The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-19
A R E R
OF the
GRAND THEATRE, INCORPORATED.

United States of America--state Of Louisa.
ana-Parish of Ascension.
| TNE 1T KNOWN, That on this cath day cg
| ID the month of April in the year one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen
before me, Walter Lemann. notary public
duly commissioned and qualified in and for
the parish of Ascension, state Of Louisiana,
therein and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named personally came and ape
Feared the persons subscribing hereto, who
declared that, availing themselves of the
laws of the state relative to the organization
of corporations, they have covenanted and
agreed, and do by these presents agree. bind
and constitute themselves, their successors
and assigns and such persons as may here
after become associated with them, into 4
corporation for the purposes and under the
following articles OF incorporation, sto-wis:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
| GRAND THEATRE. INCORPORATED
and under that name it shall have and en-
Joy all the rights. privileges and advantages
granted by law to corporations; and shall
have the power and authority to enjoy sue
cession and corporate existence for and dur
ing the period of ninety-nine l99l years
from the date hereof unless sooner dissolved
in the manner hereinafter provided for.
Said corporation shall have power and au-
thority to contract, to sue and be sued 10
make and use corporate seal, and the same
to break, alter or amend at pleasure: TO hold
hypothecate, and pledge any property, real
or personal, and to issue notes and other
obligations, negotiable instruments or other
evidences of debt; to have and employ such
managers, agents and other employees as the
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require or demand, and to make and ss-
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control OF
its affairs as may be deemed necessary and
eEpedient
ARTICLE H.
,.
The domicile of this corporation shall be
in the parish of Ascension, state OF Lcuiai.
ana, and all citation or other legal process
shall be served on the president and In his
absence on the secretary treasurer,
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes Tor which this
corporation is formed and the nature Of the
business to be carried on by 1t are hereby
declared to be: To establish. operate and
maintain motion picture playhouses in Dom
aldsonville, Thlbodaux, and other cities In
the state of Louisiana; to own or lease
buildings for said purpose; to operate and
maintain theatres; to carry on places Of
amusement, and to do all things necessary
Or useful in connection Herewith, and gem
orally to carry any lawful business or
enterprise not inconsistent with the constitu-
tons of Louisiana or of the United States.
ARTICLE w
The capital stock of this corporation Is
hereby fixed at the of five thousand
ts5000) dollars divided into and represented
by fifty tbG) shares of the par value Of one
hundred ($ l00} dollars each or its equivalent,
as may be determined by the board of d.
rectors.
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased from time to time, to sum
not to exceed ten thousand 0,00o1 dollsrs
in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE V.
The business of this corporation shall be
conducted by board of three directors who
shall be elected by the stockholders annually
on the third Monday of January in each
x,aot SasH hoo nf hall ale
from among themselves a presideat vice
president and a secretary treasurer ma
jority OF the board of directors shall com
stitute quorum for the transaction of all
business.
The first board of directors of this eorpo-
ration is hereby declared to be as follows;
Alex Bloomenstiel, president; Louis N. B0s-
ton. vice president; Abe H. Bloomenstiel. see
rotary treasurer. all of Donaldsonville. P. o.
sLouisiana. They shall serve until their suc-
cessors are elected.
ARTICLE vi.
This act of incorporation may be modiasd,
changed or altered, or this corporation may
be dissolved, or the capital may be increased,
in accordance with law, at meeting Of the
stockholders called for the purpose, after
notice shall have been given by written
notice to each stakeholder. delivered to him
personally mailed by registered letter 20
him at the postoffice address designated ps
him, in writing, at least fifteen days tisl
days prior to the date of meeting
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible fer the contracts, faults, o.
debts of said corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the corpo-
ration on the shares of stock owned By Nina
nor shall any mere informality in organiEaT
ton have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing stockholder 10 any
liability beyond the unpaid amount remaiH-
ing due on his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
The stockholders have respectively Writtsh
opposite their names the amount of stock Y
this corporation subscribed Cor by eaeh o.
them. so that this act may serve RS the SUP
scription list of said corporation.
Thus done and passed in the parish q
Ascension the day, month and yeals
hereinabove first written, in the prasenes
Of Sidney Harp and Chas. Daigls. eonas
petent witnesses, whom have signed tnelf
names with said appearers and me- notary
after reading of the whole.
tNAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS OMITTED
Witnesses:
SIDNEY HARP,
CHAS. DAIGLE.
S.) WALTER LEMANN.
g Notary Public
I hereby certify that the above and tosss
going is true and correct copy OF sas
original charter of Grand Theatre, lneorpu
rated, with the exception of names OF SUP
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