The herald., 1912-12-05
AMENDMENT TO
ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE LOUISIANA GRAVEL AND LA


ACT OF INCORPORATION
OF THE LOUISIANA GRAVEL AND LAND
COMPANY.
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be IL known, that on this third day Of
December in the year one thousand nine
hundred and twelve, before me, William
Renaudin, a 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
micilcd 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 q 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 he given by
publication In the daily newspaper pub
iished in the city of New Orleans as pro
yided In Article Fifth of the Charter Of said
Apany, was given by the secretary there
Id at which meeting more than three
rs Of the capital stock Of said corpOr-
was present and represented and voted
-aayor Of said resolution; a 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 to the act of Incorporation of said
company were submitted and unanimously
adopted
The objects and purposes for which this
corporation is organized, and the nature OF
the business to be carried on by it are
hereby declared to be to purchase, acquire
sell and own real estate in the state OF
Louisiana and other states; TO mine, dig OF
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.O0), 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
a valuation 10 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 Nv.
All the corporate powers of this corpor-
alton shall be vested In and exercised by
a board OF five 90 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-