The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-12-18
CHARTER.

CHARTER.
provisions Of the general laws of the State
of louisiana providing for the organiza-
ton of corporations, and especially Act
pa of the Acts of 1914. they have cove
nantcd an dagreed. and by these presents
covenant, agree and bind themselves, as
well all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, t. form and
constitute a corporation and body polite
i'll law. and to that end they state the
following matters and things, and execute
these articles of incorporation, as follows,
tO-wit:
l. The name of said corporation shall
be Crescent Contracting Co, Inc
- The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be carried on 10y
it are declared to be to carry on a general
contracting and construction business,
covering buildings street paving and
constituting railways construction. the
foregoing mentioned works not being in
tended to be- exclusive, it being intended
to carry on the construction of all other
buildings. works or improvements of
every kind and description.
3. The amount of the capital stock of
said corporation shall be ten thousand
($lO,0O0.OOJ dallars. all of which shall be-
| common stock and none of which shall
be preferred stock.
(. The amount to which the capital
stock Of said corporation may be increased
shall be one hundred thousand tSlOOooO)
dollars.
The number of shares of which said
capital stock of ten thousand tS10OOOl
dollars of said corporation shall consist
shall be one hundred 600 shares Of the
par value of one hundred $1,000 dollars
| per share, the shares of said corporation
/ to remain at one hundred (SlOO) dollars in
| the event of the increase of the capital
| stock of said corporation beyond ten
Thousand ($l0,00) dollars.
! g. The location of the domicilc of said
! corporation shall lie i'll the City of New
! Orleans. in the Parrish of Orleans, in the
| State of Louisiana.
| :. The period of duration of said cor
pOratiOn shall be fifty t5O) years.
| =. The number of directors of said
| corporation shall be three The officers
| of said corporation shall bc those pro
vided by law, and such other officers rs
! may be provided for by the bylaws. The
names and poStofiice addresses of the di-
| rectOrS of said corporation who are
| selected to serve for the first
year or until their successors are
elected and qualified shall be as follows,
! tO-wit: Edward J. Ross, New Orleans,
| La; Raphael Ross New Orleans, La;
John F. brennan, New Orleans. La, with
| Edward J. Ross rs president, Raphael
| Ross vice president and J. +. brennan
| AS secretary and treasurer.
.. The names and pOstoffice addresses
| II
| incorporation and statement of the
! number of shares of stock which each
! subscriber is to take in said corporation
| are as follows: Edward j. Ross, New
| $1,000; Raphael Ross, New Orleans, La,
| fifteen shares par value $500; and John
| +. brennan. New Orleans, La, fifteen
! shares par value $500.
All of the above subscriptions to be
| paid in cash.
/ 10 Earh Sbarc IF StnpG ha an
titled to one vote There shall be no
| cumulative voting.
II. The Board of Directors of said
corporation shall be, and are hereby
| vested with all the corporate powers of
| sadi corporation, including among other
| powers the following, viz: The power to
make, alter and amend suitable bylaws
! for the government of said corporation
| the power to borrow money, execute
| mortgages, issue notes or bonds to sell
| or pledge the same, and generally to do
! all things pertinent to or necessary for the
objects and purposes of said corporation.
| or which are or many be permitted by
| the laws applicable TO corporations, the
above recital of powers granted to the
| board of directors not being exclusive,
| the intention being to vest the board of
| directors with all such other and further
! powers as may be proper to accomplish
| the objects and purposes of said corpora
| ton.
Stockholders meetings for the election
Ol directors OF S;llu corporation SDall ne
! held annually on the third Monday of 0c-
tober.
u. The President and the Vice-Presi-
dent and the Secretary and Treasurer
! shall be authorized to receive service of
all legal process.
Thus done and signed in my office in the
City of New Orleans. in the presence OF
Charlotte l.. Thice and Roy Raymond
competent witnesses, both of this city who
have hpreuntO signed their names with
hp S1 n those n
| corporation, and me- notary, on the date
and day first above written, and the said
| subscribers do hereby subscribe for and
agree to pay for the NUMBER Oh shares set
opposite their several names.
(Signed) Raphael Ross, fifteen (15)
shares.
(Signed) Edward J. Ross, twenty (20)
shares.
tsigned) John f. Brennan, fifteen u5)
shares.
Witnesses: Charlotte L. Thicc, Roy
Raymond.
(SeaD Notary Public
!, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of incOrpOra
ton of the Crescent Contracting Co., Inc.
was this day duly recorded in my Office
in Book 1921, Folio -.
New Orleans, La, November 5, 1912
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
(SeaD by. r
/, Charles Schneidau. n notary public
in and for the Parish of Orleans and City
of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, dc
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy from thu
original act of Incorporation of the Ores
cent Contracting Co., Inc, as well as o.
the certificate of the Recorder of Mort
cages thereto appended. the whole on fill
and of record in my Office.
In faith whereof. / have hereunto Sc
my hand and official seal at New Orleans
La this 9Th day Of November, 1919.
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU.
Nntory DuhliC