Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1881-10-22
CHA RTE R
or THE
Baton s.sg, ss',,! Railroad Company
| STATE OF LOUISIANA, :
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE. )

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PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE
We. the undersigned, residents of said Parish
and State, to.wit SAMUEL r. GREVES, Will.
LIAM GARIG. JOSEPH z. BLOUIN, WILL
LIAM G.. RANDOLPH. CHARLES K. DAVID
and JOHN w. BATES, awaiting ourselves Of
the provisions OF the laws Of the State OF Loui.
siana relating to the organization OF corporations
for works OF public Improvement, and for other
| purposes, have covenanted and agreed, and by
these presents do covenant and agree, and bind
ourselves and those Of whom We represent, and
who may hereafter become associated with us, to
| from ourselves into and constitute corporation
for the objects and purposes and under the stipu
lations, regulations and obligations to.wit
| Article Int. The tomicile OF the corporation
is hereby fixed at the City Of Baton Rougc Par.
| ish OF East Baton Rouge, State OF Louisiana, and
| shall be known under the name and style Of the
| BATON ROUGE STREET RAILROADC COM
| PANY,n and by that name shall have succession
and corporate existence for and during the full
term of fifty 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, and
possess all the power aud privileges which corpo'
| rations are or may be by any general law OF TINS
State authorized to possess.
| Article 3D. The object and design of said cor.
poration is the construction and operation OF
streetrairoads in the city OF Baton Rouge, within
the limits of said city, and beyond the same il
deemed necessary, to n distance not exceeding
five miles from said limits, 10 as to transport
passengers and freight upo'l said railroad BY
horse, steam or any other motive power.
| Article 3D. The capital stock OF said corpora.
ton Is fixed at the sum Of fifty Thousand dollars,
TO be divided into shares of fifty dollars EACH
| Ten per centum on the amount OF stock shall be
| due and payable as soon AZ the company Is fully
organized, and not more than ten per centum OH
| the stock shall be called for Mt any one time and
not ottener than sixty days; provided, that any
stockholder falling to pay. up, his nstallment
when called for, shall forfeit his stock To the
company, after the lapse of thirty days from said
call.
Article 4th. No stakeholder shall be liable for
any debt of said corporation, beyond the amount
of his subscription.
Article 9Th. The powers Of this corporation
shall be vested in President and Board OF Di.
rectors consisting of seven stockholders who
shall be elected annually, on the first Monday OF
September of each year, by % majority OF the
stockholders, and each stockholder shall be enti-
tied to asmany votes as he owns shares OF stock;
provided, that no stakeholder shall have the
right to vote while in default.
Article 9th. Tho Gorp0ratOrs whose names
shall be signed hereto, shall constitute the
first Board Of Directors under this Charter,
and they shall continue in Office until their
| Hlt July tItCttt uliu uudhu'N AhNf
shall elect President from their own body.
They shall also elect Secretary and such
other officers and employees as their interest
and convenience may require. They may also
designate the officers who shall act as President
in the absence or disability of the President.
Article eth. The subscription books for the
capital stock of tho company shall be opened i'm.
mcdiatey after the election of the President, as
above provided for; and this corporation shall be
regularly and fully organized when shares OF
stock to the amount of not less than fifteen
thousand dollars shall have been subscribed.
Article 9Th. Stock books shall BIZ kept in the
office of the company in which all stock shall be
registered in the names of the persons owning
the same, and all transfers of stock shall be reg
stered in said book. Tho minute book of the
Secretary shall be open at all times to the nspec
ton of any stockholdcr.
Article 9th The stockholders may atany time
at stated meeting called for that purpose, after
thirty DAYS notice by advertisement, in one OF
more of the newspapers published IN the city Of
Baton Rouge, amend or alter this Charter, pro
vided two.thirds in amount OF the Stockholders
] agree to the same.
Article 10th. This corporation may be dissoiv
ed at any time, by vote Of two.thirds OF the
stockholders in amount and not in default, at s
meeting specially called to consider the same
after thirty days advertisement In the newspa
pers and in case of dissolution by limitation OF
otherwise the affairs of corporation shall be lid
Undated by three commissioners, to be elected b.,
the stockholders from among their own number
the terms aud mode Of liquidation to DO deter
mined by majority of the stockholders prescn
| and represented mt the meeting by written proxy
Thus done and signed in presence OF the un
dersgned witnesses, this eleventh day OF October
A. ID. 1881.
Attest: [Sgnedl SAM'L p. GREVES,
JoHN McGRATH, =" VIM. GARIG,
WIN. II. pTpEg, JOHN ID. FISHER
2. j. T.. BLOUIN,
w. &. RANDOLPH,
CHAS. X. DAVID,
j. w. BATES.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE.
Before me, John Jastrcmski, Deputy Cleri am
y Recorder in and for the aforesaid Parish AM
State. personally appeared John Mctirath AM
William Ii. Piper, of said parish who being dull
sworn, declared that they became witnesses :
the foregoing document, ut the request OF IN
! parties thereto and saw said parties sign th
same, for the purposes therein set forth am
enumerated.
ISgned WIN. II. PipEM
JOHN McGRATH
Sworn to and subscribed before me, at Bato
Rouge this eleventh day Of October A. ID. losl
iSignrdl JOHN JASTREMSKl,
Deputy Clerk and Recorder
+, Dulv recorded In Book No. G. Folio 10j, Noti
rial Acts of this office.
Z BATON RouGE, October 18th, 1881.
[Sirnedl JOHN JASTREMSK1
Deputy Clerk and Recorder.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE
. hereby certify the above and foregoing to b
, true and correct copy of the original, on III
: and OF record in my office.
Given under my hand and seal OF office, 9
, Baton Rouge, this eleventh day Of October. A. Il
Q lssI. JOHN JASTREMSKl,