The herald., 1914-03-26
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

o.. lir tO'Il tl-l-E film i'Nl'ANi
State 81 Louisiana. Parish ut Orleans, tst.
of New Orleans.
i. r- known, That on this r'E day ~ March.
OIL r.e year one thousand nine Hurd-et and
fourteen. before me, Herbert ". Kaiser. o..
notary public, in and t0- the parish 81 Or
leans. State OF Louisiana. duly commissioned
and qualified and iu the presence ~ 'hc Wit
r,--r- .r.cIuaitcT named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hcrcuut1 subscribed all
above ~, iull age Of malporlty, Who -cvcrally
tr..HrgI that. awaiting themselves ~ the Uru-
Visions Of the laws Of tins state relative {,
the organization of corporations. they have
formed and organized and by these presents
d. t'-u themselves and OF those whom they
represent into and constitute corporation
and body polite IN law Tor the objects and
agreements hereinafter set forth and CN-
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
charter.
Article T. The name and title Of the cor
poratIon hereby formed Is declared TO be
"toquille Film Company Its domiciIe shall
be IN the city OF New Orleans, State OF Lou
isiaua, and it shall have and enjoy success
SION by its corporate name for a period OF
ulnety-uIue years from and after he date
hereof
This corporation shall have power and au-
thoTlty TO contract, sue, and be sued IN its
corporate name; to make and use a corporate
seal, TO hold. receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property and TO sell, mortgage
or pledge the same, and to borrow money
and issue bonds, notes and other obligations.
All citations or other legal process shall
be served upon the president and in the
event of his absence or inability to act from
any cause. the same shall be served upon
the vice president or sccretary-treasurer.
Article ii. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized and the
nature OF the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be: To make, buy,
sell, import, export, lease and exhibit mo-
ton pictures and motion picture film of every
kind and description, educational civic, in
dustrIal. photoplay, or any other kind which
might be desired by this company; to buy,
sell. export, import, own, lease or otherwise
acquire the necessary chemicals, screens,
drugs, cameras, and apparatus for the taking.
developing, printing, finishing and exhibiting
motion pictures, to buy, sell, own, lease or
otherwise acquire houses in which 10 exhibit
motion pictures; and to do any and all thirgs
related TO the making and the exhibition Of
motion pictures.
Article Ill The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty
thousand dollars, divided into and represent
ed by five hundred shares of the par value
OF one hundred dollars. This corporation shall
commence business as soon as three thou
sand dollars OF its capital stock shall have
| been subscribed
| Article ". All the corporate powers of this
| corporation shall be vested in and exercised
! by board of three directors, to be composed
| OF stockholders, two of whom shall consti-
| tute a quorum for transacting all business
| The board of directors shall be vested with
| full power and authority to make all con.
| tracts, purchases, and sales, and adopt all
| bylaws, rules and regulations for the gov
eminent OF the business and affairs of the
| company, and alter, amend and change The
| same at pleasure; appoint, hire and discharge
| all officers, agents and employees, FIX all
| salaries, and generally do and perform all
! things necessary in the transaction of the
| business and affairs of the company. Any
vacancy occurring in said board shall be
| filled by the stockholders in the manner as
provided for in the election of directors
| The FIRST board of directors shall be elected
as follows; Within ten days of the filing
| of this charter the holders Of common stock
shall meet and duly elect three of their num-
! Der to act as directors; these directors shall
on the same day, elect a president, vice pres
| ident and secretary-treasurer; these directors
shall hold their offices until the third Tues.
| day in January, 1915, until their successors
are duly elected and qualified
On the third Tuesday in January, 1915, and
| annually thereafter, an election for directors
| shall be held at the office of the company,
under the supervision of the president, and
| the directors then elected shall take their
seats Immediately and shall hold office until
| their successors are duly elected and quail.
ned. Each board shall elect its own officers
which shall consist of a president, a vice
president and a secretary-treasurer.
All corporate elections shall be by ballot
and a majority of the votes cast shall elect
and each share of common stock shall be en-
| titled to one vote either in person or by
proxy. ~
Written notice Of elections shall be given
to each stakeholder by the secretary treasurer
at least ten days prior to elections.
Article V. This act of Incorporation may
be changed, altered, or modified, or this cor
! poration dissolved, with the assent of three
| fOurths of the stock present or represented
/ at any general meeting of the stockholders
convened Tor that purpose after thirty days
| prior notice OF such meeting shall have beer
given by. publication in one of the newspapers
| publ shed IN the City of New Orleans by five
! publications during said period, and sucl
| changes may be made in reference TO tn,
capital stock shall require in addition ter
days notice in writing to each stakeholder.