The New Orleans Democrat. (New Orleans, La.) 1875-1876, 1876-01-04
CHARTER.

DE TT KNOWN THAT ON THIS THE
ID twelfth Of the month Of October. in the year
of our Lord one thousand eight hundred ana
seventy five, before me. james Graham. u notary
public duly commissioned and sworn ior tne
parish Of Orleans. State Of Louisiana. anu IN the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned personally came and appeared the
several parties whose names are hereuntO SUD
scribed who declared. that ayailinR tnemseEes
Of the provisions Of the laws Of Louisiana, In re,
lation to the promotion and organization Of
corpo rations contained in thelsevised Statutes
Of this State for the year 1910 page iag sce d b
these presents do covenant and agree, and blnd
themselves. and those whom they represent. to
iect and purposes and under the obligations,
stipuiations and regulations hereinafter set
forth and contained. to wit:
ARTICLE I.
the " D isiii'9 PUBIIsHfNG COMPANY
OF NEW ORLEANS" II shall be domiciliated
and have It's principal office in the city OF New
enjoy corporate powers and privileges TO the full
term of twenty five years from the date hereof.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes of this corporation
shall be the compiling printing ana Pao,sninH
book and Job printing business and all things
properly pertaining thereto.
ARTICLE III.
The newspapers compiled. printed and pub
lished by this corporation shall be Democratic
ARTICLE ~.
The objects OF the newspapers compiled,
printed and published by this corporation shall
and political interests of this State and country
and to give Tone vigor. point and effect to every
thing calculated to eleyate refine ana ennoDle
shall, without fear or favor, decry and condemn
all frauds, population, corruption and crime
wherever found ARE1cLE v.
The capital stock of this corporation Is hereby
fixed at One Hundred Thousand Dollars. divided
| into ten thousand shares OF ten dollars eacf:
| the formation of this corporation may. at the
| discretion OF the managers thereof, be divided
| into halves Of share and disposed OF accord
ingly. .nu,1yyr
The corporation shall commence business
| when six thousand dollars Of its stock shall be
the managers or such person or persons as they
may designate after the corporation shall be
established. v
A 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 az
proxy or agent ARTICLE VIII.
| No stakeholder shall vote at any meeting oil the
| stockholders by proxy or agent, unless sucn
proxy or agent be a stakeholder in said corpora
ton.
! No stock of this corporation not subscribed fol
before its formation shall be taken or subscribed
for except upon the consent OF majority OF tht
/ managers given in writing.
i ARTICLE X.
No stock of this corporation shall be sold Of
Transferred without the written consent of three
fourths of the whole number of managers; AM
any party wishing to sell or transfer his stool
i must notify in writing each and every manage
three days before he proposes to sell or transfe
his stock; and such notice must contain the ful
name Of the party to whom the stock holder pro
dence, the numberiof shares proposed to be soil
i and the price Of the same Should any numDe
Of the managers exceeding oue-touTo OF %