St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-07-28
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
of the
PICAYUNE TURPENTINE co.


Be it known that on this 18th day
of July, A. D.. 1917. before me, Har
vey E. Ellis, Notary Public. within
and for the parish of st. Tammany,
State of Louisiana, and in the pres
ence of the undersigned witnesses,
personally came and appeared HUI
bert C.. Bailey and E. Jones, resi-
dents Of said parish, to me personal
ly known, who declared that the
said Hubert c. Bailey was chairman
and the said E. Jones was the secre-
tary of a meeting Of the stockholders
OF the Picayune Turpentine Co.. held
at Covington, Louisiana, the dom. cile
of said corporation, on the 18th day
OF July, 1917, said stockholders
waving notice and advertisement
provided by Articles vi and VIII of
the charter of said corporation and
all other notices required by law,
and that at said meeting there were
total Of sixty-one (6D shares pres
ent, being all the stock issued of
said corporation.
And appearers declared that at
such meeting Of such stockholders a
resolution was adopted by the unani-
nous vote of all the stockholders
that Articles / and III of the articles
of Incorporation of said corporation
should be amended, and said arti-
cles were duly amended so as to read
as follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be Southern Naval
Stores Warehouse Co., Inc and by
said corporate name it shall have
succession and enjoy existence for a
period of ninety-nine years, unless
sooner dissolved, in the manner pro-
vided by law, and the articles of this
charter; and under said corporate
name it. shall have power and au-
thOrity to contract, sue and be sued,
to make and use corporate seal, the
same to alter or break at pleasure;
to make all necessary rules and reg
ulatiOns for its corporate manage
ment and control, and shall have
and enjoy all the rights, privileges
and immunities which are now con-
ferred upon. or may hereafter be
granted to corporations of the same
kind and character"
ARTICLE III.
''The objects and purposes for
which this corporation is organized
are hereby declared to be engaged
in and carry on the business of pub
lie warehouses in general and the
warehousing of naval stores in par
ticular, and for this purpose to is
sue warehouse receipts in conformity
IN of T 81
gotiable and non-negotiable, to per-
sons warehousing goods, and to
make reasonable charges therefor,
and to make advances or loans upon
the security of such goods, or other
wise to acquire and own by pur-
chase, lease, or otherwise, buildings,
yards and warehouses, tanks and
tank cars, and in aid of its bust
ness, and when necessary or Incl
dental thereto, may acquire, own,
lease and operate railroads, spur
tracks, bridges, steamboats, and other
water craft
And said appearers declared that
they were authorized and instructed
by said stockholders meeting to ex-
ecute the proper notarial act amend
ing the charter of said corporation
in accordance with the vote of said
stockholders.
And said appearers thereupOn de-
clared that the articles of incorpora-
ton of said Picayune Turpentine Co.
have been duly and legally amend
ed by the vote of the stockholders
of said corporation, and they make
this declaration and execute this no
tarial act in accordance Herewith.
Thus done and signed at my Of
flee in Covington, La, in the pres
ence of Edward v. Richard and Karl
J. KOhnke, competent witnesses,
who sign the same with said appear
ers, and me, Notary, after the read
ing of the whole.
Signed:
HUBERT. C. BAILEY,
f. JONES.
Witnesses:
EDW. v. RICHARD.
KARL J. KOHNKE.
HARVEY E. ELLIS,
Uotary Public
l hereby certify that the above and
foregoing articles of amendment to
the charter of the Picayune Turpen-
tine Company were fled for record
on the 18th day Of. July, A. D., 1911,
and recorded on said date in Charter
Book No. folios ~120 ct seq.
w. e. BLOSSMAN.
by. Clerk & Ex-Officio Recorder.
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