOratl0n dissolved with the assent of three -f0urth5
of the capital stock thereof, at any general meet
ing of the stockholders of said corporation con-
vened. Tor SUCH purpose, after ten days NOTICE OF
such meeting shall have been given in two news
published in the city of New Orleans.
ARTICLE VII.
This corporation whenever dissolved, either by
imitation of its charter or from any other cause
shall be liquidated by three commits
to be appointed by the Board OF Directors,
who shall remain in Office uutil the final settle
ment and liquidation OF said cOmpany's affairs.
ARTICLE VIII.
The names ofthe stockholders. together with the
respective number of shares held by each are, for
he present. declared to be as signed and set OPP
ooslte the respective names of the parties hereto.
ARTICLE TX.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or re-
,ponsible Ir the contracts or faults of this cor
in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due to The company on the shares owned
him.
Thus dore and passed in my office at New
jenas and Pau! A. COnand, witnesses, both of this
,ity, who hereuntO sign their names with the
PARTIES, and me, the said notary. the day and date
Original signed:
H. J. BRINKER, twelve shares;
JOSEPH A. AIKEN. ten shares:
F.W. AMkS, nine shares;
GEORGE W. REA, nine shares;
u. ten shares:
WILLIAM T. COVELL nine shares;
z. w.. STlNDE, twelve shares.
GKoRGE cESAs.
HERO, JR., Notary Public
1.-the undersigned, deputy recorder of mortgages
n and TOR the parish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana.
o hereby certify that the within and foregoing
act OF incorporation was this day duly recorded
n thls ONCE, according to law in book No. ll8,
Ohio $50 ct seq.
New Orleans, April %, 1875.
C. D%ARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
A true copy of the original on file and of record
4 my office.
New Orleans, Louisiana, April %. 1875.
ANDREW HERO, JE., Notary Public.