The herald., 1914-12-17
CHAR
OF ACME THEATRE, INCORPORATED.


United States of America. State of Louisiana.
Parish OF Orl cans. City OF New Orleans
BE II known, that this sixth day of the
month ot November, in the year of our Lord
| nineteen hundred and fourteen, before me
Arthur b: Leopold, notary public duly com.
nllSsioned ms and qualIhed. in and for the city
ana parish and state aforesaid, therein re-
Sldlng, and III the presence of the witnes ses
hereinafter named and undersigned person.
ally came and appeared the several persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed and
who Severally declared that, availing them
selves OF the provisions of the laws OF the
state OF Louisiana, relative TO the formation
OF corporations, and more particularly to act
TWO sixty seven OF nineteen hundred and
fourteen, they have covenanted and agreed
and do hereby these presents covenant and
agree and bind themselves as well as such
other persons as may hereafter become asso.
Grated with them, to constitute and form a
corporation and body polite in law, for the
oDJects and purposes and under the terms,
articles and stipulations, following to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor.
porataion shall be the Acme Theatre In.
corPorated, and by that corporate name il
snall have and ENJOY succession for the period
OF ninety nine C99) years, and shall have all
the authorities generally vested in corpora.
tons under the law, and more particularly
authorized to contract, sue and be sued: 10
make ana use corporate seal; to make and
issue bonds and notes; to borrow and lend
money; TO sell, mortgage, transfer and lease
and rent property in any of its forms: 10
employ managers, superintendents, clerks and
other employees as the interest of the cor
Porailon may require; to make bylaws, rules,
regulations tor the management of its affairs /:
and to possess all of the powers granted and
intended to be granted to corporations in GEN
erai; and in order to carry out the objects
ana purposes OF its organization
Article 1.-THE domicile Of this corpora
tlon snail be IN the city of New Orleans par-
ish OF Orleans, state of Louisiana, and all
citations or other legal process shall be served
upon the president, or in his absence upon the
VlCe-presldent or upon any Director of the
Article llI-The objects and purposes for
whlch TINS corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by il
are hereby declared to be: To construct 1ur
chase, lease or otherwise acquire theatres
concert halls, dancing halls and academies
ana amusement places of all kinds and de-
Scrlptions; to operate same; to carry on the
business of theatrical proprietors; TO MANAGE
concert halls; stock, dramatic and vaudevii1e
companies OF all kinds and classes; to engage
ana employ actors, singers, dancers dra-
matIcal and musical artists; TO buy, own,
hoId, lease, manage, operate and sell motion
picture theatres; to buy, sell, rent, lease and
otherwlse acquire, to run and operate films
ior moving picture theatres and all apparatus
paraphernalla and supplies in connection
therewith; to manufacture same; and to pro-
vide all kinds of amusements and entertain.
ments, and generally to do and carry on anv
and all business incidental and connected
win the above objects and purposes in any
city or town in the United States and more
especially in the city of New Orleans, and
state of louisiana 'u
Article lV.-The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum Of seven
thousand dollars (SOOOOO represented bv
seven hundred GOO shares Of ten dollars
$1,000 each, TO be paid for in cash. property
moving picture theatres and supplies pur.
chased, services rendered or other valuable
consideration TO be determined by the board
of directors. This corporation shall be a
going concern and fully organized as such,
as soon as thirty.hve hundred dollars (s3,5OOj
of its capital stock shall have been subscribed
for.
Article V.-No stockholder shall ever be
held liable or responsible for the contracts,
faults or defaults, nor shall any mere infor-
mality in the organization Of this corporation
have the effect of rendering this charter null
or OF exposing the stockholders to any liabil.