The herald., 1922-06-15
&. W. PUNEkN,
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
LIE PETIT THEATRE


| DI NIEIN CARRIE
| United states OF America. State OF
! Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, city OF
! New Orleans. lie il known that on TINS
| 10Th day of the month OF May, IN the
/ wear OF our Lord, one thousand nine
| hundred and twenty-five, and OF the IN
! drp.udence of the United States of Amer
I lea, the one hundred and fOrty-slNth'
| before me Stamps Farrar, Notary
| Public, duly commissioned, sworn anu
/ uualined in and for the parish Oh Ut
| leans stale of Louisiana, therein resid-
ing and in the presence of the witnesses
| hereinafter named and Undersigned, per
sOnally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntO SUI
scribed all residing III the city OF New
Orleans. state of Louisiana, VINO sever
ally declared that, being DESTROYS 10
acquire and enjoy for themselves anu
sucn others as may become associated
with them and their successors the pow
ers and immunitieS OF corporation OF
body polite in law, they do hereby form
this corporation under the general laws
of this state for the organization of cor
pOrations for literary, Scientlnc, rellSlOuS,
charitable and social purposes, ana par
ticulaTly under Act No. 25i of the Acts
of the Legislature for the year 19li and
do hereby declare the following articles
to be the Constitution and Charter of
said corporation:
ARTICLE L. The name, style and title
of this corporation shall be lie Petit
Theatre du VieuX Care, and under its
said corporate name it shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for the
years from and after the date hereof.
ARTICLE III. The dOmicile of said
corporation shall be in the city of New
Orlears state of Louisiana, and all cita-
tions or other legal process shall be
served upon the President of said cor
pOratiOn, or, in the event OF his absence,
upon the Secretary of said corporation
for which this cOrDOratiOQ is eStab-
lished are:
First. To encourage and cultivate a
taste for the drama, literature and fine
arts. and particularly to promote and en-
cOuage the art of dramatic expression
in all of its branches.
Second. To present dramas, comedies
and other character of Mays.
Third To do, perform, exercise and
enjoy any and all powers pertinent and
hereinabOve designated.
Fourth. For the purpose aforesaid to
acquire, construct, own or lease build
ing or buildings.
ARTICLE ". This corporation shall
be capable in law, and is authorized to
take, hold, receive, purchase, lease and
convey, as well as mortgage, hypothecate
property, both real and personal; to
borrow money and to issue bonds or
other evidences of debt, and to secure
the same by mortgage; to take receive
rents and hereditiments, and any sum of
money and any manner of goods and
chattels given and bequeathed to it or
acquired by 1t in any manner to be en-
plOyed and disposed of according to the
objects, articles and conditions Of this
act of Incorporation, and according to the
articles and bylaws of this corporation,
and according to the will and intention
of the donors.
To defray the expenses of this cor
poration, the Board of Governors shall
have power to make and establish and
to collect from the members such dues |
the bylaws.
ARTICLE V. This corporation hereby |
adopts, so far as applicable to the pur- |
poses of its creation, all the rights and |
powers authorized to be possessed and |
enjoyed by like corporations under the |
general laws of this state; it shall have |
mon seal, and shall be capable in law |
TO sue and be sued. and shall be author
lied to make bylaws, rules and regula-
tons for the proper administration of |
its affairs. and to alter and amend the |
same at pleasure; and to do everything |
needful for its government and support |
not repugnant to the Constitution and |
laws of the United States and of this |
state, or to this instrument of incorpor-
alton.
ARTICLE VI. The membership in this
organization shall be Of two classes.
active and sustaining. Active
Ing an active interest in the study or
production of plays, and they shall have
4 right to vote at all meetings and at
all elections. All members other than
active members shall be sustaining MEM
bers. The qualifications for active men,
bership shall be determined in accord
lnce with the bylaws of this corpor-
ition.
ARTICLE VII. The general manage
nent of this corporation shall be con-
lded to Board of Governors to be com
posed of twelve Q2) members of the cor
Doration, to be elected annually at a
general meeting of the members. to be
held on the second Monday in April of
Zach year, except the first Board of Gov
ernors appointed in this charter who
shall hold their offices until the second
Monday in April. 1923, or until their
shall have been duly elected
md qualified. Seven members of the
Board of Governors shall constitute a
quorum for the transaction of business
The Board of Governors shall have the