The herald., 1921-06-30
CHARTER OF THE
COLISEUM. INCORPORATED

De IL known, that on this 10Th day or May,
In the year one thousand, nine hundred
and twenty-one, before me, Alexis Brian
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified within and for the Parish of
Orleans, State of Louisiana. and in pres
epce of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
peared the persons whose names are here
unto subscribed, who declared that they
have agreed to form and do hereby form
themselves and such other persons as may
hereafter join with them, into a corporation
and body polite In law, for the objects
and purposes and under the agreements
and stipuiauons following which they
hereby adopt as their charter, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpor-
alton shall be the COLISEUM, 1NCOR-
PORATED," and under said name 1t
shall enjoy corporate existence for ninety
nine years from date hereof unless sooner
dissolved. Its domicile shall be in the
City of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
where all legal process against 1t shall
be served upon its President, or in the
absence of that officer, upon the Vice
President, or in the absence Of both, upon
the Secretary
ARTICLE II.-Said corporation may
have, hold, lease, purchase, sell, convey
mortgage or pledge property, real, per
sOnal or mixed, rights, franchises. patents
and chooses In action and stocks, bonds
and securities of other corporations; 1t
may borrow or lend upon security; II may
| sue and be sued, and may have and use
corporate seal. 1t may have and enjoy
| all such other rights, powers and pre-
| negatives as are now or may hereafter
be enjoyed by corporations generally un-
der the laws Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE III-The objects and pur-
poses of this corporation is organized in
the nature Of the business to be carried
on by 1t are hereby declared to be to
acquire by purchase, lease or construction
and to own and operate one or more are
mas for the conduct of boxing and spar
| ring matches and exhibitions under the
provisions of Act No. 123 of Louisiana
duct such other athletic contests, games,
sports and theatrical exhibitions, etc,
which may from time to time be desired !;
| to lease, let and hire the said arena or
arenas to other clubs, associations, cor
porations or individuals engaged in like
business and generally to do any and all
acts and things that may be necessary,
| convenient or incidental to the carrying
out Of said purposes.
| ARTICLE Iy.-The capital stock Of this
| corporation is hereby fixed at Forty Thou
sand Dollars (s4O,OOO.Oo) divided into and
represented by four hundred t400) shares
Of the par value of One Hundred Dollars
l$100.0O) per share with the right to in
| crease the said capital stock to not more
than One Hundred Thousand Dollars $500,
O00O0) upon complying with the requisites
| Of the law.
The subscriptions set opposite the sig
natures of the subscribers of this charter
show sthat fifty per cent. (50T) Of the
| said authorized capital stock has been
subscribed; and the said subscribers here
| by declare and warrant that fifty percent
| (5O%) of the said subscribed amount of
| the said capital stock has been paid into
before the signing Of this charter. No
stakeholder shall sell his stock without
| first having offered same at the same
figure to another stakeholder.
ARTICLE v.-The business and affairs
Of this corporation shall be managed and
conducted by a Board of Directors con
sisting Of three stockholders. NJ. Bind
schadler of New Orleans, Louisiana, +
w. Edwards Of New Orleans, Louisiana
and J. L. Goree of Houston, Texas, shall
constitute the first Board of Directors
who shall hold office until the first Mon
day in June, 1922, or until their success.
sOrs shall have been, duly executed and
qualified. On the first Monday Of June
1922, and annually thereafter, an election
for the directors shall be held at the Of
flee Of the corporation in the City Of New
Orleans after notice shall have been given
to each stakeholder, mailed at least ter
(10) days prior thereto. At all the cleo
| lions, the stockholders shall be allowed
one vote for each share Of stock which
shall have been standing in his name OF
the books Of this corporation for ten no
days prior to the meeting. In case Of 9
vacancy from any cause In either thu
Board of Directors or among the officers
the vacancy shall be filled by the remain
ing Directors by the selection Of stock
holder to fill such vacancy, who shall
hold office until a successor is elected OIL
until the next annual meeting. Two (2j
members Of the Board shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of all bust
ness.
ARTICLE vI.-The officers Of this cor
poration shall consist Of President.
Vice. President a Secretary and a Treas
urer. The offices Of President and Treas
urer may be held by the same individual
Until the first Monday in June. 1922, o.
until their successors shall have been du
ly elected and qualified, NJ. Bindschadler
, shall be President and Treasurer, f. w
. Edwards, shall be Vice-President and Man
! ager and ]. l.. Goree, shall be Secretary
On the first Monday of June, 1922, fmme
diately after the stockholders meeting
and annually thereafter, the Board Of Di
rectors elected at such annual meetinl
shall select from their own number, tn
officers above, provided except that tn
Secretary may be chosen from the stock
holders.
ARTICLE vII-This act or incorpora
, ton may be amended in all particulars a
provided by law; or the corporation ma!
be dissolved upon complying with the pro
visions Of the statute on the said subject
In the event Of voluntary liquidation
, the stockholders shall elect from thei
, number, two liquidators who shall b
vested with full power to settle its affairs
, collect the outstanding debts, sell an
, convey the property, pay its debts, an
divide the remaining money and propert.
among the stockholders
ARTICLE yIII.-No stakeholder shall
, be liable for the contracts or faults Of thi
corporation, or Of its officers and agents
, beyond any unpaid balance that may b
due by him on his stock subscription; no
: shall any mere infsrmality in this act hav
z the effect Of rendering this charter void
or of exposing the stockholders to liabil
ity beyond that represented by their stock
, Thus done and passed, In my office a
) New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day an
date hereinabove first written, IN presenc
of p. NJ. Quave and w. b. Guion, com
, petent witnesses who hereunto subscrib
their names with said appearers and me
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
! (Original signed) F. W. Edwards 0
shares; ]. L. Goree, share; By NJ. Bind
, schadler, NJ. Bindschadler. 100 shares;
p. NJ. Quave, w. B. Guion.
ALEXIS BRIAN,
Notary Public
I hereby certify that the foregoing act o
, Incorporation Of the Coliseum, Incorpor
. ated, was this day recorded in the Mort
! gage Office Of the Parish Of Orleans, 4
|, Book 1888, Folio -.
New Orleans, Louisiana, May 26th, 1927
> (Signed): ROBERT SCOTT
. Deputy Recorder Of Mortgages
A true copy Of the original
New Orleans, May 20. 1921.
ALEXIS BRIAN.
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