The herald., 1914-04-23

CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF TIE COQUILLE FILM COMPANY
State 90 Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
ut New Orleans.
BE o. known. That ou this OH dav &C March
. .n tut year one thousand nine hundred and
, fourteen, before me, Herbert ". Kaiser. a
notary puhHe. IN and for the parish oi Or
. leans. State Of Louisiana, daily commissioned
and gGllHcd. and i'm The presence Of the wit
uc--r- hereinafter named and UNDERSIGNED
personally came and Appeared the persons
whose names are h,rCuu'0 subscribed an
above Tie full age ot maJporIty, Who ~evcrally
declared that. 1yal'ng themselves ot the pro-
visions ut the laws OF this state relative %
the organization OF corporations they have
t"r-.,d and organized and by these presents
do form themselves and Of those whom they
represent into and constitute a corporation
and body polite IN law for the objects and
purpose, and under the supulatIons and
agreements hereinafter set forth and cx-
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
charter.
Article I. The name and title Of the cor.
poratI"u hereby formed IS declared 20 be
"Coquiilc Film Company Its domiciIe shall
he IN the city Of New Orleans. State OF Lou
I>laua, and II shall have and enjoy success
slUn by It's corporate name for a period Of
nlnety-nlur years from and after the date
hereof
This corporation shall have power and au-
| thority 10 contract, sue, and be sued in its
corporate name; 10 make and use a corporate
seal, 20 hold. receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property and to sell, mortgage
y
and issue bonds, notes and other obligations
All citations or other legal process shall
he served upon the pres dent, and in the
event OF his absence or inability to act from
any cause, the same shall be served upon
the vice president or seCretary-treaSurer.
Article II. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature ot the business to be carried on by
it are hereby declared to be: To make, buy
sell, import, export, lease and exhibit mo.
ilon pictures and motion picture film of every
| KIND and description, educational. civic, in
dustrIdl, phOtoplay, or any other kr.d 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 OF
otherwise acquire houses in which to exhiLi,
motion pictures; and 10 do any and all thirgs
/ related TO the making and the exhibition Of
Article III. The capital stock of this cor.
p0ratIon Is hereby fixed at the sum of fifty
| thousand dollars: divided into and represent
ed by hve 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-
tutc a quorum for transactiug all business
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 al 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
hlled 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 mum.
Der to act as directors; these directors shall
on the same day, elect a president, vice pres
| ldent and secretary these directors
| shall hold their offices until the third Tues
day in January, 1915, or until their succes essors
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
I under the supervision OF the president, anC
| the directors then elected shall take their
/ seats Immediately and shall hold office unit
/ their successors are duly elected and quail
| hcd. Each board shall elect its own officers
which shall consist Of a president, vic,
/ president and a secretary y-treasurer
! All corporate elections shall be by ballot
| and 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 giver
| 10 each stockholder by the secretary-treasure
at least ten days prior to elections.