The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-22
CHARTERS.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
OF LEvERT.MoRvANT PLANTING

OF LENERT-MORNANI PLANIlNO ".
United States of America, State Of Louisi-
ana, Parish of Orleans, City Of New
Orleans.
Be it known, That, on this oath day Of
the month Of October, in the year nineteen
hundred and seventeen, before me, Henry
u. Bloch, notary public, duly commissioned
and sworn, in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, City Of New Orleans, therein resid-
ing, personally came and appeared John b.
Levert, and Herman G. Won Berries, both
of age and residents of the city OF New Or
leans, chairman and secretary respectively
Of a meeting of the stockholders OF the
Levert-Morvant Planting CO., held October
llth, 1917, herein acting as committee APP
pointed at said meeting OF the Stockholders,
TO appear before notary and put the amend
ment to the charter OF the Levert-MoIVant
Planting Co., adopted at said meeting OF the
stockholders in the form required by law
And the said appearers declared that
whereas, the Levert-Morvant Planting Co.,
a corporation organized under the laws OF
this State, domiciled in the city OF New
Orleans, State of Louisiana by act passed
before Frederick c. Marx, Notary Public,
on March 9th, 1907, held meeting OF the
stockholders Of said corporation on the llth
day of October 1917, that l42S l2-l4ths shares
Of capital stock were present either In per.
son or by proxy, out of total OF stock issued
and outstanding OF 1000 shares; that it was
resolved to amend Article OF the charter
so as to increase the number OF members
of the Board of Directors from SIX (o) TO
seven %.
The said appearers further declared that
said amendment Of article OF SAID Charter
was made and adopted by a vote OF all stock
present, which was l42S 12-l4ths, as will ap-
pear from the annexed ceruhed extracts from
the minutes of said corporation, setting forth
the proceedings had and the actions taken
at said meeting.
And the said appearer further declared, as
will appear from the annexed certified ex-
tracts from the minutes OF said corporation,
Article Of the charter of the Levert-Mor-
want Planting Company was amended SO as
TO read as follows:
Article V-An the corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by a Board Of Directors composed
of seven Cd shareholders 10 be elected an
nually on the Second Monday of April, IN
each year, the first election to be held IN
the year 1908. All such elections shall be
conducted under such rules and regulations
as the Board Of Directors may prescribe, OF
which election ten days prior notice shall
have been given in writing by the Secretary
unto each shareholder by mailing the same
to his last known address or place OF BUSH
ness Each shareholder will be entitled to
cast one vote, either in person or by proxy,
on each share of stock held and majority
Of the votes cast shall elect.
The Directors thus elected shall serve and
continue in Office until their successors shall
have been duly elected and qualified.
failure TO hold the meeting on the date above
specified shall not dissolve the corporation,
but the then directors and officers shall con-
tinue TO hold their Offices until their sue
cessors shall have been elected and quail
fed
Vacancies occurring in said Board of Di-
rectors from any cause shall be hlled by
the remaining Directors. Three Directors
shall constitute quorum for the transaction
of any business. The said Board of Direc-
tors shall make all bylaws, rules and reg
ulations for the proper government OF the
business and affairs of the corporation, and
alter, amend and change the same at pleas
ure. They shall have power TO buy, sell,
mortgage, pledge and lease any and all
property, real, personal or mixed, corporeal
or incorporeal whichever in their judgment
they may deem such acts necessary and
proper, to issue bonds and obligations and
to assume the same, to make all contracts,
leases and agreements as may be necessary.
The officers of this corporation shall be a
President, Vice-President, a Treasurer and
Secretary. all of whom shall be elected
BY the Board of Directors, at its first meet
ing after its own election. The Secretary
need not be a shareholder or director. The
Board of Directors shall have the power to
elect any one person to NIL any two OF the
above named Offices, if it so desires
The following named persons, to-wit: John
B. Levert, DR.. Alfred ]. Kearny, John B.
Levert. IT., Emile U. Morvant, Henry c.
Morvant and Walter Morvant, with Emile
u. Morvant as President. John b. Levert
as Vice-President and as Treasurer and John
B. Levert, Jr., as Secretary, shall be and
are hereby constituted the first Board of
Directors. and shall hold their Offices until
the Second Monday in April, 1908. and until
their successors are duly elected and quail
flied The salaries of all officers and en-
ployees shall be fixed and changed by a
vote of four-hfths of the Board of Directors.
Thus done and passed in my Office in the
City of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, and in the
presence of Gertrude Cowan and May Lorio,
competent witnesses, who have signed with
said appearers and me, notary, after reading
Of the whole.
(SignedD ]. B. Levert, H. G. Won Berries.
Witnesses: Gertrude Cowan, May Lorio.
HENRY G BLOCH, Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages,
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of amendment Of incor-
poration of the Levert-Morvan Planting Co.
was this day duly recorded in Book 1912,
folio -.
New Orleans, October 26, 1917
(Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD,
by. Recorder.
A true copy.
HENRY G. BLOCH, Notary Public
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