The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-05-26

ana-Parish of Ascension.
TIE 1T KNOWN. That on this Gath day ii
ID the month of April. in the year one
Thousand nine hundred and seventeen
before me. Walter Lemann, notary publIe
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 aps
Ieared the persons subscribing hereto. who
declared that. availing themselves of the
laws of the state relative to the organization
of corporations, they have covenapted and
agreed. and do by these presents agree. bind
and constitute themselves, their suecessors
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-wt:
ARTICLE l.
The name of this corporation shall bs
GRAND THEATRE. INCoRP0RATEDs'
and under that name it shall have and en-
Joy all the rights. privileges and advantages
granted by law to corporations; and shAlE
have the power and authority to eni0y snes
ceasion and corporate existence for and dur
ing the period of ninety-nine t99l years
from the date hereof, unless sooner dissolved
in the manner hereinafter provided for.
Said corporation shall have power and aus
thority to contract, to sue and be sued %
make and use 8 corporate seal, and the same
to break, alter or amend at pleasure; to hold
receive. purchase, convey, deliver, mortgage
hypothecate, and pledge any property re&l
or personal, ana TO issue notes and other
obligations, negotiable instruments ether
evidences of debt; to have and employ sueh
managers, agents and other employees as The
interest and convenience of said corporation
may require or demand, and to make and en-
tablish such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the corporate management and control af
its affairs as may be deemed necessary md
expedient
ARTICLE II.
The domicile of this corporation shall BE-
in the parish of Ascension, state of Lonisi-
ana, and all citation other legal process
shall be served on the president and in hls
absence on the secretarytr treasurer
ARTICLE III
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
aidsonvilie, Thibodaux, and other cities hi
the state of Louisiana; to own or leaas
buildings for said purpose; to operate and
MAINTAIN theatres: to carry places Uf
amusement, and to do all things necessary
or useful in connection Herewith, and gems
orally to carry any lawful business "
enterprise not inconsistent with the eonstitu-
tons of Louisiana of the United States.
ARTICLE w.
The capital stock of this corporation i
hereby fixed at the of five thousand
tSbe0O} dollars divided into and represented
by fifty t50t shares of the par value of one
hundredt S 00l dollars each or its equiyaleat,
as may be determined by the board Of de
rectors.
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased, from time To time. to sum
not to exceed ten thousand (S10,0001 dollars
i'll the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE v.
The business of this corporation shall bs
conducted by q. board of three directors who
shall be elected by the stockholders annually
on the third Monday of January in eaeh
year. Said board of directors shall elect
from among themselves president. yiee
president and secretary-treasurer. ma-@
5ority of the board of directors shall con.
stitute quorum for the transaction OF al
business.
The first board of directors of this corpo-
ration is hereby declared to be as follows
Alex: Bloomenstiei. president; Louis N. Boss
ton. vice president; Abe H. Bloomenstiei, sees
retary-treasurer. all of Donaldsonvilie. T. CT
Louisiana. They shall serve until their sne-
cessors are elected.
ARTICLE vi.
This act of incorporation may be modifiedt
changed or altered. this corporation Re4
be dissolved. or the capital may be increased
in accordance with law, at meeting of The
stockholders called for the purpose. afteE
notice shall have been given by writteu
notice to each stakeholder, delivered to him
personally or mailed by registered letter p
him at the postotfice address designated BY
him. in writing. at least fifteen days ti51
days prior to the date of meeting.
ARTICLE VII.
NO stakeholder shall ever be held liable q
responsible for the contracts, faults. Of
debts of said corporation in any further
sum than the unpaid balance due the cofp0-
ration on the shares of stock owned by him.
nor shall any mere informality in organizas
ton have the effect of rendering this charter
null or of exposing stakeholder to any
liability beyond the unpaid amount remain
ing due on his stock
ARTICLE VIII.
The stockholders have respectively writes
opposite their names the amount of stock 10
this corporation subscribed for by each 81
them. so that this act may serve the sup-sss
scription list of said corporation.
Thus done and passed in the parish q
Ascension on the day. month and year
frst writer. in the prssenee
of Sidney Harp and Chas. Daigle conl-
petent witnesses. whom have signed Their
names with said appearers and me, notary.
after a reading of the whole.
tNAMES OF SUBSCRIBERS OMITTED
Witnesses:
SIDNEY HARP,
CHAS. DAIGLE.
IL. Sd WALTER LEMANN,
Notary Public.
| hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy Of fhs
original charter of Grand Theatre, Ineorpe-
rated, with the exception of names of sun
scribers. duly recorded in Book of Corpora-
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