The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1913-06-12
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 1t known, that on this 9TH 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, a 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 NJ. Kefffer
and Jacob II. Lengsteld, 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
or Keller Bros. Co, corporation domiciled
in the city of New Orleans, state Of Louisi-
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 70 resolution adopted by the
stockholders representing all the outstand-
ing stock OF said Keffer Bros. Co, passed at
a stockholders meeting hereinafter men,
TONED, 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 to read as follows:
corporation shall be vested In a 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 or this corporation. The said board of
directors shall be composed OF a 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 it shall be competent however,
for the board Of directors, when In its dis
erection II may see fit, to relieve the first
vice-president of the functions and duties of
treasurer, and designate some other director
to act as treasurer. The first board OF d.
rectOrs, under this amended charter shall
be composed OF the following Carl VI. Keif.
fer, president; Jacob H. Lengsfeld, first
yice-presdent and treasurer; Mrs. Julius
keifer, second vice-president, and T. G. Du
hon, secretary. Leonard B. Keiffer Walter
b. keiffer, and Herbert Gumbel, which said
board Of directors and officers shall hold of.
fee from the first Monday OF May, 1913,
until the first Monday in May, 1914. Upon
said last named date as we'll as annually
thereafter, new board Of directors consist
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 d.
rectors shall hold Office until their successors
In office have been duly elected and qualified
All such elections shall be by ballot, and
shall be conducted at the office Of this cor
poratlon, under the supervision of thre,
rectors. Each stakeholder shall be entitled
to one vote for each and every share Of
stock standing In his or her name on the
books Of this corporation, to be cast in per
son or by proxy, and a majority of the vote:
thus cast, shall elect. Directors shall have
power to appear and vote In person and by
proxy duly given in writing.
ANY vacancy occurring by death, resfg
nation, or otherwise, on the said board o.
directors. shall be filled for the remainder
OF the term by the remaining. directors. !,
| failure to elect directors on the date speci
fed shall not dissolve this corporation, bu
the board Of directors then in office, as wei
as the officers thereof, shall remain In of1c,
until their successors are duly elected anC
qualified.
Each director shall own at least on,
share OF stock.
The board Of directors may appoint from
time to time, such clerks agents, or othel
employees, as 1t deems proper for the pur
poses of this corporation, as well as to enac
any rules, regulations and bylaws or altel
the same, necessary and proper for the az
fairs OF this corporation. The board of dl
| rectors shall have power to issue full paiC
| worcestershire shares OF the stock OF thi,
| corporation for cash, or In payment OF labo
done, or for property actually transferred
and received by this corporation"
| The whole OF the above to be more fully
shown by the annexed certified copy Of tn,
minutes OF the said stockholders meeting.
| The said appearers having requested me
notary, to put the said amendment In au
thentic form, do, by these presents, receiv,
said amendment in the form OF this publi
act to the end that the said amendment
may be promulgated and recorded and thu
| be read into the original charter passed be
fore Scott f. Beer, Esq, notary public, oil
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
or Messrs. It. A. Schuber and W. Conkerton
competent witnesses who hereunto sign thei
names with the said appearers. and me, no
tary, after a due reading Of the whole.
(Origlnal signed) Carl VI. Keifer, J. Fl
Iengsfeld. (Witnesses) T. A. Schuber, "
lConkerton.
| EDGAR N. Calm,
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I, the undersigned deputy recorder o
mortgages for the parish of Orleans d
thereby certify that the foregoing act amend
ing the charter Of the Keiffer Bros. Co. wa
this day duly recorded in book No. 1888, fo
Ito 443.
New Orleans, La, May 10. 1913.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, D. r.
l hereby certify that the foregoing an
above is a true and correct copy of the oris
lnal on file In my notarial Office In the cit
of New Orleans, La. Also the certificate Q
the recorder of mortgages for the parish G
Orleans.
New Orleans, La, May 10, 1913
EDGAR ". CAIN,
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