The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-06-20
AMENDED CHARTER
OF The
SALMEN BRICK & LUMBER COMPANY
LTD.
OF THE

SALMEN BRICK & LUMBER COMPANY,
LTD.
United States Of America, State of Louis.
Iana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
May 18th. 1918.
Be 1t Known, That on this 9TH day of
the month of May, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, ard
Of the independence of the United States
OF America, the one hundred and forty-sec-
ond.
Before me, Arthur A. Moreno, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified, in
and for this city and the Parish of Orleans
therein residing, and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared, Fred
w. Salmen, President, who declared that
general meeting of the stockholders of the
Salmen Brick & Lumber Co., Ltd, a cor
poration organized by an act passed before
Nicholas Brown Trist, Notary Public, on
the 10th day of August, 1895, recorded in NJ.
o. B. SIC, folio III, held at the office of
said Company, on April II, 1918, he was
authorized as president of the said Salmen
Brick Lumber Co, Ltd, as appears by
copy of the resolution of the stockholders
hereto attached and made a part hereof to
appear before me, for the purpose of amend
ing the charter of the Salmen Brick & Lum-
Der Co., Ltd.
And the said appearer, as president of the
said Salmen Brick & Lumber Co., Ltd, and
acting in said capacity and on behalf of
said corporation by virtue of the authority
conferred upon him at the general meeting
| of lie stockholders of the Samen Brick &
Lumber Co, Ltd, declared that Article V
| OF the charter of the said Salmen Brick &
Lumber Company, Ltd, passed before Mich
olas Brown Trist, Notary, on August 10th,
1895, which article was amended on the 22nd
day of May, 1917, by act passed before me,
the undersigned notary, be and the same is
hereby amended to read follows:
ARTICLE YAH the corporate powers of
said corporation shall be vested in and ex-
ercised by Board of Directors composed
ally the first Monday in November The
election shall be held at the place of domi-
Gle of said corporation and shall be by bal
los; each stakeholder shall be entitled in
of stock held by him. Notice of such cleo.
iions shall be given by fifteen days notice
mailed to each stakeholder at his last known
post office address Immediately preceding
such election, unless unanimously waived.
The Board Of Directors shall have the right
ana authority to fill all vacancies in the
3oard of Directors. The Board of Direc-
tors shall have power to declare dividends,
including stock dividends, in such amounts
and at such times as they may deem advis-
able.
"A member of the Board of Directors may
appoint another member of the Board Of
Directors stakeholder of the Company
his Proxy - represent him at any regular
or special meeting of the Board of Directors.
'The present Board of Directors and all
future Boards of Directors at their first
meeting after the election of the Board of
Directors shall elect from its own members
| a President, as many vice-presidents, as
they deem necessary, a Secretary, an AS
slstant Secretary, who need not be director,
and a Treasurer. The said Board of Direc-
tsrs shall define the duties of said officials
and fix their salaries. The Board of Direc.
| tors at their option shall have the power to
elect from their members a chairman Of the
| Board of Directors and to define his duties
and fix his salary.
'The Board of Directors shall make and
adopt such bylaws may be necessary for
| the proper management and regulation OF
| the affairs and business of the said Com
pany and shall appoint such agents, general
manager, clerks, etc, as they may deem
proper, and fix their compensation and pow
ers. All officers or directors shall hold
office until their successors shall be elected
and qualified.
"All contracts and obligations of this cor.
poration shall be signed by such officer OF
officers as may be named by the Board Of
| Directors, and all checks shall be signed
by any two officers named by the Board Of
Directors"
And the said appearer moreover declared
| that in consequence of the foregoing and
pursuant othe authority in him vested by
the stockholders of said Salmen Brick &
| Lumber Co., Ltd, he does hereby formally
declare publicly and make known that in
the manner prescribed by law and agreeably
| to the provisions of the charter of the said
Salmen Brick & Lumber Co., Ltd, Article
v. of the charter of the Salmen Brick &
Lumber Co., Ltd, passed before Nicholas
! Brown Trist, Notary, on August 10th, 1895
which article was amended on the 22nd day
of May, 1917, by act passed before me, the
undersigned Notary, has been further amend
ed, changed and altered as hereinabove SCI
forth and written, and he does hereby direct
and require that the above stated change
and amendment Of Article V of the charter
of the said Salmen Brick & Lumber Co.
| Ltd, be recorded and published in the man
ner prescribed by law, to the end that tn,
| said change and amendment hereafter anc
at all times be as hereinabove set forth, a.
regards all persons that are now or msy
hereafter become stockholders OF the afore
said Company.
Thus Done and Passed at my office, II
| the city of New Orleans, on the day, montl
and year herein first above written, in tn,
presence of Axelie Bennett and Louis,
| Wingerter, competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names with the said appear
ers and me, Notary, after a reading of TIL
| whole.
Witnesses: Azelie Bennett; Louise Win
gerter.
F. w. SalInen,