The herald., 1918-09-19
CHARTER OF
NAPOLEON REALTY & AMUSEMENT
CO. INC

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
City Of New Orleans.
Be it known. That of this twelfth day of
the month of August. in the wear one thou.
sand nine hundred and eighteen.
Before me, Felix ]. Dreyfous, Notary
Public. duly commissioned and sworn in for
the Parish of Orleans and City of New Or
leans, therein. residing;
Personally appeared. the persons whose
names hereunto subscribed, who declared
that availing themselves OF the provisions
Of the laws of this State, relative to the
organization of corporations, and more par
ticularly Act No. PSI of the General Assembly
Of this State, approved July 9, 1914, they
have covenanted and agreed and do by these
presents, covenant and agree, bind, form and
constitute themselves. as well as such per-
sons who may hereafter join or become as
ISOLATED with them, into corporation and
body polite in law, for the objects and pur-
poses and under the agreements and stipu-
lations, following to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style of this
corporation shall be: Napoleon Realty &
Amusement Co., Inc, and under that name
it shall have and enjoy all the rights, privi-
leges and advantages granted by law TO
corporations; il shall exist for the period of
ninety mine years from this day; it shall have
the power to contract, sue and be sued in
its corporate name; to make and use a
corporate seal. and the same to break
or alter at pleasure; to hold, receive, pur-
chase, convey, mortgage. hypothecate, or
pledge property. both real and personal; to
issue bonds. notes and other obligations or
negotiable instruments; to have and employ
such managers. directors. officers, agents and
other employees as the interest and convent
ence of said corporation may require or de-
| mand; to make and establish such bylaws,
| rules and regulations for the corporate man
agement and control of the affairs of the
corporation as may be deemed necessary and
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicle of said corpo-
ration shall be established in the city Of
| New Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all
citations and other legal process shall be
served on the President and in his absence
on the Vice President, Secretary Treasurer.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized, and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by it, are hereby declared to be; to conduct.
own and operate theatres and other places OF
amusement; to engage in every branch OF
the motion picture producing industry, to
make motion pictures, to develop motion pic
lures, to make prints from films. to engage
| in motion picture laboratory work, to make
advertising films and to release and rent
motion picture films; to buy. sell and deal
| in real estate; and generally, to do and
engage in any other business, undertaking
| or enterprise connected with, growing out
Of. germane or incidental to, any of the pur.
poses hereinabove set forth or contemplated
| ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of this
corporation is fixed at the Of Twenty
Thousand (s20.OOOOO) Dollars, divided into
Two Hundred shares OF the par Vaiuc OF One
| Hundred Dollars each. All shares Of stock
shall be full paid and non assessable. No
| transfer of stock shall be binding upon the
corporation unless made UPON its books and
| all certificates of stock shall be signed by
| such officers as may he designated by the
Board of Directors. This corporation shall
have the right to increase its capital stock
70 further sum Of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars, provided said increase in the CAPT
tai stock shall have been authorized by the
stockholders at a meeting to be held pursu
ant to the provisions of Article OF this
| Charter
ARTICLE V.-All the corporate powers o.
the company shall be vested in. and I'll,
management and control of its affairs shall
be exercised by a Board of Directors com
posed Of three stockholders. the membershi,
of which may be increased TO seven.
majority Of the Board ofs Directors shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF al
business The directors shall be electe'
! annually BY ballot. by the stockholders OF
the second Tuesday in August in each year
Each stakeholder shall be entitled IN persoi
or nv proxy to a vote for every share owne'
nv him. and all elections shall be held IN
, der such rules and regulations as may o
, determined by the Board Of Directors, ate
r fifteen davs' notice by mail Of such cleo
{ ton shall have been sent TO each stoekholde
: at his last known address. The director