The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-06-03
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF CALCAsIEU.

PARISH OF OAlDAhiEu.
BE 1T KNOWN, That On this 5th day of May
in the year of cur Lord, One Thousand Eight
Hundred and Ninety.TwO, before me, THApEus
MAYO, Clerk of the District Court and eXOttiCiO
Notary Public, in and far the parish OF Calcasieu,
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 hereinafter
subscribed stockholders, who seveTally de-
ClaFed, that REailiug themselves Of the powers,
rights and privileges conferred by the various
acts of the legislature, relative to corpora tOnsI
they DO by this act and by these presents, hereby
form among themselves and such others as may
hereinafter become associated with them, cor
pOTati0n for the purposes herelnatteEd dehned' an
that they have agTeet and do hereby agree TO
the following stpulations and regulations to
govern the said corporation
ARTICLEL
The name and title Of the corporation hereby
formed shall be- LAKE CHARLES OPERA
HOUSE COMPANY LIMITED and Its dOmiCle
is hereby fixed at the city Of Lake Charles, Cal
Casieu perish, State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE IL
All citations and other process of court shall
be served on tine president, in his absence on the
vice president, or in the absence Of both, on the
secretary .,,,,ro,r.r,r,,
The purposes and objects for which this COTpOT
alton il formed are to own, conduct and manage
an Opera house in the city Of Lake Charles, for
the pose Of giving entertainments Of dTa-
matte aud theatrical nature, aud 10 furnish an
auditorium for lectures, political, public and
private meetings, ETC. etc.
ARTICLE ".
The said corporation shall enjoy succession by
its corporate name aud shall possess all the
| powers incident TO corporations and authorized
by law the term Of its duration and existence is
| hereby fixed at twenty years from the date OF
this act it shall have power to contract 6Ilo and
! be sued; to make and use corporate seal and
| the same to alter at pleasures TO hold, receive,
| lease, pun chase and convey as well as hypOthe
| cate and mortgage under its corporate name
| property both real and PERSONAL to appoint such
| officers as tbs business Of said corporation may
| require for its successful operations to maxi
such bylaws, rules and regulations for the
| government Of said corporation as may be neCes.
| saFy, and the same to alter at pleasure.
ARTICLE V.
| The capital stock Of this corporation shall be
| fixed at tho sum of Ten Thousand Dollars
each; With the privilege Of increasing said capital
| stock to the sum of Twenty Thousand Dgllars,
| by vote Of three fOurths Of the stock holders
| at a special meeting called for such purpose!
after due notice thereof shall have been published
| for the space Oi ten days in newspaper pub
| lisbed in tho city OF Lake Charles. The capital
stock Of this corporation shall be subscribed and
paid in, before it shall commence the transaction
ARTICLE vi.
The business and affairs Of this corporation
shall be conducted under the management and
control Of board Of directors to be Composed Ol
three stock holders three Of whom shall ConsH
tute quorum; the board Of directors shall elect
| a president ce.prrsdent secretary and
| treasurer, and such other officers as may b'
necessary for the managemeHt Of its AFFAIRS they
| shall also have the power TO fill all vacancies
orcurTtng by death, resignation or otherwise
the offices q secretary and treasurer may bt
person. JoBEPH L. WILLIAMS, JAMES A. KINDRI
and HARRY p. MILL4GAN shall compose and con
stftute the first board of directors, with JosEPt
! 4, Williams, as president, HARRY D MILLIsAn
| as vice president and jams a. KIEDER as secre
| taTy and treasurer the first board Of directors
shall hoId office until the first Monday Of May
new board Of directors shall be elerted By. {
| majority Of the votes cast each stock -bOldel
being entitled to cast either iH person Or BY
proxy, one vote for each share Of stock owned bJ
bim said election to be given notice Of by publ
cation in any Of the city papers for ten day.
previous thereto, and to be held in the office q
| the corporation at Lake Charles, La, The fail
ure OF 6mmisslon to hold the election, or to cleo
the officers Of this corporation IN the maine
and at the time and place specified, shall ip n
corporations but the corporate Otieers shall holt
over until their places are filled BY new election
e be provided for by the acting board Q
ARTICLE vi.
In the event Of dissolution Of this corporation
by limitation, or otherwise. its atlhirs shall bt
hquldated by three commissioners to be chosel
BY the stock holders, No stock holder is to b
held liable under any circumstance for tho cor
SUN than tie unpaid balance due on the stool
subscribed by him, nor shall any mere informaltt
in organization have the effect Of rendering tbi
charter null, Or Of exposing stook. holder to an,
liability beyond the amount Of bis stock.
Thus done, read and signed on the day an
date fFst above written ~ the presence 9
Mesars n Hayes and y n Boyd, eomPetep
j. i. WILLIAMS,