The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1915-08-14
STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. MARY.


Be it known, That on this second dav of
August, 1915, before me, Paul Kramer, a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified within and for the Parish of st.
Mary State of Louisiana, and in the pre-
sence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and
appeared: A. NJ. Underwood and Adam
Short, both residents Of the Parish of St.
Mary, State of Louisiana, herein appear
ing in their capacities as President and
Secretary Treasurer, respectively, of the
BELLEVIEW PLANTATION COM.
PANY, LTD, a corporation duly organi-
zed under the laws Of the State of Loulsi-
ana by an act executed before Charles f.
Borah, Notary Public, in and for the Pa
IRISH OF st. Mary, State aforesaid. on the
10th, day OF July, 1905, and recorded in
Book 50 of Mortgages, Folio 4lO, Entry
No. 80 300, Of the Clerks Office, St. Mary
Parish, Louisiana; who declared that. at
meeting of the stockholders of the Belle.
view Plantation Company, Ltd. held at
its domicile on Bellevlew Plantation, St.
Mary Parish. Louisiana, on the End, day
Of August. 1915, for the purpose of con-
sidering the amendment of Article v of
the Charter of said Corporation. held
after due compliance with all Of the pro-
visions of law and the requirements of the
Charter of said Corporation, Article v of
said Charter of said Corporation was
amended by the vote of each and every
stakeholder of said Corporation constitute
ing the entire capital stock Of said Corpor.
alton, and the said A. NJ. Underwood and
Adam Short further declared that at said
meeting they were authorized and directed
to appear before some competent notary
public, commissioned and qualified within
and for the Parish of ST. Mary, Louisiana.
to execute the proposed notarial act and
declaration OF said amendment, required
by law, for the purpose Of affording auth.
entic ev. once and permanent record.
Wherefore, the said appearers declared,
in pursuance OF the authority thus con.
ferred on them, that. at the said meeting
held on End, day of August, 1915. Article
' of the Charter of the Belleview Planta~
ton Company, Ltd, was amended so as
hereafter to read and be, as follows:
ARTICLE v.
All the corporate powers of this corpor.
alton shall be vested in Il Board of Direc.
tors to be presently composed of three (3)
stockholders, two of whom shall constitute
a quorum. who shall be elected annually
On the hrst Monday in August of each
year beginning with the first Monday in
august of the year 1907, and shall hold
their respective offices until their SUCCESS
sOrs are elected and qualified. All such
elections shall be by ballot, and each
shall be entitled to one vote
Tor each share OF stock standing in his
name on the books of the corporation:
which vote shall be csst in person or by
proxy, and it shall require majority OF
the stock present or represented to elect.
No person shall be member OF the
Board Of Directors of this company who
is not stakeholder in SAID company.
The Board of Directors, while presently
established at three, shall, upon two,
thirds (2-3) vote of the stock Of the com
pany, be increased to five should the
stockholders of said company be increased
20 that or greater number. Should the |
Directorate be increased to four or five,
it shall require three to constitute
quorum.
In all matters relating to the manage.
nent and general business of said COM
pany that may require an action of the |
Board of Directors, majority of the |
Directors shall control; but should 1t be- |
desired to buy or sell real estate, or
mortgage or otherwise hypothecate same, |
'r to pledge or hypothecate the crops |
grown by said company, or to borrow
money or to issue any note or other evi.
ience Of Indebtedness for or on behalf Of |
laid company, it shall require two.thirds !