The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-19
CHARTER
OF CRESCENT CITY AMUSEMENT COM.
PANY. INCORPORATED.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS.
Be it known. that on this thirteenth day
| OF the month Of November, In the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred ant
| 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, VINO
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
agree, and bind themselves, as well as all
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.
tions following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE |.
The name and style of this corporation
shall he the CRESCENT CITY AMUSE.
MENT COMPANY. INCORPORATED, and
under that name shall have and enjoy sue.
ceSsion for period of ninety-nne years
from this date
ARTICLE II.
The dOmicile of this corporation shall be
In the city Of New Orleans, and all citation
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
secrctary-treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the business
10 he carried on by il, are hereby declared
TO he 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
nited States, and TO present in said theatre
building or buildings, or picture show or
shows, any legitimate form of amusement,
together with the conduct of the theatrical
business and moving picture and vaudeville
business, in all of their several branches,
and 10 that end TO do and perform any and
all things that may be necessary TO carry
out the objects and purposes Of the moving
picture vaudeville and theatrical business in
general; TO buy, sell, own and lease movable
immovable and mixed property OF all de-
scriptlons, for any and all purposes whatsO-
ever 10 improve the same and to erect
buildings and structures Of all descriptions ;
10 borrow money and to secure the same by
mortgage hypOthecation and pledge, and to
lend 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-
yenicnt in the proper and successful eXer-
else of any of the powers conferred on this
corporation by these articles of incorpOra-
tion, not inconsistent with the constitution
and laws of this state and of the United
States.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock Of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand
(S5,000.OO) dollars, divided into and repre-
scented by, fifty 900 shares of the par value
of one hundred (S10000) dollars each.
which stock shall be paid for when called
for 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 ii. This cOrpo-
ration shall he n going concern and shall be
authorized 10 commence business as soon as
three thousand (S3,00000) dollars of its
capital stock shall have been subscribed for.
No stakeholder shall dispose of his stock
without first offering same 10 the corpora
tion at Its book value and the corporation
shall have ten days within which to accept
or decline said offer. All stock transfers TO
be valid must be made on the books of the
ARTICLE V.
All corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in a board of directors, TO be
composed of three stockholders, two of whom
shall constitute a quorum for the transac-
ton of business, and until otherwise pro-
vided by amendment to this charter, the
hoard of directors shall consist of Edwin 3.
kerwin, Walter McEnery. and Edwin L.
Brady, with Edwin Il. Kirwin president,
Walter McEnery vicepresdent, and Edwin
i. Brady secretary treasurer. In the event
Of death or resignation of one or more OF