The herald., 1917-11-29

| OF LEVERT- MORVANT PLANTING CO.
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
q. 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 Is.
Levert, and Herman g. Won Berries, both
of age and residents of the city of New Or
leans, chairman and secretary respectively
OF meeting of the stockholders OF the
Levert Morvant Planting Co., held October
18th, 1917, herein acting as a committee ap-
pointed at said meeting of the stockholders,
to appear before notary and put the amend
ment TO the charter of the Levert-Morvant
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
before Frederick C. Marx, Notary Public,
on March 9th, 1907, held a meeting of the
stockholders of said corporation on the 18th
day OF October 1917, that 1923 l2-14ths shares
OF capital stock were present either in per-
son or by proxy, out of a total of stock issued
and outstanding of 1000 shares; that it was
resolved to amend Article V of the charter
SO as to increase the number of members
"a '4iS DooAh Va bAlNNtOlo rum SIN NCJ "
seven ID.
The said appearers further declared that
said amendment of article 5 of said charter
was made and adopted by a vote of all stock
present, which was 1923 l2-l4ths, as will ap-
pear from the annexed certified 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.-All the corporate powers of |
ercised by a Board of Directors composed |
Of seven % 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
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
to his last known address place of bust
ness. Each shareholder will be entitled to
EAST one vote, either in person or by proxy,
IN each share of stock held and a majority
If the votes cast shall elect.
The Directors thus elected shall serve and
continue in Office until their successors shall
lave been duly elected and qualified. A
allure TO hold the meeting the date above
specified shall not dissolve the corporation,
,ut the then directors and officers shall con-
inue to hold their Offices until their sue
essors shall have been elected and quail
led
Vacancies occurring in said Board of Di-
ectors from any cause shall be filed by
he remaining Directors. Three Directors
hall constitute quorum for the transaction !
any business. The said Board of Direc-
ors shall make all bylaws, rules and reg
lations for the proper government of the S
usiness and affairs of the corporation, and {
tier, amend and change the same at pleas a
re. They shall have power 10 buy, sell, | |
lortgage, pledge and lease any and all :
roperty, real, personal or mixed, corporeal {
r incorporeal whenever in their judgment .
ley may deem such acts necessary and a
roper, to issue bonds and obligations and a
} assume the same, to make all contracts, n
,ases and agreements as may be necessary. h
The officers of this corporation shall be a a
resident, a Vice-President, Treasurer and v
Secretary, all of whom shall be elected il
y the Board of Directors, at its first meet a
e after its own election. The Secretary f
led not be shareholder or director. The
oard OF Directors shall have the power to C,
ect any one person to fill any two of the =,
'ove named Offices, if it SO desires. =,
The following named persons, to-wit: John OF
Levert, DR.. Alfred ]. Kearny, John B.
evert, Jr, Emile U. Morvant, Henry C. :;
oryant and Walter Morvant, with Emile s
ce-President and as Treasurer and John \,
Levert, Jr., as Secretary, shall be and u:
e hereby constituted the first Board of "
rectors, and shall hold their offices until II
E Second Monday in April, 1908, and until l
cir successors are duly elected and quail
ed. The salaries of all officers and en- "
oyees shall be fixed and changed by a tn
tie of four-hfths of the Board of Directors he
Thus done and passed in my Office in the OF OF
ty of New Orleans, on the day, month and ~
ar herein first above written, and in the ~
esence of Gertrude Cowan and May Lorio | rll
npetent witnesses, who have signed with sc
d appearers and me, notary, after reading Po
the whole. Ipy
Signed ]. B. Levert, II, G. Won Berries. -
Witnesses: Gertrude Cowan. May Lorio. III
HENRY G BLOCH, Notary Public. po
:, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages, st'
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Co
uisiana, do hereby certify that the above tir
foregoing act of amendment of incor- du
alton of the Levert-Morvan Planting Co. tut
$ this day duly recorded in Book 1912, an
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Jew Orleans, October q, 1917 IN IN
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, al al
by. Recorder. ~.
| true copy. wa
HENRY C. BLOCH, Notary Public. i i1S
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