The herald., 1914-12-17
British Coal Consumption.
Great Britain consumes $4,000, 900
tons Of coal annually for domestic pur-
poses alone.
AMENDMENT TO
THE CHARTER

49,
OF BARNETT TSCIlAEFFER-'ONN,oR, M
United States Of America, STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF Orleans, Cry OF New Orleans.
Rt. II known that on thls 4,h day OF NoyC'0-
Der. I'm the year OF our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen. and oi the iuIc-
peudcucc of the United States OF America, TIE
one hundred and thIrty-elghth, before me-
Edgar Maycr Calm. a notary public, duly COM
uissIourd sworn and qualified, m and for
the above city, parish and state therein re-
siding, and IN the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned: Person
allv came and appeared. Max Barnett ana
Lewis ; Cnuuur. both of Law iul age and res
ldents Of this city and state, and herein ap-
pearlug M their respective capacities OF lfcNl-
dent and secretary Of Barnett -Schaeiier- Ton
nor. Inc a corporation domCllcd IN TINS CITY
# New Orleans, state OF Louisiana, organized
by an act before Robert Legier, Esd, notary
public for this city and state, on thc -S'''
dav Of Tulv, 1913, and recorded IN the mort
Vapc office for this parish, IN book -, iolIO -.
Who declared that pursuant TO a resolution
adoptcd by the stockholders ot said CorpoT-
alton passed at a Stockholdcr> meeting hell,
on the 5lSt day Of October. 1914, ceruhcd
conv Of the minutes OF which meeting are
hereto annexed and made a part hereof said
meeting having been convened tor the SpetidI
purpose recited IN said resolution, and III ae'
cordance with law and the requirements OF
the original charter of Ssld corporation, the
following changes and amendments were made
in the said original charter, executed before
Robert Legier, notary pubic lot me PdLlsu
Of Orleans. on the 2Sth day of july DI'' VIZ
Article I.-ArtICle ] OF said original ChaT,
ter was amended and rc-enactcd, SO as TO read
as follows:
THE name and stvle Of this corporation
shall be the Max Barnett Furniture Co.
Inc and under that Hamc II shall have ano
enjoy all the rights, advantages and PRIV,
legcs granted by law to corporations; It shalI
exist for a period OF ninety years iron
the date hereof; 1t shall have power ana au
thority TO contract, sue and be SUED III IL
cnrpOrate name; 20 make and use CoTpoT
ate seal, and the same to break or alter a.
pleasure: to hold, receive, purchase, convey
mortgage hypotheCate or pledge property
real personal and mixed; 10 borrow money
issue bonds notes and other obligations ana u
mortgage and pledge same; TO have and EN-
ploy managers, directors, Officers, agents ah'
other EMPLOYEES as the interest ana conNc
nience OF said corporation may require o
rules and regulations for the corporate man
agencnt and control of the business ana al
fairs of the corporation as may be deemed
necessary and expedlent.
Article V.-Article V OF said original char
ter was amended and re-enacted so as to rea'
as follows: Ill !,
vested in and the management and contro
of it's business and affairs shall be exercised
bv a board of directors, 10 be composed o
seven stockholders, n majority OF whom shai
constitute a quorum for the transaction OF al
business The board of directors shaii W
| elected annually by DallOt OI llt SUNNI
ers on he first Tuesday OF July in each year
| beginning in the year 1905. Each stockholde
l. shall be entitled in person or by Virtue
| proxy to one vote on each snare OF slo'
| owned by him and standing in his name o
| the books of the corporation. All election
| shall be held under such rules ana ieSuId
tions as may be determined by the hoaId
| directors but, after at least ten DAYS hnNO
| Of such election shall have been gwen To eac
stockholder by mail sent to his, last kno"
| address The directors thus elected snd
| hold office for one year, or untll their su(
| cesSors shall have been duly elected ana qua
| ;fied No failure TO hold election shall D
regarded as a forfeiture Of this charter. An
| vacancy occurring on said board OF director
| shall be filled by the remaining directors lc
| the uncxpired term. said board OF director
shall, at its first meeting, elect IRON anon
their number a president, vice presldeht an an
| a secretary, and a treasurer; PROVIDED u
board of directors shall also have ine tight
| select a treasurer and vest the SAID once
a person other than a director or stockhoider'
l. Article VIII-Article VIII of said ougin'
Rcharter was amended and re-enacted so as
read as follows: -, N,
the following named stockholders shall COZ
stitute the board of directors, and shall seri
uutu their successors shall have been dul
elected and qualified, viz; Max barnei
Lewis s. Connor, Emilien Perrin, J w.
Barnett; with said Max Barnett as Presiden
{ said Morris Barnett as vice president al
Lewis & Counor as secretary.
Article N-Article Y of said original cha
ter was amended and re-enacted so as to re-
| as follows: IL.
IAN checks, notes. bonds and other oblig
tions OF this corporation shall be signed
the president Cor in the absence or inablll
of the president, by the vice PRESIDENT |
: pether with such other officer or person VINO
| the board of directors may designate ,
The whole of the above to be more ful
: shown by the annexed certified copy OF u
liminutes of the said stockholders meeting.
IL The said appearers having requested me, n
4 tary, to put the said amendments IN authen'
: form. | DO by these presents, receive sa
{ amendments in the form Of this public a.
e ito the end that the said amendments may
5 promulgated and recorded, and thus be re
& i,to the original charter passed before KoD'
4 bLegier, Esq, Notary Public, on July 20
}. Ll9l5. RI.
b.. Thus done and passed in my office IN I
), CITY of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the "a
l. herein first above written, in the preser
n of Messrs T. A. Schuber and William
e Conkertou, competent witnesses who heTeui
J. lsign their names with the SAID appeare
tand me, Notary, after due reading OF
= kwhole.
& Original signed 1900, r. <-o>-,-oD
= MAX BARNETT.