The herald., 1922-10-19
OF AL LICHTMAN CORPOR
ALTON OF LOUISIANA, INC,

/ CHARTER OF AL LICHTMAN CORPOR-
ALTON OF LOUISIANA, INC.
, United States Of America, State of Lou
/ isiana. Parish of Orleans City of New
! Orleans. BE it known, That on this sixth
/ day Of the month of October, in the wear
| one thousand nine hundred and twenty
/ two. before me- Charles ROsen. notary
/ public. in and for the Parish of Orleans
state OF Louisiana, duly commissioned and
| qualified therein residing. and in the pres
/ ehce or the witnesses hereinafter named
| ana undersigned, personally came and an
| peared the persons hereinafter subscribed
| all of the full age of majority who herein
/ declare that, desiring to avail themselves
| or the laws of this State in such cases
made and provided, they do hereby con-
| Sutute themselves. their associates and
successors a corporation under the articles
ana Stlpulations following which they do
hereby adopt as their charter, tO-wit:
ARTlCLE THE name and title of this
/ Corporation shall be AL LICHTMAN
| CORPORATION OF LOUISIANA, INC.
ARTICLE 1.-THE period of its dura-
ton shall be ninety mine years from this
date.
ARTICLE Iu-The domiciIe Of said
Corporation shall be at New Orleans,
Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana, and
all citations and other legal processes shall
De served on Its president, and, in case of
ms absence or disability, on its secretary,
and service of process may also generally
be made in the manner provided by law.
ARTICLE 1N.-Said Corporation shall
have and enjoy all the rights. powers and
privileges granted by law to corporations.
including the power to contract TO sue
and be sued in its corporate name: TO
make and use a corporate seal and the
same to break or alter at pleasure; to
hoid, receive, purchase or otherwise ac-
quire. lease, sell and convey. and otherwise
dispose OF, as well as mortgage, hypothe-
cate, and pledge under its corporate name
any property, real, personal or mixed; to
name and appoint such managers officers
agents ana employees as the interest and
convenience of the Corporation may re-
Hulre; TO make and establish such by
laws, rules and regulations for the man
agement and conduct of the affairs of said
corporation as may be deemed necessary
or proper, and the same to alter or change
at pleasure. and generally to do all things
that may be necessary or appropriate to
the conduct of its business
ARTICLE V-The objects and purposes
Tor winch this Corporation is organized
ma the nature of the business to be
carried on by it are hereby declared to be :
10 conduct and carry on a general motion
picture and film exchange business in any
y, al OF It's branches; to buy, to rent, or
otherwise acquire, whether as PRINCIPAL or
agent or IN any other capacity whatever
ana TO sell, to lease, and to otherwise
handle and deal In motion picture films.
Photographic films and accessories, and to
let lease or license others to use the same .
TO acquire rights and franchises and to
sell, lease or otherwise convey rights and
franchises in and to motion pictue films.
Photographic films and accessories; to ac-
quire patents, trade marks and trade
names and other rights and privileges in
connection with its said business, and
generally to do any and everything neces-
sary 10 or connected with or incidental
| " me aforesaid objects and purposes.
ARTICLE V1.-The authorized capital
stock of this Corporation Is hereby de-
cared TO be the sum Of twenty thousand
dollars lS2O,OOO.OOl, divided into two hun
1 pred l20ol shares Of the par value of one
hundred dollars ($100OO) per share. Said
stock may be issued either for cash or
TOT propety acquired by this CORPORATION.
or Ior labor DONE or for services rendered
10 g, tne CORPORATION; and the Board of
r Darec,ors OF this Corporation is hereby
vested with full power and authority TO
pass upon the value of such PROPERTY
acquired by or labor done or services rem
uered TO said Corporation, in accordance
Fifty per cent of said capital stock shall
De subscribed before the fling of these
articles OF incorporation. One-half of said
subscribed capital stock shall be Maid for
In cash before the Corporation engages in
months anu the other half within twelve
hVn Ills Inerea1ter as provided by law.
ARTICLE VII.-The capital stock NAV
De increased to one hundred thousand dol
by law. pio'iueu
ARTICLE vIII-The business and .e,i-s
0i TINS corporation shall be managed NV a
BOARD OF Directors, consisting of six fRl
Diectors, each of whom shall own ono or
,,ip shares of stock in his own name
nuaI meeting Of the Stockholders All
vacancies in the Board of Directors from
w,natever cause arising, shall be filled NV
Tue remaining directors. Any director
his nreHS any other director to act as
ans proxy TO represent him and to vote
ana act In his behalf at any meetipa 81
the Board of Directors vi
me oncers Of the Corporation shall be
ana resident Gent Vice President, a Secretary
ana Treasurer, who shall be eIecteS ~ :,
.ne board Of Directors Immediately or ~
sVoh as practicable after their own L.
ZION. ZION. The Office of Secretary and Treas .
,h nay AT any time be combined into
the once of Secretary-Treasurer and tho
Board Of Directors or stockbolda anu .ne
q any time appoint or elect such otbor
proper. my may deem
The first annual meeting shall be held
year year l92S, until which time the Roard nf
directors named in this charter shall hold
and qualified "ie eiecleu
Do rhs first Board of Directors, with their
postomce addresses, are as follows. FL
nest nest V. Richards, 1401 Tulane Ave New
USrIeans, La: AL Lichtman, $40 Fifth ave
New York City, N. Y; Jacob G.. Bacbman
Levi MIN NJ .s ave-; ;.o New York City, N. Y;
leans, La; William H. Gueringer IAN
q Ave, New Orleans, La; BENJAMIN
r: Schulberg, 578 Fifth Ave, New Yort
City; n. T.; with said Ernest v. Ricbards
as PRESIDENT, AL Lichtman as Vice-Presi-
qent' JACOB u. Bachman as Treasurer, and
Levi M. Ash as Secretary. "Au
faiiure to hold the annual meeting shall
not invalidate this charter, nor Impair
same In any respect, but the Directors
and omcers shall continue to hold office
until their successors are elected and
qualified