The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-03-16
AMENDMENT
TO THE
CHARTER
OF THE
ST. MAEY HARDWARE COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF ST. NARY {

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, the undersigned Notar,
| Public, duly commissioned AMI qualtie,
in and for the Parish OF st. Mary. State o
Louisiana, personally came and appearet
Mr.. DOnel,on Calfery. resident OF New
Orleans, Louisiana. and Mes,rs. John NJ
Caffery, George Perret aud Robert f
Brumby. all OF Franhiin, Louisiana, wh.
severally and jointly declared unto me
Notary. that as owners OF all the capita
stock OF the ST. Mary Hardware Company
Limited. and in accordance with the tenor
OF The resolution Of the meeting Of til,
stock holders of said Company. held on
Janu?ry 2jrd. 1913 certified copy o
which is hereunto annexed and made
part, it was their wish and the wisl
Of said Company to amend the Charter
thereof, and that accordingly in accord
ance with the laws of the state Of Louist
ana, they had and do hereby agree to apd
do hereby amend Articles Ii, Ill and ~
of the Charter of the SAID Corporation
adopted on Dec. IS. 1897. and recorded ir
Book d of Mortgages. page, Entry No
81, ,3i., so, as to read AS follows:
ARTICLE II.
This corporation is organized for the
purpose and object OF carrying on a gone.
IAl uiIU"lI UuSluCsSs CltucI wholesale
or retail or both; TO buy and sell ali
classes OF all farm and plantation supplies
implements and machines; to hands aud
deal III mi,i supplies: To engage in aud d.
gene'H Or specIal contracting and build
lng business; to engage in and d" general
wholesale and retail merchandise busi-
ness; and to deal in, buy and sell any aud
all kinds Of goods. wares and merchandise
to buy, lease or hold. sell aud dispose OF
Ia II Ia a..
to pledge, mortgage or hypo:hecate its
property or to accept such on property Of
others; and generally to do and carry on
any and all business as is lawful for u cor.
pOration to engage in under one Charter
whether specifically included above or
not; it shall likewise have the power to
contract. sue and be sued and stand in
judgment; to adopt bylaws as well as
such other further powers as are useful or
incidental to corporations in general.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this Corporation is
hereby Increased to and fixed ut Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars 1925 5.tkt) repre-.
sented by Two Hundred Fifty 25n shares
of One Hundred Dollars t$lOOJ each.
Said shares shall be fully paid and non-
assesslhe, transferable only on the bonks
of the Company in accordance with law
and may be paid for in cash or issued for
other property ut not less than par. Such
stock stail be- issued aud sold upon reso.
ARTICLE w.
All corporate power shall be vested in
and exercised by Board of Directors
more than five (5) stock holders as may be
determined by the stock holders at their
annual meeting. A majority of their
members to constitute quorum.
such Directors shall be elected at the
annual meeting to be held on the second
Tuesday Of January, 1919, and annually
thereafter to serve for one year and until
their successors are chosen, at which elec-
tiOn each stock holder shall be entitled TO
in his name on the books Of the Company,
said voting to be cumulative II desired.
said Board of Directors shall meet i'm.
mediately after the annual stockholders
meeting and shall organize for the en-.
suing year by electing from among their
number a President, Vice. President, 4
Secretary and Treasurer, provided that
any Of two said offices may be combined
at the option Of the said Board; said CT
fcers shall have the powers usually Incl /.
dent to their positions. together with such
additional authority As may be conferred
upon them by resolution of the Board. or
general bylaws Of the Company.
All vacancies on the Board shall be filed
by the remaining Directors. Until the
meeting above provided for is held, the
following shall constitute the Board OF Di .
rectors and officers:
Robert E. Brumby. President.
DOnels02 Calfery, Vice. President.
John N. Caffery, Secretary and Treas~
urer.
Thus done and signed In the presence
of Miss Jessie Black and E. II. Darnall
competen: witnesses. and me, Notary. this
9th day Of January, 1915.
tSigned) kOBr. K. BRUMBY,
DONELSON CAEFERY,
JOHN N. CAFFEKY,
GEO. l.. PEkREr.
Witnesses:
JESSIE BLACK,
e. Il. DARNALL,
PERCY SAINT,
Notary Public.