The herald., 1913-12-18

held November s. 1913, the following amend
ment TO the said charter or act or lncorpO-
ration OF the said Thomas L.. Hardin com
pany was unanimously adopted by the stock
holders Of said corporation present at the
aforesaid meeting, as will appear by the
minutes thereof, an extract from whlch
said minutes OF said meeting certified by
the secretary and approved by the president
OF the said Thomas l.. Hardin Company, Is
now produced and annexed to the present
act as part hereof after having been par
aphcd NE Varictur" by the undersigned no,
tary. which amendments are in words ana
figures. tO-wit $500,
ARTbLE IV.-''The capital stock OF this
corporation is hereby fixed AZ the sum OF
TWENTY-FIVE thousand $50 OnOOol doliaTS'
divided into two hundred and hfty t-I"l
shares OF the par value ~ one hundred
$500 OO1 dollars each, which shall be pald
for in cash. or may be- issued by the Dodrd
Of directors Of said company, at not less
than mar for services rendered 10 or pro-
Darty purcha Sed by said corporation.
All shares OF stock shall he full paid ana
non a SSeSSahl". No transfer or stock shai
be binding unless transferred upon us nDohS sS
and all certificates OF stock shail be signed
by such officers a. may be- designated by the
board Of directors
ARTICLE V.-"Au the corporate powers
OF this company shall DE vested in and the
management and control ~ its affairs shall
be exercised by board Of directors com
posed OF not more than seven 90 STOCK,
holders. a majority OF those elected sha!,
all business The directors shall BE- elected
annually on the second Thursday OF lpecem-
ber Of each year by ballot OF the Stockhold-
erS. Each StOckholder shall he entitled IN
person or by written proxy TO one vote Tor
every share OF stock standing in MS name
on the books OF the company and major
itv Of the votes cast shall elect All e!ec-
lions shall be held under such rules and
regulations as NAV be determined by the
board OF directors, but after at least ten
DAYS notice shall have been given 10 each
Stockholder by mail addressed 10 his last
known address or by publication IN one OF
the daily newspapers for at least ten days
preceding said election. The directors thuS
elected shall continue in Office FOR one wear
or until their successors sha!l nave be.h
duly elected and qualified No failure 10
elect shall be regarded as forfeiture or
this charter. ANY vacancy occurring on
said boa rd ~ directors shall be hlled by the
remaining directors for the uneXpircd term.
said board Of directors shall. al It's first
meeting. after its election. elect from among
its number, a president, yice-presldcnt,
secretary and a treasurer. II may comOlhe
the two last mentioned Offices and may even
elect secretary who need not be stock
holder. said board OF directors shall nave
the right 10 appoint ana dismiss Sucn
clerks, managers and other employees OF the
corporation. including the secretary, who Is
not a stOckholder. as conditions may Jus
tify or the business Of the corporation may
require The tenure OF ONCE OF all EN-
ployees shall he during the pleasure OF the
And said appcarerS moreover declared
that in consideration OF the premises and
pursuant 10 the authority in them vested
hy the stockholders OF the said Thomas l..
Hardin Company, at the stockholders meet
ing held on November :, 1913, they do here
by formally declare, publish and make
known that in the manner prescribed Dy
law, and agreeably 10 the provisions OF the
charter OF said corporation, the ticles lN
and Of the charter OF the said Thomas l..
Hardin Company. passed before Robert Le-
gier notary public, as aforesaid, have been
altered and amended as hereinabove set
forth. and that they hereby direct and re
Article " and OF It's charter shall hence
forth and AT all times be as ii IS herein set
forth and binding on all present and future
stockholders OF said Thomas L. Hardin
Company.
Thus done and passed in nv Office In New
Orlea Us, in the presence OF John Wentworth
and Herbert W. Kaiser, competent witnesses
who hereuntO set their names with the par
ties and me- notary, on the day and date
signed Thomas L. Hardin. president
7. l.. Hardin, Jr.. secretary. tWitnesses) :
John Wentworth. H. W. Kaiser.
(Signed) AARTIN II. MANIoN.
Not. Pub.
I, the undersigned. recorder OF mortgages
in and for the parish OF Orleans. state OF
louisiana do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Incorporation OF the
Thomas L. Hardin Company as amended
was this day duly recorded in my o6ce In
book lll9. folio 2i0.
(Signedl EMILE J. LEoNARD, D. r.
A true copy:
MARTIS II. MANIoN, Not Pub.
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