The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-09
CHARTER.
The Lauve.Bodjn Amusement
Company.
a. T.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,


STATE OF LOC1SIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, Rene II. Himel, Notar
Public. commissioned and qualified N an
for St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, PERSONAL
came and appeared the parties who's
names are hereuntO subscribed, all OF law
full age. who declared that, availing them
selves Of the provisions Of the laws OF thi
state relative to corporations, and es
p6cially OF Act Is OF 1904 OF the Genera
Assembly OF Louisiana, they have cove
nsnted and agreed and by these present.
sovenant and agree, and bind themselves
as.well IS such other persons as may here
after become associated with them, to form
and constitute q corporation and body
polite In law, for the purposes and objects
and under the stipulations, articles anC
conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name and title of the said corpora.
ton shall be LAUVEsBODLN AMUSE-
MENT COMPANY, and its domicile 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 a
cooperate 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 pane, 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-
Quire; to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations Cor the proper man.
agement and regulation of its affairs as
may be deemed necessary and proper, and
the same to change and alter at pleasure !;
and to do ali 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 Dine
$50 years from and after the date hereof.
The 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 fol- 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 and other structures
thereon, and the development of real prop.
changing OF real property; the renting and
leasing OF real property, improved and IN.
Improved; to make all mortgage OF real
property and borrowing money thereon by
mortgage or otherwise, the loaning money
upon real property and the taking of
mortgages and assignments Of mortgages
Of the same; the buying, selling and deal
Ing In 49, and loans secured by mort.
cages or other liens on real property.
70 carry on the business of furnishing
amusement to the public.
To purchase, acquire, lease, own and
manage theaters, play houses, gardens,
roof gardens, opera houses and other
places Of amusement.
To erect, maintain, purchase, or rent,
hire, lease, let or otherwise acquire or dis
pose Of buildings or structures for said
purposes. To acquire, sell, mortgage,
lease or otherwise acquired or dispose Of
convenient to such business.
10 acquire the good will, rights and
property ct any person, firm, association
or corporation, and pay for the same In
cash or stock OF this company, bonds or
obligations OF this company or otherwise:
and to hold or in any manner dispose of
the whole or any part Of the property SO
acquired.
TO purchase, acquire, hold anC DISPOSE
OF the stock, bonds and other evidences of
Indebtedness OF any corporation. domestic
or foreign, and to issue and exchange
therefor Its stock, bonds or other obliga.
tons; to carry On the business of mana
gers. propriet0rs OF theatres. opera houses
and other similar places OF amusement, TO
employ vaudeville performers, actress
SINGERS, musicians, and other persons, for !
the purpose OF the business.
To acquire, own, purchase or dispose OF |
pleye, copyrights and dramatic and musi. |
cal productions. snd the righ3s Of every
KIND herein for the purpc ses OF the bust. |
ness, and generally to acquire. hold. |
manage and dispose of property Of every |
lfno pertaining to such business, and to |
90 everything necessary and proper to the
conduct Of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of the said corporat;op
shall be FIFTY THOUSAND and no.Iou
l$O,W0.W) DOLLARS, divided into snd
represented BY Five Hundred (5OO) shares
Of the sum Of ONE HUNDRED and no.Io0
($lW,G) DOLLARS, each, which said
stock shall be paid for in cash at the time
p SUBSCRIPTION, or the same may be issued
1S not less than par, for labor done or
|!I;Tsy or property actually received by
lSid corporations provided, that no stock
pal be issued until the consideration
,oration. '"'u '''
Any stakeholder may sell. ASSIGN ~
fensfer bis stock IN this corporation nrov.
iaed Ten ll0) days prior notice of sucb
mention to sell. assign or transfer the
anne Ds given the company. and the other
.;cHoolders thereof shall have the first /,
rivilege Of purchasing same, after which
% Coy days notice the said stock NAV he
old in open market. '""' NC
ana 40 treasury stock shall be sold unti, !
~ tiol Gays prior notice be given the
lockhoiders who shall have the first priv.
eXe OF purchasing same, after which ten
~ days notice the said treasury stock
This corporation may commence do;, :
a y ~ soon 81 TWENTY two
and no.100 t$a2, OOO. OO1 not.
= an % tae capital stock shall have been
Lhe board Of directors shall have tho
|. s ;..u 70 determine how much stock shall
ARTICLE
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