The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-30
A AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF ALEX.
ANDRIA & WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RAPIDES.
CRY OFT AIEy ANnpIA

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RAPIDEs.
CITY OF ALEXANDRIA,
Be it known that, on this 31st day o1
July, A. D., 1918, before me, Ralph S.
Thornton, a Notary Public, duly COM
missioned and qualified within and for tn .
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
insfter named and undersigned, persons
ally came and appeared:
| I. Cheney Lawless, acting for himself
and as the duly authorized agent and at
torney-in-fact OF William E. Stewart,
whose written proxy or procuration was
produced by him and paraphed "Ne
Varietur" by me, said notary, to identify
them herewith; and also personally came
| and appeared Mrs. Maggie Hanson Law.
| less, acting for herself and as the duly
authorized agent and attorney-in-f fact Of
| Mrs. Minnie Hanson Connolly, whose proxy
or procuration was by her produced and
was paraphed "Ne Varietur" by me, said
Notary, to identify same herewith; and
also personally came and appeared Pete
Cherry and T. Clarence Lawless and
William E. Gardner; all of said appearers,
and all Of said parties represented by
said appearers, being residents of the
Parish Of st. Mary. State of Louisiana;
lodged unto me. said Notary, that they
own, hold and represent all 0! the out
standing capital stock, being One Thou
sand and Eleven U01l) shares of the
Alexandria & Western Railway Company,
a corporation organized under the laws of
the State of Louisiana, and heretofore
domiciled in the Parish Of Rapides, Loui>
siana, as follows. viz:
T. c. Lawless, Fifty-Four (54) shares;
Mrs. Minnie Fl. Connolly, Five Hundred
and Twenty-Six (526l shares; Mrs. Mag
gle H. Lawless, -Four Hundred and
Twenty-Seven t427) shares, William E.
Gardner, One O share; William E.
less, One "a share; and Pete Cherry, One
% share.
And the said appearers further declared
and acknowledged unto me, said Notary.
that, availing themselves Of the Constitu- |
ton and laws of the State of Louisiana,
pertaining to the amendment of charters |
Of corporations, organized under the laws |
Of this State, and especially the provisions |
of Section 6S7 of the Revised Statutes of |
this State, they, said appearers, had held |
a general meeting Of the stockholders Of |
the said Alexandria & Western Railway
Company, at the Office of the corporation.
as designated in its Charter, in the City Of
Alexandria, Louisiana. on this Slst day OF
July. 1918, after due notice to all Of the
had been published in the
"Weekly Town Talk" a weekly news
paper published in the City of Alexandria,
Louisiana, in its issues Of Saturday, the
2Sth day Of June, and the 9Th. 18th, 10Th,
is hereto attached, paraphed
''Ne Varietur' by me, said Notary, for
Identification herewith.
And that they, said appearers, had, by
the affirmative vote OF all OF the said
capital stock owned and represented by
them, amended and re-enacted Article II,
Nv, vi and VII, OF the Charter or Act of
Incorporation of the said Alexandria and
Western Railway Company, as originally
passed before Ralph s. Thornton, Notary
Public, on the 10th day of September, 1909.
so as to read as follows, respectively, viz:
ARTICLE II.
'The place chosen for the domicile of
City, in the Parish of St. Mary, State OF
where its main Office shall be-"
ARTICLE w.
All citations and other legal processes
issuing from the courts against this cor.
portion shall be served upon its President
Mary, upon the Vice president, or in the
absence OF 10th the President and the
ce-President from the Parish of st.
Mary, then upon the Secretary or Treas
urer OF this corporation, at the office and
domicile of the Company.
ARTICLE vi.
1.-THE corporate powers Of this corpora.
4
Directors, composed OF Five ~ stockhold
ers. The Board of Directors as now con-
stituted is composed of the following
stockholders: T. Cheney Lawless, Will.
liam E. Stewart, Pete Cherry, Mrs. Minnie |
Fl. Conolly and T. Clarence Lawless. of
whom T. cheney Lawless is Presidents;
W. e. Stewart is Vice. President; Pete
Cherry is Secretary and Treasurer. The
above named officers and directors shall
hold Office until the first Tuesday in Nov.
amber, 1918. On which date, and annual.
y thereafter, meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of this corporation shall be held and
there shall then be elected Five (5) Stock. ,
tors during the ensuing year. Notice of
&is meeting shall be given in any news
paper published in the Parish Of st, Mary. .
Louisiana, for full ten (10) days prior l
thereto, or it may be given by personal :
service ON each stakeholder or by letter, !
nailed 10 each stakeholder in the u. s. s
u all addressed to him or her at his or her
oostofice address, and without publica.
ion. At all elections by stockholders of
his corporation, the vote OF a majority of
he stock present or represented, shall b
lecessary to elect, and majority of til
stock OF this corporation shall
'e necessary to constitute a quorum at
,e entitled to cast one vote for each share =
# stock held by him or her, either in per- II
on, or by written proxy. All directors "
hall continue IN office until their success t;
ors have been elected and indicted into v
ffice. The Directors shall elect one OF y
heir members to be President of this COM +
'any and another to be Vices President:
md they shall elect from among their a
members, or from others who are not :
directors, one person to be Secretary and
mother to be Treasurer of this corpora 81
ion. or one person to fill both positions. y