The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-04
CHARTER.

And the said appearers, as presi1enn. anu a
s.cratary respectively, of the SAID fearSs
Films Incorporated, and actihE ~ 80
ranocities aforesaid and on Dehall ot So
CORPORATION by virtue OF the aGeai1
,onferered upon them at the aiOresaIu
sneciol meeting of the stOckholueTs
Pearce Films, Incorporated Ieclai Do
Article Five of the charter OF Saiu -
Films, Incorporated, passed before M
notary, on March II. 1871, mas Gen
changed, altered and amended to reau aS
follows, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE V-AI the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested III anu
eIercised by board of directors Soni
nosed of five stockholders, each OF Wh0ih
shall. own in his own right, IurlAS III
| term O. Office, ut least one Iuii pau -
unpledged share of the capltai stoSh'
/ which shall be shown by his written ue
/ "iar,tion three 90 of whom shall con
! stifute a quorum for the transaction Oh
| business. ~
The officers of this corporation shali
] consist of president, chairman o. an
board vice president, seTretar! am of
urpr. all of whom shall be neihue Is %
! the hoard of directors. Any TWO ohlceS'
but no more. may be combined, II deSlreu'
and held by one and the same Pet,ssoSnn'
After the second MONDAY ~ az discretion'
! the board of directors, in lts ulsCI :, ~
may abolish the office of chairman Oh 'n'
| bOrad. IN
Members of the board Of directors shall
have the right to vote by proxy, IL iot an;
reason they are absent from the Cily ot
| New Orleans at the time OF any hee"e VI
| the board of directors.
The following named persons shall con
| stitute the first board of directors 0l tnls
| corporation, tO-wit: j. Eugene IeIi
No 1 Dunleith Court, New orleans, Ia "a
| Frad w Pearce, Equitable Building, De
| troit. Michigan; Hippolyte DaDeZles'
| Canal c ommercial Building, New orleans,
La; st. Clair Adams, 1915 81 IharIes
Avenue, New Orleans, La. Hilton >. he ~.
| mann. 1919 State Street Drive New VI
leans La: with ]. Eugene Pearce as presl-
dent and treasurer; Fred w. Pearce as
chairman of the board; st Clalr ADAMS
as vice president, and Milton d. he srII
mann AS secretary; and these officers shali
serve until the second Monday in March,
1922 or until their successors have Deeh
duly elected and quallhd.
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on the second Monday IN MaISn
i'm each year, beginning with the year 100
all elections of directors shall be by pal,
LOT and each stakeholder shall De entitltu
To one vote for each share OF stOch s'dnu
ing in his name on the books OF the COT
pOratiOn. this vote TO be east i'll person OF
by proxy, and it shall require a majority
of the stock present or represented TO eject
Failure to elect board of directors 81
the second Monday in March, l929, or an
. nually thereafter. shall not WORK LOT
fixture of this charter but the old DoarI
a
. their successors are elected and quaIlheu
And the said appearers moreover DE
Clared that in consequence OF the iortsO
: ing and pursuant to the authority IN then
vested by the stockholders OF sald fearc'
Films, incorporated, they do hereby FORM
4 ally declare publicly and make known ina
T in the manner prescribed by law ah'
? agreeable TO the provisions OF the Charte
of said Pearce Films, Incorporated, ArucI
! Five of said charter, passed before me
notary, on March 4. 1921, has been changed
r altered and amended as hereinabove Sc
| forth and written, and they 90 hereO,
direct and require that the stated chans
T and amendment of Article Five OF the char
] ter of Pearce Films, Incorporated, be re
J corded and published in the manner pre-
scEibed by law, to the end that the SAT-
e change and amendment hereafter ana a
$ all times be hereinaboye set forth, as re
4 CARDS all persons that are now or ma
[ hereafter become stockholders OF the afore
I said company.
0 Thus done and passed at my office Il
. the City of New Orleans, on the day
= month and year -here first above written
: in the presence of J. y. Swing and r. h
= krause, competent witnesses, WHO mere
8 unto sign their names, with the said ap
bearers, and me, notary, after a readin
= of the whole.
Witnesses: J. n. Swing. F. H. Kraus,
Original signed: J. Eugene Pearc'
e FRANCIS p. BURNS.
: Notary Public.
/. the undersigned, Recorder of Nor
= cages, in and for the Parish Of Orleans
. ! State of Louisiana, do hereby certify tina
the above and foregoing act of amendmen
= OF incorporation, of Pearce Films, lncol
lporated, was this day duly recorded in III
: office in Book 1858, TO. -.
g New Orleans, June "A, 1921.
|, (Signed) ROBT. SCOTT, d. r.
\ true copy.
= FRANCIS p. BURNS.
!, Notary Public.
p June 3O-Aug. f.