The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-12-06
CHARTERS.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
lF LEVERT. MORVANT PLANTING {

OF LEVERT-MORVANT PLANTING co.
United States of America, State of Lousi- |
ana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
Be it known, That, on this Path day OF
the month of October, in the year nineteen
G. Bloch, notary public, duly commissioned
and sworn in and for the Parish OF Or
leans, City of New Orleans, therein Tesid-
ing, personally came and appeared John b.
Levert, and Herman u. Won borries, potn
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
pointed at said meeting of the stockholders,
TO appear before notary and put tne smenu.
ment TO the charter of the Levert- MoTvant
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 I. Marx, Notary re0 tbc
stockholders of said corporation on the llth
day of October 1917, that 1923 l2-l4ths shares
of capital stock were present either IN per-
son or by proxy, out of total OF stock issued
ard Outstanding OF 1000 shares; that it was
resolved to amend Article V of the charter
so as to increase the number OF members
of the Board OF Directors from SIX Vo) 10
seven CD.
The said appearers further declared that
said amendment of article OF said chartef
was made and adopted by 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 i9rtn
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 Gorporauoh'
Article of the charter of the Levert-Mor-
want Planting Company was amended SO as
10 read as follows:
"Article V.-All the corporate powers OF
this corporation shall be vested IN ana ek
ercised by a Board of Directors composed
nualiy on the Second Monday Of April, IN
each wear, the first election to be held IN
the wear 1908 All such elections shall De
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 ousi-
ness. Each shareholder Will De entl'iea 70
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 shaii
have been duly elected and ,quaiihed. a
sDecihed shall not dissolve the corporation,
hut 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-
| -ectors from any cause shall be filled 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 ana reg.
e. tha
business and affairs OF the corporation, ano
alter, amend and change the same at pleas
ure They shall have power to Guy, sell;
mortgage, pledge and lease any ana All
or incorporeal whenever in their judgmen;
| they may deem such acts necessary and
proper, to issue bonds and obligations ano
| TO assume the same, to make all contracts,
| leases and agreements as may De necessary
The officers of this corporation shall be a
President, Vice-President, Treasurer and
Secretary, all of whom shall be elected
| by the Board of Directors, at It's hrst meeI.
| ing after its own election. The Secretary
need not be a shareholder or director. Inc
BOARD of Directors shall have the power to
elect any one person to fill 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, Jr, Emile U. Morvant' henry :.
| U. Morvant as President, John B. Lever'
as Vice. President and as Treasurer and Johr
B. Levert, Jr., as Secretary, shall be anc
are hereby constituted the first Board o.
| Directors, and shall hold their Offices. until
the Second Monday in April, 1908, apd unit
| their successors are duly elected and quail
| flied. The salaries of all officers and EN-
| ployees shall be fixed and changed by
vote of four-hfths of the Board OF Directors
Thus done and passed in my Office in thu
| CITY of New Orleans, on the day, month AM
wear herein first above written, and IN tn
| presence of Gertrude Cowan and May Lore
competent witnesses, who have signed witt
said appearers and me, notary, after reading
of the whole.
(Signed ]. 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 o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the aoov
and foregoing act of amendment of incoi
poration of the Levert-M orvan Planting @
was this day duly recorded in Book III.
folio -.
| New Orleans. October 26, 1917.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD,
by. Recorder.
HENRY C. BLOCH, Notary Public
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