The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-07-22
CHARTER

OF CRESCENT CITY COAL CO., INC"
State OF Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
Be it known. that on this twelfth day Of
July nineteen hundred and fifteen. before me,
Charles Schneidau, a notary public for the
parish OF Orleans and city of New Orleans
State Of louisiana, duly commissioned and
qualified, and IN the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, who
Severally declared that availing themselves
OF the provlslo OF the general laws of the
State OF Louisiana providing for the organi-
zation OF corporations. and especially Act 267
OF the Acts of 1914, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents, covenant,
agree and bind themselves, as well as all
such persons as may hereafter become asso-
ciated with them, to form and constitute a
corporation and body polite in law. and to
that end they state the following matters and
things, and execute and adopt these articles
OF Incorporation, as follows, tO-wit:-
!. The Of said corporation shall be
CRESCENT CITY COAL co, INC"
,. The purposes for which said corporation
is formed are: to engage IN a general bunker
coal business; TO engage IN the business OF
buying and selling coal, coke, oil and other
kinds OF fuel for water delivery, as principal
or as agent, or on commissions; TO engage in
general import and export business in COAL
coke, oil and other kinds Of fuel; to carry on
the business Of selling and delivering coal,
coke. oil ard other kinds Of fuel TO vessels
OF all kinds; to acquire construct and to
maintain and operate, but solely for the use
and benefit, however, of said Company, ships,
barges, tugs, or other vessels; and TO do any
act or thing that may be necessary or proper
TO promote ard further the interests and to
accomplish the objects and TO carry on the
business OF said corporation. The business OF
said corporation may be carried on in the
State Of Louisiana and IN any other State
or States Of the United states, and in any
foreign state or states
g. The amount of the capital stock of said
corporation shall be Forty Thousand Dollare
$4,000, all of which shall be common stock
and none of which shall be preferred stock.
T. The amount to which the capital stock
of said corporation may be increased shall
be Two Hundred and futy Thousand Dol
lars (S250,OOO)
5 The number of shares of which the said
capital stock of $4,000 of said corporation
shall consist shall be four hundred 900
shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars Gl00) per share, the shares of said cor
poraton to remain at One Hundred Dollars
| SlOO) in the event of the increase of the
capital stock of said corporation beyond
Forty Thousand Dollars (S4OOOO).
9. The location of the domicle of said
corporation shall be in the City of New Or
| leans, in the Parish of Orleans, in the State
of Louisiana.
7. The period of duration of said corpora
| tion shall be fifty 6O) years.
s. The number of directors Of said COR
poraton shall be five (0. The directors
snail immediately AFTER the organization OF
said corporation is completed elect the Off
GERS OF said corporation, which officers shall
be those provided for by law and such other
officers as may be provided for by the by
laws The names and post office addresses
of the directors of said corporation who are
selected 10 serve for the first year or until
their successors are elected and qualified
shall be as follows, to-wit:-
Names of Directors: Post Office addresses
of Directors
Robert P. Hyams, New Orleans, Louisiana.
| ]. w. Moore, New Orleans, Louisiana.
! James +. cunts, New Orleans, Louisiana
| w. d. Rollins, Jr, New Orleans, Louisiana.
| Thomas A. Cochran, New Orleans, Louisiana.
! 9. The names and post office addresses Of
| the subscribers to these articles of incorpora-
| ton and statement of the number of shares
| of stock which each subscriber is to take in
| said corporation follows, to-wit:-
| Names of sub Post Office adj Number
scribers to dresses of subscrib- of shares
| stock: ers to stock: subscribed:
| Robert p. Hyams, New Orleans, La, 200
| ]. w. Moore, New Orleans, La.
! James f. cunts. New Orleans, La.
| w. ID. Rollins, Jr., New Orleans, La.
| Thomas A. Cochran, New Orleans, La.
TO- Each share of stock shall be entitled
| to one vote The stockholders of said corpor-
| alton shall have the right OF cumulative vot-
| ing in the elections of Directors, but not on
| any other question.
! IL. The Board of Directors of said corpor-