The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-27
CHARTER
OF THE
OPELOUSAS AMUSEMENT COM
PANY, INCORPORATED
.OE THE
STATE Ola LOUISIANA,

Be it known, 1haC on LnlS CeuGh
day of the month of February, A. ID.
One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Twenty. before me, Louis Lastrapes
Perrault, Notary Public, duly COM
missioned, qualified and sworn, in and
for the parish and state above writ
ten, and in the presence of the wit
uesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared
the several persons whose names are
hereunto subscribed, all of the full
age of majority, who declared that,
availing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of this state relative to
the formation and organization of
corporations, and more especially of
Act 267 of the Acts of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana
for the year 1914, they have and do
hereby form themselves into cor
poration and body polite for the pur-
poses and under the articles and stip-
ulations following, tO-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be THE OPELOUSAS
AMUSEMENT COMPANY, INCOR-
PORATED, and its domicile is hereby
established at the City of Opelousas,
in the Parish of St. Landry, State of
Louisiana, and under it's said corpOr-
ate name it shall have all the power
and authority which the laws of this
state now or hereafter may vest in
corporations.
ARTICLE II
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation is formed are:
To establish and operate theatres,
motion picture houses and other
places of public amusement; to pre-
sent plays, vaudeville entertainments,
motion picture exhibitions and other
public entertainments; and generally
to engage in all things incidental to,
necessary or convenient in connec-
ton with any of the purposes herein
set forth.
ARTICLE III
The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be the sum Of Sixty Thou
sand ($60,000.00) Dollars, divided
into and represented by Six Hundred
Shares of the par value of One Hun
bred ($100.00) Dollars each, which
shall not be issued until the cOnsid-
Grafton therefor has been paid.
Any stakeholder may sell, assign,
or transfer his stock in this corpora
ton provided thirty days prior no.
tice of his intention to sell or trans
fer the same be given the company,
/ and the other stockholders thereof
shall have the first privilege of pur-
chasing same, after which thirty
days notice the said stock may be
sold in open market.
/ Stock may be transferred under the
above conditions, provided such trans
/ fer shall be made on the books of the
Company and on surrender of the
certificate therefor.
The capital stock may be increased
/ to One Hundred Thousand $780,
100000 Dollars at a meeting of the
i stockholders, called for the purpose,
1 by the vote of two-thirds of all the
stock.
ARTICLE Nv
This corporation shall enjoy exis-
tence for the period of ninety-nine
years from the date hereof, unless
sooner dissolved in accordance with
existing laws.
ARTICLEV
The. corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in and exer-
cised by a board of three Directors
chosen from among the stockholders
The first Board of Directors shall
consist of Adolphe Jacobs, Opelousas
La, V. A.. Sachse, st. Louis, Mo-.
Alex BIoomenstiel, DonaldsOnville
La.
Said Board shall continue in office
until the second Monday in January
January, 1921, at which time, and an
nually thereafter, a new Board OF
Directors shall be elected at stock
holders meeting.
Notice of such election shall bC
given by two weekly publications in
newspaper published at the domicil'
of the corporation on the two Satur
days next preceding the said election
All directors and officers shall re
main in office until their successor
are elected and qualify.
: At all meetings of the stakeholder
each stakeholder shall be entitled t.
one vote for each share of stock reg
istered in his name and may vote b,
proxy.
The Board of Directors shall elee
from their number president, vie
president and a secretary-treasureI
Until the Board of Directors to b
selected in 1921 shall elect other OF
ficers, the officers of this corporation
: shall be as follows AdOlphe Jacob:
President; V. A. Sachse, Vice Pres
| dent; and Alex Bloomenstiel, Secre
tary- Treasurer.
The directors shall have power t
fill all vacancies occurring on tn
Board, even though no quorum re
= main at the time such vacancies ar
q to be filled. A majority of the d
rectors shall constitute quorum
: At any meeting of the Board of D
d rectors any absent director may b
n represented by any other directol
who may cast the vote of the abser
director according to written instru'
tions of said absent director.
ARTICLE vi