The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-26
CHI A r TIE K.
The Lauve.Bcdir Anus meat
Company.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
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Public, commissioned and qualified Ill an,
for st. Mary Parish. Louisiana, personally
came and appeared the parties who's
names are hereunto subscribed, all Of Jaw
full age. who declared that, ayaillng them
selves Of the provisions of the laws OF thi:
state relative to corporations, and e.
pecially OF Act q Of 1904 Of the Genera
Assembly OF Louisiana, they have cove
nanted and agreed and by these present.
covenant and agree, and bind themselves
as well as such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute corporation and body
polite in law, for the purposes and objects
and under the stipulations, articles and
conditions following. tO>wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of the said corpora
ton shall be LAUVE>BODIN AMUSE-
MENT COMPANY, and its domicils is
hereby established in Franklin, Parish Of
ST. Mary, State OF louisiana; and, under
Its said corporate name, said corporation
shall have power and authority to con
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use Il
corporate seal, and .the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, have,
purchase, improve. ALLEVIATE, convey. bor-
row, pledge, mortgage and hypothicate,
under Its said corporate name, property,
real personal and mixed; to name and
appoint such officers, directors, agents and
managers or employees as the interest or
convenience Of said corporation may re-
Qulre; to make and establish bylaws.
rules and regulations for the proper mans
agement and regulation of its affairs as
may be deemed necessary and proper, and
tho same to change and alter at pleasure;
and to do all other acts and things permit.
ted BY law, or as shall or may be necessary
and proper to carry out the objects and
purposes Of said corporation.
said corporation. unless sooner dissolved
in accordance with its charter, shall exist
and continue for the period of ninety nine
(S9l years from and after the date hereof.
Inc president, or in his absence. the
vice-president, shall be the proper person
upon whom citation or other legal process
shall be served.
ARTICLE Ii.
The objects and purposes fOi which this
corporation Is organized, and the nature
OF the business to be carried on by it, arc
declared to be the following. to-wit:
10 improve, manage and operate real
property the building, construction and
alteration Of houses aud other structures
thereon, and the development Of real prop
erty generally; the buying, selling and ex
changing OF real property: the renting and
Teasing q real property, improved and un-
Improved; to make all mortgage Of real
property and borrowing money thereon by
mortgage or otherwise, the ioaning money
upon real property and the taxing OF
mortgages and assignments of mortgage.
OF the same; the buying, selling and deaf
ing IN bonds and loans secured by mort>
cages or other liens on real property.
TO carry on the business of furnishing
amusement to the public.
40 purchase, acquire, lease, own and |
manage theaters, play houses, gardens,
roof gardens, opera houses and other
places OF amusement.
10 erect, maintain, purchase, or rent,
IA0ln Of nr nth
pose OF buildings or structures for said
purposes. 10 acquire, sell, mortgage,
lease or otherwise acquired or dispose of
all real or personal property necessary or
convenient to such business
10 acquire the good will, rights and
properly 81 any person, firm, association |
or corporation, and pay for the same in
obligations Of this company or otherwise:
ana 20 mold or in any manner dispose of
acquired.
70 purchase, acquire, hold anG dispose
OF the stock, bonds and other evidences of
lnoeDteoness OF any corporation, domestic
or foreign, and to issue and EXCHANGE
therefor its stock, boEds or other obliya.
lions; to carry on the business of mana.
gers. proprletOrs OF theatres. opera houses
snu other similar places 0f amusement. to
employ vaudeville performers, actress
singers, musicians, and other persons. for
tne purpose of the business.
40 acquire, own, purchase or dispose Of
pays, copyrights and dramatic and musi.
~ productions. end the rights of every
kino herein for the purposes of the brsi.
ness, and generally to acquire. hold
manage and dispose Of property of every
sIhd pertaining to such business, and q
Nv o"n srxeayteing necessary and proper to ne
ARTTrI l. TTr
The capital stock Of the said cor,...r.
!ea!l pc FIFTY THOUSAND and na.'nn
lWO,UOO0O) DOLLARS, divided III, $500 Nv
represented by Five Hundred (5)ol sharas
- 1x, me n sum OF ONE HUNDRED and no. roo
s ~ pOLLARS. each, which said
- .,,h snan pe pSid Tor in cash at the time
!! SUBSCRIPTION, or the same NAV be issued
y pot less than par, for labor done or
.sIney or property actually received nv
sid COZ poratiOn; provided, thai M s,oo5J
pail be issued until the considera,io,
n osrsis!, has. been received by said cor.
:. Any stoekholder may sell, assign ar
.sasIef ms stock IN this corporation 7,rav.
iaed ten llQl days, prior notice of sncb
sennon 10 sell. assign or trars:sr the r
.me DC gwen the company, and t;.a othar
,S:.nuoiuers thereof shall have the fri
IL t ,oEe % purchasing same, after which
y, IA w Gays notice the said stock NAV he
~ "a open market. may NC
y lio) days prior notice be p 1u,u ut ,
s.! who shall have the first nr iue
sse OF purchasing, same, after which ~
y! Gays notice the said treasury stoci.
* De sold 10 open market. ''''n
,.,nsss corporation may commence doing
t uMIs as soon rs TWENTY two
aaOCsAND and no.l00 (S22, OOo. 001 nnIo
h haas OF tne capital stock shall have hean
~ 70 board Of directors shall have ira
~ 20 determine how much stock shaI
ARTICLEIV.
ne corporate powers OF This a
~ oe vested In, and exercised pS
= =. TOUT ~ directors. Three t3l 81
= BOARD shall constitute a quorum to a.
'o .psn sh. OF business, and their de.
he .t".h ho oe valid corporate acts.
ue SHOCK holders may at a regular moo,
, by resolution, ncrease 1ha - -. lieels "a