The herald., 1912-05-09
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS NETHERLANDS
COMPANY.

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
l. BE it known, that on this second day of
the month of April, 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 thrty-SiXth,
before me, Lyle Saxon, Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified in and for the
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
peared: Cornelius j. Ton, resident of the
city of Chicago, Ills, and j. Arthur Dixon.
a resident Of the city Of New Orleans. Lou
iSiana, both of the full age Of majority,
herein appearing and acting in their respect
i've capacities president and secretary of
the New Orleans Netherlands Company, Il
Louisiana corporation, dOmicied in the City
of New orleans, Louisiana, organized origin
ally by an act before Alexis Brian, a Notary
Public, on the first day of the month Of DE
cember. 1910. and recorded in the mortgage
office of the Parish Of Orleans, book lois.
folio 1871:
Who declared that pursuant to a resolu-
ton adopted by all of the stockholders passed
at stockholders meetings hereinafter men
toned, certified copies of the minutes of
which meetings are hereto annexed as part
hereof. said meetings being held on February
20 1912, and March -. 1911, which had
been convened for the special purposes in
accordance with law. the following amend
ments to the charter of the said corporation
were adopted by unanimous vote of the hold
ers Of all the stock Of said corporation. all
being present in person or by proxy at said
meetings, tO-wit:
Article III, first paragraph, and Article
". first and third paragraph, 10 read as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE III.
First Paragraph. The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
tS2uOOO0D two hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by (2,OOO) two
thousand shares Of the par value Of 500
each.
First Paragraph. All the corporate pow
ers Of this corporation shall be vested In and
exercised by a Board of Nine Directors. to
be composed of stockholders, five of whom
shall constitute quorum for tranSacting all
business. The Board of Directors shall be
vested with full power and authority TO
make all contracts, purchase and sales and
adopt all bylaws, rules and regulations for
the government of the business and affairs
of the company. and alter, amend and change
the same at pleasure; appoint, hire and dis
charge all officers, agents and employees, fix
all salaries and generally do and perform
all things necessary in the transaction of the
business and affairs Of the company. Any
vacancy occurring in said board shall be
filled by the remaining directors in the man
ner provided for in the bylaws.
Third Paragraph. The annual meeting of
Thursday In February, at the Office of the
company. at which time an election for di-
rectors shall take place under the supervi-
sion of three commissioners to be appointed
by the president, and the directors then
elected shall take their seats Immediately
and shall hold office until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. Each board
shall elect its own officers, which shall con-
sist of a president, vice-president. secre-
tary and treasurer. Two of said Offices may
be held by the same person.
The whole of the above more fully appears
by the annexed certified copies of the min
utes Of said stockholders meetings.
And the said appearers having requested
me, notary, to put the said amendments in
authentic form, do by these presents re-
ceive said amendments in the form OF this
public act, to the end that said amendments
may be promulgated and recorded and thus
be read into the original charter passed be-
fore Alexis Brian, notary public, on the first
(1st) day of December. 1910.
Thus done and signed in my Office at the
City of New Orleans. Louisiana, on the date
herein first above written in the presence Of
II. T. Scott and Harry Thibaut, competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign their names
with the said appearers and me, notary, af-
ter due reading of the whole.
Original Sign6d) Cornelius J. Ton, pres
ident: j. Arthur Dixon. Secretary Wit
nesses: Il. T. Soft Harry Thlbaut.
LYLE SAXON, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned deputy recorder OF
mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, do
hereby certify that the foregoing act amend
ing the charter of New Orleans Netherlands
Company, was this day duly recorded in
book 1855, folio -.
New Orleans, La. May ., 1912
(Original signed)
EMILE LEONARD d. r.
/ hereby certify the above and foregoing
| is a true and correct copy of the original
amendments TO the charter of the New Or
leans Netherlands Company, together with
the certificate of the Recorder of Mortgages
on file in my nOtarial records in my office
in the city of New Orleans.
In faith whereof hereunto set my official
hand and seal. this 2nd day of May. 1912.
LYLE SAXON, Notary Public.
may Q 16 90 80 june 6 13 1912