St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1916-11-25
CHARTER OF
oPELoUsAS MOTION PICTURE
CO, INC.

CHARTER OF
OPELoUSAS MOTION PICTURE
CO., INC.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
BE 1T KNOWN, That en- this
fourteenth day OF the month OF NOV
ember, in the year of u Lord, One
Thousand Nine Hundl cd and Sixteen
(1916), before me, w. r. LacomDe, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned,
qualified and sworn, in and for the
parish and state above-written, and
In the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared: +,
/. Dietlein, DIR. J.. A. Shaw, Herbert
q. Callahan, NJ. Winsberg, Adolphe
Jacobs and john w. Lewis, all resi-
dents of the city of Opelousas, par
ish Of st. Landry, State of Louisiana,
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, and d De
clared that ayailing themselves OF the
laws of the State Of Louisiana reia-
tive to the formation, conduct and
operation of corporations n espe-
cially of Act No. 267 of 1914; they
have agreed and hereby agree and
bind themselves, as well as sucn otn-
err persons as may be, ome associated
with them, and whose names are
hereunto subscribed, and their sue
cessors, to form and constitute q
body polite in law, for the objects
and and u der the condi-
tons and stipulations contained and
set forth in the following articles,
to-wit:
ARTICLE l..
The name, style and title OF this
CORPORATION shall b "Opelousas Mo
ton Picture Company, inc" and 1t
shall exist for a full term and Pc
Rod Of niaety-nine years from cate
hereof. unless sooner dissolved n
liuuidated as hereinafter provided
for.
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this Company shall
he In the city Of Opelousas, parish OF
al. Landry State OF Louisiana, and
ali citations or other legal process
shall be served upon the President
Of the said corporation, or in case OF
his absence or inability to act upon
The yice-President, and in case OF the
absence or inability of both the Pres
ident and Vice-President, then upon
the Secretary-TreasuTer or Manager.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Tor
which this corporation ia formed,
a the business it is to engage In,
are hereby declared to be: To pur-
chase, own and operate q moving pic
ture plant, together with such ma
chinerN. apparatus, buildings and
appurtena1ces as may be necessary
or Incidental to the lstssine OF this
corporation; to purchase, Or q for
a term of years, grounds and build
ings, and to establish and operate IN
the city of Opelousas OF in any 9TH
ar city In this sale, or any other state
or territory Of the United States, NOV
ing picture shows. theatrical and
vaudeville shows or plays as we'll as
4 refreshment stands and places OF
general amusement or recreation for
the public.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation may and be
sued in its corporation name, and by
and through its President or in his
absence through its Vice-President
who may appear and act in court
proceedings for and on behalf of this
corporation without the necessity of
any further auth ,rity from the stock
holders or directors thereof; and
through its Board Of Directors this
corporation may sell, mortgage, hypo-
thecate, pledge. lease and suitcase
real estate and personal property; TO
borrow money in furtherance of the
objects and purposes of this corpora
ton and to make use Of a corporate
seal and the same to break and alter
at pleasure; to name and appoint
such managers, directors, officers,
agents and clerks as the interest or
convenience of said corporation may
require
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock. of this corpora
tion is hereby xed at Five Thousand
Dollars, Csc, 000. 001, represented by
one thousand shares, (1000) OF
par value of Five Dollars each.
This corporation shall commence
business as Don as six hundred
or Three Thousand
of stock has been subscribed
and paid for either in money, prop
erty OF other legal and valid consid-
Grafton. +
ARTICLE VI.
The business affairs of this corpora
ion shall be transacted by and
through a obard OF five directors who
shall be stockholders, and to be sect
ID at a meeting to be held for that
purpose on the second Monady of
he months of January of each year.
rhe Directors thus selected shall
ierve for one ear or until their suc-
shall have been duly elected {
md qualified. The Board of Direct /
RS shall elect from their number a
PRESIDENT, a Vice-President and a /
,ecretary-Treasurer and Manager, q
nd a majority of the Board shall
ave the power to fill any vacancy
occurring in that body or among the q
Ulcers, and to make such bylaws, \
ules and regulations as they may q
eem proper for the transaction OF n
be business and affairs of said cor i
Grafton, to change, alter or amend e
he same at pleasure, to appoint and
X the salaries of all officers, clerks
nd employees. and the same to b
hange and dismiss at pleasure, S
hough such authority may be con- q