The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-21
CHARTER
OF CRESCENT CITY AMUSEMENT COM
PANY. INCORPORATED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF OR

of CRESCENI CITY ANU SEMENT COM
PANf. INCORPORATED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR.
LEANS
BE 1t known, that on this thirteenth day
OF the month OF November in the year of
our Lords one thousand nine hundred and
twelve. and OF the independence of the Unit
ed States of America the one hundred and
thirty-seventh, before me. William Ardill. a
notary public. duly commissioned and quail
fed. in and for the parish of Orleans state
of Louisiana, and In the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned
personally came and appeared: the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed who
seVerally declared, that availing themselves
OF the provisions of the laws of the state of
louisiana, they have contracted and agreed.
and do by these presents covenant and
, such other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form and consti-
tute corporation for the objects and pur-
poses and under the articles and stipula-
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this corporation
shall be the CRESCENT CITY AMUSE-
MENT COMPANY, INCORPORATED, and
eession for a period OF ninety nine years
The dom,c,,o A Ns tb,I ao H.
IN th ne uomieiie OF this corporation shall be
and other legal process shall be served on
the president, or In his absence on the vice
president, or In the absence of both, on the
lsecretary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
Inc OBJECTS and purposes for which this
corporation is organized and the business
10 oe carried on by 1t, are hereby declared
to be to own, lease, purchase and otherwise
acquire, conduct, construct, operate and
manage theatre or theatres, picture show
or shows, In the city of New Orleans, or
elsewhere In the state of Louisiana, or the
United States, and to present in said theatre
oulluing or buildings, or picture show or
shows, any legitimate form of Amusement
ssogether with the conduct of the. theatrical
business and moving picture and vaudeville
business, in all of their several branches
ana to that end to do and perform any and
all things that may be necessary TO carry
out tne objects and purposes Of the moving
picture vaudeville and theatrical business in
general TO buy, sell, own and lease movable
lmmovable and mixed property of All de-
scriptions, for any and all purposes whatso-
ever; to improve the same and to erect
buildings and structures of all DISSERTATIONS :.
10 Dorrow money and to secure the same nv
mortgage, hypothecation and pledge. and 70
iend money and secure the same by mort
gage and hypothecation and to issue bonds !.
and generally to carry on any business or
enterprise that may be incidental to. or CON
venlent In the proper and successful eyer
clse OF any or the powers conferred on this
corporation by these articles of incorpora-
ZION, not inconsistent with the constitution
States oni'eu
The capital stock of this corporation is
nerebyo liked at the sum of five thousand
tSaO0O.OO) dollars, divided into and renre
scented by, fifty (5O) shares of the par yaIne
OF one hundred (s1OO.0O) dollars each.
wnleh stock shall be paid for when called
Tor by the board of directors of the corpo-
ration and may be issued for cash or in
payment OF property received by the corpo-
ration or services rendered 1t. This cOrpO-
ration shall be going concern and shall be
authorized to commence business as soon as
three thousand ($3,OOO.OO) dollars of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed for.
No stakeholder shall dispose of his stock
without first offering same to the corpora-
ton at its book value and the Corporation
snail nave ten days within which tosaccept
or decline said ofrer. All stock transfers to
be valid must be made on the books of the
company.
ARTICLE "
All corporate powers Of this corporation
shall be vested In board of directors. to be
composed OF three stockholders, two of whom
snail constitute quorum for the transac-
ton OF business, and until otherwise pro
vided by amendment to this charter the