The herald., 1914-10-29
CHARTER

OF PICKWICK FILM COMPANY, INC.
United States Of America, State of Louisiana
Parish OF Orleans.
BE it known, that on this the End day OF
October, in the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, before ME, Henry
George Mccall, notary public, duly commls'
stoned and quallned, IN and tor the parish OF
Orleans, state of Louisiana, aforesaid, and
in the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named ard undersigned, personally came and
appeared the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, who SeveTally declared
that, avaIlIng themselves of the laws OF the
state of Louisiana, and especially the laws
relative TO corporations, they have Covenanted
and agreed to bind, form and constitute them
selves, and do hereby bind, form and constr
tute themselves, as well all such other
persons as may hereafter join or become asso-
CIated with them, into corporation and body
polite in law, for the objects and purposes
and under the articles, agreements and stip-
ulations following, to-wit:
Article 1.-The name and title of this cor
poration shall be Pickwick Film Company,
Inc, and under that name 1t shall have and
enjoy all the rights, advantages and prlvl-
leges granted by law TO corporations, and shall
exist for the full term and period of ninety
nine years from this day. 1t shall have power
to contract, sue and be sued; to make and
use a corporate seal, and the same to alter
or break at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease,
purchase, sell and convey, well mort
gage hypothecate and pledge property, real,
personal and mixed, CorpOreal and Incorpo-
real; to name and appoint such managers di-
rectors, officers, agents and other employees
as its interests and convenience may require /;
and TO make and establish, well as alter
and amend from time to time, such bylaws,
rules and regulations as may be necessary
and eNpedient for the proper management and
government of the affairs of said corporation.
Article 1.-THE domcile OF said corpora
ton Is hereby fixed in the city of New Or
leans, state of Louisiana, and all citations or
other legal process shall be served upon the
president OF said corporation, or, IN his alb
sence, upon its secretary.
Article III-The objects and purposes of
said corporation are hereby declared TO be to
manufacture. buy, lease, sell and deal in mo-
tion pictures and motion picture apparatus; TO
operate motion picture shows; and TO do all
such business and all such acts and things
as may be necessary in order to carry out
said objects and purposes as may be
usual and incident thereto.
Article IV.-The capital stock of said cor
poration is hereby liked at the sum OF hve
thousand dollars. divided into and repre-
sented by nve hundred shares of the par
value Of ten dollars each, which stock shall
be issued Tor cash, payable thirty per cent
when the board Of directors shall call for the
same, and the balance thereof in monthly in
stallments OF one dollar each per share; pro,
yIded that any stOckholder may make full
payment in advance in which case he shall
share ratably IN the profits; and provided
further. that said board may, IN its discretion,
issue full paid stock as the price of, or III
exchange for, property, rights and assets, or
labor and services rendered to the corpora
tiOn.
time to time, to the sum OF nifty thousand
Article V.-All of the corporate powers Of
said corporation shall be vested IN and eXeF-