The star-progress. (Opelousas, La.) 1917-1921, 1920-03-06
CHARTER
OLE LOUISIANA.
-OE THE.
OF THE
OPELOUSAS AMUSEMENT CON-
PANY, INCORPORATED

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
nesses 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 2G7 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 stlp-
ulations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE
The name and title of this corpor-
alton shall be THE OPELOUSAS
AMUSEMENT COMPANY, 1NCOR-
PORATED, and its domicile is hereby
established at the City of Opelousas,
in the Parish of st. Landry, State OF
Louisiana, and under its said corpor-
ate name it shall haye 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 (S6O,OO0.0O) Dollars, divided
into and represented by Six Hundred
+ Shares Of the par value of One Hun
dred (S100.00) 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 ($1O0,-
OOO.OG) Dollars at a meeting of the
stockholders, called for the purpose,
by the vote of two-thirds of all the
stock
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.
ARTICLE v
The corporate powers of this cor.
porafion shall be vested in and exer-
cised by 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, No.
Alex Bloomenstiel, 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 a stock
holders meeting.
Notice of such election shall be
given by two weekly publications in 8
newspaper published at the domicile
of the corporation on the two Satur
DAYS next preceding the said election
All directors and officers shall re
main in office until their successors
are elected and qualify.
At all meetings of the stockholders
each stakeholder shall be entitled tx
one vote for each share of stock reg
istered in his name and may vote by
proxy.
The Board of Directors shall cleo
from their number president, a vic'
president and a secretary treasurer
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 Jacobs
President; V. A. Sachse, Vice Presi
!. dent; and Alex Bloomenstiel, Secre
tary- Treasurer.
The directors shall have power t.
fill all vacancies occurring on TIT
Board, even though no quorum re
main at the time such vacancies ar
to be filled. A majority of the di
rectors shall constitute a quorum
At any meeting of the Board of Di
rectors any absent director may b,
represented by any other director
who may cast the vote of the absen
director according to written instruc
tions of said absent director.
ARTICLE vi
The names and postoffice address
es of the subscribers of these article
or incorporation and statement o
the number of shares of stock in tn
corporation for which each has sub
/, scribed are shown opposite the sig
natures of the said subscribers heret
appended.
ARTICLE MI
No stockholder of this corporation
shall ever be held liable or respOnsi
BILE for the contracts or faults thereo
in any further sum than the unpai
balance due the company on tn
shares of stock subscribed for o
owned by him. Nor shall any infoI
mality in organization have the et
feet of rendering this Charter nuI
or of exposing a stakeholder to an