The herald., 1919-12-04
CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT CON
TRACING CO, INC.

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| state of Louisiana, Parish of Orlean,
| City OF New Orleans. Be it known. tina
| on this thirty-first day Of October, nine
| Teen hundred and nineteen before m,
Charles Schneidau, a notary public fo
| the Parish of Orleans and City of Ne,
orleans, State of Louisiana, duly commits
| stoned and qualified, and in the presenc
OF the witnesses hereinafter named an
Undersigned, personally came and appear
ed the several persons whose names ar
nereunto subscribed, who severally de
clared that, availing themselves of TN
PROVISIONS OF the general laws of the Stat
o. LOUISIANA providing for the organiza
IlOn or corporations, and especially Ac
2o' or the Acts of 1914, they have cove
nanted an dagreed, and by these presents
covenant, agree and bind themselves. n
Wen as all such persons as may hereafte
become associated with them, to form an,
constitute corporation and body politi
IN law, and to that end they state tn
iollowing matters and things, and execut
these articles of Incorporation, as follows
tOwit:.
1. The name of said corporation shall
De Crescent Contracting Co., Inc"
-. The objects and purposes for which
tnis corporation is established and tn,
nature or the business to be carried on b,
It are declared to be to carry on a genera
contracting and construction business
covering buildings, street paving an(
constituting, railways construction. tn,
ioreeolng mentioned works not being in
tehded TO be exclusive, 1t being intended
70 carry on the construction of all othel
buildings, works or improvements NJ
every kind and description,
g.. The amount of the capital stock O,
said corporation shall be ten tbousand
sIo,Ooo:oo) dallars, all of which shall be-
common stock and none of which shall
be preferred stock.
4. The amount to which the canita1
STOCK Of said corporation may be Increased
dollars. T'''o'o'
The number of shares of which said
capital stock of ten thousand (S1O,OOO)
donars Oh said corporation shall consist
snai be one hundred QOO shares of the
par value of one hundred (S1OO) dollars
per share, the shares of said Corporation
10 remain at one hundred ($1OO) dollars I'm
ane event OF the increase of the capital
Thousand $4,000 dollars. Ven
Q. 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
pcratiOn shall be fifty (5O) years.
corporation shall be three. The oficers
Of said corporation shall be those nro.
vided by law, and such other officers as
may De provided for by the bylaws The
names and postofice addresses of the d.
selected ot OF SAID ss-e corporation who are
year or until their successors are
elected and qualified shall be as follows.
to-wit: Edward J. Ross, New Orleans
Ia La, Eaphael Ross, New Orleans, La.
Edward J. Ross as president, Raphael
Ross as vice-president and J. +. Brennan
rs secretary and treasurer.
y. The names and postofice addresses
OIL the subscribers to these articles of
incorporation and a statement of the
number Of shares Of stock which each
subscriber is to take in said cornoration
are as foIlows:: Edward =. Ross. New
CrIeans, La, twenty shares, par yalue
SSS; raphael Ross, New Orleans, La,
r. Brennan, New Orleans, La. fifteen
snares, par value $500:
All or the above subscriptoins to no
paid in cash. y" oe
IT, Each share Of stock shall be en-
c c,,1ea 20 one vote. There shall be no
IL The Board of Directors of said
corporation shall be, and are horehv
vested with all the corporate powers Of
sadi corporation, including among other
poMers 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
an an smines perinent to or necessary for the
ooJects ana purposes of said CORPORATION.
OF wn1ch are or many be permitted nv
tne laws applicable to corporations. the
ABOVE recital Of powers granted to the
!. OF directors not being exclusive.
directors with all such other and fnrtbor
lowers as may be proper to accomplish
ton. Vi eaiu corpora-
stockholders meetings for the election
OF directors Of said corporation shaii he
tober. "u"' VI oc-
~ The President and the Vice presi.
a uI and the Secretary and Treasurer
sII a De authorized to receive service of
Thus done and signed in my office in the
Caty OF New Orleans, in the presence of
CnaIiotte L.. Thice and Roy Raymond.
Competent witnesses. both of this city who
nave nereunto 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 o. shares set
'posite their several names.
,h sSigned) Raphael Ross. fifteen (15)
tsigned) Edward J. Ross, twenty (2N
shares. >~"'
shares. NA"'
witnesses: Charlotte L. Thice, Roy
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU,
'SeaD Notary Public.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages In and for the Parish of Orleans.
state Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
ne above and foregoing act Of incorpora-
Ion OF the Crescent Contracting Co. Inc.
vas this day duly recorded in my ONCE
IN Book 1921. Folio -.
New Orleans, La, November 8. 1919.
tSigned) EMILE LEONARD,
IoeaD by. r.
n. and for the Parish Of Orleans and civ
u 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-
'ent Contracting Co., Inc, as we'll as of
he certificate Of the Recorder of MORT
RACES thereto appended, the whole on file
Ind Of record in my Office
In faith whereof, / have hereunto set
ny hand and official seal at New Orleans.
La, this 5th day Of November, 1919.
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU.