The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-11-09
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
SOUTHERN FOOD PACKING COMPANY
INC

| anne III IhhRi Of lhE
SOUTHERN FOOD PACKING COMPANY,
United States of America, State of Louisi.
| ana, Parish OF Orleans
| Be it known, that on the 9th day of the
! month OF October, III the year one thousand
| nine hundred and sixteen C9lb), before me,
| Frank William Hart, a notary public, duly
| sommi Ssioned and qualified, in and for the
| parish OF Orleans, State OF Louisiana, atOre-
said, therein residing, and in the presence
| Of the witnesses hereinafter named and IN
| dersigned, personally came and appeared:
! Edward 4. Smith, of the City of Jackson,
! County Of Kinds. State OF Mississippi, herein
| appearing in his capacity as. president OF
the Southern Food Packing Company, Inc,
| and Lamar {. Mays, OF the Parish OF Or
( leans. Cry OF New Orleans, State OF Lou
I ISlana, herein appearing m his capacity as
| secretary OF the Southern Food Packing Com
pauy, Inc. a corporation duly organized I'M
| der the laws OF the State OF louisiana, by
| act before Theodore a SchubCr, a notary
public IN and for the city, parish and State
! January, IN the year one thousand nine hun
bred and sixteen Q9l6l, recorded IN the
mortgage office of the Parish OF Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, III book lbs, folio lis; who
declared:
That special meeting Of the stockhold-
| ers Of the Southern Food Packing Company.
Inc, was held al the office of Debleux y
Mays Company, Inc, No. +o7 South Peters
Street. in the City OF New Orleans, Parish
Of Orleans, State of Louisiana, the 9th
day OF the month OF October, in the year one
thousand nine hundred and sixteen G9lo),
by virtue OF and pursuant to unanimous
waiver of notice agreed to and signed by
the holders and owners OF all OF the issued
stock OF the said Southern Food, Packing
Company, Inc,, TO said date, and IN full
accordance with the law.
That at said special meeting OF stockhold-
ers held said day. the following stock
holders OF the said Southern Food Packing
i ('A.r,f, Inc RNf Q-
by proxy, and voted unanimously to amend
Articles l and " OF the present articles Of
Incorporation OF the said Southern Food Pack,
ing Company, Inc: Edward A. Smith, o.
shares; Lee W. Blount, otI shares; Lamar
{. Mays, OF shares, and Frederic b. Schultz,
!, represented by proxy held by Mr.. Lamar {.
Mays, o. shares.
The hereinabove mentioned stockholders
holding, owning and voting all Of the issued
capital stock OF this company to date.
That then, the said Edward A Smith,
and Lamar c. Mays, president and secre-
tary, respectively, appearing herein, were
| authorized, empowered and directed to appear
before me, notary, and TO execute the proper
| notarial act and declaration of such amend
ment required by law, for the purpose OF
affording authentic evidence Of permanent
record
That at the said special meeting of the
| stockholders, held at the Office of DeblieuX
x Mays Company, Inc, No. 4N South Peters
street, this city, parish and State aforesaid
on the 9th day of the month of October, in
I |
teen 09l6), Articles | and " of the char.
ter of the said Southern Food Packing Com.
pany, Inc, were amended SO as hereafter &c
read and appear as follows:
Article 1.-The name of this corporation
| shall be The PotatoMel Company, Inc,
/ and under its said corporate name, 1t shall
have power and authority 10 have and &c
enjoy corporate existence and succession for
the full term of ninety mine (99) years, and
after the date hereof, to contract, to sue anC
: be sued, TO make and a corporate seal
Il
E to hold. receive, purchase, hypOthecate, con
vey, sell, lease or pledge, real and persona
5 property; TO issue negotiable bonds and notes
|, or other evidences of debt; TO name and ap
\ point such managers, agents directors anC
officers as its business interests and con
= venience may require; and TO make and es
tablish. as well as alter and amend from
time to time, such bylaws, rules and regu
. lations for the proper government of the af
, fairs OF this corporation as may be neces
4 Sary and proper
d ARTICLE 'IV.-The capital stock of this cor
= poratiOn is hereby fixed at the sum of tel
: thousand t$l0OOOO dollars, divided int
and represented by one hundred Cl0O) share
> Of stock Of the par value Of one hundred
: | (SlOOOO dollars per share. Said stock shall
d, be paid for in cash. at such time and afte
4 such notice TO the subscribers the boart
= of directors may fix, or the same may. b.
: | issued at not less than par for labor dom
y or services rendered for the said corporation
4 or property or rights actually received b!
a said corporation.
!; The amount TO which the capital stock o
o this corporation may be increased shall a
= no time exceed the sum OF one hundred thou
5 sand (SlO0OO0OO) dollars, except insofar a
: is provided by Act No. 267 of the Genera
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for tn
year 1914.
!. This corporation shall be a going concern
d and shall be authorized 10 commence bust
e ness, when and as as five THOUSAND
| (S5,OO0OO) dollars of its capital stock shall
r. have been subscribed, and two thousand fv
I-oI lo11a Zee al ctNr
: shall have been paid for; all in accordance
> with the requirements of Act No. 267 of tn
= General Assembly of the State of Louisian
: for the year 1914
e All as will appear from a certified cop,
:. of the resolutions of the meeting of sal
e stockholders hereinabove referred 10, an
Il hereto annexed and made a part of this act
i. Thus done and passed, in my Office in tn
and year hereinabove written, in the pres
!, ence Of John r. Perez and Edward Kay, com
Il | petent witnesses, who have hereunto signe
= their names such, with the said appear
: ers, and me, notary, after due reading o
h (SgnedJ: f. A. Smith. Presidents L. {
c Mays, Secretary. Witnesses: John r. Perez
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h FRANK VIM. HART. Not. Pub
e l. the undersigned recorder of mortgage:
e in and for the parish Of Orleans, State o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing act of Incorporation of tn
= Potato-Mel Company, Inc. was this day dull
u recorded in my office, in book 1901, folio 34l
;, New Orleans. October 2, 1916.
II (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
e l. the undersigned, Frank VIM. Hart,
l. notary public for the Parish of Orleans, Stat
of Louisiana, hereby certify that the abov
and foregoing is a true and correct copy Q
:, amendments to the charter of the "Souther
q Food Packing Company, lnc.," passed befor
q me on October 6, 1916.
In faith whereof, / have hereunto alike
e my official signature and seal of office. a
l. New Orleans, La, this 18th day of Octobei
i 1916. (SEAL)
t ~ FRANK VIM. HART, Not. Pub.
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