The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-08-28
CHARTER


OF THE CONCESSIONS COMPANY
United States of America, State OF LoulSl-
ana. Parish of Orleans, City OF New Ut
leans. ~,
Of the month Of July, in the year or our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and thir,
teen and of the Independence OF the Unlted
States Of America the one hundred ana
| thirty eighth before me- Charles +. Flet- |
chinger, a notary public duly commissioner.
| sworn and qualified In and for the parish OF
Orleans state OF Louisiana, therein residing
and in the presence of the witnesses hereih-
| after named and undersigned, personally
/ came and appeared the several persons whose
names are hCrpuntO subscribed, all being OF
| the full age of majority. who seyeraIly &c
clared thai lvailinG themselves OF the proVl-
/ sionS of the laws Of the state OF LOUISIANA
| relative to the organization ot corporations,
! tho have contracted and agreed, ana 90 pS
! these presents contract and agree ana Dlhd
and Ouugate themselves, as well as all such
persons as may hereafter become asSoclated
! with them. to form and constitute a cOrpor
! alton and body polite In law for the pur-
| poses and objects aud under the Stlpulatlohs
| articles and conditions following, to-wit
! Article 1.-The name Of this corporation
| shan I've THE Concessions Company, and Its
| domicle 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 ana use
| corporate seal. and the same TO break ana
! alter at pleasure; to have, receive, hold.
nnrchasc Improve, ALLEVIATE convey. sell.
| borrow. lease, rent, suitcase, pledge, mort
gage. hypothecate, sign and transfer nndeT
its corporate name property, real, personal
do general business rs hereinafter set FORM
| with all the powers conferred upon cOrpor.
atonS Of a similar nature by the laws OF
i this state, and not inconsistent Win tue
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 ina
bilitV d act. the vice president.
Article IIL-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation Is ORGANIZED ana
the nature of the business TO be carried on
} by II are declared TO be, TO own, lease ana
operate amusement parks, public or private,
and any and all other similar places OF plea
l sure anu recreation; TO own. lease ana oper-
ate any and all park concessions, and gen
orally any and all concessions OF the char,
? acter usual to such places of amusement ana
recreation. and any and all concessions no
' matter where located, but such as are uSu-
ally found and operated in parks public or
. private: 10 own, lease and operate reStau-
rants tobacco stands, soda fountains, con-
B feet onnry establishments, theaters, moving
= picture shows, vaudeville performances,
D roller coasters, etc, and generally al Dusl-
e uesscs Of nature similar 10 the foregoing
and to carry out the requirements ana neeus
4 Of sam" by any means appropriate ana CON
q venient: TO dc and undertake any ana al
q things necessary or incidental thereto; 10
e enter into all contracts, agreements or en-
Y EagementS or incur anv obligations connected
with or appertainins to said business or ap-
4 proprIate TO its effectual prosecution; 10 es-
2 tabliSh branches or agencies at any place or
, places that the board of directors may deem
desirable ana al the option of its board OF
directors 10 carry on any part OF It's busl'
ness anu exercise any part or It's powers OUT
side of the state of Louisiana.
Article IN.-The capital stock or this cor
= poraton is hereby fixed at the sum Oh TWEEN
| ty-iye thousand (S2J,OOoOO) dollars, oil
| vided into and represented by two hundred
, and fifty shares of the par value or one
. hundred dollars each, which said stock shall
be issued for cash or its equivalent, or may
n be issued at not less than par Tor payment
!, for property actually purchased or for ser
"a vices actually rendered to the corporation
- or the Slme may be issued full paid tol
' money advanced or for such other valuable
> consideration or services, as the board o.
y, directors may determine. provided that NJ
&c stock shall be issued until the consideration
- therefor has been received by the corpora
le ton All stock shall be full paid and non
u assessable, and no transfer of stock shall b
=. binding upon said company unless recorded
~ on the books of said company.
~ Any stakeholder wishing TO sell all or an!
~, part of his stock must first offer 1t In writ
IN ing to the president of this company at IN
~ lowest figure he is willing to accept IN
~ president shall then have ten days from tn
~ date of said notice in which TO purchaS
"a all or any part Of said offered stock. Shoul'
~ the said president fail to purchase ell or an
- part of said stock, within the ten days
then and In that event any unsold part o
~. the offered stock may be sold elsewhere. bu
~ at a price not lower than that at which !
- was offered to said president
81 This corporation shall be authorized {
ho commence business as soon as three thou
hh sand ($3 900 OO) dollars Of its capital stoc
"a shall have been subscribed and paid for.
~ ~ The board of directors shall have the RICH
to determine at what time and in what man
Oh ner the remainder Of the stock shall b
he issued.
n. The partIes TO this act declare that the
hereby subscribe for the number Of share
"a of said capital stock set opposite their re
&C. spectiye signatures hereto, so that this &C
wv OF Incorporation shall also serve as an oris
ST. ina subscription.
Article V-The business and affairs Q
&C. this corporation shall be managed and cor
on Quoted by a board Of three directors. VIII
all shall all be stockholders. majority G
the directors of this corporation present a
Dr. any meeting In person or by proxy, sha
We constitute a quorum, and majority vote {
nd eide all questions voted upon. Said director
rp shall be elected annually from among tn
lrs stockholders on the first Tuesday In Decen
he Der of each year, unless the same shall
'ty Ca legal holiday, when the election shall /
Of held on the next legal day thereafter, begil
'or ming on the first Tuesday In December, 1911
or and after ten days prior written notice ha'
d. ing been sent TO each stakeholder OF recor
by mail TO his last known address
of The board Of directors shall appoint tw
81 stockholders as commissioners to preside
de- such election. The voting shall be by ballo
ng and each stakeholder shall be entitled
de cast one vote for each share held by hin
err which has been standing in his name o
nd ten days prior TO the date or the election.
d. majority OF the entire stock issued and gu
lse standing voting at such meeting shall cleo
Immediately after the election OF sa
ra- board of directors and the adjournment
a the stockholders meeting, the newly electt
ok board of directors shall elect from amor
of their number a president, vice-president ar
Ing secretary-treasurer.
nh The failure to elect directors or office
Isl as herein provided for shall not result
10 the dissolution of this corporation, but Il
all then board Of directors shall hold their I
In spective offices until their successors a
lily duly elected and qualified.
ers The first board of directors and the OF
ary GERS herein named and provided for shs
ach hold their respective offices until the fir
lat- successors are elected, and thereafter
ing officers and directors shall hold their
spective offices for period of one year fro
res the date of their election, or until the
sas- successors have been duly elected
stl- Any vacancy occurring on any board
usi- directors shall be filed by the remani
members of said board for the unexpir
lrer term, at a meeting called for that purpC
,or- after ten days prior written notice; the
hall rectOrs so elected to hold office until
1ck- next annual stockholders meeting, but shot
1t be impossible for any cause for any
1tly cancy or vacancies in the board of directC
and to be filed by the directors, such vacan
by or vacancies may be filed by the stockho
ers at any meeting called for that purp'
1eld by the president, or in the absence or II
Its blity OF the president by any stockholC
her upon giving ten days notice to each a
por- every stocknOlder OF record, winch not
half may be sent through the mail, and address!
| tha Iact knnyn address Of tho tOckhOld