The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-06-02
cH A r T E r
OF the
GRAND THEATRE, INCORPORATES
United States OF America State BIZ LaasI
ana-Parish Of Ascension.

United States OF America State os LoaG.
4 ana-Parish of Ascension
4 nE IT KNOWN, That this gath dbl
i I'D the month of April, in the year ~
i thousand nine hundred and seventeen
1 before me, Walter Leniann, a notary pahls
duly commissioned and qualified in ana III
the parish Of Ascension. state Of Louisiana
therein and in the presence of the witnessss
i hereinafter named, personally came and aa.
feared the persons subscribing hereto Whs
/ declared that, ayailing themselves of thg
4 laws of the state relative to the organizEtiOH
of corporations, they have covenanted I'LL
| asreed. and do by these presents agree. hina
! and constitute themselves, their snceessors
and assigns and such persons as may haFe.
i after become associated with them, intp MI
| corporation for the purposes and under sha
| following articles OF incorporation, to-Wits
ARTICLE /.
The name of this corporation shall bes
GRAND THEATRE. INGORPORATEna
and under that name it shall have aiis eI.
Joy AL the rights. privileges and advantages
granted by law TO generations; and aIaI
eession and corporate existence for and dr.
| ing the period of ninety -nine 9at yaasS
| from the date hereof. unless sooner disaolsed
| in the manner hereinafter provided for
Said corporation shall have power and aas
| thority to contract. TO sue and be sued. f1
make and use corporate seal, ard the same
to break, alter or amend at pleasure: to- hold
receive, purchase, convey, deliver tmorEgaee
hypothecate, and pledge any property Fa4l
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 iii tas
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require demand, and 10 make and es=8
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulation
tor the corporate management and control q
its affairs as may be deemed necessary Md
expedient.
ARTICLE ii.
The domicils of this corporation shall III
IN the parish of Ascension. state Of ICuisI.
ana. and all citation or other legal pFoeeaH
shall be served on the president and ii Til
absence on the secretary treasurer.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is formed and the nature nf tie
business to be carried on by it are hereby
declared to be: To establish operate md
jacksonville. Thibodaux. and other cities la
the stale OF louisiana to own or teaae
buildings for said purpose: to operate and
MAINTAIN theatres; to carry places u
amusement, and to do all things necessary
or useful in connection Herewith. and gehs
orally TO carry any lawful business N
enterprise not inconsistent with the eonstsa-
tons of Louisiana or of the United States.
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of this corporation
hereby fixed at the sum of Ave thouaaad
($50001 dollars divided into and Represented
by fifty t501 shares of the par value of ans
hundred s I00) dollars each or its equivalent
as may be determined by the board ol a.
feetors.
The capital stock of this corporation nsy
be increased, from time to time, to q saai
not to exceed ten thousand 100000 dogFs.
III the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE v.
The business OF this corporation shall 30
conducted by beard OF three directors WE
shall be elected by the stockholders annusls
ON the third Monday of January in easF
year. Said board of directors shall elses
from among themselves a presideHt, ylss
president and secretary -treasurer. n fnas
jority of the board of directors shall eeas
stitnte quorum for the transaction pfs DE
business,
The first board of directors of this earpos
ration il hereby declared to be as f0ii2Ws
Alex. Bloonienstiei president; Louis Il hoss
ton. vice president; Abe II. Bloomenstiel. ssss
retary-treasurer, all of Donaldsonviiis, 81 "
Louisiana. They shall serve anti their aass
cessofs are elected
ARTICLE VI.
This act of incorporation may be niadhsa
changed or altered, or this corporation naay
be dissolved. or the capital may be lncreaE MI
in accordance with law, at a meeting 0i NJ
stockholders called for the purpose 49,
notice shall have been given by Wfas saas
notice to each stakeholder, delivered 70 Nv
personally mailed by registered letfe as 5ss
him at the postoffice address designateaa,. MH
him. in writing, at least fifteen days ssfz
days prior to the date of meeting.
ARTICLE VII.
No stakeholder shall ever be held iiaDs sss
responsible for the contracts, faults ss.#
debts of said corporation in any Ihtha
sum than the unpaid balance due the eo co.,
ration on the shares OF stock owned az VIZ,
nor shall any mere informality IN ofga ahs-s
ton have the effect of rendering this chat
null or of exposing Il stakeholder to Nv
liability beyond the unpaid amount fesaAss
ing due on his stock.
ARTICLE VIII. -
The stockholders have respectively W sss 81
opposite their names the amount Oh ssesa
this corporation subscribed for by eaeh ss
them, SO that this act may serve as ihe sAs
scription list Of said corporation. as85
Thus done and passed in the parish ~
Ascension the day, month ana sss
hereinabove first written. ia the prsssn
of Sidney Harp and Chas. DaIgle nssx
petent witnesses, whom have signed 49, ~
names with said appearers and me, nosAszs
after a reading OF the whole. ,tn,,#s
tNAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS 0MiIIhpss#
Witnesses:
SIDNEY HARP,
CTfAS. DAfGLE.
til. S. WALTER LEMANN,,. ".
Notary Public
hereby certify that the above ana ! I'M sss
going is true and correct copy q en-.
original charter of Grand Theatre, lneVaNSs
rated, with the exception OF names %
duly recorded in Book OF GoEpsss
tons No l, folio T. ,aa3 Ii
In testimony whereof witness my halsa sA
seal Of office this 26th day OF April ~ T.
J. Ed. FERNANDE
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