The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-08-14
CHARTER

BE " known that on this seventeenth day
81 the month of July, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir.
teen, and OF the independence of the United
States of America the one hundred ana
thrty-eighth, before me, Charles +. Flel-
chingcr. a notary public duly commissioned,
sworn and qualified in and for the parish OF
Orleans state of Louisiana, therein residing
and in the presence or the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several persons whose
names are hrreuntO subscribed. all being OF
the full age Of majority. who scYeralIy &c
clared that availiuG themselves of the proyl-
Sions OF the laws Of the state Of Louisiana
relative 10 the organization Of corpora lions,
tho have contracted and agreed, and 10 nv
these presents contract and agree and bind
and O.uEate themselves. aS well as all such
persons rs may hereafter become associated
! with them, To form and constitute cOrpor
! alton and body polite in law for the pur-
! poses and objects ana under the StipulationS.
articles and conditions following, tO-wit
Article THE name OF this corporation
| shall he The Concessions Company, and lis
! drmiCile IS hereby established in New Or
/ leans. parish Of Orleans, state Of Louisiana,
and shall have and enjoy corporate existence
( for a period Of nincty-nine years from the
| date hereof. II shall have the right TO con
! tract sue and be sued: to make and use a
! corporate seal, and the same to break and
| alter at pleasure; to have, receive, hold,
! purchase. improve, ALLEVIATE. convey, sell.
/ borrow. lease. rent, suitcase, pledge, mort
gaze hypothecate. sign and transfer under
] =,
/ 10 a general business "a hereinafter set forth
| with all the powers conferred upon corpOr.
/ atipns Of a similar nature by the laws of
| this state. and not inconsistent with the
! laws of the United States.
| Article lI.-Al citation or other legal pro.
| cess shall be served upon the president OF
/ This corporation, or IN his absence or ma
! uiity 10 act, upon the vice-preSidcnt.
| Article Ill-The objects and purposes
! for which this corporation l. organized, ana
| the nature Of the business to be carried on
4 10 IN, l.H d o
/ operate amusement parks. public or private,
| and any and all other similar places OF plea
/ sure anu recreation; 10 own, lease anu OPeI-
| ate any and all park CONCESSIONS anu gen
orally any and all concessions or the chir.
4 actrr usual 10 such places Of amusement ana
/ recreation, and any and all concessions no
! matter where located. but such as are uSi-
/ ally found and operated IN parks pubic or
! private: 10 own. lease AMI operate rcstau-
/ rants. tobacco stands, soda fountains, con
I frctiun.rN establishments. theaterS, moving
/ picture shows vaudeville performances,
\ roller coasters. etc, and generally an buSl-
I ur~~,S of nature similar 10 the foregoing,
and to carry out the requirements AMI needs
\ of sam" hv any means appropriate and son.
I yeniuut. 10 do and undertake any ana all
b, things necessary or incidental thereto; Ia
enter into all contracts, agreements or en-
/ -agrmcutS OF incur dnv obligations connected
I with or apprrtaiuin- 10 said business or ap
prOprIatc TO its cffectual prosecution: 20 eS
tahiiSh branches or agencies AT any place OF
places that the board Of directors may deem
desirable, ana al the option of its board OF
| directors 10 carry on any part OF us DuSl
ness ami exercise any part of its powers out
side of the state of Louisiana.
Article IN.-The capital stock OF this cor
pOration is hereby hNed at the sum ot tWen
tv-five thousand S2j,OOO.OOD dollars, oil
yided into and represented by two hundred
and fifty shares of the par value Of on
hundred dollars each, which said stock sinai
! be issued for cash or its equivalent, or MAJ
Ice issued at not less than par for paymen
for property actually purchased or for ser
! vices actually rendered 10 the corporation
: or the Sme may BE- issued full paid 10
money advanced or for such other valuable
= C0uSidera ton or services, as the board o
. directors may determine, provided that N
stock shall be issued until the consideration
= therefor has been received by the corpora
ton All stock shall be full paid and non
L asSesSable, and no transfer Of stock shall b
. binding upon said company unless recorde
ON the books of said company.
= Any stOckhOder wishing TO sell all or an
y part of his stock must first offer Ii in writ
n ing to the president of this company at IN
lowest figure he is willing to accept. Tn
II president shall then have ten days from tn
= date of said notice in which to purchaS
= all or any part OF said offered stock. Shout
n the said president fail TO purchase all or an
!. part Of said stock, within the ten days
then and in that event any unsOld part 6
. | the offered stock may he sold elsewhere, bu
: at a price not lower than that at which
!. was offered to said president
!. This corporation shall be authorized I
% commence business as soon as three tho,
= sand ($3, 900 OO) dollars Of its capital stoc
y shall have been subscribed and paid for:
n The board of directors shall have the rlgt
- to determine at what time and in what mai
n ner the remainder of the stock shall
a issued.
a. The parties TO this act declare that the
hereby subscribe for the number of share
l. of said capital stock set opposite their r.
c. spective sigma lures hereto. so that this al
W Of Incorporation shall also serve as an Orii
l. ina subscription.
Article V.-The business and affairs
c. this corporation shall be managed and col
N Quoted by a board of three directors. WI
II shall all be stockholders. A majority {
the directors Of this corporation present &
r any meeting in person or by proxy, Sh2
70 constitute n quorum, and majority vote
r those present in person or by proxy shall d
Id eide all questions voted upon. Said director
n shall be elected annually from among Il
rs stockholders on the first Tuesday In Dece1
le Der OF each year, unless the same shall
~ a legal holiday, when the election shall
l. held on the next legal day thereafter, beg
DR. ming on the first Tuesday in December, 191
Or and after ten days prior written notice ha
IT, ing been sent to each stakeholder of recol
by mail 10 his last known address.
Of The board Of directors shall appoint tv
H. stockholders as commissioners to preside
G. such election. The voting shall be by balO
lg and each stakeholder shall be entitled
lie cast one vote for each share held by hiI
r which has been standing In his name {
Id the books of said corporation for at lea
III ten days prior to the date of the election
IT, majority of the entire stock issued and on
Sc standing voting at such meeting shall cleo
Immediately after the election OF sa
a. board of directors and the adjournment
a the stockholders meeting, the newly elect,
k board of directors shall elect from amor
Of their number a president, vice-preSident al
~ lSecretary-trcasurer.
N The failure to elect directors or office
81 as herein provided for shall not result
o. the dissolution of this corporation, but q
I'll then board Of directors shall hold their l
in spectve Offices until their successors a
" duly elected and qualified.
RS The first board of directors and the OF
nv GERS herein named and provided for shS
ch hold their respective offices until the fir
Tuesday in December, 1914, or until the
NJ officers and directors shall hold their
spective offices for period of one year fro
IS the date OF their election, or until the
Is successors have been duly elected.
IT, Any vacancy occurring on any board
ST directors shall be filled by the remaini
members Of said board for the unexpir
eF term, at a meeting called for that purpo
Ill rcctOrS so elected to hold office until
k next annual stockholders meeting, but shoU
il be impossible for any cause for any
.ly cancy or vacancies in the board of directC
nd TO be filed by the directors, such vacan
by or vacancies may be filled by the stOckhO
ers at any meeting called for that purpC
I'D by the president, or in the absence or II
is bility Of the president by any stockholC
Ter upon giving ten days notice to each a
Or every stakeholder OF record, which not
ali may be sent through the mail, and address
he to the last known address of the stockhold
ex- Any and all directors meetings, the noti'
nd for which are not herein specifically p
vided for, may be called by any officer
on this corporation upon ten days notice 81
his by mail to each director at his last kno