St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-10-27
AMENDMENT OF CHARrrR
Of the
COvIN0TON GROCERY 4 onArr
COMPANY, LIMITED.
STATE Of Louiaiana, Perish Of q
Tammany.

Be It known, thnt on this 18th
day OF September, 1917, before ma
Lewis L. Morgan, Notary Pub,ieH
in and tor the Parish of st. Tam.
many. State Of Louisiana. duty COM
mdssioned and qualified, and IN The
preseuco Of the underlined M
aseeee,
! Pernonaal came and appeared u
De09Eao ed J. 9. Waterman- =.
aDoeetvoly President and Secretary a.
he Covington Grocery 4 Grain Can
pany. Ltd, who declared that :
0AotioS Of the stockholders OF M
eomUany was held ct it, once Ut Gov
ington. Louisiana, ON tho 3sth dav
x July, 1917. for the purpose 81
amending Articles I and w OF The
Charter ol this corporation, and that
notice Of said meeting wae styw Il
accordance with the roQuirementa of
its charter and the Jaws of the Staie
Of Louisiana.
: And said appearers further de-
clared that at said meeting Articles
! and Nv Of its Act Of lncorporaffon
were amended and re-enacted % e
to read % follows:
ARTICLN1I.
The name ana style Of thu ,sor-
poretion shall be Covington Grocery
I Grain Company, Limited, ana II,
dom.c!le 10 hereby esteblished e
Cevington. st. Tammany Paraea.
Louisiana, and undes its corporats
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract. sut
and be dued; to make and use q COR
porate >Seai. and the same to break
and alter at pleasure: to hold, re-
ceive. have. purchase, improve, aieu-
ats. convey. sell. borrow. p-sdxs,
mortgage and hypothecats under
said corporate name. property. real,
personal and mixed: to es.abliSa
and operate branch Offices and ware
houses in this and other States u
The United States: to name and Ap-
point such manager;. aHenis, direct
ors and employees - it, business, L.
tereDts and convenience may e.
Qu1re: and to make. estahish. q
we'll - ameQd from time to tims
such bylaws. rules and regulstioaa
for the proper government Of the
affairs Of said corporation ~ may DC
deemed necessary and porpor; and
the same to change and alter 81
pleasure, and to do all other ac.a
and things permitted BY law. or tAai
shah Or may be necss,ary and pror-
Or to carry out the objects and pur.
posss OF said corporation.
Said corporation, unless soe1al
dissolved, in accordance with II
shArter, AhAll have succession and
lsajey existence for . period n
niasty-nine years from date e II
original aet Of interpretation, name
", July 9Th. 1901.
The Preaident, or In his aboon1I
The Wee President. sham - ~
proper porsoa upon whom c1tak1oG
o. other legal proosss dhah n
served.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate poworo Of 4hie co.
paay shau Do vested in. and s1arsfD
"a ~. . Board Of seven Dtreseoea
consisting Of the President (w0l
may also b the Treasurer q ~
eofporet1on), Vice President, 6ooso
4ary and four stockholders. tour Il
which Board shan constitute Q gro
rum for the transaction Of businees
aad their decisions shall b valid
corporate aets.
The following persons shA1 Oh
ooltuto The 1Ngt Board Of Directors
3. ]. Domargus,
J. 8. Waterman,
Jne. T. Gibbons.
Fits aalmen,
Max 0ehvob0ohor,
Chas. w. Schmidt,
]. 4. BooQu1t.
VITA r. ]. Domergue % Preeide9
and Treasurer. ]. T. Gibbons - VIC
Prooideot, and ]. 9. WatorDaa q
Secretary.
No person shall 70 efested - n
rector or ~ odScef WHO = nj I
stocktholder Of this company.
During the ebsence Of the PRE-
den4. the Vice President sAan 90
end preside.
Said Board shall eoltinas Il -
until the third Tuesday 4 JanuArJ
1918, ON which date, ana thereAftel
annual,y. q Board Of Directors 81
- oloeted, unless the Same dAaR -
q holiday, whom the election eAAn y
held On tie next legal day thro
a4tor.
Notice Of wh:sh tlestioA shall =
given Ut least ten dayA ooo61nool
pubNcation preceding ea4A S1eeeiel
in . newapAper pubu1heA In tAe tow1
Of Covington: ana the Board Of p
restoW shall appoint ono Or 1os'
stockholders to preside ct such eaeo
ton % commtaaionsrs. In the eveA
Of tie nadlare of any eomnd1e1ooe
Or oommdsstonsgD to attend. the PreD
adsat shsll. b. appointment. ~ ~
vn0aey. Any fa4luFe iron ~
eouso whaGsoove1. % elect D1looeoe!
Ne lay named for that psrpose -
not di0solvo the sorpofoto1. -!
AAo Directors then In ones. - -
- o0eero at sand company. ~
bold over until their Successors ~
chooses.
In which event the President So
cause another election to - ~
witAan thirty days, and ahail gfv'
notice thereof ~ horednabove PRO
vdded. ~ each election and mese
ding, each goockholder shall - q
titlod to voto~&or each share OF se0o
fogjoteeed in hio name, and may v0e
~ peoxy.
The election OF Directors dhan 2
b. ballot, and the majority =
amount Of votes cast. each ahare Q
stock voted upon to be counted %