The herald., 1921-01-06

iSlSned) KOBl. SUIT, Dy. IL
\ true copy.
(Signed) FRANK WM. HART.
Dec. l6-Jan. 20.
CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT SIGHT
SEEING COMPANY, INCOR-
PORATED.
United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana. Parish of Orleans. City of New
Orleans. BE it known. That on this second
day OF December, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twenty.
and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
forty-tfth. before me, Felix Joseph Pulg
"A Notary Public. in and for the Parish of
Orleans State of Louisiana, aforesaid. duly
commissioned and qualified. and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed. who sever
ally declared that, availing themselves of
the laws of the State of Louisiana. and
particularly Act 26T of the General As
sembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914 they have covenanted and agreed
and do, by these presents, covenant, agree
bind, form and constitute themselves, as
well as such other persons as may here
after join or become associated with them,
into a corporation and body polite in law.
articles and stipulatiOns following, to-wit {:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of the
corporation shall be the Crescent Sight
seeing Company, Inc. and shall exist and
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for a period of ninety-nin years from
the date hereof, with all the rights. pow
ers and privileges, now or hereafter con-
ferred by law upon trading corporations.
Its domicile shall be in the City of New
Orleans. and all citations and legal sery-
ices shall be made upon the President. and,
in event of his inability TO act upon the
Vice President or Secretary in the order
named.
ARTICLE 1.-THE capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
fifteen thousand dollars (S15.OOO.OO), all OF
which shall be divided into and repre-
sented by one hundred fifty shares OF
(s10O.O0) each. Stock may be paid for IN
money, in services rendered the corpora
| ton or in property and good will regu
larly transferred to the corporation. al
as shall be determined by the Board OF
Directors.
ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
of this corporation and for which II is or
| ganized, are declared to be the owning
| and operation of touring and sightseeing
| automobiles, the leasing, hiring, operation
and selling of automobiles and motor pro
PEELED vehicles, and general motor livery
places of public amusement, concession
| and other pleasure devices, as are gener
| ally used and operated in parks and othel
public places of amusements. and in gen
| eral to do any and all acts germane o.
| pertaining to above set forth objects ano
| not contradictory thereto.
| ARTICLE IV.-The corporate powers o
| this corporation shall be vested in
| Board of Directors, to be composed o
three stockholders. majority Of whom
| shall constitute a quorum for the transac
| ton of business; absent directors ma!
vote at any meeting of the Directors b,
| proxy to any other Director for that par
| ticular meeting. The first Board of Di
| rectors shall be Frank Schafer, Charles A
| Bell and Miles j. Kehoe, with the sale
Frank Schafer as President. Charles A
Bell as Vice President, and Miles J. keho'
| as Secretary Treasurer, who shall serv'
| as such until the second Monday in Jan
! uary, 1922, or until their successors ar
duly elected and qualified. Meetings of tn
| stockholders for the election of Director
| shall be held yearly on the second Monda.
| of January, beginning with the year 1922
| The Board of Directors shall have tn
right to elect, without reference to stock
holders meeting, any stakeholder to be
| Director, whenever vacancy shall eXls
on the Board of Directors through dealt
| or resignation.
| ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers o
| this corporation are expressed and Sc
| forth by section seven ca of Act 26I of tn
sLouisiana Legislature of the year 1914 an,
shall be duly employed by and through
! the Board of Directors. The duties of tn
| several officers shall be set forth in tn
bylaws which shall BE adopted by tn
| Board of Directors and amended or al
| tered at their will, and they shall have
right to employ, under contract or other
| wise, a General Manager, who may o
may not be a member of the Board of Di
rectors, as shall be determined by sal
Board of Directors, which said Genera
| Manager shall have such duties as sal
| officers may delegate and whose compensa
ton shall be fixed by the Board of Di
| rectors.
Il ARTICLE VINO stakeholder sha
ever be held liable or responsible for tn
contracts, faults or debts of this cOrpori
ton, nor shall any mere informality in il
organization have the effect Of renderin
this charter null or exposing a stockhOlde
to any liability beyond the unpaid balanC
due on the shares of stock owned by hin
ARTICLE VII.-Amendment to this cha
ter or liquidation of the corporation sha
, be subject to the rules laid down in Al
261 of the Louisiana Legislature for I'll
| wear 1914. The capital stock of this co
poration may be increased by amendmeI
. to the charter to any sum not exceedin
= thirty thousand dollars (S3O,OOOOO. I'll
; subscribers setting opposite their nam.
the amount of stock subscribed for NAL
Thus done and passed at my Office,
the City of New Orleans, Parish and Sta
! aforesaid, on the day, month and yet
e herein first above written, in the pre-
ence Of Messieurs> Walter G. Wedig an
William j. Hennessey, competent wi
, nesses, residing in this city, who hereuni
signed their names as such with the sal
: appearers and me, Notary, after due rea'
> ing of the whole.
D Original signed.) John T. Holmes, i
{ Baronne street, New Orleans, La,
shares; Frank Schafer, 1436 Camp stree
r As shares; Chas. A. Bell, Columbus. Obi
: by Frank Schafer, 20 shares; Miles
5 Kehoe, 1923 Peters Ave-, New Orleans, La
I 10 shares.
Witnesses: Walter G. wedig, VIM.
l FELIX J. PUG, Not Pub.
I, the undersigned, Recorder Of Nor
| cages, in and for the Parish OF Orlean
| State of Louisiana, do hereby certify TIL
the Act of Incorporation of the Crescel
Sightseeing CO., Inc, was this day du
, | recorded in my Office, In Book 1915, Fol
: 644 New Orleans, December q, 1920.
ROBT. SCOTT, DR.. r. NJ.
. A true copy.
Dec. 16-Jan. 20.