The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-08-14
CHARTER


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, or otherwise, and to hold,
own, use, operate and introduce and
present and to sell, license, mortgage,
assign, lease and generally deal in, stage
plays operas, dramas, balletS, scenarios
and all other dramatic operate and mus
zeal productions of every kind and char
acter.
To contract and employ actors, act
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-
cldIlOnS OF partnerships, OF TeCOruS ihdl
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, yau-
devillcS 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 lands
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
ture 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
hereinbefOre or hereinafter named OBJ
jects and purposes for which this cor
pOratiOn is formed.
To operate chain of moving picture
shows, theatres. or places of amusement,
and to lease so 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 ha ri,yht 70 owl nNin mir
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-
.'eSSpS used for or i'll 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
as that for which this corporation is
formed or similar thereto, and to pay
for the same in cash, stock, bonds or
other property of the corporation, and
to assume the outstanding Indebtedness
of such as may be acquired, and to re-
thereof, or otherwise dispose of same,
and to mortgage, pledge or otherwise
hypothecate such acquisitions as well as
any of its own property, stock, bonds
notes, or other obligations or to exchange
rhe same for property of other persons,
firms, corporations, partnerships, or as
ISOLATION of persons, or to pledge the
same or any part thereof.
To subscribe for, purchase, acquire, hold,
mortgage, pledge, exchange, sell or 9th
erwise dispose of when acquired, stock
or bonds in other corporations in the
bankrupt concerns about to go out, or
those that have gone out of business,
and all other concerns, and, under the
same name. or any other name, to carry
on the said business, with the right and
mower to 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 other
evidence of indebtedness in order to car
nv on such business under the name taken
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
of the objects and purposes hereinbefOre
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 all
of the things hereinbefore set forth, or
those germane thereto anywhere in the
State of Louisiana. the United States, or
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 (s125OO0), divided
into 1850 shares of the par value of one
hundred dollars (S1OOO0)) per share.
which shall be common stock and shall
have and enjoy all voting rights. The
capital stock may be increased to one
million dollars by vote of two thirds
of all of its 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 non assessable, and no transfer of
stock shall be binding on the corpora
ton until recorded on it's books; pro
vided stockholders wishing to dispose Of
stock shall first offer the same to the
stockholders, through its president and
10 days must elapse from the said date
and no acceptance of offer given, before
Offering the stock of this corporation to
other persons. The president shall no
tifv all stockholders of the offer to sen,
the sale price to be the book value.
Fifty per cent of the capital stock of
this CORPORATION must be subscribed be-
fore filing the articles of Incorporation
and fifty per cent of all stock subscribed
for must be actually paid in before the
corporation engages in business.