St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-05

Lewis L. Morgan. 3 Notary Publ.
IN and tor the Parish Of st. Tam
many, State OF Louisiana, duly com.
missionsd and qualified, and in taf
presence Of the undeNigned wit.
aesses,
PERSONAL came and appeared r. ]
Domergue and J. Q. Waterman. re-
sDect4vo4y Prosident and Secretary Of
the Covingpon Grocery Z Grain Com.
Company. Inc. who declared that 4
meeting Of the stockholders OF said
company WAS held at it, office ct Gov
lngton. LOUISIANA, on the 2Sth day
| Ut July. 1917. for the purpose o,
amending Articles ! and " Of tht
Charter Ut this corporation, and tina,
nouce OF said meeting was given in
accordance with the requirements OF
Is charter and the laws OF the state
| OF Louisiana.
And sald appearsrs further de-
clared that at said meeting Articles
and Nv Of its Act of Incorporation
were amended and re-enacted % a.
20 read o. follows:
ARTICLE l.
The name and style OF this cor
porauon shall be Covington Grocer
4 Gram Company, Inc. and tta
dom Gle 1s hereby Established 81
Covlngton, St. Tammany Parish
LOUISIANA. and uades Its corporal.
name sad corporation shall have
and tn
aud % sued: 10 make and Use Z COR
uorate sea-, and the same to breax
ana alter 1t p4easugs; TO hold. re-
cslSe. have, purchase. improve, aAion-
A.s, convey. soai. borrow. D4edxs.
mortgage and hyDolnscato under
sAld SorDorAIo name, property. real.
personal and mixed; to oSIanuSo
AND operate branch Offices ana ware
houses IN this and o.aer States Of
ne United Slatss: to name and Ap-
pont SUCH nana2erG. agenAs. dirocl-
ors and employees ~ Its business; In
%erasts and convenience may &C.
vulre; and to make. establish, %
weA a. amend from time TO time
such bylaws. rules and regulations
Tor the proper government Of tbs
AFFAIRS Of said corporation ~ may oe
deemed necessary and porper; ana
the same to change and alter at
pleasure, and to do all other acts
and things permitted BY law. or thai
saaL or may be nsceA,ary and prop
er to carry out the objects and pur-
poses Of said corporation.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved. in accordance with Its
charter, shall have succession ana
enjoy existence tor . period OF
ninety-nins years from date Of its
original act Of Incorporation. name
ly. July 5th. 1901.
The President, or In AiA absence
the Vice President, shau ~ the
proper person upon whom citation
or other legal Dsocess shall be
served.
ARTICLE Nv.
The corporate Dowens Of this COM
pany shall be vested in, and exercis-
ed by. Board Of seven Directors.
consisting Of the President (who
may also be the Treasurer Of said
corporation). Vice President. Score
1ary and four stockholders, tour OF
which Board shall constitute . QUO
rum for the transaction Of business.
and their decisions shall b valid.
corporate acts.
The following persons shall con
stltute the first Board Of Directors:
+. Salmen. Slidell. Ii.
J. A. BousQuet. Slidell. La.
Max Schwabacher, co N. 0. Cor
boalted Box Co.. New Orleans. La.
J. S. Waterman, l2S Gravier St.,
New Orleans. La.
John T. Gibbons, Poydras and s.
Peters St.. New Orleans, La.
C. w. Schmidt. co Guatamala Co..
tee Co.. New Orleans, La.
e. ]. Domsrgue. Covington. La.
With +. J. Domerxue - President
and Treasurer. ]. T. Gibbons - Vice
President. and ]. 8. Waterman -
Secretary.
No person shall b elected o. d.
rector or a. officer who Il not q
stockholder Of tbs company.
During the absence Of the Presi-
dent, the Vice President shall act
and preside.
Said Board shall continue In onoe
until the third Tuesday In January.
1913, on which date, and thereafter
annually. . Board Of Directors shall
be elected. unless the same shall DO
a holiday, when the elect on shall b.
held on the next legal day there
after.
Notice Of which election shall 10
given at least ten days continuous
publication preceding each election
IN q newspaper published in the town
II Covington; and the Board Of Dr.
rectors shall Apo Mt one or more
stockholders to preside at such cleo
lou As comm .s;ioners. In the event
II the failure Of any commissioner
or commissioners to attend. the Pres
dent shall, BY appointment. f3l the
1acancy. Any failure from any
cause whatsoever. to lsct Directors
the day named for that purpose shall
not Dissolve the corporation. but.
he Directors then in Office. a. we'll
a. officers of said company. shall
hold over until their SUCCESSORS are
chosen.
In which event the President shall
cause another election to be held
within thirty days. and shall give
notice thereof ~ hereinabovs pro-
vided. At each election and meet
ng. each stockholder shall be en-
titled to vote for each share &c stock
rocisfared in hia nAmo and NAV yotA