The herald., 1914-03-19
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

OF THE COQC1LLE FILM COMPANY
State OF Louisiana. Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans.
BE it known, That on this 9th day Of March,
in the year one thousand nine hundred and
fourteen, before me, Herbert w. Kaiser, d
notary public in and for the parish Of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the persons
whose names are hereunto subscribed, all
, above the full age of majpority, who severally
declared that, availing themselves Of the p.o-
visions of the laws of this state relative TO
the organization OF corporations, they have
formed 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
purposes, and under the stipuations and
agreements hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed, which they hereby adopt as their
charter.
Article !. The name and title of the cor
poration hereby formed is declared to be
.Coquille Film Company" Its domicile shall
be in the city of New Orleans, State of Lou
isiana, and 1t shall have and enjoy success
SION by ITS corporate name for a period Of
nlnety-nine years from and after the date
hereof.
This corporation shall have power and au-
thority 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
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 secretary
Article III. The objects and purposes for
which this corporation IS organized and the
nature Of the business to be carried on by
it hereby declared TO be: To make, buy,
sell, import, export, lease and exhibit mo-
tion pictures and motion picture lin of every
kind and description, educational, civic, in
dustrial, photoplay, or any other kind which
might be desired by this company; 10 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
otherwise acquire houses in which 10 exhibit
motion pictures; and to do any and all things
related to the making and the exhibition Of
motion pictures.
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
co-pc-atic- 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 o: 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, TX all
salaries, and generally do aud perform all
things necessary in the transaction OF the
business and affairs Of the company. Any
vacancy occurring in said board shall be