The herald., 1915-01-28
CHARTER
UNITED PROGRAM FILM SEItN
OF LOUISIANA, INC.

UNITED PROGRAM FILM SERVICE
OF LOUISIANA, INC.
he il known, That on this 9TH day OF
the month of January, in the year one
thousand nine hundred ana hiteeh, BE
fore me, John J. Reilley, Notary run
lie in and for the Parish OF orleans;
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and Uualitied, and in the presence OF the
hereinafter named and undersigned, Per,
sonally came and appeared: The several
uersnns whose names are hcreunto sub
scribed who declare that, awaiting them
selves of the laws of this State in Such
cases made and provided they do by
these presents form themselves ana
their associates into a corporation Tor
the objects and purposes and under the
Stipulations hereinafter set forth, which
they adopt as their charter, to-wlt:
United Program Film Service ,oi
corporation is hereby declared to be
'Uunited Program Film Service OF
Louisiana, Inc. il shall have corporate
succession for a period of ninety-nlne
years from this date unless sooner
dissolved. 1t shall have authority TO sue
and be sued and to make and use a cor
poratiCn seal. to hold, purchase, lease.
! sell and hypOtheCate real and personal
property and to name and appoint such
directors, managers and agents, and to
make and establish such bylaws as the
nature of the business may warrant ana
| to do everything necessary or incidental
| to the conduct of it's business.
, Article 1.-THE domicile of this cor
poration shall be in the City of New Or
| leans, State of Louisiana, and all legal
| process shall be served on the President,
| or in case of his absence on the Treas
| urer.
Article III-The objects and purposes
| of this corporation are hereby declared
| to be: To manufacture, assemble and
| construct; to buy, rent or otherwise &C
| quire, and to own, use, operate ana
! license, and to sell, mortgage, lease or
| otherwise dispose of, machines ana me-
| chanical devices or cOntTivances COM
| monty known as Moving Picture" ma
| chimes, Talking Picture" machines and
| Talking" machines and all other de-
vices and machines or contrivances Tor
| the purpose of producing theatrical
| plays, operas. ballets or other dramatic
| and musical productions, or the simula-
tion thereof by mechanical or other
means.
| To manufacture, construct, assem-
| bile, buy, rent or otherwise acquire anc
To own, operate and use and to sell
| mortgage, lease, license or otherwise
! dispose of and generally to deal anC
merchandise in all and any parts, APP
purtenanceS or materials of every natur,
| Whatsoever which may be used in and
in connection with the said machines
/ and mechanical devices, particularly re
cords" or films" or other articles of {
similar nature incidental to the use oI
the said machines.
otherwise, and to hold, own, use, oper
ate. introduce and present and to sell
license. mortgage, assign, lease and gen
orally to deal in stage plays, opera
drama, ballots, scenarios and all dra
matte and musical productions of ever!
kind, both copyrighted and un-copyright
ed; to employ actors, artists, dancers
singers and other persons for the pur
pose of preparing, deYising and compOS
productions and the records" an,
films" therefor. or other means an,
, media for the preservation of impress
To carry on the business of theatr
| proprietors, managers and directors an
in particular to provide for the produc
tions. representation and performance o
opera, stage plays, ballets and othe
forms of dramatic and musical produc
tions and entertainments, by means o
! machines, mechanical devices or con
trivances commonly known as moving
picture" talking picture" or talking
i machines.
To install, equip, rent and licens
, others TO use the said machines and me
chanical devices and the said records
. and Aims in connection Herewith 70
. the purpose of presenting the dramati
: productions owned or controlled by thi
. corporation or otherwise.
To work, construct, provide. owl
maintain, sell, lease, mortgage, convey
improve and in all ways use and oper
ate factories, buildings, machinery
! equipments, works and facilities gener
ally for its manufacturing, selling, work
ing, trading, handling and dealing in sal
machines and mechanical devices know
: as moving picture" machines, 'talkin
picture" machines and talking" ma
chimes and other mechanical devices o
; n similar nature and the records" an
films" or other articles of a simila
nature to be used in connection there
| with
, To erect. construct. provide, owl
maintain, sell, lease, mortgage, convey
improve, convert and in all ways use
T operate and manage theatres, oper
: houses and similar places OF amusement
) To acquire by grant, gift, purchas,
device or bequest, and TO hold and ope
: ate and to mortgage and dispose of sue
property, real and personal. and tn
! rights or privileges therein, as the pur
poses of this corporation shall requir
or such as may be to its interest, bene
fit or advantage, subject always to sue
limitations as may be prescribed by Law
in relation thereto.
To apply for. obtain. register, pur
chase, lease or otherwise acquire, and {
| hold, own, use, operate and introduc
and to SELL assign or otherwise dispos
| of or license any trademark, trade
names. copyrights, patents, inventions
| improvements, formulas and processes
used in connection with or secured unde
| Letters Patents of the United States o.