The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-10-31
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF PENICK 4 FORD, LIMITED.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
| OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
| LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known, that on this the 10Th day
OF the month of October, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and twelve,
and OF the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
thirty-seyenth, before me. Alexis Brian. a
notary public duly commissioned and quail
fed within and for the parish OF Orleans,
state OF Louisiana, therein residing and in
the presence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
81 ndifer, residents of the city of New Or
leUns. OF full age, herein appearing and act
In In their capacities as chairman and sec
rotary respectively, OF the general meeting
Of the holders of common stock of PENICK
FORD, LIMITED, Louisiana corpora
ton domiciled In the city of New Orleans
originally organized by act before Alexis
Brian, notary public, on the 9th day of No
yember, 1911, duly recorded In the mortgage
office Of the parish of Orleans in mortgage
book 1851, folio $40; and pursuant to the
meeting OF the holders of common stock Of
said corporation held on October 18th, 1912
certified copy of which resolution IL here
TO annexed as part hereof; who declared
that at said general meeting OF the holders
of the common stock Of said Penick < Ford
Limited. held on the 18th day OF October
1872. which had been convened for that
especial purpose In accordance with law and
amendment to the charter of said corpora
ton was adopted by the unanimous vote OF
the holders of all the common stock of said
corporation, all being present or represented
at said meeting, tO-wit:
Article III of the charter OF said Penick &
Ford, Limited, was amended so as TO read
as follows:
ARTICLE II.
"The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature Of
the business TO be carried on by II, are de-
clared to be:
To buy and sell sugar, molasses. syrups
rice and products manufactured from corn
and kindred products: TO receive on con-
signment and to sell the same on commits
sion: TO mix and blend said products or any
OF them, and to sell the same; to manufac-
ture. buy, sell and trade in any and all Of
the products, articles and things into which
the foregoing products. or any Of them, en-
ter as component part TO buy, sell and
generally to deal in the stocks, bonds and
securities of other corporations; TO pur-
chase, construct or otherwise acquire, own,
control and operate one or more factories
for the manufacture of, and to manufacture,
buy, sell and generally to deal in tin cans
tin boxes and other tin receptacles and arti-
cles of like character; and generally TO do
all things that may be necessary or con
venient In carrying out the several purposes
above set forth"
The whole as will more fully appear by
the annexed certified copy Of resolution
aforesaid hereto attached as part hereof.
And the said appearers having requested
me. notary. to put the said amendment in
authentic form, I do by these presents re-
ceive said amendment In the form OF this
public act. to the end that said amend
ment may be promulgated and recorded and
thus be read into the original charter pass
ed before Alexis Brian, notary public on
the 9Th day OF November, 1911.
Thus done and signed In my Office at the
city OF New Orleans on the day and date
herein frs; above written, In the presence
OF Jno. L. Richmond and G.. w. Schweltzer.
competent witnesses, who hereuntO sign
their names with said appearers and me,
notary. after due reading OF the whole.
(Original signedl w. s. Penick, chair
man: VI. $. Standlfer. secretary. wit
nessesl: John t. Richmond, Geo W.
Schweitzer.
ALEXIS BRIAN,
Notary Public
I. the undersigned deputy recorder Of
hereby certify that the forging act OF
Limited was this dav duly recorded in my
Office in book No. 1861. folio 6O7.
New Orleans. La, 10Th dav OF October
1912 fslgned)
EMILE LEONARD.
Deputy Recorder Of Mortgages
I hereby certify the above to he a true
and correct copy Of the original amend
mpnt to the charter OF Penick & Ford. Lin
tied and Of the certificate OF the deputy
recorder OF mortgages attached thereto.
New Orleans, October %. 1912.
ALEXIS BRIAN.
(SeaD Notary Public.
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