The herald., 1913-06-19
AMENDMENT To THE CHARTER OF
kEIFFER BROS. co.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF Or
LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.


LEANS. CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known. that on this eth day of May.
in the year of our Lord one thousand nine
hundred and thirteen, and of the independ-
ence of the United States Of America, the
one hundred and thirty-Seventh before me,
Edgar Mayer Calm, n notary public, duly
commissioned, sworn and qualified, in and
for the above city, parish and state, therein
residing. and in the presence OF the witness
eS hereinafter named and undersigned: per-
sOnally came and appeared: Carl VI. Keiffer
and Jacob H. Lengsield, both Of lawful age
and residents of this city and state, and
herein appearing in their respective capaci-
ties OF acting president and acting secretary
Of keiffer Bros Co, a corporation domicled
in the city Of New Orleans state OF LOusi-
ana, organized by an act before Scott E.
Beer. Esq, notary public for this CITY and
state, on the 18th day Of May, 1910, and
recorded In the mortgage office for this par
iSh. in book 9S4, folio 800. Who declared
that pursuant TO resolution adopted by the
stockholders representing all the outstand-
ing stock of said Keiffer Bros. Co, passed at
a stockholders meeting hereinafter men
toned, a certified copy of the minutes Of
which meeting are hereto annexed and made
part hereof, said meeting having been con-
vened for the special purpose in accordance
with law. the following amendment was
adopted by the unanimous vote of the entire
outstanding stock, present or represented at
said meeting. tO-wit Article V of the orig
| inal charter of this corporation was amend
| ed and re-enacted so as 10 read as follows
ARTICLE V.-"An the powers Of this
corporation shall be vested in board OF
directors TO be composed of seven ca share
holders. any three of whom shall constitute
| a quorum, for the transaction of the bust
ness OF this corporation. The said board OF
directors shall be composed OF president, a
| first vice-president. who shall also hold and
exercise the Office of treasurer: a second
vice-president. a secretary. and three stock
holders, and 1t shall be competent however
for the board OF directors, when in its dis
erection 1t may see fit, 10 relieve the first
lvin - -
treasurer, and designate some other director
to act as treasurer. The first board of di
rectors, under this amended charter, shall
be composed of the following Carl VI. Keif
fer, president: Jacob II. Lengsfeld, frs
president and treasurer; Mrs. Julius
keifer, second vice-president and T. G.. Du
hon. secretary. Leonard B. Keifer, Walte
B. Keiffer, and Herbert Gumbel, which saiC
board of directors and officers shall hold of
flee from the first Monday of May 1913
until the first Monday in May, 1914. UpoI
said last named date, as well as annual,
thereafter, new board of directors consist
Ing Of seven stockholders shall be elected
and Immediately thereafter, the said direc
tors shall elect from among their own mum
Der, the officers above named, with like ten
ure and term of office. All officers and di
rectors shall hold Office until their successor
in office have been duly elected and qualified
All such elections shall be BY ballot, an
shall be conducted at the Office of this cor
poration, under the supervision OF thre
commissioners appointed by the board OF di
rectors. Each stockholder shall be entitle
to one vote for each and every share o
stock standing in his or her name on tn
books OF this corporation, to be cast in pei
son or by proxy, and a majority of the vote
thus cast, shall elect. Directors shall hav
power to appear and vote in person and b
, proxy, duly given in writing.
ANY vacancy occurring by death, resig
nation, or otherwise, on the said board o
directors. shall be filed for the remainde
OF the term by the remaining directors. .
failure TO elect directors on the date spec
fed shall not dissolve this corporation, bu
the board of directors then in Office, as we
qualified.
Each director shall own at least on
share OF stock.
THE board Of directors may appoint fror
, time to time, such clerks, agents, or othe
employees, as 1t deems proper for the pul
: poses OF this corporation, as well as to enac
any rules, regulations and bylaws, or alte
the same, necessary and proper for the al
fairs OF this corporation. The board of d
, rectors shall have power to issue full pal
worcestershire shares OF the stock of thi
I corporation for cash, or in payment OF labo
done, or for property actually transferre
and received by this corporation"
|, The whole Of the above to be more full
i shown by the annexed certified copy Of tn
! minutes OF the said stockholders meeting.
The said appearers having requested m,
; notary, to put the said amendment In al
) ) thentic form, I do, by these presents. receiv
said amendment in the form of this publ
act. to the end that the said amendmen
may be promulgated and recorded, and thu
be read into the original charter passed b,
fore Scott f. Beer Esq, notary public, o
: MAY 18th, 1910.
Thus done and signed In my office in tn
! city of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the dat
: herein first above written, In the presenC
! of Messrs. T. A. Schuber and W. Conkertor
: competent witnesses who hereunto sign the
names with the said appearers, and me, n,
, tary, after due reading of the whole.
> (0riglnal signed) Carl VI. Keifer, J. +
: Lengsfeld. (Witnesses) T. A. Schuber,
Conkerton.
, EDGAR NJ. CAIN,
= I (Seal) Not Pub
e I, the undersigned deputy recorder
mortgages for the parish Of Orleans, 4
t hereby certify that the foregoing act amen
o ing the charter Of the Keifer Bros. Co. W;
s this day duly recorded in book No. 1883, Z
r Ito 443.
: New Orleans. La, May 16, 1913.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, D. r
s / hereby certify that the foregoing al
/ above Is true and correct copy of the orr
Il inal on file In my notarial office in the eli
e of New Orleans, La. Also the certificate
{ the recorder Of mortgages for the parish
l. Orleans.
New Orleans, La, May 49, 1918.
/ EDGAR u. Calm,
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