The herald., 1919-11-13
CHARTERS.
CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT CON-
TRACING Co, INC.

State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans,
City of New Orleans. Be it known, that
on this thirtytirst day of October, nine
teen hundred and nineteen, before me,
Charles Schneidau, notary pubic Tor
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 ana
undersigned, personally came and appear
ed the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clared that, awaiting themselves OF the
provisions of the general laws of the State
of louisiana providing for the organlza-
ton of corporations, and especially Act
267 of the Acts of 1914, they have cove
nanted an dagreed, and by these presents,
covenant agree and bind themselves, as
well as all such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them, to form ana
constitute a corporation and body poltlc
in law, and to that end they state the
following matters and things, and execute
these articles of incorporation, as follows,
to-wit:
1. 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 by
it are declared to be to carry on Il general
contracting and construction business,
covering buildings, street paving ana
constituting, railways construction, the
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 DO ten thousand
$50 OOO.O0) daIlars, all of which shall be
common stock and none of which shall
be preferred stock.
t. The amount to which the capital
stock of said corporation may be increased
shall be one hundred thousand (SlOO,OOO)
dollars.
The number of shares of which said
capltaI stock OF ten thousand (SlO,OOO)
dollars of said corporation shall consist
shall be one hundred 1OO) shares OF the
par value of one hundred (SlOO) dollars
per share the shares of said corporation
to remain ut one hundred (SlOO) dollars III
the event of the increase of the capltal
stock of said corporation beyond ten
thousand ($100O0) dollars.
g. The location of the domicile of said
corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans, in the Parrish of Orleans, III the
State of LOUISIANA
Z. The period of duration Of said cor
poratiOn shall be fifty (5O) years.
s. The number of directors of said
corporation shall be three. The officers
OF said corporation shall be those pro-
yided by law, and such other officers as
may be provided for by the bylaws. The
names and pOstofice 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, ;
Edward j. Ross as president, raphael
Ross as vice president and j. +. Brennan
as secretary and treasurer.
o. The names and postoffice addresses
of the subscribers to these articles or
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
Orleans, La, twenty shares, par value
81, 900; Raphael Ross, New Orleans, La,
fifteen shares, par value $500; and John
+. Brennan, New Orleans, La, fifteen
shares, par value $l5OO.
All of the above subscriptions to be
paid in cash.
10. Each share of stock shall be en-
titled to one vote. There shall be no
cumulative voting.
IL. 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 motley, execute
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
the objects and purposes of said corpora
ton.
Stockholders meetings for the election
of directors of said corporation shall be
held annually on the third Monday of Oc-
tOber.
IL. 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 hereunto signed their names with
the said appearers to these articles of in
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 Q5)
shares.
(Signed) Edward J. Ross, twenty (2O)
shares.
(Slgneu) JOnn +. Brennan, nIleen (l0)
shares.
Witnesses: Charlotte L. Thice, Roy
Raymond.
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU,
(SeaD Notary Public.
I, 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 1881, Folio -.
New Orleans, La, November 5, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD.
(SeaD by. r.
1, Charles Schneidau, notary public
i'm and for the Parish of Orleans and City
of New Orleans State of Louisiana. do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy from the
Original, act of Incorporation of the Cres-
cent Contracting Co., Inc, as well as of
the certificate of the Recorder of Mort
cages thereto appended, the whole on file
and of record in my Office.
In faith whereof / have hereunto set
my hand and official seal at New Orleans,
La this 9Th day of November. 1919.
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU,
Notary Public.
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