The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1911-11-30

the holders or all the stock or SAID corpora
ton present or represented at said meeting.
to-wit:
Article OF said charter was amended
so as to read as follows, viz
ARTICLE V.
"All of the corporate powers of this cor
pOration shall he vested in and exercised by
board of eight directors. OF whom five
shall be a quorum. Until the first Monday
in July. 1912. the following persons shall
constitute The board of directors: F. W.
Crosby as president. Lawrence Blum as vice
treasurer A. G. Barrow. Jules Dreyfus. Alex
Hyman, Leon NJ Wolf and Irving r. Saal.
on the first Monday in July. 1912. and an
nually\ thereafter. the board Of directors
shall he elected by the holders of the COM
mon stock of this corporation by ballot at
the Office of said corporation. and each share
of common stock shall entitle its owner TO
one vote. which NAV he cast in person or
by proxy. Said elections shall I've conducted
by three 90 commissioners who shall be
owners of common stock, TO he aDDOinted by
the board Of directors Notice of said cleo
ton shall he given to all holders Of common
| stock by the secretary by publication in a
newspaper published in the city of New
Orleans, for not less than ten days and not
| ton. and nv written notice mailed to each
| Of them. No such stock shall be voted by
anyone unless il stands in his name upon
| the hooks of this corporation.
reason of death. resignation, the sale OF
qualifying stock or other causes, the re-
naming directors shall elect from among
| the holders OF common stock successor to
| fill such vacancy.
| "In the event of failure 10 hold the
said annual election of directors on the dav
| fixed herein, the directors In Office shall hold
Office until their successors are elected. and
shall have accepted said Offices and the sec
rotary shall call another election at as
early date as is practicable. after giving
| the aforesaid notice by publication and bv
mail as above provided, which election shall
be conducted by three (3) commissioners
appointed and qualified as herein provided
for the annual election.
| ANY election of directors which NAV not
he completed on the day on which 1t is
| begun may be adjourned to another dav and
| completed on the day to which II is ad-
| iOurned. and there NAV he several success
sive adionrnments II they be necessary TO
| an election.
| "The said board of directors NAV ap-
point, from time to time. such officers.
| agents. clerks or other employees as they
purposes of said corporation The board
shall not have the power to elect or appoint
any officers of said corporation, or any
clerk. agent or employee for a fixed term.
but they shall hold Office only at the pleas
ure of the board provided that a contract
| for a fixed period may be made bv the
board of directors with the consent of the
stockholders. The board of directors shall
also have full power and authority TO bor-
row money, execute mortgages. etc. author
| lied bv the stockholders, issue notes or other
| obligations Of Indebtedness, payable PRINCIPAL
and interest in lawful money of the United
| States or in United State gold coin, and
generally do all things reasonable and neces-
sayy for the proper carrying on of the bust
| ness of the corporation. and also to issue
and deliver fully paid shares of stock and
| bonds or other OBLIGATIONS of said corpora
tiOn in payment of labor done or for money
| borrowed. or for proOertv or rights actually
| received nv said ~
The whole as more fully appears by the
annexed certified COPY of the minutes of
said stockholders meeting.
And the said appearers having requested
me. notary. to put the said amendment in
authentic form, / do bv these presents re-
ceive said amendment in the form Of this
public act. to the end that said amendment
may be PROMULGATED and recorded and thus
he read into the original charter passed he
| fore ]. NJ. Quintero. notary public. on the
14th day, of July. 1910:
Thus done and signed in my Office at the
city of New Orleans. on the dav and date
| herein first above written. in the presence
OF Lawrence Blum and I. r. Saal. competent
witnesses; who hereunto sign their names
S %,an sa,h appe are and me- notary, after
Original Signed: F. W. Crosby, r. E. L.
c. Ries.
Lawrence Blum. I. R; Sal
| ALEXIS BRIAN,
Notary Public. E.
| l., the undersigned, deputy recorder of
mortgages for the parish of Orleans, do
hereby certify that the foregoing act. amend,
ing the charter of the Southwestern Trac-
| tion Power Comnany. was this day duly
recorded In my Office in Book No. 1851.
| Folio
New Orleans, November :. 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD.
| Deputy Recorder.
| hereby certify the foregoing to be a
frup of tho amaDdmanf 10 fha at,a ~
of the Southwestern Traction & Power Com
PAW. and of the certificate of the deputy
recorder of MORTGAGES thereto attached.
which are on file in nv Office.
New Orleans, November "a. 1a11
ALEXIS BRIAN
NOTARY Public