The herald., 1921-07-28
CHARTER.

And the said appearers, as president anu
secretary respectively, of the salu ear =
Films, Incorporated, and acting IN SUI
capacities aforesaid and or DehaH Oh satu
corporation by virtue of the a1on olaid
cOnferered upon them ut the aiores"II =
special meeting of the stOckholueIs "
Pearce Films, Incorporated, declareG lna ie
Article Five of the charter OF sara reai.e
Films, Incorporated, passed belore nv 1,
notary on March II. 1871, mas Deeh
changed. altered and amended to read as
follows, tO-wit:
ARTICLE V-All the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested Ill anu
exercised by a board of directors COM
posed of five stockholders, each OF wh1iil
shall own in his own right, during NE
term of office at least one full-paid ana
unpledged share of the capital stoGh
which shall be shown by his written ue
claration, three (3) of whom shaii con
stitute a quorum for the trahsacli'n VI
business. ,
The officers of this corporation shai
! consist of president, chairman OF the
board, president, secretary ana treas
urer all of whom shall be melhDe aS VI
the board of directors. ANY TWO OFFICES
but no more may be combined, II deslreu
and hold nv one and the same person
After the second Monday in March, i9<o
the board of directors, in its discretion
NAV abolish the office of chairman Oh the
bOrad.
Members of the board of directors shall
have the right TO vote by proxy, II LOT an }
reason they are absent from the CITY OF
New Orleans at the time of any meeting Oh
the board of directors.
The following named persons shall con
stitute the first board OF directors or thls
corporation, to-wit: j. Eugene Ie1ioe
No | Dunleith Court. New Orleans, La
Fred W. Pearce, Equitable building, De
troit. Michigan; HippOlyte Dabezies'
Canal Commercial Building, New orleans,
La: st. Clair Adams, 4626 81. Cnarles
Avenue New Orleans. La; Hilton j. Herr
mann, 1919 State Street Drive, New Or
leans La. with j. Eugene Pearce as presl-
dent and treasurer; Fred w. Pearce as
chairman of the board; 81. CAR ADAMS
as vice president, and MILTON j. Herr,
serve until the second Monday in March,
1928 or until their successors have Deeh
duly elected and qualifid.
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on the second Monday in March
in each year, beginning with the year 1873
all elections of directors shall be by pal
lot and each stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each share of stock stand
ing in his name on the books OF the cor
poratiOn, this vote to be cast IN person or
by proxy, and ii shall require majority
of the stock present or represented to elect
Failure to elect a board of directors on
the second Monday in March, 1923, or an
nually thereafter, shall not work a Tor.
fixture of this charter, but the old board
of directors shall remain in Office until
their successors are elected and quallhed
And the said appearers moreover de-
clared that in consequence of the fOrego'
ing and pursuant to the authority In them
vested by the stockholders of said Pearce
Films, Incorporated, they do hereby form
ally declare publicly and make known tSal
in the manner prescribed by law and
agreeable to the provisions of the charter
of said Pearce Films. Incorporated. Article
Five of said charter, passed before me
notary, on March 1, 1921, has been changed
altered and amended as hereinabove sci
| forth and written, and they do hereby
direct and require that the stated change
and amendment of Article Five of the char
| ter of Pearce Films, Incorporated, be re-
corded and published in the manner pre-
scribed by law, to the end that the said
change and amendment hereafter and al
all times be as hereinabove set forth, as re-
CARDS all persons that are now or may
hereafter become stockholders of the afore
said company.
Thus done and passed at my office in
! the City of New Orleans, on the day
month and year here first above written
in the presence of j. n. Swing and Il. III
krause, competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names, with the said APP
bearers. and me, notary, after a reading
of the whole.
Witnesses: J. n. Swing. Z. II. Krause
Original signed): ]. Eugene Pearce
FRANCIS P. BURNS.
Notary Public.
/, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of amendment
of incorporation, of Pearce Films. Incor-
pOrated, was this day duly recorded in my
Office in Book 1858. 70. -.
New Orleans. June "a. 1921.
(Signed) ROBT. SCOTT, ID. r.
true copy.
FRANCIS P. BURNS,
Notary Public.