The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-05-30
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF NEW ORLEANS NETHERLANDS
COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

MI SIalES of aMthlla, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF 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 or Orleans, State of Louisiana, in the
| presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned. personally came and APP
| peared: Cornelius j. Ton, a resident of the
| city Of Chicago, Ills, 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 as president and secretary OF
| the New Orleans Netherlands Company,
| 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 mortgage
office of the Parish of Orleans, book 101S,
folio 1871;
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 Dy 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 I'LL
First Paragraph. The capital stock Of this
, corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum of
tS2O0,0OO) two hundred thousand dollars
divided into and represented by (2,00O) two
! thousand shares Of the par value OF 500
, each.
ARTICLE ".
First Paragraph. All the corporate pow.
I ers OF this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board Of Nine Directors, to
be composed of stockholders, five of whom
shall constitute quorum for transacting all
business. The Board of Directors shall be
vested with full power and authority tC
5 make all contracts, purchase and sales, and
] adopt all bylaws, rules and regulations fol
] the government of the business and affair:
!. Of the company, and alter, amend and chang,
I the same at pleasure; appoint, hire and dis
j charge all officers, agents and employees, fl
$ all salaries and generally do and perform
: all things necessary in the transaction Of tn,
business and affairs OF the company. ANY
d vacancy occurring In said board shall b
( filled by the remaining directors in the man
!, ner provided for in the bylaws.
= Third Paragraph. The annual meeting o
, the stockholders shall be held on the thr,
. Thursday in February, at the Office of tn
;. company, at which time an election for di
a rectors shall take place under the supervi
q sion Of three commissioners to be appolnte'
r | by the president, and the directors thel
v elected shall take their seats immediately
d and shall hold Office until their successor
are duly elected and qualified. Each boar
a shall elect its own of1cers which shall con
v sist of president, vice-president. secre
'e 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 mir
utes of said stockholders meetings.
'e And the said appearers having requisite
re me, notary, to put the said amendments
L. authentic form, l do by these presents r,
al public act, to the end that said amendment
u may be promulgated and recorded and thu
n be read into the original charter passed b
n fore Alexis Brian, notary public, on the frs
~ (1st) day OF December, 1910.
to Thus done and signed In my Office at II
to City Of New Orleans. Louisiana, on the dat
or herein first above written in the presence
ne Il. T. Scott and Harry Thibaut, cOmpeteI
n witnesses, who hereunto sign their nam'
er with the said appearers and me, notary, a
" ter due reading of the whole.
al (Original Signed) Cornelius J. Ton, pre-
10 ident; ]. Arthur Dixon, Secretary. Wi
:, nesses: R. T. Soft. Harry Thibaut.
en- LYLE SAXON, Notary Publ
re I, the undersigned deputy recorder
Oh mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, {
II hereby certify that the foregoing act amen
~ ing the charter Of New Orleans Netherlan'
~ ~ Company, was this day duly recorded
H. book 1855. folio =.
~ New Orleans, La. May 2, 1912.
&c ' EMILE LEONARD. D.
u l hereby certify the above and foregoil
10 Is true and correct copy of the origin
70 amendments to the charter of the New 9
,os | leans Netherlands Company, together wi
' hes the certificate of the Recorder Of Mortgag
IA on file in my notarial records In my ON
he | in the city OF New Orleans.
20 In faith whereof hereunto set my ofici
hand and seal this 2nd day of May, 1912.
NIL LYLE SAXON, Notary Publ
for may 0 10 % 80 june 8 13 1912