The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-12
CHAR r.
The Lauve.Bodin Amusement
Company.
UNITED STATES or AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Da,aunr CIR Mapy

STATE or LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, Rene II. Himel, Notary
Public, commissioned and qualified III anC
for St. Mary Parish, Louisiana. personally
came and appeared the parties whose
names are hereunto subscribed, all OF law
full age. who declared that, awaiting tnem
selves of the provisions of the laws OF tins
state relative to corporations, ana Is,
pecially of Act 10 Of 1904 OF the General
Assembly OF Louisiana they nave cove-
nanted and agreed and by these presents
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 ana Dody
polite in law, TOR the purposes and objects
and under the stipulations, articles and
conditions following. to>wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title Of the said corpora.
ton shall be LAUVEsBODIN 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
corporate seal, and (the same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold. receive, have,
purchase, improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, Dor
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-
quire; to make and establish by-laws,
rules and regulations Cor the proper mans
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 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
1897 years from and after the date hereof.
The president, or in his absence, the
ice-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:
To improve, manage and operate real
property the building, construction and
alteration Ut houses and other structures
thereon, and the development Of real prop.
erty generally; the buying, selling and eX-
changing OF real property; the renting and
leasing OF real property, improved and un-
iAktVvVN, ~ AAuAC oil IuOl LSdSc u 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 bonds and loans secured by mort.
cages or other liens on real property.
To carry on the business of furnishing
amusement to the public.
10 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,
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
all real or personal property necessary or
convenient to such business.
To acquire the good will, rights and
property cf 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 and dispose
OF the stock, bonds and other evidences of
indebtedness OF any corporation, domestic
or foreign, and to issue and exchange
therefor Its stock, boEds or other obliga-
lions; to carry on the business Of mana.
gers, proprietors OF theatres, opera houses
and other similar places Of amusement, to
employ vaudeville performers, actress
the purpose Of the business.
10 acquire, own, purchase or dispose OF
pleys, copyrights and dramatic and must.
cal productions, ind the righ9s OF every
kind herein for the purposes OF the BUSH
ness, and generally to acquire, hold,
manage and dispose Of property of every
Kind pertaining to such business, and to
conduct Of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock Of the said corporation
shall be FIFTY THOUSAND and no. loo
$50, O0O.OO) DOLLARS, divided into and
represented by Five Hundred (50O) shares
Of the sum Of ONE HUNDRED and no. 100
(SlOo.O) DOLLARS, each, which said
stock shall be paid for in cash at the time
OF subscription, or the same may be issued
OF not less than par, for labor done or
money or property actually received by
said corporation; provided, that no stock
shall be issued until the consideration
therefor has been received by said cor
p0rati0n.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer bis stock IN this corporation prov
vided ten ll0) days prior notice Of such |
same be given the company, and the other
stockholders thereof shall have the first |
privilege Of purchasing same, after which |
ten 00) days notice the said stock NAV be |
sold IN open market.
And no treasury stock shall be sold until !
ten ll0) days. prior NJ tice be given the /
stockholders who shall have the first priv.
i!ege OF purchasing same, after which ten
llO) days notice the said treasury stock |
may be sold 10 open market.
lnis corporation may commence doing
BUSINESS as soon rs TWENTY.TWOl
THOUSAND and no.lO0 (S22, OOO. OO) DOL
LA MS OF the capital stock shall have been
Subscribed for.
The board Of directors shall have the
Signt 20 determine how much stock shall
ARTICLE
me corporate powers OF this company
snail be vested in, and exercised by.
board OF four ~ directors, Three f3y NJ
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