The herald., 1916-10-12
AMENDMENT or CHARTER
OF AMERICAN MOLASSO MEAL co!
PANY, INCORPORATED

United States OF America, State Of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New OT-
leans.
BE it known, that on this fourth day of
the month OF October, III rhe year of our
Lord one thousand, nine hundred and SIX.
teen, and Of the independence OF the United
States OF America, the one hundred and
forty-hrst, before me, Frederic Charles Marx,
a notary public, duly commissioned and
quallned, in and for the Parish OF Orleans,
State Of Louisiana, and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
Charles H. O'ROurke and James VI. Wyatt,
respectively the president and secretary
treasurer OF the American Mo!asso Meal
Company, Incorporated, who declared unto
ers OF the American MOlasso Meal Company,
Incorporated was held on the 10th day OF
September, 1910, which meeting was, on ac-
count OF the notice, required by the charter
OF said company, not having been regularly
published IN a daily new spaper OF the city
OF New Orleans, adjourned until October
!, 1910, at the hour OF ten O'Clock a. m.
And the said appearers further declared
that pursuant to said adjournment meeting
Of the stockholders OF SAID corporation was
held on the fourth day OF October. lylo, al
the hour OF ten o clock a. m. al the office OF
the company, IN the city Oh New orleans,
Room sol No. I'll Camp street, after due
notice had been given IN the New Orleans
Item, a daily newspaper published IN the
City OF New Orleans, by due publication Tor
ten consecutive days beginning on the 23rd
day Of September, 1910, and by written no
tICc sent 10 each stakeholder mailed 10 INN
1t least ten days prior to the date OF sand
meeting. said stockholders meeting having
been called Tor the purpose OF amending Ar
ucle IN OF the charter OF SAID company, pro
VIdIug for increase OF the capital stock
thereof from nifty thousand dollars 10 SHY
thousand dollars, 80 a. TO permit the IN
oreasIng OF the number OF shares OF class
a preferred stock Of tins company from
one hundred and twenty-five N25D shares to
mo hundred and tweuty.n tl2o) shares.
That at said meeting OF the stockholders
sad company - held on the Fourth day
Of October 1910, At 10 o'clock a. m. II was
resolved by the unanimous vote OF all the
stockholders present and represented at SAID
meeting, there being present and represented
eIgh;y-,hree ts5) Shars OF Class "A OF the
preferred stock, four "a shares OF Class "B
OF the preferred stock and two hundred and
nifty $50 shares OF the Common stock Of
said company, being 4 total Of three hundred
and thIrty-seyen $50 shares out OF four
hundred and three t4Oi) shares OF the capital
Of said company issued up to the date OF
said meeting "a certified copy OF the min
utes OF which meeting IS hereto annexed,
that Article " of the said charter OF said
company be amended as hereinafter set forth.
And the said Charles II. O'Rourke and the
sand James NJ Wyatt, respectively the pres
ident and secretary treasurer OF the Amer
lean Molasso Meal Company, Incorporated,
further declared to me, notary, that under
due authority OF said stockholders meeting,
held on October I, 1915, for the purpose Of
emDOdyIng the amendment 10 Article ~ OF
the charter OF the American MOlasso Meal
Company, incorporated, IN nUtlrlal form /;
they now declared unto me, notary, that
Article ~ Of the charter OF the American
Moldsso Meal Company, Incorporated, shall
be amended so as to read as follows, towIt:
Article IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation ) fixed al the sum of sixty
thousand l$dIUUUpb Jpllars, divided into
preferred and common stock. Three hundred
and nifty shares OF par value Of one hundred
dollars $4,000 each shall be worcestershire,
cumulative, eight per cent tSfo) perannum
preferred stock, divided into two (2) classes,
Class a and Class b The par value
dollars per share Class a. stock shall
comprise two hundred and twenty-five (225)
shares and class b stock shall comprise
one hundred and twenty 1--WE Q25) shares.
Both classes shall receive eight per cent
$50 per annum dividends, cumulative and
preferred, payable at the Office Of the com
pany on the first QsO day OF August each
year. Class "B' OF SAID preferred stock
will only receive dividend OF eight per
cent $50 per annum, and an allowance OF
one dollar tSl.G) per ton on each and every
ton Of feed bought from the company by the
original holder OF class "B' stock or their
legal heirs or assigns, which shall be paid
unto such stockhoder until the total allow.
ance paid each share OF said stock shall
equal the par value thereof, after which time
the said class "B" shall only receive eight
shall not participate in any additional divi-
bends which may be declared. a special
record shall be kept by the secretary-treas-
urer of such payments, which payments shall
also be endorsed the certificate OF class
"B, stock and credited at the time such
feed is paid for.
Two hundred and fifty (25O) shares of the
par value OF hundred dollars Gl00O0l
each shall constitute the common stock OF
this corporation, but the common stock shall
not participate in any dividends until after
the profits OF this COmpany( whether used
for Improvements or extensions of plant, or
retained surplus shall exceed twenty five
thousand dollars (S25O0.OO whether earned
IN one or more years.
The certificate of stock shall be signed by
the president and by the secretary treasurer
or in the absence or inability to act OF the
president, by the vice-preSIdent and seCTe-
tary-treasurer. Said stock shall be trans
ferable only on the books of the company,
and on the surrender or due proof OF loss
of the original certificate. The capital stock
may be increased to two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars (S250,OO.00.
All subscriptions shall be paid for in cash,
property or services, at such time that the
board of directors shall require, and the
laws OF this state provide. The corporation
shall begin to do business when twenty five
thousand dollars (S25OO0.00) of the capital
STOCK mas Deen SUBSCRIBED Tor, my per cent
(5OGo) thereof has been paid for, and the
remainder of the authorized stock shall be
issued at such time and upon such terms and
conditions as the board of directors shall
determine. The stock issued by this COM
pany may be voted cumul atively by the hold
1914"
And the said appearers further declared
unto me, notary, that me original charter
of the American Moasso Meal Company, In
corporated was created by an act of incor-
poration passed before Fred c. Marx, notary
public, in this city, on the 9Th day of July,
1915, and is recorded in the office of the
recorder of mortgages for the parish of Or
leans, in book ll57, folio 81, and has also
been filed and recorded in the Office of the
Secretary of State, at Baton Rouge, Louisi-
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
ciyt of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year hereinabove first written in the pres
ence of Louis r. Hoover and Warren V.
Miller. competent witnesses, who hereunto
sign their names, together with the said ap-
bearers and me, notary, after due reading
Of the while.
(SignedD: Chas. II. O'Rourke, Pres; J. NJ.
Myatt, Sec.-Treas.; Fred. c. Marx. Not. Pub.
Witnesses: Warren V Miller L. r. Hoover
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans.
l, the undersigned recorder of mortgages,
in and for the parish of Orleans, do hereby
amending the act of incorporation of the
American Molasso Meal Company, Incerpo-
rated, was this day duly recorded in my Office
in book 1901, folio 3l7. New Orleans, Octo-
Der 4, 1916.
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.