The herald., 1912-05-16
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS NETHERLANDS
COMPANY.
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

y y y L
OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
BE IL 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, a Notary Public dull
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 J. Ton. a resident Of the
city of Chicago, His. and !. 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 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 ge
office of the Parish Of Orleans, book lois
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
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 Ill
First Paragraph. The capital stock of thi,
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum OF
,S2oO.OO0l two hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by t2OOO) two
thousand shares Of the par value of Sl0O
each.
ARTICLE ".
First Paragraph. All the corporate pow.
ers of this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by Board of Nine Directors, to
be composed OF stockholders, five of whom
shah constitute quorum for transacting all
business. The Board of Directors shall be
vested with full power and authority Ia
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 bt
filled 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 third
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 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 amendment Is
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
r. T. Scott and Harry Thibaut, competen,
witnesses, who hereunto sign their names
with the said appearers and me, notary, af
ter due reading of the whole.
(Original Signed Cornelius J. Ton, pres
ident: J. Arthur Dixon, Secretary. Wit
nesses: X. 7. Soft, Harry Thibaut.
LYLE SAXON, Notary Public
I, the undersigned deputy recorder OF
mortgages for the Parish OF Orleans, dc
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 2, 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 Mortgage
ON file in my notarial records in my Office
| in the city of New Orleans.
In faith whereof | hereunto set my otfcia
| hand and SEAL this 2nd day of May, 1912.
| LYLE SAXON. Notary Public
may 0 10 90 80 june 13 1912