The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1914-04-09
CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION

tr .iIl tDol LILLE rlLN COMPANY
oi New Orleans.
b.. +. t.awr. That uu rHl- a'u day ai MARCH.
fa ra~ yyDr one thousand nine h1rar,i aud
t..rr,r-. before me. Herbert ". kar-uI
notary lu'G'r IN AND for the parish 81 Or.
leans. State Of Louisiana, daily ,1wuI -sl'ncd
and qualified, and IN the presence %! the VT
l,--c- hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared the person,
whose names are hcrcunrp subscribed. an
above the iull age Of mIJpoutv. Who Seyeraiiy
declared that, awaiting themselves ni the pro-
vision, &C the laws of this state relative to
the ur-arrlatlOu Of corporations. they have
t...e1 and organized, and by these presents
a.. II.ru themselves and Of those whom they
represent INTO and constitute corporation
and body polite IN law Tor the objects and
purposes. and under the stIpuiauous and
agreement, hereinafter set forth ard cN-
pressed. which they hereby adopt their
Article l. The name and title of the cor
: p.rat.au hereby formed Is declared 90 be
/ t,qulilc Film Company lis duwicIic shall
be IN the city OF New Orleans, State OF Lou
,~laua. and II shall have and ENJOY success
sion 10y ITS corporate name Tor q PERIOD OF
ninety years from and after the date
hereof.
! This corporation shall have power and an
/ tH"u'N 20 contract, sue. ana be sued III MS
corporate name; to make and Use a corPorltc
/ seal. 20 hold, receive, hire and purchase real
and personal property and 70 sell morigls
or pledge the same, and TO borrow money
/
All citations or other legal process shall
| be served upon the president. and in the
event II his absence or inability TO act from
any cause the same shall be served upon
/ the wee president or ScCretdry-tred>uTCr.
/ Article u. The objects and purposes for
| which tins corporation Is organized and the
! nature OF the business TO be carried on by
! II 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, m
| 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 to exhibit
motion pictures; and to do any and all thirgs
related to the making and the exhibition Of
Article III The capital stock Of this cor.
pOratIOn is hereby fixed at the 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 soon three thou
sand dollars Of its capital stock shall have
been subscribed
Article " All the corporate powers of thi.
corporation shall be vested in and exercised
by a board Of three directors, to be composed
OF stockholders, two of whom shall consti
| tutc a quorum for transacting all business
The board OF directors shall be vested witt
full power and authority TO make all con
. tracts, purchases, and sales, and adopt al
bylaws, rules and regulations for the gov
| eminent Of the business and affairs Of III,
company, and alter, amend and change IN,
same at pleasure; appoint, hire and discharge
, all officers, agents and employees, fix al
/ salaries, and generally do and perform al
( | things necessary in the transaction of thu
. business and affairs OF the company. An!
, vacancy occurring in said board shall b,
, filled by the stockholders in the manner a.
g.. provided for in the election of directors.
; The first board Of directors shall be elected
} as follows: Within ten days of the hlinl
of this charter the holders OF common stool
> shall meet and duly elect three of their nun
, Der to act as directors; these directors shall
! on the same day. elect a president, vice pres
, ident and secretary treasurer; these director
shall hold their Offices until the third Tues
> day in January, 1915, OF until their successor
! are duly elected and qualified
5 On the third Tuesday in January, 1915, an,
annually thereafter an election for director
shall be held at the office of the company
under the supervision of the president, an
the directors then elected shall take thei
seats Immediately and shall hold office unit
T their successors are duly elected and quail
red. Each board shall elect its own officers
= which shall consist Of a president, a vic
, president and 4 seCretary-treasurer.
r All corporate elections shall he by ballo
c and majority Of the votes cast shall cleo
) and each share Of common stock shall be er
I titled to vote either in person or b
! proxy.
!, Written notice OF elections shall be give
. TO each stakeholder by the secretary treasure
:, at least ten days prior to elections.
Article V. This act of Incorporation ma
IS be changed, altered, or modified. this co
r. poration dissolved, with the assent Of thre
j. iOurths OF the stock present or representt
"a at any general meeting OF the stockhoide
Al convened for that purpose after thirty day
Dr. prior notice Of such meeting shall have bee
e given by publication in one Of the newspaPe
in publ shed in the City Of New Orleans by h'
II. publications during said period, and SUI
rs changes as may re made in reference TO Il
te capital stock shall require in addition t
G. days notice in writing to each stakeholder.