The herald., 1912-12-12
AMENDMENT TO
NJ UF INOUKTVNAIIUN
OF THE LOUISIANA GRAVEL AND LAM
EAMnANN


STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be ii known, that on this third day of
December in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, before me. William
Renaudin, notary public in and for the
parish of Orleans, state Of Louisiana, duly
commissioned and qualified and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared
Joseph III. HObson, president, and Charles
MendelsOn, secretary of and herein repre-
senting the Louisiana Gravel and Land Com
pany, Incorporation duly organized under
the laws of the state of Louisiana, and do
mciled in the city Of New Orleans, created
by an act passed before the undersigned no
tary on the 9Th day OF April, 1909, duly re-
corded in the mortgage office of this parish
in book $50, folio 100; under and by virtue
of a resolution of the stockholders Of said
corporation adopted at their meeting held on
the 2Sth day OF October. 1912, and at which
meeting the notice required TO be given by
publication in the daily newspaper pub
lished in the city Of New Orleans, as pro
vided in Article Fifth Of the Charter of said
company, was given by the secretary there
Of and at which meeting more than three
fOurths of the capital stock of said cOrpOr
alton was present and represented and voted
in favor of said resolution; duly certified
copy Of which said resolution Is hereuntO|
annexed and made part hereof Which ap-
bearers declared that at said meeting called
and held aforesaid the following amend
ments 10 the act of Incorporation OF said
adopted.
ARTICLE IL.
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature of
the business TO be carried on by Ii are
hereby declared to be to purchase, acquire.
sell and own real estate In the state of
Louisiana and other states; TO mine, dig or
pump, buy and sell, stone, gravel and sand,
and manufacture any articles or products
made of gravel, sand and cement, to erect
and maintain buildings, machinery for such
manufacture. 10 buy and sell cement. lime or
any other kind OF building material and to-
maintain warehouses in this or any other
state and to engage in the marketing and
transporting Of any of its products, also to
engage in the business Of transporting
freight: to own or otherwise acquire and
operate cars; TO enter into and execute con-
tracts for public works, federal, state or
municipal; and generally to engage in any
other business, undertaking or enterprise
with or incidental TO any Of the purposes
herein set forth or contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation is
hereby fixed at the sum of two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars $3.50, 000.0O), divid-
ed into and represented by twenty-five thou
sand shares Of the par value of one hundred
dollars each. Said stock may be paid for
in cash or in property, labor or services
made over or rendered to the corporation at
o valuation to be fixed by the board of
directors or executive committee and cash
stock subscriptions are TO be paid in such
amounts, at such times as the board Of d.
rectOrs or executive committee may pre-
scribe.
ARTICLE ".
All the corporate powers Of this corpOr-
alton shall be vested in and exercised by
a board of five (5) directors, each of whom
must own at least five shares of stock in
this corporation, a majority of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transaction OF
all business.
The officers of this corporation shall con-
sist of president, vice-president secretary
ND fro wi N "
the term of the board. The directors of
this corporation TO serve for the ensuing
year shall be elected on the fourth Thursday
of February. 1911, and shall hold Office I'M
til the fourth Thursday in February, 1912,
or until their successors are duly elected and
qualified. and Immediately after their cleo
ton they shall meet and elect president,
vice-president, secretary and a treasurer.
On the fourth Thursday of February,
1912. and annually thereafter, an election
for directors shall be held at the Office Of
the corporation under the supervision OF
one commissioner TO be appointed by the
president, after ten days prior written no.
tice shall have been given by the secretary
TO each stakeholder, directed TO his last
known residence or place of business, and
the directors then elected shall Immediately
take their seats and hold Office until their
successors shall have been duly elected and
qualified.
Each board of directors Immediately after
their election annually, at their first meet
ing, shall elect a president, vice-president,
secretary and treasurer.
All vacancies occurring in the board of
directors from any cause, whatever, shall
be filled by the remaining directors.
All corporate elections shall be by ballot
and a mai ority of votes cast shall elect and
each share of stock shall be entitled TO one
vote either in person or by proxy at all
meetings of the stockholders.
failure to elect directors on the date
specified shall not dissolve the corporation.
but the directors then in office shall continue
to hold same until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
Any director of this corporation shall
have the right 10 delegate to another di-
rector in writing any lof the rights and
powers enjoyed or exercised by him as such
directors.
And that in all other respects, the said
charter shall remain unchanged and in full
force.
Thus done and passed in my notaria; OF
fee at New Orleans aforesaid in the pres
ence Of William A. Wenck and John Dwyer,
siding In this city. who hereuntO subscribe
their~ names, together with said appearers
and me notary on the day and date set
forth in the caption hereof.
Original signed: Joseph III. Hobson pres
ideRt Chas. Mendeson, secretary. W. A.
Wenck, John Dwyer.
I, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
In and for the parish of Orleans, state of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing amendment to the act of in
corporation of the Louisiana Gravel and
Land Company was this day, duly recorded
in my Office, in book 1855, folio :.
New Orleans, La. December 4, 1912.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. r.
/, the undersigned notary, do hereby GER
tify the above and foregoing to be true
and correct copy of the original amendment
TO the act of Incorporation of the Louisiana
Gravel and Sand Company, together with
the certificates of the recorder of mortgages
thereuntO appended, on file and Of record
in my Office.
In faith whereof, hereunto set my hand
and seal this 4th day Of December, "A ID.
1912.
tSigned) WM. RENAUDIN, Not. Pub.
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