The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-01-13
CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT SIGHT
SEEING COMPANY, INCOR-
POHATED.


CHARTER OF THE CRESCENT SIGHT
SEEING COMPANY, INCOR-
POHATED.
United States of America, State of Lou
| iSiaIa. Parish of Orleans City of New
| Orleans. BE it known, That on this second
| day of December, in the year of our EOfd
| one thousand nine hundred and twenty,
| and of the Independence of the United
| States of America, the one hundred and
| forty fifth, before me, Felix Joseph PulE
| a Notary Public, in and for the Parish of
| Orleans, State of Louisiana, aforesaid, dulA
| 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, VINO sever
| ally declared that, availing themselves OF
| the laws of the State of Louisiana, ana
| particularly Act 267 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 mere
| after Join or become associated with them,
into a corporation and body polite in law,
for the objects and purposes under the
articles and stipulations following, to-"lt:
| ARTICLE The name and title of the
corporation shall be the Crescent Sigh,
seeing Company, Inc. and shal! exist ana
enjoy succession by its corporate name
for a period of ninety-nine 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 resident 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
r corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
p fifteen thousand dollars (Sl5,OOO.OO), all OF
{ which shall be divided into and repre-
. scented by one hundred fifty shares OF
the par value of one hundred dollars
: (SlOO.OO) each. Stock may be paid for II
: money, in services rendered the corpora
ton or in property and good will regu
| larly transferred to the corporation, al
o as Shall be determined by the Board o
r Directors.
+ ARTICLE III-The objects and purposes
o of this corporation and foy which it is or
l. ganized, are declared to be the ownint
. and operation of touring and sightseeing
Il | automobiles, the leasing, hiring, operation
and selling of automobiles and motor pro
| PEELED vehicles, and general motor liver.
u business, and to own, lease and operat
;, places of public amusement, concession
II and other pleasure devices, as are gener
= ally used and operated IN parks and othe
II public places of amuseslents, and In gen
= eral to do any and all acts germane 0
= pertaining to above set forth objects an
| not CONTRADICTORY thNASho'
al ARTICLE Iv.-The corporate powers Z
N this corporation shall be vested In
IS Board of Directors, to be composed Q
r three stockholders, majority OF whoI
8 shall constitute quorum Tor the transac
q ! ton of business; absent directors ma
vote at any meeting of the Directors b
| proxy to any other Director for that pal
s. ticular meeting. The first Board of ID
rcctors shall be Frank Schafer, Charles I
Bell and Miles ]. Eehoe. with the sal
aAaf
g, Bell as Vice President, and Miles j. keho
o. as Secretary Treasurer, who shall sery
~ as srch until the second Monday in jar
y uary, 1922, or until their successors az az
10 duly elected and qualified. Meetings OF tn
h, stockholders for the election Of Director
shall be held yearly on the seccRd Monda
r of January, beginning with the year 1872
no The Board of Directors shall have II
or | right to elect without reference to a stool
G. holders meeting, any stockholder TO be
p Director, whenever vacancy snail exl'
on the Board of Directors through deaf
or resignation.
20 ARTICLE V.-The corporate powers
this corporation are expressed and 8
forth by section seven 90 of Act 26I or Il
Louisiana Legislature of the year 1914 an
shall be duly employed by and throug
the Board of Directors. The duties OF u
. several officers shall be set forth In u
u bylaws which shall be adopted by Il
i Board of Directors and amended or q
a, tered at their will, and they shall have
"a right to employ, under contract or othe
M wise, a General Manager, who may
ne may not be a member of the Board of d
80 rectors, as shall be determined by sa
~ = Board of Directors, which said Gener
IS Manager shall have such duties as sa
ny officers may delegate and whose compens
lg' ton shall be fixed by the Board Of L
liz rectors.
of ARTICLE Vino stakeholder shi
of ever be held liable or responsible for !
as contracts, faults or debts Of this corpol
a ton, nor shall any mere informality In
tie | organization have the effect of renderi
act this charter null or exposing stockhold
lie, to any liability beyond the unpaid balaI
md due on the shares of stock owned by hi
niS ARTICLE vII.-Amendment to this CHI
ai tv ter or liquidation of the corporation sh
tbs | be subject to the rules laid down in 4
ned 267 Of the louisiana Leglsiature Ior
tba | year 1914. The capital stock OF this G.
iii poration may be increased by amendm.
ri. to the charter to any sum not exceedl
% thirty thousand dollars $3.50 OOO.OO). i
nca subscribers setting opposite their nan
nee tbe amount of stock subscribed for ms
az ing this original subscription list.
or Thus done and passed at my office,
mi the City Of New Orleans, Parish and st
end aforesaid, on the day, month and y
icle herein first above written, in the pr
ence of Messieurs Walter G. Wedig q
INV William J. Hennessey, competent
"a nesses, residing in this city, who hereul
re signed their names as such with the s
Of appearers and me, Notary, AFTER que re'
one ing Of the whole.
two (Original signed.l John T. Holmes,
of Baronne street, New Orleans, La,
iol- shares; Frank Schafer, 1436 Camp str'
or AS shares; Chas. A. Bell, Columbus, vi
OPP BY Frank Schafer, 20 shares; Miles
ices Kehoe, 1923 Peters Ave-, New Orleans, 1
at 10 shares.
the witnesses: Walter G. Wedig. VIM.
ned ~ FELIX J. PUG. Not. Put
a a,sa I, the undersigned, Recorder of Nc
CIV, cages in and for the Parish OF Orlea
jim in State of Louisiana, do hereby certify I
&c, .e the Act of Incorporation of the Cresc
III Sightseeing Co., Inc, was this DAY a
w, recorded in my Office, in Book 1246, III
non 644. New Orleans. December o. I9zV1 :,
non ROBT. SCOTT, DR.. K.
Ds FELIX ]. PUG, Not. Pull
Dec. 16-Jan. 20.
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