The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1910-07-26
CHARTER
OF THE CONSOLIDATED THEA,
IRE COMPANY.

State Of Louisiana, Parish Of Caddo
Be it known that on this the 18th day
of August 1910, before me, Allen Rem,
dali, a notary public in and for sale
Parish and State, duly qualified, commits.
stoned and sworn, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named anl
undersigned, came and appeared the sew,
eral persons whose names are hereuntc
subscribed who declared that awaiting
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-
st1tute a corporation for the objects and
purposes and under the articles and stip-
ulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and style of this corporation
is hereby declared to be the CONSOLE
DATED THEATRE COMPANY, and
under its said name it shalt 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, by
pothecate, or lease property, real, per-
Sonal or mixed; to name and appoint
such officers, directors, agents and en-
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, TN
less sooner dissolved as hereinafter pro-
vlded for, shall exist and continue for
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
he vice president, or in the absence of
both, upon the secretary-treasurer at the
1on1cle of the company, which shall be
md is hereby declared to be in the city
If Shreveport, parish of Caddo, Louis
ana.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for which
his corporation is organized and the
nature of the business to be carried on
~ it are declared to be: To conduct,
operate and carry on a theatre or thea
res, picture shows or vaudeville enter
ainments in the city of Shreveport, or
elsewhere in the State of Louisiana
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation |
hall be three thousand ($3,ooooo) dol |
ars, divided into and represented by
hirty (3o) shares of one hundred dol |
ars ($Ioo.oo) each, which stock shall be
aid for in cash or in property; provid-
d that no stock shall be issued until the |
therefor has been received
y said corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of said corpora
ion shall be vested in and exercised by |
board of directors composed of three
tockholders. The following persons
hall constitute the first board of direc- /
ors, viz: Forest Baker, Charles An
erson and ]. S. Welsh, with Forest Ba-
er as president, Charles Anderson as
ice president, and J. S. Welsh as sec
The said officers and
irectors shall hold their offices until the
rst Tuesday in August A. d. 1917, or
ntil their successors are duly elected
nd qualified, on the said day in August
OIL, and annually thereafter, board of
irectors shall be elected, unless said
ate shall be legal holiday, when the
aid election shall be held on the first
ocular day following the said holiday.
Totice of the said election shall be given
y ten days notice published in one of
ne newspapers published in said parish.
he board of directors shall appoint one
r more stockholders TO preside at such
lection: any failure, from any cause
rhateyer, to hold such meeting or to
Iect said board of directors on the day
AIMED for that purpose shall not dis
olive said corporation, but the directors
nd officers then in Office shall hold over
ntil their successors are chaser and
ualifed. At every election and stock
olders meeting each stakeholder shalt
E entitled to one vote for each share
stock registered on the books of the
orporation in his name. Votes may be
asst in person or by proxy, authorized |
i writing. After each election the board
directors shall elect from their nufn-
er the above named officers.
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