The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-07
CHARTER.

DE IT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
ID twelfth If tho month Of October. in the yoar
Of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and
seventy five before me. James Graham u notary
public duly commissioned and sworn Tor the
parish Of Orleans. State Of Louisiana, aud ~ the
presence Of tho witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned. personally camo and appeared The
several partios whose nanes are hereuiito sub
scribed. who declared. that awaiting themselves
of the provisions Of The laws Of Louisiana 10 re,
lntjon to the promotion and organization OF
corporations AZ contained in theEevised Statutes
of this State for the year 1870. page 1873. section
677. they have eovenanted and agreed, and by
these presents do covenant and agree. and bind
themselves and those whom they represent, TO
establish nm Incorporated company, Tor tho OBJ
iect and piirposes and under the obligations,
adaptations and regulations hereinafter set
forth and contained To wit:
ARTICLE I.
Tho name and tito Of this corporation shall be
nF MN PREWh oRihhNS II shaIl BE- domeated
and have it's principal Office In the city Of New
Orleans State Of Louisiana. and shall have and
term OF twenty five years from the date hereof.
ARTICLE H.
Tho objects and purposes OF this corporatlon
shall be the compiling. printing and publishing
of newspapers. and the carrying on q . general
book and job printing business ana I'll thihgs
properly pertaining thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The newspapers complied printed and pub
lished by this corporation shall be Democratic
In pOlltlcS. .,r,y1,,, =, Y,y
Tho objects Of the newspapers compiled,
printed and published by this corporation shall
Be to promote the commercial, industrial. social
and political interests OF tys state snd country;
thing calculated to elevate, refine ana nnnobe
public sentiment and feeling: and TO that end
shall. without fear or favor, docry and condemn
ali frauds population, corruption ana crime
wherever found .r,,,,rrv
The capital stock Of this corporation Is hereby
fxed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars divided
into ten thousand shares OF ten dollars each.
ANY given number Of shares not subscribed NJ
the formation OF this corporation may, at tlie
discretion OF tho managers thereof, De divided
into halves OF q share and disposed oil accord
ingly. .n,r,c,v yr
Tho corporation shall commence business
when ak thousand dollars Of its stock shall be
subscribed the stock subscribed shall be paid TO
the managers or such person or persons rs they
may designate after the corporation snail be
es''''''NN ARTICLE VII.
full share of stock of this corporation shall
entitle the holder and owner thereof TO one fuil
vote but no stakeholder shall be entitled to more
than one vote in his own right. and one vote as
PROXY u "s''" ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder shall vote at any meeting OF the
by proxy or agent. unless sucn
proxy or agent be stockholder in said corpora
ton. ouorrvv
AKIlClIE Ia.
No stock of this corporation not subscribed for
before its formation shall be taken or subscribed
for except upon the consent OF majority OF the
managers given in writing.
ARTICLE K.
No stock OF this corporation Shall be sold or
Transferred without the written consent Of three
fourths of the whole number OF managers: and
anv Darty wishing to sell or transfer his stock
must notify in writing each and every manager
three days before he proposes to sell or transfer
his stock; and such notice must contain the full
name OF the party TO whom the stock holder pro-
noses TO sell or transfer his stock. also his resi-
dence the numbered shares proposed 10 be sold
and the price OF the same. Should any number
Of the managers exceeding one-iourh Of the