The herald., 1919-08-07
CHARTER

/ kind, and to exhibit thereat on screen
or otherwise, all kinds and descriptions
of advertisements, and to sell the said
privileges or otherwise dispose of same.
To manufacture, assemble and con
StruCt. BUY. rent, lease or otherwise aC-
quire, and to own, operate and use, and
to sell, mortgage, lease, license or other
wise dispose of and generally deal in
and handle any parts, appliances, cOntri-
vances or apparatus of whatsoever nature
and kind used in connection with the
said machines and mechanical appliances.
and particularly records films or other
articles of similar nature or such as
may be incidental or needed for the use
and operation of the said machines.
To acquire, by donation, purchase
lease, gift, otherwise, and to hold,
own use, operate and introduce and
assign, lease and generally deal in. stage
playS,operaS, dramas, balletS. scenarios
and all other dramatic, operate aud mus
zeal productions of every kind and char
acter.
To contract and employ actors, act T.
resses, artists, dancers singers, perform
erS, OF every kind, to act, perform. sing
or dance whether on the stage or for
moving pictures, and to contract for
same with other persons, corporations
! or associations, and especially to produce
films from same and to sell, lease. or
otherwise dispose of the said films TO
other persons, firms, corporations, aSSO-
Citations or partnerships, or records that
may be produced for talking machines
or talking pictures, and in general to do
such things in connection Herewith as
may better promote the interest of the
! corporation.
To carry on the business of theatrical
prOprietOrs, managers, lessons or lesseeS
of theatres, moving picture theatres, vau-
/ devilleS and all other performances, or
! theatres. and in connection with the said
! business or as the interest of the cor
poration may require, to purchase landa
and buildings to be converted into thea
| tres of any character whatsoever, and
to build such theatres as the interest
of the corporation may justify, and TO
erect on lands such suitable buildings
for theatres, opera houses moving pie
turc shows, places of development of
moving pictures taken, offices, stages,
stage settings. scenarios. and to equip the
! same with all necessary lights and equip
ment and moving picture appliances, de
vices and moving picture machines. mus
! zeal instruments, organs, costumes and
equipment for the exhibition of moving
! pictures, act, performances operates, bal
lets and productions of every kind and
/ character whatsoever, and in general to
| operate factories for the manufacture of
costumes. and all appliances necessary
| for and by or in connection with the
heTeinbefOre or hereinafter named OBJ
1 JeCIS ana purposes 1Or winch ID1S cor
poratiOn is formed.
: To operate chain of moving picture
| shows, theatres. or places of amusement,
and to lease much of the building or
buildings not necessary for the opera
ton of same to any person, firm, cor
poration, partnership or association of
persons.
To purchase, acquire, lease from or to
persons, firms, corporations. partnerships
or associations of persons concessions.
! or the right to exhibit moving pictures,
talking machines or talking pictures, or
| % give performances in or at any place
| or places whatsoever.
| To apply for obtain, register, pur-
chase. lease. or otherwise acquire and
to hold use, operate and introduce and
to sell, assign or lease to or dispose of
or license. any trade mark, trade names.
copyrights, patents inventions, improve
ments, advertisements, stimulation or pro-
| rcSSCS used for or IL. connection with said
business or secured under letters patent
of the United States or any foreign coun-
try.
To purchase acquire and contract for
the good will, rights, property and as
sets of all kinds of any person, firm
corporation, partnership or association OF
persons engaged in business the same
Us CnaU for which this corporation is
formed or similar thereto. and to pay
for the same in cash, stock, bonds oil
other property of the corporation, and
to assume the outstanding Indebtedness
of such as may be acquired. and to re-
sell the same or any part or portion
thereof, or otherwise dispose of same
and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise
hypothecate such acquisitions as well al
any of its own property, STOCK, Donds
notes, or other obligations or to exchange
rne same for property of other persons
firms, corporations, partnerships, or as
ISOLATION of persons, or to pledge thu
same or any part thereof.
70 subscribe for purchase, acquire, hold
mortgage, pledge, exchange, sell or 9th
erwise dispose of when acquired, stocl
manner permitted by law as well a'
bankrupt concerns about to go out, OF
those that have gone out of business
and all other concerns, and, under th'
same name any other name to carr!
on the said business, with the right an6
power 70 vote said stock at all meet
ings, and to issue, under its own name
or that of any other corporation or con
Germ taken over, stock, bonds or othel
evidence of indebtedness in order to car
rr on such business under the name take1
over, or any other name, and in connec
ton with the issuance of stock, bonds
etc, to guarantee the payment of inter
est and dividends thereon.
To do and perform everything neces
sary and needful for the accomplishment
| v" objects and purposes here1nDefore
specified, and to do all such other things
as are germane to the objects and pur
poses hereinbefore specified, and. espe
cially,to carry on business, and to do al
of the things hereinbefore set forth, oil
. those germane thereto anywhere in thu
State of Louisiana, the United states, OF
any foreign country.
Article IV-The capital stock of this
corporation shall be, and is hereby FIXED
at the sum of one hundred and twenty
five thousand dollars (S125,OOO divided
into 1850 shares of the par value of on
hundred dollars (S1O0.00)) per share
which shall be common stock and shall
have and enjoy all voting rights. The
capital stock may be increased to ont
million dollars by vote of two-third'
of all of it's stock, the character of same
and the denomination and par value
thereof to be determined by the board
of directors.
All shares of stock shall be issued only
when and as full paid, and same shall
be worcestershire, and no transfer OF
stock shall be binding on the corpora
ton until recorded on its books; pro
yided stockholders wishing to dispose o.
stock shall first offer the same to tn,
stockholders, through it's president and
10 days must e1apse from the said dat'
and no acceptance of offer given, before
other persons. The president shall no
titv ali stockholders of the offer to sell
the sale price to be the book value.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock 81
this CORPORATION must be subscribed be
fore filing the articles OF incorporation
and fifty per cent of all stock subscribed
| e n.n.k ba actually mid in before tn,