The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-12

DE IT KNOWN, That on this gath day of
. the month of April, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen
beforerme, Walter Lemann, notary public
duly @.-3missioned and qualified in and for
the parish of Ascension state of Louisiana,
therein anu in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named, personally came and APP
reared the persons subscribing hereto, who
declared that avaiing 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
corporation for the purposes and under the
following articles of incorporation to- wit:
ARTICLE /.
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-
thorty to contract, to sue and be sued, to-
make and corporate seal, and the same
to break, alter amend at pleasure, to hold,
receive, purchase, convey, deliver, mortgage,
hypothecate, and pledge any property. real
or personal, and to issue notes and 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 es-
tab1sh such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control of
its affairs may be deemed necessary and
expedient.
ARTICLE II.
The domcile of this corporation shall be
in che parish of Ascension, state of Louisi-
ana, and all citation other legal process
shall be served on the president and in his
absence on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE Ill
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed and the nature of the
business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared to be: To establish, operate and
maintain motion picture playhouses in Dom
jacksonville, Thibodaux, and other cities in
the state of Louisiana; to own or lease
buildings for said purpose; to operate and
maintRfas, theatres: to carry places of
amuseAsaszdt, and to do all things necessary
or useful in connection Herewith, and gen.
orally to carry any lawful business or
enterprise not inconsistent with the constitu-
tons of Louisiana of the United States.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand
(s5000) dollars divided into and represented
by fifty 600 shares of the par value of one
hundred Isl o0) dollars each its equivalent, |
as may be determined by the board of di-
rectorS.
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased, from time to time. to a sum
not to exceed ten thousand (sI0,o00) dollars, |
in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE "
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 |
year. Said board of directors shall elect |
from among themselves a president, a vice /
president and a OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. A ma |
nf ho nrI r>f ,l~
stitute a quorum for the transaction of all |
business.
The first board of directors of this corpo-
ration is hereby declared to be as follows
Alex. Bloomenstiet, president: Louis N. Bos-
ton, vice president; Abe H. Bloomenstiel, Sec
rotary treasurer. all of Donaldsonville, P. O.,
Louisiana. They shall serve until their sue
cessors are elected
This act of incorporation may be modified
changed altered, org this corporation may
be dissolved, the capital may be increased,
in accordance with law, at a meeting of the
notice shall have been given by written
notice to each stakeholder, delivered to him
personally or mailed by registered letter to
him at the postoffice address designated by
aim, in writing, at least fifteen days (15)
lays prior to the date of meeting.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts, faults or
um than the unpaid balance due the corpo-
alton on the shares of stock owned by him,
Tor shall any mere informally in organiza-
ion have the effect of rendering this charter
lull or of exposing stakeholder to any
liability beyond the unpaid amount remain
ng due on his stock .
ARTICLE VIII.
The stockholders have respectively written
opposite their names the amount of stock in
his corporation subscribed for by each of
hem. that this act may serve as the sub
eription list of said corporation.
Thus done and passed in the parish of !
ascension on the day, month and year ;
ereinabove first written, in the presence
Sidney Harp and Chas. Daigle COM
etent witnesses, whom have signed their \
ames with said appearers and me- notary !.
fter reading of the whole. Fl
fNAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS OMITTED} s
Witnesses: a
SIDNEY HARP
CHAS. DAIGLE.
IL. Sd WALTER LEMANN,
Notary Public.
! hereby certify that the above and fore :
DING is true and correct copy of the
siginaI charter of Grand Theatre, Incorpo-
ated, with the exception of names of sub
,ribers, duly recorded in Book of Corpora
ons No. /, folio Z.
In testimony whereof witness my hand and :
sal of office this 26th day of April, 1917. q
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