The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-02-20
o AN ACT

No g4l AN ACT @
TO inedrporate the Crescent Fire Company
No. "a. Of the city Of New Orleans.
House Of Representatives. Of The State If Lon,
iainnn. IN Genyal Assembly conuened Ihat
+. Dndenhefer, jas Boyes, IT, II. Blerhorst
q. H. Bernoudy. IIerm Miestsr, 9; T. 500
man. John Iepgsl. T. a. MeChlfreY, N. Huber,
hefer Frank Ruiz, Louis Venus Thos.. ".
Collins. Henry Heet's. John schlumbbcht. J.
q. tlreve. and others, not exceeding one hun.
drsd in number. residents OF the city OF
| New Orleans md State Of Louisiana,
md their successors. be and they are here
| by constituted IL body corporate. with ali the
powers. privileges and imtnunities q abohy
| corporate. SO far as the same relates mo- mp
pertains to the general object Of THO fite De-
partmept. under the name and style 81 the
| 'Creseent Fire Company No. "a Of the CITY OF
New Orleans" That they and their sue
cessors shall have power and authority 70
make a,ave and tse b common seal. with SUCH
proper, and the same to brSlk, alter ana
amend Mt pleasure. md by that narne style
and title corporate. rs aforesaid, they shall be
known in law. and shall pc able and compe-
tent to sue and be sued, plead ana be llll.
blended, in any Court or Courts, before any
Judge or Judges. in NIL manner Of suit, CON-
plants pleas and causes, matters and
demands whatsoever. whether the same
arise out Of any rule or bylaw now
adopted or to be- hereafter adopted Tor
their government orc otherwise, and hll
and every matter and thing therein 10 do, In
as full and efTectual manner as any other
person or persons bodies corporate within
this State, may or can do, and they are here
by authorized to luake rules, bylaws and or
dinn1aeg: to levy and collect fines and ar.
rearaget, ,abd do all other things needfu
for their good government and usefulness "
a fire company; p,optde.d, however. that sale
rules, bylaws and ordinances be not repuR
mint to the constitution and laws Of tht
United States and the constitution and laws
Of this State, or to tho general offsets OF tiiiS
a corporation Us n fire company. That they II
=. their corporate name of Crescent Fire Com
pnny No. "a, Of the city Of New Orleans, shal
be uble and competent in law to take. receive
and hold all manner OF lands. snements.
rents and heredtamentS md any sun
Of goods and chattels, given and bequeathet
unto them. or acquired by them In any man
nsr, to be employed and dispSsed Of. accord
ing to thel objects Of this incorporation, or nc
, cortling to their constitution. bylaws and or
dinances, or the will and intention Of the don
ors, pr6rided that. by this act OF ineorpora
ton. they shall not in their corporate na'n'ea'
aforesaid, hold Mt anyone and the same A me
property or money, OF u value efeaeef WA
/ thirty thousand dollars.
, SEC o. Be il further enacted, etc., That thi
charter of incorporation shall be, and continu
in force for the torn Of twenty years, nri'
shall take effect from and after its passage.
(Sgned) LOUIS BUSH.
{ Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
, lSipned) LOUIS A. WILT. o
, Lieutenant Gayerner and President of tn
; Senate.
, Approved February 10, 1878.
3 lSigned) FRANCIS r. NICHOLAS,
, Governor Of the State Of Louisiana
! A true copy:
WILL. A. STRONG
Secretary Of State. oe