The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-04-28

ana-Parish of Ascension.
TSE 1T KNOWN, That on. this gath day of
I'D the month of April, in the year
: 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 ami in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named, personally came and APP
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 may here
after become associated with them. into
corporation for the purposes and under the
following articles of incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.
The of this corporation shall be
GRAND THEATRE, INCORPORATED"
and under that 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 andAAQrporate existence for and dur
ing the per "a of ninety mine 600 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 amend at pleasure; to hold.
receive. purchase. convey, deliver, mortgage,
hypothecate, and pledge any property, real
or personal, and to issue notes and other
obligations, negotiable Instruments other
evidences of debt: to have and employ such
managers, agents and other employees the
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require or demand and to make and es-
tablish such by laws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control of
its affairs sas may be deemed necessary and
expedient.
The don,icie of this corporation shall be
in the parish of Ascension, state of Louisi-
ana, and all citation other legal process
shall be served the president and in his
absence on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed and the nature of the
business to be carried by it are hereby
declared to be: To establish, operate and
maintain motion picture playhouses in DON
aldsonville, Thibodaux, and other cities in ]
the state of Louisiana; to lease
buildings for said purpose; to operate and
maintain theatres; to carry places of
amusement, and to do all things necessary
useful in connection Herewith, and gem |
orally to carry any lawful business or
enterprise fet inconsistent with the constitu-
tons of Los Jiana of the United States.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation is |
hereby fixed at the sum of five thousand |
($5000) dollars divided into and represented |
by fifty (bO1 shares of the par value of one |
hundredt S 00l dollars each 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 lslo,oo0) dollars,
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
year. Said board of directors shall elect
from among themselves president. vice
president and secretary-tr treasurer. ma
jority of the board of directors shall con-
stitute a quorum for the transaction of all t
business.
The first board of directors OF this corpo-
ration is hereby declared to be follows:
Alex. Bloomenstiel, president; Louis N. Bos
ton, vice president; Abe II. Bloomenstiels sec
rotary treasurer all of Donaldsonville. P. o.,
Louisiana They shall serve until their sue
cessors are elected.
ARTICLE VI
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 stakeholder, delivered to him
personally mailed by registered letter to
him at the postoffice address designated by
him, in writing, at least fifteen days (15) |
days prior to the date of meeting.
ARTICLE VII
No stakeholder shall ever be held liable or
responsible for the contracts, faults, or
deDtS OF Salu Corporation III any iuftheE
sum than the unpaid balance due the corpo-
ration the shares of stock owned by him,
nor shall any mere infermality in organiza-
ton have the effect of rendering this charter
null or 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 III
this corporation subscribed for by each Of
them. that this act may serve as the sub
scription 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
of Sidney Harp and Chas. Daigle. conn
retent witnesses. whom have signed their
names with said appearers and me, notary,
after a reading of the whole
fNAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS OMITTED.1
Witnesses:
SIDNEY HARP,
CHAS. DAIGLE.
IL. 81 WALTER LEMANN,
Notary Public.
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original charter Of Grand Theatre, Ineorpo-