The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-14
CHARTER
OF ENRICH BROTHERS AND
COLEMAN COMPANY.

| LSpll N. Sillltil, Il NOTARY puDIlC III aTC
for Caddo Parish, STATE of Louisiana
duly commissioned. qualified and sworn,
came and appeared the several persons
| whose names are hcreur.o subscribed,
who severally declared that availing
themselves of the general laws of the
State of Louisiana relative to The Tor
nation of corporations, they have form
ed themselves. their associates and sue
cessorS. into a corporation for the OBJ
Jects and purposes and under agree
mentS and Stipulations hereinafter set
forth, which they hereby adopt as their
charter.
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
ENRICH BROTHERS AND COLE
MAN COMPANY, and by that name it
shall have the power and authority to
enjoy succession for ninety nine (oo)
years, to contract, sue and be sued and
use corporate seal; to hold. purchase,
lease, sell and hypothecate property, real
and personal, and to name and appoint
such managers, agents, directors and
| officers as the business of the corpora
ton may require, and to make and es-
tablish, as we'll as alter and amend, from
time to time, such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper government
of the affairs of the corporation as may
be neeessary9nd proper.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall
be i'll the City of Shreveport, Louisiana,
and all citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the president of
said corporation, or, i'll the event of his
absence, upon the vice president there
of, and, i'll the absence of both of said
officers upon the secretary of said cor
poration.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is established and the
nature of the business to be car
rled on by it are hereby de-
clared to be the purchasing, build |
ing, leasing and conducting theaters
and music halls, and for furnishing the |
properties and equipment of dramas, |
operas, etc, and generally to carry on |
the business of theater proprietors and |
managers, and i'll particular to provide |
for the production, representation and |
performance of opera, stage plays, op-
erettas, burlesques, vaudeville, ba.lets,
pantomimes, spectacular pieces, prone
made and other concerts, and other
musical and dramatic performances and
entertainments, to produce plays, book
and route theatrical companies and supply
companies for theaters, and also to do
general bill posting business; and to
hold and exercise all such incidental
powers and privileges as relate to the
objects hereinbefore set forth.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
is hereby fixed at twenty-five thousand
($25,ooooo) dollars, divided into two
hundred and fifty (2so) shares of one
hundred tsIpooo) dollars each, payable
i'll cash. Pie corporation shall become
a going concern and be authorized to do
business as soon as five thousand dol
lars ($5ooo.oo) of its capital stock shall
have been subscribed and paid for.
ARTICLE V.
The corporate powers of this corpora
ion shall be vested in board of direc-
tors, composed of three stockholders, II
who shall be elected annually on the
second Monday in January. The first
board of directors is declared to be {
Harry Enrich, Simon Enrich and J. J. L
Coleman, who shall serve until their
successors are chosen. Two members
'hall constitute quorum of the board l.
If directors for the transaction of bus
ness.
The officers of this corporation shall :
be president, vice president, secretary a
md treasurer, and the first of said of G
lcers are declared to be Harry Ehrlich, ,
resident; ]. J. Coleman, vice president, |
nd Simon Ehrlich, secretary and treas =
lrer, and they shall serve until their t
uccessors are chosen, and said officers |
hall be elected annually on the second b
'londay i'll January. A majority of the S
took present shall elect the directors, A
nd in all elections or proceedings of
each share of stock present :,
r represented by written proxy, shall :,
e entitled TO one vote. Notice of all d
MEETINGS of stockholders shall be ad- Z
ertised ten (Io) days in daily Streve- :,
ort newspaper; directors to be chosen =,
the Office of the company under SUI i,
ervision of three commissioners ap- ;,
ointed by the directors from the stock If
olders. n
ARTICLE VI. In;
Failure to hold an election for direc- S