New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-12

seventy nve, DtfOre ma, John Benderns,
tary public in and for the parish of Orls,
aforesaid, and in the presence of ths :,
named and undersigned, j,
came and appeared the per.Ons whose 4
hereuntO subacr bed, who declared Tia.
themselves of the provisions of the peps
OF this State relative to the Organizstjo,
porattOns they have formed and Organic
these presents do form themselves iDto a,
tnte a corporation for the objects and nm
under the regulations, stipuls tions and *
g, to wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name aud title of said corporate,
the NEW ORLEAG' AND OUACHITi
:? TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, and il,
shall be in the city of New Orleans S,ss,
lana; IL shall exist and iDv suCcessinn |
ait r the first dav of December of he pr,,.
until the first day of December of ths ,
Thousand eight hundred and seventy A.,
shall have power TO sue and be sued, AM
tact its corporate name; to name AMI
such managers, directors and ctficrrs a
re.s may r.nuirt; to make, have and MS ,
ate seal; and to make and estabiiah surh
for the proper mana2em mt and regulatr
sffails OF sai d corporation as may b. dss-
essary; all citations, notices or other Len,
wher' in the said COMPANY In ~ BE- int ,re..
be 81 rived upon the president OF said cas-
in hls absence upon the vice presidea.
ARTICLE II.
The 81 jeots and purposes for which ssi,,
tion 10 established and tho nature Of N.
to be carried on by 1t are hereby dyc,sni
procure and MAINTAIN a sufficient uunb.
able steam boats or o her vessels for m,
anoe and transpo' tation Of ptss-ngers
ard tue transaction OF all business fore,
tiou connected with or appertainiug 10 !
nj. g, charteriug and naint ,iuing OF o..
Inns of steamOOat5 from and bttwe., I
leans aud all points on tine MtssissDy :,
its tributaries. and mote especially N i,
river, so as to grant aad afford betterfg
the Inhabitants of such SECTIONS TO ttlu.r.
freight and products to and from "a!
ANA 70 create aud continue freight ezpil
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of said company /, j
cl2red to be ten ousand do lars. y
aud represented by two hlnGred staras NJ
of fifty d lars each; five per cent of ID
shall bs payable in cash on demand ~
iuaipdcr of each share shall be paid stsT|
AID III sEch amounts as the B ,ard Of \
MAJ direct. hiy stakeholder negleet1,|
fusi1g TO pay the ins'allments Of Lis M
and rs called for by the BoaIi of Dirpc;rI
thin ~ days frem tine plbica ion o. a got, \
the same, shall forfeit any aud all sh,e
OF stOcs upon which any install men: M
III f'vor OF said corporation. and tn II
Di ectors may dispose OF such forte h 1
public or private sale for the use AMI
this corporation.
ARTICLE ".
Al, the corporate powers Os this cons
be yestt d in and exercised by BnartlJI
composed OF seven stockholders ther4,tI
lex 4 Blanks, Gus Hotge, William Vi
ward Conery, Sr.. John Januey, JOHN nj
AID John De Hart, with the said hi
Blanks as president, are hereby decl,I-i,I
first Board of ID ctors, aud shall mold
tho dist of December, 1876, or until tte,
.Ors shall have been elected. On the ~
day of November, 1876, an election for
shatl take place at the Office or dont
CORPORATION, under the sul,eriut -ndelos !
commissioners To be appointed b 3 the Bs1
rectors, of which election ten days n,tI
tice snail be given III one of the daily1H
published III the city OF New Orlesns Il
rectors then elected ehsll serve mil n
herein fixed for the expiration of thi,dr
majority Of votes shall elect and eae.
stock shall be entitled to one vote, ti,.s
aen or by proxy. ANY vacancy occu,rl
election by the remaining directors. Il,
tors shall form a quorum for the tram
business, and said Board of Directors IA
suck officers, clerks, or agents as mays
Deces saIy for the business OF this cOrNyI
have full power to make and ,tablsi
change any and all bylaws, rules suiiT
Tor tit- support and mana cement Of Il.
and affairs of SAID COMPANY.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock Of this corporitio-
creased to any sum not exceeding o..
thousand dollars, and this act of i,corprs
be changed; modified or altered, or III 3-
dissolved with the assent of three.tOua
capt. al stock thereof, at any general ..
the stockholders OF said corporation c1.a
such purpose, after ten days notice Of RI
ing shall have been given IN two pewsA
lished in New Orleans.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation, whenever dissOlysi
Limitation or other cause, shall be lieu
three commissioners to be- appoutedb1t
of Directors, who shall remain ia 0ihct
final settlement and liquidation Of It's u
ARTICLE VII.
No stocxholder shall ever be he'd Ii
sponsi6le tor the co tracts or faults l.
poration in any further sum than tlsg
ance due to the company on tbs share
hims
ARTICLE VII,
The names of the stockholders ST.
present, decated to be rs signed belOE
Thus done and passed in my Offire
leans aforesaid, in the presence of EisG
and Martin L. AinswOrth, competed
residing in this city, who hereunto snhr
names, with the parties and me, uCl
day aud date SET forth IN the caption hs
Original signed:
J, W. BLANKs. JOHN JiN
2 JOHN HE HAkT, GUS. H0la
L. Il. ARrhCB, n A BLA
EDWARD CosER., per Ed. cone
toward SMITH, NJ L, AM
=. SENDERNAGBL, EOs,
STATE %
Pa lsh gu
t. undergi sned, deputy reco der d
in and tot the city and parish OF otlor
Lnuis'aIif, 10 hereby certify that tie
foregoing act If incorporation II ihae
ana OuaeAi a River Transportation Gd
been this dar duly recornen in mv 0.
inE TO law, IN book No. IL, 'clius 6i5 ID
Few Orleans, October ~ 1875
N. CONWAY, DepGT
ST.Tg OF
Parish III
| certify the foregoing to be \ true
copy OF the original act OF inoorprf
New Orleans and ouachits River Tra
Company on file and of record in my Of
In faith whereof heIeuntO set ms ll
this twenty first October, a. D. 1915
J. BENDKRSAGEL NOtgI