The New Orleans daily Democrat., 1880-04-18
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Is day OF march, 10 the year Of our Lord one
me hUBs HoesS sSsn heers 1sers
apopeead duly Vs i and ena auaed s
and In presence of the witness es. hereinafer
named and undersigned, personally came and
Amsn Troescher, Roman Lafontaine Jean p.
Dutrey, Jean Baptiste Mailhes. Armand y.
Tarride. Martin Wolf, Daniel Darms. Rob 4rt II.
this city who seve rally declared:
That avaiIing the mselTes of the statutes OF
the State of Louisiana relative to the organI8a-
tion of corporations therein for works Of pub
lie improvemt Mt and for other purposes, hey
have agreed and covenanted, and by these
eelves into and constitute q corporation, to be
composed of themselves and OF such other
persons as may hereafter ioin and become,
under the conditions. stipulations and agree
ments hereinafter expressed to wit:
ARTICLE
The said corporation shall be known and de-
R1stff Rs h Union ths psms babadTsn sbd s q
AND An LIVE sToOk LANbINa COMPANY.
The domicl is hereby fixed In the city of New
Orleans. and 1t shall exist and continue for
unless uni ss sooner DOT @ dissolved by the action of the
| stockholders thereof In the manner hereinafter
'A''''0N ''A' ARTICLE H.
The objects and purposes OF said corporation
and the nature of the business to be carried on
by the seme shall be TO erect at any point or
place In the psrsh of Orleans, wharvee. stables.
stable shelter, protect and preserve all kinds
| Of horses, mules cattle and other animals Tor
the purpose Of CARRYING, on the Live stock
| for the purpose of sheltering and protecting
all such cattle or other animals which may be
sent to said company destined for slaughter
| thnd ptl : oh nc az Ttrp H.
cable build and complete q slaughter house.
also sufficient number of sheds and stables
and other buildings as may be deemed neoes-
ARTICLE I'LL
| The said company shall charge and receive
such fees for the receiving. sheltertDg and
| slaughtering of all animals as the board OF d.
rectors may fix In the bylaws.
| ARTICLE ~.
| The stockholders shall. on the first Tuesday
aPf Pr eee n eaen ee9ep eaF a puber as board
OF directors who shall hold office for the term o
one year, or until their successors are elected
but the first board elected shall hold office foi
| the term of three years from their election sal
to the first Tuesday OF April, 1888. And sait
board of directors at an early day shall proceed
| to elect the officers OF the corporation. which
| shall consist Of president vice president sec
retary, tire asurer and such other officers as theI
De deem M the first Ss 1--we 81 gon
Of directors shall In their by laws FIX the dn'ies
of the several officers and employees. and theil
directors shall have the right 10 adopt such by
laws, rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation OF the affairs 0
proper and to make and use corporate sea
with such device as they may elect.
| ARTICLE V,
The espital stock of this corporation is hereb,
axed at TWp Ahn FIFTY III Ta99
hundred shares of one hundred dollars each
Twenty per cent of each subscription shal H.
pe - sne be paa S sueh mes
suoh manner as may be prescribed BY tn
Board of Directors provided. that no % NOR
called for at any one time. and not oftener thai
once In thirty days.
ARTICLE vi.
No subscription shall be binding until tn
sum of ten thousand dollars Is subscribed
ma yable. and no stock holder shall ever
held liable or responsible to or through sal
CORPORATE on for Its contracts Or leu faults II an an
further sum than the unpaid balance. Ii an
there be due On the share or shares owned b
him. her or them, and standing in bis. her o
their name' ARTICLE VII.
The president of the corporation. Or. In hi
absence the vice president, or. In the absenc
of BOTH the secretary, shall be- the proper office
upon whom citation or other legal process ma
ARTICLE VIII.
The privilege is reserved OF increasing 7 IL b
91k 9f the to EYE aUN
Of three-fourths In amount OF the stoe
thereof.
This corporation shall or may be dissolved q
| a general meeting convened for that purpose
after fifteen days notice Ia newspaper pub
lished in this city. with the assent of three
In the event of the dissolution, whether pr
vate or at the termination of this charter. th
liquidation of the affairs thereof shall pc cor
Quoted by three commissioners elected by ba
lot at regular meeting of the stockholder
convened for that purpose. The eomuis ission
ers thus elected shall at once proceed to settl
sell or otherwise dispose of It's assets. and afte
paying It's liabilities distribute the excess Or
rata among the stockholders.
ARTICLE X.
| failure to elect direot6rs at regu1 ar msetin
of the stockholders shall not dissolve the con-
pany, but the directors then In office shall COR
to seesn embsps q sad
shall constitute quorum to do business, an
the Board of Directors may declare DIVIDEND
from time to time as they may deem advisable
If any director shall cease to be a stookhode
during his term Of office. 1t shall be declare
vacant. or in the event OF the death. permaner
absence or resignation of any. director. th
board shall have authority to fill the vacane
occasioned thereby.
ARTICLE xI.
Should any subscriber refuse or neglect to pa
MS, D6f or Cn6lT 1usbttliUUSutS db LILO edLu6 lit
due Interest at the rate of per cent per anpui
shall be added thereto from maturity unit! fln'
pay ment. And II any subscriber neeg!ects c
refuses to pay his. her or. their installmenl
within thirty days after the specified time
payment, the board of directors shall have th
right of causing any share or shares upo
which any installme mt may be due to be sol
at auction. or to forfeit said shares. or to CON
pei by suit the payment Of such instailments.
the board may deem advisable.
ARTICLE XII.
The following named persons are stoekholt
| ers In said comp any, and as such are ent1tle
to the number Of shares placed opposite the
CoimenITroeseher Observation-Disclosures. 300 shar,
Robert dent. Observation-Disclosures. $40 shar,
Aman Troescher. ............. -....... 22O shar'
lean p Dutre ........-.., 22O sbart
Romain Isfontaine e......,.-......... 220 shar,
Jean Baptiste Mailhes. ................ 220 shar
Armand " Tarride, 22O shar,
Martin Wolf. .........................--- 22O shar
| Daniel Darms. Observation-Disclosures. 22O shar
Robert III. BeIden Observation-Disclosures. 22O shar
Nicholas Gestner. Observation-Disclosures. 22O shar