The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-12-07
.ONARD,
(SEAI)
CHAR
OF TIE CONTINENTAL CONSTRUCTIO
COMPANY, INC.


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 hundfed and sixteen !
Q9l0, before me, Watts X. Leverich, no
tary public. in and for the parish of Orleans, |
State of Louisiana, duly COMM Ssioned 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
that availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of this state re ative 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 il 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 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
pothecate under its corporate name, prop
erty both real and personal and mixed; 10
borrow money and make and issue bonds and
other evidences Of debt, and to the
appoint such managers, and directors, oth-
GERS and agents as the interest and convent.
euce of said corporation may require; and
10 make and establish, 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 be 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
served upon the president of the corpora
| ton, or in his absence, upon the viee-presl-
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 and conduct a general en-
cheering and contracting business, includ-
| ing designing, constructing, engineering, re-
| pairing removing, or, otherwise engaging
ton nature, upon buildings. roads, highways,
tramways. ferries, watercourses, bridges,
piers, docks, wharves, mines, shafts, EN-
| bankments, hydraulic works, waterworks,
| railroads. railways and railway structures,
manufacturing plants, sewers, canals, levees
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 ditches
\ TO own, operate and carry on all works per-
| 3. To mine, transport and sell coal and
| the by.products thereof
| T. 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
\ 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 sawmills or other factories or industrial
plants.
1 ira, 81 DiedUP OfhPrWiSp dISDOSe 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-
tions and securities issued or granted by
| any government. municipality, district, or
Article IV.-The capital stock of this cor.
poration is hereby fixed at one hundred
and represented by one thousand QooO) shares
| of the par value of one hundred $4,000
dollars each; all of which is subscribed for
at the execution hereof. One hundred OF
these shares have been paid for in cash, a;
par, at prior 10 the execution of this char
ter, and the remaining nine hundred 600
shares are issued at par, in exchange fol-
certain property, an accurate, detailed and
location, extent, character and state OF I'M
provement together with a statement OF the
value thereof, as appraised by the directors
Il is hereto annexed and made part hereof
to be read in connection herewith. Said cap
II tal stock may be increased to the sum o.
FIVE hundred thousand dollars, of which in
II crease not more than one hundred Thousand
Il (SlOO,OO0OO) dollars may, at the option O.
the stockholders expressed by a two-third
) affirmative vote, be non-cumulative preferred
| stock. All shares of stock are fully paiC
II and worcestershire. All stock shall b,
;. transferable only upon the books of thu
company, and in accordance with its bylaws
and regulations.
| Article V.-The powers of this corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
board composed of not less than three, no
more than seven, directors; each of whom
shall own in his own right at least one full
paid and unpledged share of the capita
j stock. The number of directors within tn,