St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-12-15

notice OF said meeting was given In
accordance with the requirement. Of
its charter and the laws of the State
Of Louisiana.
And said appearers fsrthsr de-
clared that at said meeting Articles
I and w Of its Act of Incorporation
were amended and re-enacted 20 ~
to read as follows:
ARTICLE L.
The name and style Of this vor-
poration shall be Covington Grocery
& Grain Company, Inc, and its
dom o-le is hereby established at
Covington, ST. Tammany Parish.
louisiana, and undes its corporate
name said corporation shall have
1oWer and authority to contract, SUI
Ind be sued. TO make and use a cor
Dorate sea-. and the same to break
nd alter at Pleasure; to hold. re-
,.eive, have. purchase, improve. alien
a e, convey, sell, borrow, pledge.
mortgage and hypothecate under
said corpora e name. property, real,
Ell sonal and mixed; to establish
and operate branch offices and ware
houses in this and other States OF
he United States: to name and Ap-
ors and employees as its business, In
tere5ts and convenience may re-
Quire; and to make, establish. -
we'll as amend from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper government Of the
affairs Of said corporation a. may be
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 necessary and prep
or to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved. in accordance with it,
charter, shall have succession and
enjoy sxistsnee for . period Of
niaety-nine years 6ron date ul IT.
original aet Of incorporation. 1a0e-
", July 5th, 1901.
The President, Or IN bio absence
the Vice President. sham - -
proper Derso1 apon whom e1taf1eA
or othsr legal proeees aAaN -
served.
ARTICLE ~.
The corporate powers Of this eo@-
pany shall - vested IN. and e3erGD-
ed BY. . Board Of seven DirsstaFs,
consisting Of the President (wAe
may also 30 the Treasurer Of I'D
corporation). Vice President. ssere-
tary and four stockholders, tour Of
which Board shall constitute . CO.
rum for the transaction Of business.
corporate acts.
The following persons sha11 1o1-
stttute the Arst Board of O1reetees:
F. Salmen, SlideH, La.
J. A. Bousquet, Slidell, La.
Max Schwabacher. co N. o. Cor
boalted Box Co., New Orleans, La.
J. S. Waterman, 428 Gravfer St.,
New Orleans, La.
John T. Gibbons, Poydras and s.
Peters St.. New Orleans, La.
C. w. Schmidt, co Guatemala Cot
fee Co., New Orleans, La.
With E. J. Domergus as Presidsn
and Treasurer. ]. T. Gibbons as Vice
President, and ]. s. Waterman -
Secretary.
No person shall be elected - Dr.
rector or as officer who Is not !
stakeholder Of tbs company.
During the absence Of the Presi-
dent, the Vice President shall oct
and preside.
Said Board shall continue IN ehnce
until the third Tuesday In January.
1918. on which date. and thereafter
nnua1 v. a Board Of Directors sha y
~ e!ec cd unless he same shall. be
hol DAY. when he elect on hall b.
ed on the next lega. day there
after.
Notice Of VIII Oh cleo ion shall be
gwen at least ten days continuous
publication proceeding each election
in a newspaper published In the town
OF Covington; and the Board OF Di-
rector, shall appo Mt one or more
stockholders to preside at such cleo
ion as comm sSioners. In the even,
Of the failure Of any commissioner
or commissioners to attend, the Pres.
ident shall; by appointment. I'LL thu
vacancy. Any failure from any
cause whatsoever, to elect Direstorl
tho day named for that purpo0 0a1