St. Tammany farmer., 1917-12-22

notice Of said meeting was given in
accordance with the requirements Of
it's charter and the laws Of the State
OF Louisiana.
And said appearers further de-
olared that at said meeting Articles
/ and Nv Of It's Act Of Incorporation
were amended and rs-enactsd % as
to read as follows:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style Of this cor
poration shall DO Covington Grocery
4 Grain Company. Inc. and ito
dom.cile 10 hereby established at
Covington. st. Tammany Pardsa.
Louisiana, and undes it, corporate
name said corporation shau have
power and authority to contract, Sut
and be sued: to make and use . cor
porate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure; to hold, re-
ceive. have, purchase, improve. alien
ate, convey, sell, borrow, pledge.
mortgage and hypothecats under
said corporate name. property. real.
personal and mixed; to establish
and operate branch offices and ware
houses in this and otaer States OF
lhe United States: to name and Ap-
point such managers, agents. direct-
ors and employees as its business. In
tereGts and convenience may re-
Quire; and to make, establish, a
we'll as amend from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulation
for the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation a. may DC
deemed necessary and porper; and
the same to change and alter ct
pleasure, and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law. or that
sham or may be necea5ary and prop
or to carry out the objects and pur-
poses OF said corporation.
Said corporation. unless sooner
dissolved. in accordance with tta
charter, shall have succession and
enjoy existence for . period o1
ninety-nine years from date Of III
original oct Of incorporation. name
ly. July 5th, 1901.
The President. or in his Abssncl
the Vice President. shall bo thu
proper person upon whom citation
or other legal process shall b.
served.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers OF this com
pany shall bo vested in, and exereis
ed by, . Board Of seven Directors
consisting Of the President (wh<
may also be the Treasurer OF ea1d
corporation). Vice President. Sscre
tary and four stockholders, tour o
which Board shall constitute . quo
rum for the transaction Of business
and their decisions shAu bo valid
corporate acts.
The following persons shall con
stitute the first Board Of Oirectoee
F. Salmen, Slidell, La.
J. A. BousQuet. Slidell. La.
Max Schwabacher, CO N. O. Cor
boalted Box Co., New Orleans, La.
]. 8. Waterman, 428 Gravier st.
New Orleans. La.
John T. Gibbons. Poydras and 8
Peters St.. New Orleans. La.
C. w. Schmidt, co Guatamala Cot
fee Co.. New Orleans, La.
With r. J. Domergue - Presiden
and Treasurer, J. T. Gibbons as Vic
President, and J. 8. Waterman q
Secretary.
No person shall be elected % n
rector or ~ officer who h not ,
stakeholder Of this company.
During the absence of the Presi
dent, the Vice President shall %
and preside.
Said Board shall continue in ONE
until the third Tuesday in January
1918, on which date. and thereafte
annually, q Board of Directors shal
be elected, unless the same shall b
a holiday, when the election shall b
held on the next legal day there
after.
Notice Of which election shall b
given at least ten days continuou
publication preceding each slectio
in a newspaper published in the tow
of Covington: and the Board OF D
rectors shall appoint one or NOR
stockholders to preside at sdch ele'
Ion as comm scioners. In the ever
Of the failure of any commissi6ne
| or commissioners to attend, the Pre-
ident shall. by appointment. fM th
vacancy. Any failure from On
cause whatsoever. to lect Director
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