The herald., 1914-08-27
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF THE ALGIERS DISTILLING COMPAN
United States OF America, State of Louisian,
Parish of Orleans

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF TIE ALGIERS DISTILLING COMPANY
United States Of America, State of Louisiana,
Parish OF Orleans.
BE II known, that on this 10Th day Of the
month OF August, IN the year one thousand
nine hundred and fourteen, before me, TheO.
dore \. SChuber, a notary public duly com
misSloned and qualified in and for the parish
81 Orleans, state OF Louisiana, aforesaid,
therein residing, and in the presence Of the
witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared Albert J. Oil
vicr, OF tlfe parish OF Orleans, state TO Louisi-
ana, herein appearing IN his capacity aS pres
Ident of the AIglcr> DlStlliug Company. and
John X Perez, OF the parish Of Orleans, state
OF Louisiana, herein appearing IN his capa-
city Is secretary OF the AlgIerS DiStillng
Company, corporation duly organized under
the laws OF the state of Louisiana, by act
passed before Theodore \. Beck. notary pub
Hc, m and Tor the parish OF Orleans, on the
9th day OF the month OF July. IN the wear one
thousand nine hundred and thirteen. recorded
IN the mortgage office for the parish of Or
leans IN book loss, folio t9s; who declared:
That the special meeting OF the stockholders
OF the AlgIers DistIllug Company was held
al the office OF the said company on the 18th
day of the month Of August 1914 after due
pOratIOu by publication and by maIi a. re-
CURED by the charter and bylaws. and IN
full accordance with the law.
That at said special meeting OF the stock
holders held ON said day the following stock
holders OF the Algiers Distilling Company
were present and voted unanimously to amend
Articles N and V:
Albert !. Olivier, !. +. Simmons J. f. Dun
lap, George X. Murrell, James killilea. Dr..
+. l.. Norton. II. f. Cleveland, q. +. Hirsius.
I. J. Clay, Frank 7. Killilea, John X. Perez.
Joseph L; Rolling, proxy John X. Perez, ID.
J. Ihcard, proxy \. J. Olivier.
The heTeinabove mentioned stockholders
holding, owning, and voting over tWo-thIrdS
Of the capital stock as issued to that date.
That they, the sand Albert j. Olivier and
John X: Perez, president and secretary re-
spcctiyCly, appear herein, were authorized and
directed 10 appear before me, notary, and to
execute the proper notarIal act and dccld-a-
ton OF such amendment. required by law for
the purpose OF attording authentic evidence
and permanent record.
That at the said special meeting OF the
stockholders held at the ofhce Of the company
articles IN and \ Of the charter OF the Al
gIers DiStillng Company were amended 50
hereafter to read a. follows:
Article IN.-"Thc capital stock OF this cor
pOratlon - hereby fixed at the sum of two
hundred and fifty thousand C$25OOVOU dol
lars, divided into TWO thousand five hundred
t29u0l shares, Of the par value OF one hundred
tSlU.pW dollars, which shall be paid for III
cash or IN installmentS, or may be issued
at not less than par for services rendered To
or property actually purchased by said cor
poration.
All shares Of stock shall be full paid aud
he binding upon the corporation unless made
upon its books. All certificates OF stock shall
be signed by such officers as may be desIg-
mated by the board Of directors
Article N.-"AIl the corporate powers of
this company shall be vested in and the man
agcmeut and control of its business exercised
by board of directors composed Of at least
hve 90 and not more than nine 90 stock
holders, a majority OF whom shall constitute
a quorum for the transaction of all business.
The directors shall be elected every year by
ballot OF the stockholders. on the first Mon
day OF February beginning IN the year 1915.
Each stakeholder shall be entitled in person
or by written proxy. to one vote on each
share Of stock owned by him and standing
IN his name on the books Of the corporation.
All elections shall be held under such rules
and regulations as may be determined by the
board OF directors. hut. after legal notice Of
such elections shall have been gwen to each
Stockholdcr by mail sent to his last known
address or by publication in one of the daily
guagc in the city of New OrenaS, for at least
ten QO) days preceding such election. The
directors thus elected shall continue in office
until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified. No failure to elect
shall be regarded as 4 forfeiture Of this char
ter. Any vacancy occurring on said board OF
directors shall be filled by the remaining di-
rcCtorS for the uueNpIred term. Said board
of directors shall at its first meeting after
its election, elect from its members, a presI-
dent, one or more presidents, a SeCrC-
tdry, treasurer and manager. 1t may
combine the office OF secretary and treasurer
into one and may even elect a secretary, one
who need not be a stakeholder or director
SAID board OF directors shall have the right
and power to appoint and dismiss such clerks
and employees OF the corporation, including
the secretary, who is not a stakeholder or di-
rector, conditions may Justify the bust
ness Of the corporation may require. The
tenure Of office OF all the employees of the
corporation shall be during the pleasure of
the board OF directors The board of directors
may from among its members appoint an eN-
cCutive committee, which said committee shall
consist Of three 90 members, including one
OF the officers OF the corporation, and the board
Of directors may delegate such managerial
powers as II deems necessary to the executive
committee, which said committee shall report
at each meeting Of the board OF directors. The
SAID board OF directors may name and appoint
such other committees as II may deem neCcs-
sary for the. purposes of the business Of this
corporation
All as will appear from certified copy of
the resolution OF the meeting Of said stock
holders hreinabove referred to, hereto annexed
and made part of this act.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
city OF New Orleans, La, on the day, date
and year hereinabove first written in the
presence of Messrs. VIM. A. Conkerton and
Herbert A. Movers, competent witnesses, who
hereunto sign their names as such with the
SAID appearers and me, notary, after a due
reading of the whole.
Original signed A. J. Olivier, president:
John r. Perez. secretary.
, Witnesses: Herbert a. Movers, VIM. Con.
kerton.
THEODORE A. SCHUYLER, Notary Public
l, the undersigned recorder of mortgages in
and for the parish of Orleans, state of Louisi-
ana, do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act OF Incorporation of the Algiers
Distilling Co. as amended was this day duly
recorded in my office, in book ll27, folio Hi
New Orleans, August 18th, 1914
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. ID. R.
A true copy of the original
THEODORE A. SCHUBER, Notary Public
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