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

nE IT KNOWN, That on this day of
II the month of April, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
before me, Walter Lemann, notary puphc
duly commissioned and qualified 1Iss1sssid Tor
the parish of Ascension, state of Esaklsia1>as
therein and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named. personally came ana ap-
reared the persons subscribing hereto, VINO
declared that, awaiting themselves OF the
laws of the state relative to the organtzation
of corporations, they have covenanted ana
agreed. and do by these presents agree. o1nd'
and constitute themselves, their successors
and assigns and such persons as may mere
after become associated with them. into
corporation for the purposes and under the
following articles of incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall be
GRAND THEATRE, INCORP 2
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 (991 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. to
make and use corporate seal and the same
to break alter or anend at pleasure 70 mold
receive, purchase. convey, deliver, mortgage.
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 enc
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require or demand, and to make and es-
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control OF
its affairs as may be deemed necessary and
ARTICLE H.
The donaiciie of this corporation shall be
! in the parish Of Ascension. state OF Louasl-
ana, and all citation other legal process
| shall be served on the president and in his
absence on the secretary treasurer
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which tins
| 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 Don
the state of Louisiana; to owns lease
buildings for said purpose: to op--sate and
maintain theatres; to carry on places OF
amusement, and to do all things necessary
! or useful in connection Herewith, and gen.
orally to carry on any lawful business or
enterprise not inconsistent with the eonstitu-
lions of Louisiana or of the United States.
ARTICLE ".
| The capital stock of this corporation is
| hereby fixed at the sum Of Eve thousand
/ $4,000 dollars divided into and represented
! by fifty t50l shares of the par value of one
| hundred tSI o0) dollars each or it's 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 sum
| not to exceed ten thousand (S10,o00f dollars,
/ in the manner provided by law.
i ARTICLE ".
i The business of this corporation shall be
4 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 president, vice
president and secretary treasurer. A ma
i jority of the board of directors shall con-
ct for transaction
business.
The first board Of directors of this corpo-
ration is hereby declared to be follows
Alex. Bloom enstiel, president: Louis N. Bos-
ton, vice president: Abe Fl. Bioomenstiel, sec
rotary treasurer. all of Donaidsonville, P. O.,
Louisiana. They shall serve until their sue
cessors elected.
| This act of incorporation may be modified
changed or altered, this corporation may
be dissolved, or the capital may be increased,
in accordance with law, at a meeting OF the
stockholders called for the purpose, after
notice shall have been given by written
notice to each stockholder. delivered to him
personally mailed by registered letter to
him at the postoffiee address designated by
him. in writing, at least fifteen days t15)
l days prior to the date of meeting.
| ARTICLE VII.
/ No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts, faults, or
debts of said corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the eofpo-
ration on the shares of stock owned by him.
nor shall any mere informality in organiza-
ton have the effect of rendering this charter
null of exposing stakeholder to any
liability beyond the unpaid amount remain
| ing due his stock.
/ ARTICLE VIII.
| The stockholders have respectively written
opposite their names the amount of stock In
this corporation subscribed for by each of
! thern so that this act may serve as the sub
seription list Of said corporation.
! Thus done and passed in the parish OF
/ Ascension on the day, month and year
hereinabove first written, in the presence
4 of Sidney Harp and Chas. Daigle, com
petent witnesses. whom have signed their
Names with said appearers and me, notary
after a reading of the whole.
/ tNAMEs OF SUBSCRIBERS OMITTEDg
l. Witnesses:
| SIDNEY HARP,
CHAs. DAIGLE
/ IL. s. WALTER LEMANN,
! Notary Public.
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