The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1916-03-11
AMENDMENT "A
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CHARTER
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I. B. WILLIAMS CYPRESS CO., LTD
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST NARY

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST MARY.
Before me, E. F. Marin, Deputy
Clerk Of Court and ex officio "A n ,tarS
Pubic, daily commissioned and qnali-
fed, within and for the Parish of St
Mary, state OF louisiana. personally
came and appeared l.. kemper Viii
liams. Secretary of f. b. Wilkins
Cypress Company, Ltd, a corporation
created under the laws of the State of
Louisiana By an act passed before Will
bur H. Kramer, Notary Pubic. on the
Sth day Of April, 1902 and recorded in
he office Of the Recorder of Norteagcs
for the Parish of st Mary. in Book No
As, Folio No 499 Enry No. 29SlD, on
April OH, 1902, who declared an ac-
knowedeed unto me. Notary, in the
presence Of the undersigned wltnesseS:
That a meeting Of the Stockholders OF
f. b. Williams Cypress Company, Ltd ;,
was held AZ the office of said Company
in Patterson, ST. Mary Parish, State of
Louisiana, on the l4th day of January,
1914, after due notice given to the stock
holders of said corporation, as required
by the char'er and by law.
That at sald general meeting Of stock
holders held on said day, by Vote of
more than two-1hirds of all the capital
stock of said Company, Article V of the
charter of said Company was amended;
and that he, the said l.. Kemper vii
liamS. at said meeting, was authorized
and directed to appear before me, No
tary Public, aud to execute the proper
notaiial act aud declaration of such
amendment, required By law for the
purpose of aifording authentic evidence
ana permanent record.
Wherefore, tEe said appearer declared
in pursuance If the authority thus con-
ferIed upon HIM, that at the said m ct
ing held on the l4th day Of Januart, :,
1914, Article V OF the Charter of f. h
Williams Cypress Company. Ltd was
amended SO as to read aS follows:
PARTICLE V.
"The power of this carporati N shall
be vested in and exercised BY a Board
Of Directors. each of whom shall own
at Ieas .one share of the capital stock of
This company. and said Directors shall
be elected by ballot and under the su-
ucrvisuu of election commi sSipners at
the annual meeting Of the stockholders
Of this Company which annual meeting
shall be held on the second Thursday of
January of each year, at winch meet
ing every stockholLer shall have the
right IN person or by proxy to cast one
vote on each sh IRE of STOCK held by HIM
Two members Of directors shall cons
stitnte Il quorum. Said board shall have
power 10 ill. vacancies occurring on the
Board of Officers and Directors; shuii
hold aud continue in office uni. their
suct tessors shall have been elected an!
qualified. The annual meeting of the
stockholders s!l II be preceded by ten
DAYS notice published in any paper in
ST. Mary Parish and by notice mailed
to the last known address OF each stock
holder at least eight days before the
meeting.
"Thc Board of Directors shall have
full power to provide for general or
special meetings of the stockholders, or
of the Board of Directors. Any mem
Der of the Boarl of Directors who may
be absent from the domic'le of ths eom.
pany, or who may be prev ntcd by sick
! ness IRON attending may give written
proxy to any other member Of said
Board of Directors to represent him on
all matters at any meeting of the Board
of Di ectors whether SPECIAL or general
Company who shall hold Office uuti! the
18th day Of Janulry, 1903, and until
their successors are elec!e and qntli-
fed shal be +. b. Williams, l.. NJ.
Williams and G. $. Williams, with F.
b. Williams as President. l.. NJ. Will
liams as Secretary & Treasurer, aad
G. :. Williams as Vicc-President.
The officers Of this Company shall
be President and Vice President and
a Secretary & Treasurer, the Secre-
tary & Treasurer need not be share
holder or director. The Board of Dis
rectors shall at the first meeting after
their election elect all the officers of this
Company"
Thus done and passed at M Office in
Patterson, ST Mary Parish, State of
Louisiana, on this 4th day of February
in the year 1916. in the presence of V.
L. Watson and l.. l.. D,jean. residents
of st. Mary Parish, competent wit
ne ses, who have 81. med their name,
with the said sppearer and ue, Notary,
after cue readin: of the whole.
iSigned) l. kEMPER WILLIAMS,
otCICtdfS
Witnesses:
V. l.. WATSON,
l.. L. DEJEAN
f. F. MARIN,
Deputy Clerk, Ex-Officio Notary
Public.
CLERKS OFFICE, |
FRANKLIN. LA.
Received and filed tor Recordati m at
9::25 a. m. Feb 8. 1916.
Jos J. SCHWARTZ
Dy. Clerk OF Court
STATE OF OUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST. MARY.