The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1918-02-23
AMENDMENT
TO THE
CHARTER
OF THE
st. NARY HARDWARE COMPANY.

ST. NARY HARDWARE COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, !
PARISH OF ST. MARY.
Before me, the undersigned Notary
Public, dulv commissioned and qualitied
In and for the Parish of St. Mary. State OF
Mr.. Donelson Caffery. resident of New
Orleans. Louisiana. and Messrs. John NJ
Caffery. George Perret and Robert E
/ Brumby, all Of Franklin, Louisiana, who
severally and jointly declared unto me
Notary. that as owners OF all the capital
stock of the St. Mary Hardware Company
! Limited. and in accordance with the tenor
Of the resolution Of the meeting of the
stock holders of said Company. held on
/ Janusry 23rd, 1918. certified copy of
which is hereunto annexed and made
| part, it was their wish and the wish
OF said Company to amend the Charter
thereof, and that accordingly in accord.
ance with the laws of the State Of Louisi.
ana, they had and do hereby agree to and
of the Charter of ithe said Corporation.
adopted on Dec. q. 1907. and recorded in
Book o. of Mortgages, page, Entry No.
33,3l7, so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE II.
This corporation Is organised for the
purpose and object OF carrying on gene
raj hardware business; either wholesale
or retail or both; to buy and sell all
classes OF all farm and plantation supplies,
deal in mill supplies; to engage In and do
general or special contracting aud build.
ing business; to engage in aud do general
wholesale and retail merchandise bust.
ness; and to deal in, buy and sell any and
all kinds Of goods. wares and merchandise; /;
to buy, lease or hold. sell and dispose Of
property movable, imm0Yable or mixed:
to pledge, mortgage or hyposhecate its
property or to accept such on property Of
others; and generally to do and carry on
any and all business a. is lawful for cor.
poration to engage in under one Charter
whether specifically included above or
not; 1t shall likewise have the power to
contract. sue and be sued and stand in
judgment; to adopt by.laws as well as
such other further powers as are useful or
incidental to corporations in general.
ARTICLE Ill.
The capital stock Of this Corporation is
hereby Increased to and fixed at Twenty
Five Thousand Dollars t$25.NN) repre-.
sented by Two Hundred Fifty 25Y, shares
Of One Hundred Dollars $lOOJ each.
Said shares shall be fully paid and non.
Of the Company In accordance with law
and may be paid for Ia cash or issued for
other property at not less than par. such
stock shall be issued and sold upon reso.
luton of the Board Of Directors.
ARTICLE w.
ALI corporate power shall be vested In
and exercised by Board Of Directors
consisting of not less than three (3D nor
more than five 10y stock holders ~ may be
annual meeting. 4 majority Of their
members to constitute quorum.
Such Directors shall be elected at the
annual meeting to be held on the second
Tuesday Ut January, 1919, and annually
thereafter to serve for one year aud until
their successors ere chosen, ct which elec.
tion each stock holder shall he entitled 70
Ia his name on the books Of the Company,
said voting to be cumulative IL desired.
Said Board Of Directors shall meet i'm.
mediately after the annual stockholders
meeting and shall Organize for the on.
SUING year by electing from among their
number President, . Vice. President, 4
secretary and . Treasurer. provided that
q the option OF the said Board; said Ct.
Acers shall have the powers usually Incl.
dent 20 their positions. together with such
additional authority ~ may be conferred
upon them by resoiution Of the Board, or
geaeral by laws OF the Company.
Allvacanctes on the Board shall be filed
By the remaining directors. Until the
meeting above provided TOR 10 held, the
following shall constitute the Board OF Di-
rectors and officers:
Robert +. blumby. President.
Donelson Cs1fery, Vice. President.
John n. Ca6ery. Secretary and Trsas~
urer.
Thus done and stsned in the presence
Of Miss Jessie Black and Il. II. Darnall,
0ompetens witnesses. and me, Notary, this
9Th day ef January, 1918.
1Stgnedl kOBf. E. BRUMBY,
DONEkSON CAFFEKY,
JOHN n. CAFFEkY,
GEO. L. PERhEr.
Witnesses:
JIssrE BLACK,
E. Il. OARNALL.
PERCY SAINT.
Notary Public.
Extracts from the inmates OF the Meeting
Of the Stock Holders Of the St. Mary
uaA& ~ kAl Il.