The herald., 1916-11-02
,xrnpNENT or CHARTER
.yrptcAN MOLASSO MEAL COM
plSY. INCORPORATED.

'hss Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
tans.
a. /. Known. that on this fourth day o.
-anth Of October, in the year OF ouI
tf non thoussnd, nine hundred and six
Lfs on Il ne Independence of the United
:, America, the one hundred anC
ns hefore me, Frederic Charles Marx
kvssr n,,bhc. duly commi STONED ana
m IN and for the Parish of Orleans
- Iousiana, and in the presence o.
Ssn ,..ssrs hereinafter named and under
oersonally came and appeared
II ORourke and James NJ. Wyatt
1..'s,;v,ly the president and secretary
ss.,f Of the American MolasSo Mea
.sssry. Incorporated, who declared untS
.,,,v that a meeting Of the stockhold
p "a =. American MolaSso Meal Company
..s,,ed. was held on the 10Th day o.
e.s-rser' iol6 which meeting was, on &C
- Y he notice, required by the charter
a "A eompany, not having been regularly
.r%,d in a daily newspaper OF the city
~. Orleans, adjourned until Octobei
* a the hour Of ten o'clock a. m.
- 4. said appearers further declared
Z. .,rsuart 10 said adjournment a meeting
a a, stockholders Of said corporation was
1; an he fourth day Of October, 1910, a.
4. hsur Of ten o'clock a. IN. at the ONCE OF
y company, IN Sz1e cry VI NS"
4. az No. 2ll Camp street, after due
=. I'D been given in the New Orleans
. daily newspaper published in the
=, A New Orleans, by due publication toi
nrsec,rtiye days beginning on the 25rd
I, n September, 1916. and by written no
s.,s 70 each stakeholder mailed 20 him
,s.sf ten DAYS prior to the Gate of said
,.sss. said stockholders meeting having
a csned for the purpose OF amending Ar
q, w Of tfe charter of sand company, pro-
- for an increase OF the capital stock
erf iron fifty thousand dollars to sixty
11ua.pd dollars, so as to permit the IN
- AZ The number of shares OF class
40 vrfefred stock of this company from
I, kuudred and twenty-five C2S) shares 70
9 hundred and twenty-hve (225) shares:
M II said meeting of the stockholders
nid company so held on the Fourth day
1 0rsober 1916. al 10 O'Clock a. m. IL was
r.vrd by the unanimous vote OF all the
.lkodefs present and represented at said
r,ius. there being present and represented
ity,ihree (83) shars of Class "A" of the
arred sock, four az shares OF Class "B
q preferred stock and two hundred and
(d0) shares Of the common stock OF
oupany, being a total of three hundred
n thiny.seven (537) shares out Of four
r1sed and three (4O3) shares of the capital
"A comoany issued up to the date OF
Z meeting "a certified copy OF the min
= q WHOM meeting is hereto annexed,
= Arfiejc Nv OF the said charter OF said
mi be amended as hereinafter set forth.
RI he ssid Charles II. O'Rourke and the
jsnes n. Myatt, respectively the pres
y and secretary of the Amer
= hdssso Meal Company, incorporated,
E1r Declared to me, notary, that under
y uhority Of said stockholders meeting,
W 4 0ctsber 4, 1916, for the purpose OF
.1yig the amendment 30 Article ~ OF
y carter Of the American Molasso Meal
v.ny, Incorporated, in notarial form
~ ~ declared unto me, notary, that
~ w Of the charter Of the American
>sso Neal Company, incorporated, shall
nended % as to read as follows, towit
.Akrk W.-The capital stock OF this
3oNhoa q fixed at the sum OF sixty
sssnd N0pW.O) dollars, divided into
deIed and common stock. Three hundred
y fifty shsres Of par value of one hundred
nfaiise. eight per cent 500 perannum
ktred stock, divided into two ~ classes.
- "A" and Class "B." The par value
sxk in each class shall be one hundred
Em per share. Class "a" stock shall
prle two hundred and twenty-five (22S)
~ snd class "B" stock shall comprise
Kindred and twenty-five Q20 shares.
dssses shall receive eight per cent
per annum dividends, cumulative and
1trtA payable al the Office of the com
q the FIRST Qs) day of August each
Class aB" Of said preferred stock
cay receive a dividend of eight per
~ per snnum, and an allowance of
olaf Vl0) per ton on each and every
ICED bought from the company by the
,n1l holder Of class "B" stock or their
htiu or assigns, which shall be paid
sur1 stakeholder until the total allow
nid on each share of said stock shall
ne oar value thereof, after which time
o,d class B" shall only receive eight
eat U%) per annum dividends and
- PARTICIPATE in any additional divi.
vnsh may be declared. A special
AL Be kept by the secretary-treas:
- esyments, which payments shall
II enoofsed on the certificate OF class
y ! -, "a e; "a credited at the time such
ne hundred and fifty (zsO) shares of the
~ Of one hundred dollars (sl00.00l
snh constitufe the common stock Of
oyennon, but the common stock shall
recpste IN any dividends until after
we q fhis eompany( whether used
snents or extensions Of plant, or
- surplus shall exceed twenty five
eollsn ts2s,0O.0O) whether earned
~ oD1c years.
eel!iheate Of stock shall be signed by
'aent and by the secretary-treasurer
-. sosenee or inability to act of the
~ the vice-president and secre-
!as,se!er. Said stock shall be trans
~ on the books of the company,
surrender or due proof of loss
pmi certificate. The capital stock
hc5eased 10 two hundred and fifty
M g dellsrs (s2so,OO0.OO).
1psions shall be paid for in cash,
services. at such time that the
erectors shall require, and the
N nn state provide. The corporation
90 business when twenty-five
- - Ssns (s2S,0000 of the capital
~ ~ "a subscribed for, fifty per cent
2f has been paid for, and the
~ y &c authorized stock shall be
-. ume and upon such terms and
= the board of directors shall
- toe stock issued by this COM
voted cumulatively by the hold
provided by Act No. 267 of
a,d appearers further declared
= that Ire original charter
S-5 n Molasso Meal Company, In
IN s. created by an act of incor-
= ~ before Fred c. Marx, notary
- city, on the sth day of July,
~ = recorded in the Office Of the
.orteases for the parish of Or.
n ~ - llS, folio 81, and has also
>Sr - recorded in the Office of the
= = Sste, at Baton Rouge, Louisi-
- 90 passed at my Office in the
y orleans, on the day, month and
4 T1 nrst written an the pres
Hoover and Warren v.
- Sent witnesses, who hereunto
- ~ .es together with the said ap.
"a, Ne, notary, after due reading
0ss. H. o'ROurke, Pres; M.
~. rssss.; Fred. c. Marx, Not. Pub.
r ~ Warren v Miller. l. R. Hoover.
slsna. Parish Of Orleans.
recorder Of mortgages,
parish of Orleans, do hereby
- above and foregoing act
"a Of incorporation OF the
~. $40 Meal Company. Incsrpo-
- eay duly recorded n nv of1ce
ssl'o 81. New Orleans. Octo-
M ]. LEONARD. by. R.
q { MARX, Notary Public.