The Caucasian., 1910-08-25
CHARTER
OF THE CONSOLIDATED THEA
IRE COMPANY.

of August 1910, before me, AlleH Nei
dali, notary public in and for said
Parish and State, duly qualified, cornnls-
stoned and sworn, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named afld
undersigned, came and appeared the sew
era1 persons whose names are hereunto
subscribed, who declared that ayailing
themselves of the provisions of the law
of the State relative to the organization
of corporations, they have covenanted
and agreed, and by these presents do
covenant and agree and bind themselves
and those who may hereafter. become
associated with them, to form and con-
stitute a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and stip-
ulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE ].
The name and style of this corporation
is hereby declared to be the CONSOLE
DATED THEATRE COMPANY, and
under its said name it shall have power
and authority to contract; to sue and be
sued to make and use a corporate seal,
and the same to alter or break at pleas
ure; to hold, receive, purchase, alien
ate, convey, sell, pledge, mortgage, hy-
pothecate, or lease property, real, per
sonal or mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and em-
ployes as the interests and convenience
of the said corporation may require; to
make and establish bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management
of its affairs as may be deemed neces-
sary and proper, and the same to alter
or change at pleasure; and generally to
do all other acts and things necessary TO
carry out the objects and purposes of
said corporation. This corporation, t1n-
less sooner dissolved as hereinafter pro-
vided for, shall exist and continue for a
period of twenty-five years from and
after the date hereof All citations and
other legal process shall be served upon
the president, or in his absence upon
the vice president, or in the absence of
both, upon the secretary treasurer at the
domic1e of the company, which shall be
and is hereby declared to be in the city
of Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Louis
lana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is organized and the
nature of the business 70 be carried on
by it are declared to be: To conduct,
operate and carry on theatre or thea
tres, picture shows or vaudeville enter
tainments in the city of Shreveport, or
elsewhere in the State of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be three thousand ($3,ooooo) dol
lars, divided into and represented by
thirty (3ol shares of one hundred dol
lars ($1oooo) each, which stock shall be
paid for in cash or in property provid-
ed that no stock shall be issued until the
consideration therefor has been received
by said corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said corpora
ton shall be vested in and exercised by
board of directors composed of three
stockholders. The following persons
shall constitute the first board of direc-
tors, viz: Forest Baker, Charles An
derson and J. S. Welsh, with Forest Ba-
ker as president, Charles Anderson as
vice president, and ]. S. Welsh as sec
retary-treasurer. The said officers and
directors shall hold their offices until the
first Tuesday in August A. D. 1911, or
until their successors are duly elected
and qualified, on the said day in August
1911, and annually thereafter, board OF
directors shall be elected, unless said
date shall be legal holiday, when the
said election shall be held on the first
secular day following the said holiday
Notice of the said election shall be given
BY ten days notice published in one oi
the newspapers published in said parish
The board of directors shall appoint one
or more stockholders TO preside at such
election; any failure, from any cause
whatever, to hold such meeting or tc
elect said board of directors on the day
named for that purpose shall not dis
solve said corporation, but the directors
and officers then in Office shall hold oyei
until their successors are chasen ant
qualified. At every election and stock
holders meeting each stockholder shall
be entitled to one vote for each sllar,
lof stock registered on the books of tn,
corporation in his name Votes may b,
cast in person or by proxy, authorized
in writing. After each election the boar
of directors shall elect from their hum
Der the above named officers.
ARTICLE ".
This charter may be changed, a1tere,
or amended Except to increase or de