The herald., 1922-06-22
{. W. PUSEhT.
ACT OF INCORPORATION OF
LIE PETIT THEATRE
III NIEIN CARRIE

LIE PETIT THEATRE
DU NIEUN CARRE
United States OF America, State 81
Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans CITY OF
New Orleans. BE it known that on this
10Th day of the month OF May, i'll the
year OF our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty two, and of the in
dependence Of the United States of Amer
lea, the one hundred and forty sixth,
Public, duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified in and for the parish Of Or
leans, state 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 sub
! Scribed, all residing in the city of New
| Orleans, state Of Louisiana, who sever
| ally declared that, being DESTROYS to
| acquire and enjoy for themselves and
| such others as may become associated
| with them and their successors the pow
erS and immunities of corporation or
| 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, scientific, religious.
charitable and social purposes, and par
| ticulaTly under Act No. "a Of the Acts
| Of the Legislature for the year 1914, and
! do hereby declare the following articles
| to be the Constitution and Charter of
| said corporation:
ARTICLE /. The name. style and title
| of this corporation shall be lie Petit
| Theatre du NieuN Care, and under its
! said corporate name II shall have power
and authority to have and enjoy cor
porate existence and succession for the
full term and period of ninety -nine (99)
years from and after the date hereof.
| ARTICLE ii. The dOuicile OF said
corporation shall be in the city of New
Orleans, 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.
ARTICLE III. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation 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
incidental to the objects and purposes
| hereinabOye designated.
Fourth. For the purpose aforesaid to
acquire, construct, own or lease build
| ARTICLE ~. This corporation shall
| be capable in law, and is authorized to
| take, hold, receive, purchase, lease and
convey, well as mortgage, hypOthecate
and pledge, under its corporate name,
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
| and hold all manner of lands, tenements.
rents and hereditiments, and any sum OF
| money and any manner of goods and
chattels given and bequeathed to 1t or
| acquired by il 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 cellect from the members such dues
| or assessments as shall be prescribed by
the bylaws.
ARTICLE V. This corporation hereby
adopts, so far as applicable to the pur
poses of its creation, all the rights aSC
powers authorized to be possessed anC
enjoyed by like corporations under thu
general laws of this state; it shall have
the right to make have and use com
mon seal, and shall be capable In law
to sue and be sued. and shall be author
lied to make bylaws, rules and regula
lions for the proper administration OF
its affairs, and to alter and amend the
same at pleasure: and to do everything
nredful for it's government and support
not repugnant to the Constitution and
laws of the United States and Of this
state, or to this instrument of tncorpor'
alton.
ARTICLE VI The membership in thi.
organization shall be of two classes
namely, active and sustaining. Active
members shall be confined to those tax
Ing an active interest in the study oil
production of plays, and they shall have
2 right to vote at all meetings and al
all elections. All members other thar
active members shall be sustaining mem
berS. The qualifications for active mem
bership shall be determined in accord
ance with the bylaws of this corpor'
| alton.
ARTICLE VII. The general manage
ment of this corporation shall be con-
fidei to Board of Governors to be com
posed of twelve Q2) members of the cor
pOration, to be elected annually at q
general meeting of the members. to be
held on the second Monday in April OF
each year. except the first Board of Gov
ernors appointed in this charter, who
shall hold their offices until the second
Monday in April. 1929 or until their
successors shall have been duly elected
and qualified. Seven members of the
Board of Governors shall constitute
quorum for the transaction Of business
The Board of Governors shall have tbs