The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-21
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CHARTER
OF THE CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTION
COMPANY, INC.

COMPANY, INC.
United States OF America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans.
BE II known, that on this 10th day Of the
month OF November, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen
Q9l6), before me, Watts X. Leverich. a no.
tary public, in and for the parish of Orleans,
State OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared. the several
persons whose names are hereunto subscribed,
all OF the age of majority, who declared
of the laws of this state relative 20 the or
SANITATION of corporations, they hereby form
themselves into and constitute a corporation
Tor the objects and purposes, and under the
Stipulations hereinafter set forth.
Article 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation shall be: Continental Construc-
zion Company, Inc, and under its corporate
name It shall enjoy succession for the full
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 or other hypothecations; to make
and use a corporate seal, and the same to
break and alter at pleasure; to purchase
receive, lease, hold, or otherwise acquire
and Convey, as well as mortgage and hy-
pothecate under its corporate name, prop
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 as the interest and convent
ence OF said corporation may require; and
10 make and establish, as well as alter and
amend at pleasure, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the management and regu-
lataiOn of the affairs of the corporation as
may he necessary, proper or convenient.
Article 1.-The domicile of this corpora
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans, and
all citations or other legal process shall be
tion, or in his absence, upon the vice-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:
|. To carry on and conduct a general
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,
tramways, ferries, watercourses, bridges,
piers, docks, wharves, mines, shafts, en-
bankments, hydraulic works, waterworks,
railways and railway structures,
plants, sewers, canals, levees
and public and private work of all kinds.
3 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 to such drainage and reclamation.
). To mine, transport and sell coal and
the by-products thereof.
4. To manufacture and furnish materials
and supplies necessary for use in connection
with the purposes hereinbefore set forth.
5. To buy, own, reclaim, cultivate, de-
velop, improve, build upon, lease, and sell
and operate boats for transportation, pro-
PEELED by sail, steam, gasoline, electricity
Or other power; to construct, own and oper-
ate sawmills or other factories or industrial
plants.
6. To acquire, purchase, hold, sell, assign,
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,
Dr. in any colony or dependency or posses.
sion thereof, or in any foreign country, and
iebentures, debenture stock, bonds, obliga-
any government, municipality, district, or
other public body.
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor
Doration is hereby fixed at one hundred
thousand (sl0O,OO0.OO) dollars, divided into
and represented by one thousand QOOO) shares
dollars each; all of which is subscribed for
It the execution hereof. One hundred of
hese shares have been paid for in cash, at
'ar, at or prior to the execution of this char
er, and the remaining nine hundred 900
shares are issued at par, in exchange for
'ertaln property, an accurate, detailed and
temized description of which as to amount,
ocation, extent, character and state of i'm
together with statement of the
'alue thereof, as appraised by the directors,
s hereto annexed and made part hereof,
o be read in connection herewith Said cap
tai stock may be increased to the sum Of
i've hundred thousand dollars, of which in |
rease, not more than one hundred thousand
$lOO,OO0O) dollars may, at the option of
he stockholders expressed by a two-thirds |
firmative vote, be non-cumulative preferred |
took. All shares of stock are fully paid |
only upon the books of the |
ompany, and in accordance with its bylaws
nd regulations.
Article V.-The powers of this CORPORA
ion shall be vested in and exercised By |
oard composed of not less than three, nor
lore than seven, directors; each of whom
hall own in his own right at least one full |
aid and unpledged share of the capital |
took The number of directors within the