The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-07-05
CHA r r.
10 F.
The Lauve.Bodin Amusement
Company.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA,


| STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, Rene II. Himel, 4 Notar!
Public. commissioned and qualified In an(
for St. Mary Parish, Louisiana, personally
came and appeared the parties whose
| names are hereuntO subscribed, all OF law
| full age. who declared that, availing them
selves of the provisions of the laws OF tni:
| state relative to corporations, and es.
pecally of Act 10 of 1904 of the Genera
Assembly of Louisiana, they have cove
| nanted and agreed and by these presents
covenant and agree, and bini themselve s
| 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
i conditions following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
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 Ithe same to break and
alter at pleasure; to hold. receive, have,
row, pledge, mortgage and hypothicate,
under its said corporate pame, 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 mans
agemsnt 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 mine
(9sl 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.
erty generally: the buying, selling and ex-
changing of real property; the renting and
leasing Of real property, improved and un-
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.
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,
all real or personal property necessary or
convenient to such business.
To acquire the good will, rights and
property OF 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, bonds or other obliga-
tons; to carry on the business of mana
gers, proprietors 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.
10 acquire, own, purchase or dispose Of
plays, copyrights and dramatic and musi.
cal productions. ind the righls of every
kind herein for the purposes of the bust
ness, and generally to acquire, hold,
~
kind pertaining to such business, and to
do everything necessary and proper to the |
conduct of said business.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of the said corpOrafion
shall be FIFTY THOUSAND and no-IO0 |
$3.50, O0OOO) DOLLARS, divided into and |
represented by Five Hundred (5OO) shares |
Of the sum of ONE HUNDRED and nc. 100 |
(S100. 00) 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
has been received by said cor
poratiOn.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign or
transfer his stock IN this corporation prov
1lded ten OO) days prior notice of sucb
ntention to sell. assign or transfer the
same be given the company, and the other
stockholders thereof shall have the first
privilege of purchasing same, after which
EN- Q0) days notice the said stock NAV be
old in open market.
And no treasury stock shall be sold until
en- (lO) days prior notice be given the
tockholders who shall have the first priv.
lege OF purchasing same. after which ten
10y days notice the said treasury stock
nay be sold in open market.
ms corporation may commence q a.
BUSINESS as soon as TWENTY.I VO
thousand and no-10O 49,, OOO. OO) Dol.
RS OF the capital stock shall have been
INSCRIBED for.
The board of directors shall have the
ght to determine how much stock shall
e issued. "'i
ARTICLE ".
The corporate powers of this cOmnapv