The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-09-23
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CIrY OF NEW ORLEANS,

lie, in and for this city, and parish OF Orleans
State OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
and nam IN the na %
Personally came and appeared, G. "; 3; BAY.
LEY, E. B. WHEELOCK, HUGH KENNEDY,
JOHN PHELPS, JOHN 81. KENNARD, CYRUS
BUSsEY, GEORGE JONAS, "; B: SCHMIDT,
RANLETT and DAVID WALLACE, all resi-
dents of this city, who seyerally declared
That, availing themselves OF the powers,
rights and privileges conferred by the sta
tutes Of the State Of Louisiana. relative
thi, State, they do, by these presents, form,
organize, constitute and found Corporation for
the objects and purposes as shall hereafter be
enumerated and set forth; and to that end they
do hereby covenant and agree to form and con-
stitute, and do, by these presents, form and con-
stitute themselves, and all such other persons as
may hereafter become associated with them,
whether by subscription, purchase. transfer,
succession or otherwise, into "Body Cor
porate," and Hereunder bind themselves, and
all who may hereafter become associated with
them, to be governed by the following stipu-
lations, obligations and regulations as articles OF
the charter OF said Corporation.
ARTICLE I.
NAME.
The name and title of said corporation shall be
the NEW ORLEANS PACIFIC RAILWAY COM
PANY, and by that name shall have succession,
and have corporate existence for and during the
full term and period Of twenty-five (25) years
from the date Of the execution Of these presents,
unless eooner dissolved in the manner hereinafter
provided for may sue and be sued, may hold
real and personal property, may make contracts,
may receive grants Of land or personal property,
which corporations are or may be by any general
law of this State authorized to possess, and said
company may exercise its corporate powers within
any other State of the United States that shall
authorize the same.
ARTICLE II.
CAPITAL STOCK.
SEC. 1. The capital stock Of this corpora ton is
hereby fixed at THREE MILLION DOLLARS
$4,000, OOO), represented by THIRTY THOU
SAND SHARES of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
(s1OO) EACH, with the right to increase said
capital stock to TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS,
provided that said corporation shall be organized
Under the incorporators herein named, who
shall constitute the Board Of Directors and shall
hold their Office, together with the following
named gentlemen, who shall be the officers OF
the Company until the second Wednesday in
President; HUGH KENNEDY, Vice President;
s. H. KENNEDY, Treasurer. When one hun
dred and fifty Thousand dollars t$150, 000) Of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed, the
Board of Directors are authorized to commence
the construction of the road, and to carry out the
provisions of this charter; to enable them to do
this, subscriptions to the capital stock shall be
due and payable as herein provided Tor when
this amount has been subscribed.
SEC. 2. The time and manner OF payment Tor
stock shall be such as may be determined by the
Board of Directors, provided, however, that no
call shall be made OF more than ten per cent (l0
gor cent? on each share at any ume' ana thirty
made.
SEC. 8. No stakeholder shau be held liable or re-
sDOnsihia for the contracts and faultS of the COM
pany in any further sum than the unpaid balance
or balances due the company on shares owned by
him, nor shall any informalities in the organiza-
ton have the effect Of annulhng this Charter, or
Of exposing stakeholder to any liability beyond
the amount of his stock subscription unpaid.
SEC. 4. The domicile of the company shall be
the city of New Orleans, and citation shall be
served there on the President OF the company, or
in his absence, on the Vice President.
Sec 5. The stock books shall be kept at the
office of the Company, whence certificates OF stock
shall be issued to the subscribers, but no trans
fer of stock shall be binding upon The Company
until made upon its stock books, and no stock
certificate shall be issued except for full paid
stock.
SEC. 6. In the case Of failure on the part OF any
to pay the installments on his stock as
required, the Board OF Directors shall have the
option, after thir days written noIice to the
Of FORGETTING his stock, or the amounts
previously paid thereon; and no stakeholder
shall have the right to vote while in default.
SEC. 7. All rules relative to the declaration OF
dividends or divisions Of profits, as well as the
bylaws of the Company, shall be made by the
Board of Directors, but said rules and bylaws
shall be subject to repeal, change or modifica-
ion by the holders Of q majority OF the stock of
he Company at their meeting.
ARTICLE iii.
,o1vrns
GENERAL fo"AnS'
The said company Is empowered and author
zed:
First-To locate, construct, lease, own and use
railroad with one or more tracks and suitable
of such guage and construction and
lpon such course or route as may pc deemed
~ majority OF the Directors OF SAID company
most expedient, beginning at point on the Mis-
issippi River at New Orleans or between New
orleans and the parish OF lbervllle on the right
'ank OF the Mississippi, and Baton Rouge on the
eft bank; or from New Orleans or Berwick's
Bay, via Vermillionville in the parish OF Lafay-
tie, and Opelousas, In the parish OF st. Landry,
# from any OF said points, or from any point |
within the limits OF THIS otate ana running thence
owards and to the city OF Shreveport, or the
ity OF Marshall or Dallas In the state OF Iexas, IN
UGH direction ana route or routes as SAID company
hall fix, and with such connecting branches In
he State OF Louisiana as may DC deemed
roper.
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