The herald., 1915-07-15
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
'hdries Schneldau, notary public for the
PARISH OF Orleans and city Of New Orleans
state OF Louisiana, duly commits stoned and
qualified, and in the presence of the Witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned person
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names hereuntO subscribed who
severally declared that availing themselves
OF the -i--rvi sIOnS Of the general laws of The
state OF Louisiana providing for the orgaui-
zaton OF corporations, and especially Act POI
OF the Acts Of 1914, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents, covenant
agree and bind themselves as well as ali
such persons may hereafter become asso-
Grated 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-wt:-
]. The name 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 the business OF
buying and selling coal, coke oil and other
kinds OF fuel for water delivery, as PRINCIPAL
or as agent, or on commission; 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 and other kinds of fuel to vessels
OF all kinds; TO acquire construct and 10
10 pr6ots sna ana GpfTAlf 5ql sOfyy t9J theuse
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. 81,
| B. The amount of the capital stock OF SAID
| corporation shall be Forty Thousand Dollare
! (S46OOO, all of which shall be common stock
| and none of which shall be preferred stock
4. The amount to which the capital stock
| OF said corporation may be increased shall
be Two Hundred and tuty Thousand Dol
| lars (S250,O0O).
5 The number of shares of which the said
capital stock of $4,000 of said corporation
| shall consist shall be four hundred l4U)
shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars (SlOO) per share, the shares of said cor
poration to remain at One Hundred Dollars
(S1OO in the event of the increase OF the
| capital stock of said corporation beyond
Forty Thousand Dollars $4,000.
| 4 The location of the domicile 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
ton shall be fifty G0) years.
| g. The number of directors OF said cor
poration shall be five 90. The director
Shall Immediately after the organization 0
J. said corporation is completed elect the Off
| GERS of said corporation, which Officers shal
| be those provided for by law and such othe
| officers as may be provided tor by the Oy
laws. The names and post office addresse
( of the directors of said corporation who AZ
| selected to serve for the first year or unit
| their successors are elected and qualifie
3 | shall be as follows, to-wit:-
= Names of Directors: Post Office address,
= of Directors
r. Robert P Hyams, New Orleans, Louisian
: J. w. Moore, New Orleans, Loulslah
ID James Z. cunts, New Orleans, Louislai
"A | ". D. Rollins, Jr., New Orleans, Louislan
% Thomas A. Cochran, New Orleans, Louisian
: g. The names and post office addresses
-, the subscribers to these articles OF lncorpor
n tion and a statement of the number OF shar
4 of stock which each subscriber is to take
II said corporation are as follows, to-wlt;-
80 Names OF sub Post Office ad- Numbt
% scribers to dresses of subscrib- OF share
=; stock: ers to stock: subscribe
IN Robert P. Hyams, New Orleans, La,
,ir ]. W. Moore, New orleans La.
lanes +. cunts, New Orleans, La
n. W. ID. Rollins, Jr, New orleans la.
e ! Thomas A. Cochran, New Orleans, La
"a 10 Each share of stock shall be entitl
~; ~ to one vote. The stockholders of said corp
,e | alton shall have the right Of cumulative V
IL ing in the elections of Directors, but not
Of any other question.
al ii. The Board of Directors Of said corp