New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-10
CORPORATIONS,
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STATE OF LOC1SIANA-PARISH OF ORtpn
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS


Be 1t known. that on this twentieth dsy 4,
toser, in the year one Thousand eight hundsi
seventy five, before me, John Bendernarei
tary public in and for the parish of Orleana n
aforesaid, and in the presence of the wiipsJ
hereinafter named and undersigned, perS.y
came and appeared the persons whose nsr.I
hereunto subscr, bed, who declared that, A..
themselves Of the provisions of the genera /
OF this State relative to the Organization 4, J.
porations they have formed and organized AZ.
these presents do form themselves into and ~.
tute corporation for the objects and purposj
under the regulations, stipulations and o6lssI
following, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of said corporation .h,,
the NEW oRLEAN. AND OUACHITA MI
TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, and it's don
shall be in the city of New Orleans. State Of NJ
lana; 1t shall exist ana njov succession fron
after the fret dav of December of he present
until the first day of December of the Yea,
thousand eight hundred and seventy Seven
shall have power 10 sue and be sued, and ia !
tract in its corporate name; to name and an,1
such managers directors and officers as NJ 1
meas may REQUIRE; to make, have and use casI
ATE seal; aud to make and establah such br
for the proper management and regulation al !
affairs of sal corporation as may be deemed !
essary; all citations, notices or other legal nv.
wherein the said COMPANY may be interested 4
De served upon the president of said COMBS,
in his absence upon the vice president
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which said co,x
tioa Is established and the nature of the bu.T !
to be- carried on by 1t are hereby declared n
procure and MAINTAIN sufficient number Of l
able amoOats or other vessels for the en-,
ance and transportation of passengers, III ala
ard the transaction OF all business for CONS
ton CONNECTED with or appertaining TO tht
ming, chartering aud maint aiming OF one OF !
lines of steamboats, from and betweeN Nes
leans and all points on tine Mississippi rive,
Its tributaries. and more especially on Ou,sI
river, so as TO grant and afford better facilts
the inhabttants of such sections to trdnspo,t :
freight and products to and from New OH
and to create and continue freight express,
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said company is lerebt
clared to be len thousand dollars, divided
and represented by two h inbred shares OF tie
of fifty dollars each; five per cent of each D
shall be payable in cash on demand and M
mainder of eaclrshare shall be paid at suchisv
and in such amounts as the Board of DrsrN
may direct. Any stakeholder glecting d
fuslng to pay the installments of his STOCK. X
and AS called for by the Board of Directors, VI
Thirty days from the publication of a notice n
the same shall forfeit any and all share or b,
OF stock upon which any install ment may h
in favor of sajd corporation. and the Bow
D ectOrs may dispose OF such forfeited sni
public or private sale for the use and bebts
this corporation.
ARTlCLB Nv.
All the corporate powers, of this compauys
be vested in and exercised by Board OF Dfesy
composed OF seven stockholders ther-of-Pnl
ick A. Blanks, Gus Hodge, William WrnztI
ward Conery, Sr.. John Janney, John W BID
and John De Hart, with the said Fredetti
Blanks as president, are hereby declared 10 b
first Board Of -ctors. and shall mold Office d
the first of December, 1876 or until their svg
sors shall have been elected. On the second
day OF November. 1876. an election for dIreC1I
shall take place at the Office or domicile Of J
corporation, under the superirt 3ndence Of 4,
commissioners TO be appointed by the Board d
rectors, OF which election ten DAYS previous
tice shall be given IN one of the daily newspu
published IN the city o. New Orleans, and III
rectOrs then elected shall serve until the p-
herein fixed for the eX piration of this ch .rt,,
majority Of votes shall elect, and each stsr
stock shall be entitled to one vote, either ID !
son or by proxy. Any vacancy occurring 10 J
board from any cause whatever, shall he fA
election by the remaining directors. Three ii
tors shall form quorum for the transac.G
business, and said Board of Directors shall am
such officers, clerks, or agents as may be de,
necessary for the business of this corpOratO
have full power to make aud .tablish as We
change any and all bylaws rules and rrguls
for the support and management of the blg
and affairs of said company.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corporation NAV j
thousand dollars, and this act of j, corporation
BE- changed modified or altered or this cOrpon
dissolved with the assent of three fourths o.
capital stock thereof, at any general meet-
the stockholders of said corporation convened
such purpose. after ten days notice of such n
ing shall have been given in two newspaper
lished in New Orleans.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation, whenever dissolved eitas
limitation or other cause, shall be iiquidats
three commissioners. to be appointed By the
of Directors, who shall remain in office unit
final settlement and liquidation of its ATTAIN
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable G
spOnsible for the CO tracts or faults of this
poratiOn in any further SUN than ne unpsit
ance due to the company on the shares OwIa
him.
ARTICLE VIII.
The names of the stockholders are, ioi
present, debated to be as signed below.
Thus done and passed in my office at NtH
leans aforesaid, in the presence OF Edward
and Martin l.. AiuswOrth, competent wtud
residing in this city, who hereunto subscribe
names, with the parties and me, notary, %
day and date set forth IN the caption hereof
Original signed:
J. W. BLANKS, JOHN JASNEY,
JOHN BE HAkT GUS. HODGE,
G. II. ARTHUR, NA BLANKS
EDWARD CONERY, per ED. CoNBRY
EDWARD SMITH, NJ. L. AINSW0Bl
J. BENDERNAGEL. Notary Phi
Stair OF Lorlsl
Parish of OTlssA
l, the undersigned, deputy recorder of mort
in and fol the city aud parish of Orleans ~
Lnuiaiana har ~ cart hat ba uhnu