The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1876-02-10
CHARTER:
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

day OF the month of June, in the year OF on
Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
five, and Of the United States OF America tn
Before me, JOHN G. EUs1Is, Notary Pub
lie. in and for this cta, and parish OF Orleans
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quah
fed, and in the presence OF the witnesses mere
matter named and undersigned:
Personally came and appeared, q. W. =. BAY
LEY 3. B. WHEELOCK, HUGH KENNEDY
JOHN PHELPS, JOHN Fl. KENNARD, CYRU:
BUSSEY, GEORGE JONAS, W. B. SCHMIDT
JAMES A. GIRDNER, JULIUS MEIs, 3. L
dents Of this city, who severally declared
That. availing themselves of the powers
rights and privileges conferred by the, sta
tutes of the State Of Louisiana, relative
to the Reorganization OF Corporations, II
thi; State, they do, by these presents, form
organize, constitute and found Corporation fol-
| the objects and purposes as shall hereafter DC
enumerated and set forth; and to thst cid they
do hereby covenant and agree to form ana con-
stitute, and do, by these presents, form ana con,
stitute themselves, and all such other persons al
may hereafter become associated with them,
whether by subscription, purchase. transfer,
succession or otherwise, into 'Body Cor,
porae" and Hereunder bind themselves, and
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 sooner 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,
/ hall oil {1o Y,nyuQ q nd
| which corporations are or may be by any general
law CT this State authorized to possess, and said
| company may exerciseits 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
| (s3, 900, OOO), represented by THIRTY THOU
SAND SHARES OF ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
(slOO) 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
January, 1877: Officers, 2. B. WHEELOcK,
s. 81. KENNEDY, Treasurer. When one hum
bred and fifty thousand dollars (s150, 000 of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed, the
Board of Directors are authorized to commence
the constr OF the road, and to carry out the
provisions OF THO charter; to enable them to do
this, subscriptions to the capital stock shall be
due and payable as herein provided for when
this amount has been subscribed.
Sec 2. The time and manner OF payment for
stock shall be such az may be determined by the
Board OF Directors, provided, however, that no
call shall be made OF more than ten per cent 40
per cent) on each share at any time, and thirty
days must elapse before another call can be
made.
SEC 8. No stakeholder shall be held liable or re-
sponsibe for the contracts aud 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 stockhclder 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 it's stock books, and no stock
stock.
SEC. 6. In the case of failure on the part of any
subscriber to pay the nstallnaents his stock as
required, the Board of Directors shall have the
III.
delinquent of forfeiting his stock, Or the amounts
previously paid thereon; and no stakeholder
shall have the right to vote while in default.
SEC z. Ali 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 modifcs-
ton by the holders # a majority OF the stock OF
the Company at their meeting.
ARTICLE III.
GENERAL POWERS.
The said company is empowered and author
ICED:
First-To locate, construct lease, own and use
railroad with one or more tracks and suitable
turnouts Of such guage and construction and
upon such course or route as may be deemed
by a majority Of the Directors of said company
most expedien', beginning at point on the Mis-
sissippi River at New Orleans, or between New
Orleans and the parish OF Iberville on the right
bank of the Mississippi, and Baton Rouge on the
left bank; or from New Orleans or Berwick's
Bay, via Vermillionville, in the parish OF Lafay-
cite, and Opeloufas, in the parish Of St. Landry,
or from any Of said points, or from any point
within the limits of this State, and running thence
towards and to the city Of Shreveport, or the
city OF Marshall or Dallas, in the State of Texas in
shall fix, and with such connecting branches in
the State Of Louisiana as may be deemed
proper.
Second--To locate, construct, lease, own, main
tain ana use sucn Dr2nCu r6llIOaOS ana tracks as
majority OF the Directors OF said company may
from time to time deem proper and expedient
and for the interest of said company to own and
to use and lease, and they shall not be restricted
in the exercise Of this privilege to the State of
Louisiana, but may connect their main line with
any other line or lines in other States which
shall authorize the exercise Of said privilege
within their limits, and the said company shall
have right to establish and maintain in the
city of New Orleans proper freight and passen-
ger depots, and to connect them by tracks and
ferries with the left bank of the Mississippi River
at such point or points as may be deemed most
for the public interest, and to use in
such ferries steamboats, and other vessels, and |
for the purposes Of such depots, tracks ana fer.
ries may acquire property by appropriation.
Thrd-TO construct, establish or purchase in |
this State, and thereafter, to own, lease, MAN.
tain and use suitable wharves piers, warehouses |
yards, steamboats,, harbors, depots, stations, and
other works and appurtenances connected with |
and incidental to said railway and its connec-
lions, and to run and manage the same as the |
Directors Of the said Company may deem to be |
most e1pedient and to the welfare Of said corpo.