The herald., 1912-05-23
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS NETHERLANDS
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
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 thirty-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 ap-
peared Cornelius ]. Ton a resident OF the
city OF Chicago, HIS, and j. Arthur Dixon,
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 as president and secretary OF
the New Orleans Netherlands Company, a
louisiana corporation, dOmiciled 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 mort ga &c
Office of the Parish Of Orleans, book l01S,
folio 131;
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, to read as fol
! lows:
ARTICLE III.
First Paragraph. The capital stock of this
| corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum OF
lS2UO,O00 two hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by (20OO) two
| thousand shares OF the par value of 500
| each.
| ARTICLE ".
First Paragraph. All the corporate pow.
ers of this corporation shall be vested In and
| exercised by a Board OF Nine Directors, 10
be composed of stockholders, five of whom
| 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 fol
| 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 fl
| 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 b.
| filed by the remaining directors in the man
! ner provided for in the bylaws.
Third Paragraph. The annual meeting Of
| the stockholders shall be held on the thirC
Thursday in February, at the Office of tn,
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 ther
elected shall take their seats Immediately
and shall hold office until their successor
are duly elected and qualified. Each boarC
sist Of president, vice-president, secre
tary and treasurer. Two of said offices ma,
be held by the same person.
The whole Of the above more fully appear
by the annexed certified copies of the min
utes OF said stockholders meetings.
And the said appearers having requisite,
me, notary, to put the said amendments II
authentic form, | do by these presents re
ceive said amendments in the form of thi
public act, to the end that said amendment
may be promulgated and recorded and thu
be read into the original charter passed be
fore Alexis Brian, notary public, on the frs
| (1st) day of December, 1910.
Thus done and signed In my Office at tn
City OF New Orleans, Louisiana, on the dat
herein first above written In the presence o
r. T. Scott and Harry Thibaut, competen
witnesses, who hereunto sign their name
with the said appearers and me, notary, al
ter due reading OF the whole.
(Original Signed) Cornelius J. Ton, pres
ident; ]. Arthur Dixon. Secretary. Wit
nesses r. 7. Soft, Harry Thibaut.
LYLE SAXON, Notary Public
I. the undersigned deputy recorder o
mortgages for the Parish Of Orleans, d
hereby certify that the foregoing act amend
ing the charter of New Orleans Netherland
Company, was this day duly recorded Il
book 1855, folio =.
New Orleans, La, May 2, 1912.
(Original signed)
EMILE LEONARD, D. +
hereby certify the above and foregoin
Is true and correct copy of the origina
amendments to the charter of the New Oh
leans Netherlands Company, together wit
the certificate of the Recorder OF Mortgage
on file in my notarial records In my ofic
, in the city OF New Orleans.
In faith whereof l hereunto set my officis
hand and seal. this 2nd day of May. 1912.
LYLE SAXON, Notary Public
may o 16 % 30 june 9 ID 1912