The herald., 1914-07-09
Ia. June u, 1914.
EMILE ! LEONARD.
AMENDMEN TO
CHARTER
OF UNITED FISH AND OYSTER co.

| OF UNITED FISH AND OYSTER co.
| United States Of America, State OF Louisiana,
| Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Orleans.
! Be it known that this second day OF the
! month OF June, in the year OF ord one
thousand nine hundred fourteen, before me,
I Toscph kenton Bailey. A notary public in and
| Tor the parish OF Orleans, state OF Louisiana,
! duly commits stoned and qualified, and in the
| presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
| and undersigned, personally came and sp-
! pearcd; Isl, Louis II. Price, End, George J.
| Stevens,
Herein appearing and acting in their capaci-
| ties as vice-presdent and as temporary sec
| retary, respectively, OF the special meeting OF
| the stockholders Of the United Fish X Oyster
| Company. a Louisiana corporation, domicilcd
III the city of New Orleans, originally organ
| Ized by act passed before Philip Geusler IT,,
| notary public IN this city, on April 10, 1912,
and recorded in the mortgage office in this
| parish IN book l055, folio -; their authority
| luton duly passed by said stockholders meet
ing, Cerlhed copy OF the minutes OF which
| meeting is annexed hereto and made part
| hereof. who declared that at a general meet
| held on the 25rd day of May, 1914, at the OF.
! hce OF said corporation and which meeting
| had been convened in accordance with law
and the charter OF said corporation, articles
| Ill and ~ OF the charter OF said corporation
were amended SO as TO read as follows:
Article IIl.-1he capital stock OF this cor
| poration shall be million Cl0OO,OOOOO
| dollars, divided into and represented by two
| thousand three hundred and thirteen (2SlS)
shares of first preferred stock; two thousand
! six hundred and eighty-seven (96S7) shares OF
| second preferred stock; and FIVE thousand g.
| 0OO) shares of common stock, all of the par
value of one hundred dollars (SlOOO0 each,
which said stock shall be paid for in cash al
/ such times or in such portions thereof as the
| board OF directors may require the same
may be issued fully paid and non-sssessable, at
| not less than par III payment or exchange Tor
| property or rights, actually received pur-
chased by said corporation, or the same may
! be issued fully paid for money advanced or
| Tor such other valuable consideration or for
services rendered as the board of directors
! may determine.
The holders of the preferred shares shall
| be entitled 10 receive in respect TO such pre-.
| ferred shares and when declared by the
| board Of directors, yearly interest or dividends
| date and no more, which said interest or div.
| idends shall accrue each year at all events
| and shall be cumulative. provided that no div.
| ldends or interest shall, during the life OF the
corporation, or in case Of its dissolution be
| paid the holders of second preferred stock un-
| til all dividends or interest shall have been
| paid to the holders of the first preferred stock
At time shall any dividends be declared,
| set apart for or paid upon the common shares
| unless at such time all cumulative dividends
or interest on the first and second preferred
| shares unpaid, shall have been paid or pro-
| vided for.
The said preferred shares shall be entitled
! TO no preference over the common shares IN
the event OF dissolution or liquidation OF
the corporation. except as regards such curlu.
lative dividends interest as may be unpaid
on the said preferred shares up to the date
on which the corporation may be dissolved
or liquidated
The first preferred stock may be called in
and retired by the board of directors after
May IS, 1913. and the second preferred stock
after May Is, 1914 Whenever the net profits
OF the company are sufficient for said pur-
pose, the board OF directors, by mailing a no.
uce to that effect to each preferred share
holder OF record at his last known postoffce
address, at least ten days previously, may.
at any date named in said notice, call in and
purchase from the stockholders of record
their preferred shares of stock as herein pro-
vided at the price of hundred and five
dollars per share, plus all cumulative divi.
dends may be due and unpaid, up TO such
date, or may call in and pu,hase any por-
tion thereof by allotment amongst the total
number Of preferred shareholders.
Such call having been made, and the mo-
ney available for such purposes having been
set aside, all rights of the holders of the pre-
ferred stock called in shall close on and after
said date.
Nor shall the officers and directors, in the
event of such call. pay any dividends what
ever on the preferred stock until that stock
shall have been surrendered in response tc
the call.
The preferred stock so called and purchased
shall be cancelled and not again rrIssueu.
The right TO so call and purchase shall bc