St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1912-10-05
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER.
state Of Louisiana, Parish OF 'st
TammAny.

Who declare that at q meeting OF the
sfockholders of sid Covington Naval
etoree Company, Limited. duly ne!d
N the 18th day of August. 1917
after due notice by advertisement
and by personal notice to each STOCK
holder. in the manner and for the
time required by law and by the
charter Of the corporation, which
meetinr Was called for the purpose
Of considering the following pFopo-
sitions, viz: -.
~. TO change the domicfle OF
said company from Covington, Lou
iaiana, to New Orleans, louisiana
and. =.
"a. To change the number OF di-
rectors Of said corporation from sew
On ~ to I'VE go; and.
At which meeting there were pres,
ant. in person or by duly authorized
proxy. stockholders representing
more than thres-fourths Of the entire
caDital stock of said corporation; It
Va unanimously voted and decided
that Article One az of the charter
Of this corporation be and the same
VA amended so ~ to read As 1ol
lows: .,.
ARTICLE 1. The name and title
If the said corporatin shall DO Gov
inston Naval Stores Company, Ltd.
and its domicile 10 hereby esta blished
IN the city Of New Orleans, Louisi-
ana and under It's corporate name,
said corporation shalt have the pow
er to contract, sue and be sued; &c
make and use corporate seal, ana
the same to break and alter at pleas.
ure; to hold, receive. have. purchase
lease. improve, ALLEVIATE, convey, cell,
borrow, pledge, mortgage and by
pothecate, under it, said corporate
name, property, real. personal and
mixed: to name and appoint such Of
lcers, directors, managers and agents
or employees, % the convenience or
Interest Of said corporation may re-
ouire: to make and establish bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper
management and regulation OF Its at.
fairs, ~ may be deemed necessary
and proper; and the same to change
and alter 1t pleasure; and to dc all
other acts and things permitted by
law, or - shall or may be necessary
snd proper to carry out the objects
and purposes Of said corporation.
Said corporation. unless sooner dis
solved, in accordance with its char
ter, shall exist and continue for .
period Of ninety-nine years from and
after the date hereof. *
The president, or in his absence.
the wee president, shall be the prop
or person upon whom citation "
otehr legal p.ccess shall be served. =
And at said meeting Of said STOCK
holders 1t was unanimously decided
and voted that Article Four ca Of
the cvharter ut this corporation be
and the game was amended so - to
read % follows:
Article 4. The corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested IN
and exercised by q Board of five (5)
Directors. Three (3) of said d.
rectors shall constitute quorum for
the transaction of business, and their
decisions shall: be valid corporate
acts"
And said appearers declare that
al things done and all proceedings
had by .aaid stockholders. 1t such
meeting, were done and had In &C.
cordance with law and with the pro-
visions of the charter Of, said cor
poration.
Thus done and passed ct my ONCE
in Covington, Louisiana, on the day
and year first above written, in the
pr essence Of A.. 8. Burns and A. H.
Grimmer. competent witnesses, who
sign the same with said appearers,
and me. Notary. after due reading.
Witnesses:
A. s. BURNS,
A. II. GRlMMER.
r., w. A. HOOD,
Vice President.
H. b. COLLINS,
Secretary.
s BENZ. NJ. MILLER,
Notary Public.
hereby certify the above and fore.
going to be . true and correct copy
Of the original act passed before me
- Notary and recorded in Mortgage
Book s. page -----.
BENZ. N. MILLER,
au34-3( Notary Public.