The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-11-27
CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT con.
TRACING CO, INC.

ThACTlNG CO, INC.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
| City of New Orleans. Be it known, that
| on this thirty-frst day of October, nine
| teen hundred and nineteen, before me-
Charles Schneidau, notary public for
| 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 and
| undersigned, personally came and appear
| ed the several persons whose names are
| hereunto subscribed, who severally de-
clared that, availing themselves of the
| provisions of the general laws of the State
of louisiana providing for the organiza-
tlon OF corporations, and especially Act
261 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 and
| constitute corporation and body polite
| 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"
2. 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 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.
8. The amount of the capital stock of
| said corporation shall be ten thousand
($1O,OOO.OO) dallars, all of which shall be
common stock and none of which shall
be preferred stock.
| 4. The amount to which the capital
stock of said corporation may be increased
| shall be one hundred thousand (SIOO OOO)
| dollars.
The number of shares of which said
| capital stock of ten thousand (S1OOOO)
dollars of said corporation shall consist
shall be one hundred Q0O) shares of the
per share, the shares of said corporation
TO remain at one hundred ($1OO) dollars in
| the event OF the increase of the capital
stock OF said corporation beyond ten
Thousand ($10,O0O dollars.
9. The location of the domicile of said
corporation shall be in the City of New
orleans, in the Parrish Of Orleans in the
State of Louisiana.
Z. The period of duration of said cor
5. The number n Of ; digec feass of said
corporation shall be three. The officers
of said corporation shall be those pro
vided by law, and such other officers as
may be provided for by the bylaws The
names and postofice addresses of the d.
rectors of said corporation who are
selected to serve for the first
year or until their successors are
to-wit: Edward J. Ross, New Orleans
La; Raphael Ross New Orleans, La. !:
John +. Brennan, New Orleans, La, with
PdSn rl d., j. Ross as president, Raphael
as secretary and treasurer.
y. The names and postoffice addresses
OF tne subscribers to these articles of
Incorporation and statement of the
subscriber is to take in said corporation
are as follows: Edward J. Ross. New
orleans vi La, twenty shares. par value
S1oO; Raphael Ross. New Orleans, La,
nfteen 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. Each share of stock shall he en-.
titled to one vote. There shall be no
cumulative voting.
IL. The Board of Directors of said
corporation shall be. and are hereby
sadi corporation, including among other
powers the following, viz: The power to
make, alter and amend suitable bylaws
ior 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
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stockholders meetings for the election
of directors Of said corporation shall be
held annually on the third Monday of De-
tober. W W
IL. The President and the Vice Presi-
cent 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 or New Orleans, in the presence of
cnarlotte l.; Thice and Roy Raymond,
nave hereunto signed their names with
the said appearers to these articles of in
corporation, and me, notary, on the date
ana Gay nrst above written, and the said
subscribers do hereby subscribe for and
agree to pay for the NUMBER o. shares set
opposite their several names.
lsigned) Raphael Ross, fifteen Q0
| tsignedD Edward J. Ross, twenty (2O
(signed) John E. Brennan, fifteen u5
shares. WV
Witnesses: Charlotte L. Thice, Roy
CHARLES sCHNEIDAU,
'Sea) Notary Public.
l, 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, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD
(SeaD Nv n
/, Charles Schneidau, a notary public
In and for the Parish of Orleans and City
OF New Orleans, State of Louisiana, do
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is 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, I have hereunto set
my hand and official seal at New Orleans,
La, this 9Th day Of November, 1919
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU,