St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-29

Levin L. Morgan. q Notary Public
in and for the Parish of st. Tam
many, State Of louisa ma, duty COM
msaioned and qualified, and in the
presence OF the undersigned wit
assses.
PERSONAL came and appeared 4. j.
Domergus and J. s. Waterman, re-
spectively President and Secretary Of
the Covington Grocery T. Grain Com
Company. Inc. who declared that a
meeting OF the stockholders Of said
company was held at ito Office at Cow
ington. Louisiana, ON the 2Sth day
Of July, 1917, for the purpose OF
amending Articles l and w OF the
Charter OF this corporation. and that
nouice OF said meeting was given in
accordance with the requirements Of
it's charter and the laws of tho State
OF Louisiana.
And said appearers, further de-
olared that at said meeting Articles
and Nv Of its Act of Incorporation
were amended and rs-enacted 30 as
to read - follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style OF this sor-
poration shall 30 Covington Grocery
& Grain COMPANY, Inc. and it,
daGutails 10 hereby established st
Coringtou. Ct. TammAny Paraaa
Louisiana, and linden it, corporate
mama said. corporation shau have
power and authority to contract, sut
and be sued: to make and use 4 cor
porate seal. and the same to break
and alter 1t pleasure; to hold. re-
csiya. have. purchase, improve, alien
ata. conway, cell, borrow. pledge,
mortgage aud nypothaeats under
sAid oorporate aams. property. real.
personal and mixed; to sstAblah
and operate branch of6cas end ware
hovsss in this and oEAsr States OF
the United States; to name AID aD-
point sueh Manager. sGeats. 0Leet-
ore and employees - it, business. Ia
forests and convenience may re-
Quire; aud to make. establish, ~
we'll a. amend from time to time
such bylaws. rules and regulations
for the proper government OF the
affairs Of said corporation ~ may be
deemed necessary and porpsr; and
the same to change and alter ct
pleasure, and to DO all other acts
and things permitted ~ law, or that
shan or may BE- nsoessary ana prep
sr to carry out the objects and puf-
poses Of sa1d corporation.
SAID corporation. unlses eosHE
dissolved. in accordance vita its
charter, AhAu have suooosnion and
s1joy Gxist>uao4 for . par1od Of
n1not3 -nine. years tron date oe it,
original aot Of tnsoT7erstis1, naAs-
Y, July tth. A9ol.
The President, or IN his. abssnas
the Vie Proident. ehAN ~ tAs
pSo0or perDoA lyon NAoD s1tAkipa
or other legal oroeses aAaN -
served.
ARTICLE ".
The corporate poNars Of A0 com
paay shall 10 vested In, and s1ers1D-
cd by. q Board OF seven Dirsstors.
consisting Of the President (w1s
may also 30 the Treasurer Of eadd
corporatton), Vice President. Seere-
tary and four sto6kholderS, tour at
which Board shall constitute quo
rum for the transAction OF buainaaa,
and their decisions shall b, valid,
corporate acts.
The to.lowinS persons shall con.
ssttuts the 1zst Board Of Dirsstses:
r. Salmen, Slidell. La.
J. A. BousQust, slidell. La.
Max Schwabacher. Go N. O. Cor
boalted Box Co., New Orleans. La.
J. s. Waterman, 42s Gravier St..
New Orleans, La.
John T. Gibbons. Poydras and s.
Peters ST.. New Orleans. La.
c. W. Schmidt, CO Guatamala Cot
tee Co., New Orleans. La.
With =. ]. Domergus - President
and Treasurer, J. T. Gibbons as Vice
President. and J. S. Waterman A.
Secretary.
No person shall b elected Is Dr.
rector or As officer who Is not 4
stockholder Of this company.
During the 0hsencs OF the Prssi-
dent, the Vice President shall ct
and preside.
Said Board shall continue in s4es
until the third Tuesday in January,
1918, on which date, and thereafter
annually, . Board Of Directors shah
b elected, unless the same shall ~
q holiday, when the election shall be
held on the next legal day there
after.
Notice OF which election shall be
given at least ten days continuous
publication preceding each election
in q newspaper published in the town
of Covington; and the Board of Dr.
rectos shall appoint one or more
stockholders to preside at such cleo
ton al commissioners. In the event
OF the failure of any commissioner
or commissioners to attend, the Pres
idsnt shall, by appointment, i'll! the
vacancy. Any failure from any
cause whatsoever, to elect Directors
the day named for that purpose shall
not dissolve the corporation, but,
the Directors then In Office. as we'll
as ofaoers Of said company, shall
hold over until their suoeessors are
chosen.
In which event the President shall
cause another elecsion to BE- hold
within thirty days. and shall give
notice thereof a. hereinabove pro-
vided. At each election and meet
ing, each stockholder shall be en-
titled to vote for each share CT stock
registered in HIS name, and may vote