New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-25
CORPORATIONS.
CHARTER CHARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA-PARISH AND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS.

I Be il known. that on this fourteenth day of
June, III the year Of our Lord one Thousand eight
ence Of the United States of America the ninety
nlntn, before me, Andrew Hero. Jr.. q notary pub
Stats of Louisiana. duly commissioned and quail.
ned, and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned. personally came
appeared the several persons whose names are
h.reuntO subscr bed, who declared that, availing
themselves of the provisions Of the laws of this
state relative to the organization of corporations
TOT works Of public imDr Ovement and utility,
they have coveLanted and agreed, and do by these
presents covenant and agree and bind themselves,
associated with them tn form and constitute a
co1poI alton and body polite in law. for the objects
and purposes and under the stipuiati ions and At.
tlces following, to wit:
ARTICLE
The nama ard title of said corporation shall be
THE AMERICAN DISTRICT TELEGRAPH COM
PANY OF NEW ORLEANS. and by that name sh all
have power and authority to en oy succession and
exist for the full term and period of twenty Eve
years from and after the date hereof; to contract
sue and be sued; to make use and have a cor no
rate SEAL to name ard appoint such managers,
directors and officers IT may require and to
make and estab ish such by laws for the proper
management and regulation of the affairs Of said
corporation as may be deemed necessary.
ARTICLE II.
The domciie of said corpora ion shall be in the
city of New Orleans, State of louisiana and cita
the president Of tle Board of Dire, tors If said
corporation.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which said corpo
ration IS es Hllshed, and the nature of the bust.
ness to be carried on by it. declared to be the
erection and antenance OF telegraph lines in and
over ii parts OF the city Of New Orleans with al
necessary signal boxes, apparatus and eq lipments
and the use thereof, in the transmission, for COM
pensati"n. Of messages orders and other intelli.
gtnce by magnetic Telegraph to and from differ.
emit o'tions OF the city OF New Orleans; and the
transaction OF ali usiness connected with city
telegraph and messenger service SO as 20 afford
better faclliiies for The delivery OF messages
ordering packages ana parcels and having tele-
graph communications to and from . parts OF
the city OF New Orleans
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of said cor pora.iou IL hereby
declared to be three hundred thousand dollars
repr, sentsd 0y six thousand shares the su N OF
fifty doll Is each. pay able in cash IT the time Of
subscription.
ARTICLE v.
Az powers Of this corporation sha' I be vested in
board OF directors, composed of ven sock.
holdels OF thIs coronation. Nicholas ". Casey
Philip +. Herwig. William F. BUtinger Johnson
Armstrong Theodore a. Kendis, James p Casey
and John n BohDger, with he said Nicholas W
Casey as president. and William H. Boinger as sec.
retaly thereof have been chosen and are hereby
declared to be the first Board of Directors and
shall hold office until she first day Of December
1879 unit! their shall la We been duly
elected. On the first Monday of the month of No.
v+mber of the year 1879. and annually Thereafter
an election for directors shall take placs at the
office Or domiciIe OF said corporation. under the
supervision 81 shr. sioners to be appointed
Nv the Board OF Directors, OF which election
ten days prior notice shall! be ivst given in one of
the Gail, newspapers published in the city of
Now Orleans. and the directors then elected
shall serve for the term of one year majority
OF the votes cast shall elect. and each share OF
stock stall be entitled TO vote, either in person
or nv proxy. Any vacancy Occul ring in said ,ard
shall. be- titled by election by the remaining dlrec
tors. Four directors shall cons titute a quorum
and said Board OF Directors shall appoint such
ollcers clerks or aSeit, as may Ice deemed neces-
saIy for the business of sad corporation as well
as dismiss then at pleasure, and have full power
to make and establish SIS well alter and amend
any and all bylaws, rules and regulations as nav
be def med necessars for the support aud manage.
interests OF said corporation.
ARTICLE VI
This corporation, when dissolved either bv Ter.
minatiOn OF charter or from any other cause
whatever. shall be iiqudated by three com mis-.
who shai remain in office until the final settle
ment and liquidation of the aft .irs OF said corpo.
ration.
ARTICLE VII p.
This &C: Of Incorporation may be changed, mod.
hed or altered. or this 'rporatOn dissolved with
this assent of three-fOurths OF the capital stock
II said corporatiOr convened for such purpose
after ten days notice Of such meeting shall have
been gwen IN two newspapers published il the
city Ot New OlRanA
Thus done and passed in my Office at New Or.
leans afOre said III the esence OF Paul A. Conand
and George CenAS witnesses both Of this CITY, who
hereuntO sign their names wit" the parties ard
me, the said notary. the day and date aforesaid.
Original signed:
JAMES +. CASEY,
+. F. HtRWlG.
y. W. CASEY.
ARMSTRONG;
JOHN N. BOFINGER
W. H. BOFING.R,
I. 4, KENDI0.
GRoH.E CsSA.
Z. A. CoNANp.
ANDREW HERO, JR.
Notary Public.