The herald., 1916-12-14
(SEAIl
CHARTER
OF TIE CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, INC.

United States OF America, State of Louisi.
ana, Parish of Orleans.
BE It known, that on this 10Th day of the
month of November. in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen
900. before me, Watts X. Leverich. no.
tary public, in and for the parish of Orleans.
qualified and in the presence of the wit
nesscs hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared, the several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed.
all Of the age of majority, who declared
that avaling themselves OF the provisions
of the laws of this state relative TO the or
ganization OF corporations, they hereby form
themselves into and constitute corporation
for the objects and purposes. and under the
stipulatiOns hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be: Continental Construc-
ton Company, Inc, and under its corporate
name it shall enjoy succession for the full
term and period of ninety-nine years from
and after the date hereof, and shall have
the power and authority to contract, sue
and be sued; to accept and receive mortga-
geS pledges other hypothecations; TO make
and a corporate seal, and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase,
receive. lease, hold, or otherwise acquire
pothecate under its corporate name, prop
erty both real and personal and mixed; to
borrow money and make and issue bonds and
other evidences of debt, and TO secure the
same by mortgage or otherwise; to name and
appoint such managers, and directors, Off
GERS and agents the interest and convent
erce of said corporation may require; and
to make and establish, as well as alter and
amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the management and regu-
laiaion Of the affairs of the corporation as
may he necessary, proper or convenient
Article 1.-THE domicile of this corpora
ton shall be i'll the city of New Orleans, and
all citations or other legal process shall be
served upon the president of the corpora
ton, or in his absence, upon the vlce-presi-
dent.
Article III.-The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be:
l. To carry on and conduct a general en-
gineering and contracting business, includ-
ing designing, constructing, engineering re-
pairing, removing, or, otherwise engaging
in any work of an engineering or construc-
ton nature, upon buildings, roads, highways,
tran'ways, ferries, watercourses; bridges,
piers, docks, wharves, mines, shafts, en-
bankments, hydraulic works, waterworks,
railroads, railways and railway structures,
and public and private work OF all kinds.
,. To construct, own and lease, and oper-
ate dredges and other machinery, necessary
to drain and reclaim lands, construct, deep
en- and improve channels, canals and bitches /;
to own operate and carry on all works per-
tanning 10 such drainage and reclamation.
;. To mine, transport and sell coal and
the by-products thereof.
T. To manufacture and furnish materials
and supplies necessary for in connection
with the purposes hereinbefore set forth;
5. To buy, own, reclaim, cultivate, de-
| velop, improve, build upon, lease, and sell
lands and real estate. To construct. own
and operate boats for transportation, pro-
PEELED by sail, steam, gasoline, electricity
or other power; to construct, own and oper-
ate sawmlls or other factories or industrial
plants.
g. To acquire, purchase, hold, sell, assign:
transfer, pledge or otherwise dispose Of
| shares, stocks, debentures, debenture stock,
bonds, obligations and securities issued or
granted by any company, constituted in or
carrying on business in the United States,
or in any colony or dependency or posses,
sion thereof or in any foreign country, and
debentures, debenture stock, bonds, obliga-
| tons and securities issued or granted by
| any government. municipality, district, OF
| other public body.
Article IV.-The capital stock Of this cor.
poratiOn is hereby fixed at one hundred
| thousand (Sl0O,OO0OO) dollars, divided into
and represented by one thousand Q00O) shares
| of the par value of one hundred $4,000
| dollars each; all of which is subscribed FOL
at the execution hereof. One hundred OF
| these shares have been paid for in cash, al
/ par, at prior to the execution OF this char.
| ter, and the remaining nine hundred 600
| shares are issued at par, in exchange tol
| certain property, an accurate, detailed anc
4 itemized description of which as TO amount
| location, extent, character and state OF i'm
| provement together with statement OF the
| value thereof, appraised by the directors
is hereto annexed and made a part hereof
| to be read in connection herewith. Said cap
| ital stock may be increased TO the sum o.
l FIVE hundred thousand dollars, of which in
| crease, not more than one hundred thousand
| (sl0O,OO00O dollars may, at the option o
i the stockholders expressed by two-third:
4 affirmative vote, be non-cumulative preferred
| stock. All shares of stock are fully paiC
l and non-assessable. All stock shall b,
i transferable only upon the books of tn,
! company, and in accordance with its bylaws
| and regulations.
ton shall be vested in and exercised BY
board composed of not less than three, no
more than seven, directors; zach of whom
shall own in his own night az least one ful
'stoek. The number of dire Tors within thu