The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-12-05

the shareholders to be held on the first
Monday Of August, 1913, and in each and
every year thereafter; notice of this meet
ing shall be published for ten days prior to
the holding thereof in one daily newspaper
published in the English language in the
city OF New Orleans. At said meeting every
shareholder shall be entitled to vote for
each share of stock owned by him and a ma
jority of votes, in person or by proxy, on
every share, the votes shall elect The
board of directors shall prescribe the man.
ner in which said meeting shall be held and
the votes cast and the results ascertained.
The failure TO hold any annual meeting
shall not terminate this charter, but the
officers then in office shall continue. In office
and shall summon an annual meeting as
soon as possible. The board Of directors of
this corporation shall exercise all the pow
ers, both general and special, vested In this
corporation as fully in every respect as the
same might be exercised by the stockhold-
ers OF the company, and shall in no case be
required to summon meeting of the share
holders of the company TO ratify any act,
contract, alienation or encumbrance done
or entered into by the said board. The
first board of directors of this company,
who shall hold Office until the first Monday
in August, 1913, and until their successors
are elected and qualified, shall be Edgar
Bohn and E. J. Adam and Nathan GOldstein,
with Edgar Bohn as, president and treasurer,
and L. J. Adam, as vice-president and Ma
than Goldstein as secretary.
The officers of this corporation shall be
president and treasurer, yice-president
and secretary.
AT all meetings Of directors, the direc-
tor not present in the city of New Orleans
may give his proxy or power of attorney to
such persons as he sees fit and such proxy
may be either general authorizing the proxy
who may be present to cast the vote of the
absent director on all matters that may
come before the board in such sense as the
person to whom the proxy Is given may
think proper or the proxy may contain spe-
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vote of the absent director shall be cast
ARTICLE VI.
This charter may be amended by a vote
OF the majority of the shareholders held al
a general meeting for that purpose after
fifteen days notice published In one Of the
daily newspapers OF the city or New Or
leans, and after a copy OF the notice OF said
meeting shall have been mailed TO each
stakeholder at the address as left with the
secretary of the company, and the corpor-
alton may be dissolved with the assent OF
three-fourths of the stock represented at
such meeting. The capital stock Of the com
pany may be increased or diminished by
complying with the general laws Of the state
of Louisiana upon such matters.
ARTICLE VII
Whenever this company shall be dissolved
by expiration of its charter or sooner by
vote Of the shareholders, two liquidators
shall be elected by the shareholders at a
general meeting of the shareholders held
after fifteen days notice, as above provided
These liauidators shall continue in ONCE
until the full liquidation of the corporation
and in case of the death Of either Of them
the survivor shall act alone.
ARTICLE VIII.
No stakeholder of this corporation shall
ever be held liable or responsible for the
contracts or faults of such corporation In
any further sum than the unpaid balance
due to the corporation on the shares owned
BY him nor shall any mere informality in
the organization have the effect Of render
ing this charter null or OF exposing stock
holder to any liability beyond the amount
of his stock.
Thus done and passed, at the city of New
Orleans on this day month and year here
inabove first written In the presence OF
Edgar NJ Calm and I. A. Schuber, compe
tent witnesses, who hereunto sign theil
tary. after due reading Of the whole.
Signed: Edgar Bonn, % shares, 81, 800
E. j. Adam, 1 share, 800; N. Goldstein,
Witnesses: Edgar M. Calm, T. A. schuber
SCOTT E. BEER, Not. Pub.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans.
1, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
In and for the parish of Orleans, state OF
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of Incorporation OF the
Edgar Bonn Oyster Company was this day
duly recorded in my office In book 1893
folio =. New Orleans, Nov. %, 1917.
EMILE LEONARD, ID. r.
hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and correct copy or the orig
inal charter of Incorporation OF the "Edgal
Bohn Oyster Company" together with a Ger
tihcate of the recorder of mortgages fol
the parish of Orleans, state of louisiana
thereunto affixed, the whole on file and o.
record in my notarial office, current records
In faith whereof / hereunto affix my hand
and Office seal this 25th day Of November
" SCOTT E. BEER, Not Pub.
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