The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-11-28
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF rENICK & FORD, LIMITED.
UNITED DTlD STATES OF AMERICA, STAT

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE it known, that on this the 10Th day
or 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-seventh, 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
appeared Messrs. W. S. Penick and VI. S.
Standifer, residents OF the city OF New Or
leans, Of full age, herein appearing and act
ing in their capacities as chairman and sec
rotary respectively, OF the general meeting
OF the holders Of common stock of PENICK
X FORD. LIMITED. a Louisiana corpora
ton domicied in the city OF New Orleans
Brian, notary public, on the 9th day of No
vember, 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
a certified copy OF which resolution Is here
to annexed as part hereof who declared
OF the common stock OF said Penick & Ford
Limited held on the 10th day of October
1912. which had been convened for that
especial purpose in accordance with law and
the terms of the charter, the following
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
ARTICLE II.
"The objects and purposes for which this
corporation Is organized and the nature of
the business to be carried on by 1t, 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-
tlre, 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-
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, l do by these presents re-
ceiye 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, 191i.
Thus done and signed in my office at the
city of New Orleans, on the day and date
herein first above written. In the presence
OF Jno L. Richmond and G. W. Schweitzer,
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; NJ s. Standifer. secretary. wit
nessesl: John L. Richmond Geo. W.
SchweitZer.
ALEXIS BRIAN,
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned deputy recorder Of
mortgages for the parish of Orleans. do
hereby certify that the forging act of
amendment Of the charter of Penick & Ford.
Limited, was this dav duly recorded In nv
office In book No. 1865. folio 607.
1912 (Signedl
EMILE LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder of Mortgages
hereby certify the above to be a true
ment to the charter OF Penick & Ford Linn
tied. and Of the certificate Of the deputy
recorder OF mortgages attached thereto
New Orleans, October %. 1912
ALEXIS BRIAN.
tSeaD Notary Public.