St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-03-02
CHARTERS
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
CONVICTION GROCERY & GRAIN
COMPANY, INC.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of ST.
TamfIany

ldlumdHy.
Be it known, that on this 29th
day of September, 1917, before me,
Lewis L. Morgan, Notary Public
in and for the Parish of St. Tam
many, State or Louisiana, duly COM
mssioned and qualified, and in the
presence of the undersigned wit
nesses,
PERSONAL came and appeared b. J.
Domergue and j. S. Waterman, re-
spectively President and Secretary Of
the Coyington Grocery & Grain Com
Company, Inc, who declared that
meeting of the stockholders of said
company was held at its office at Gov
ington, Louisiana, on tho 28th day
of July, 1917, for the purpose OF
amending Articles Land ~, Of the
Charter of this corporation, and that.
notice of said meeting was given in
accordance with the requirements of
its charter and the laws Of the State
of Louisiana.
And said appearers further de-
elared that at said meeting Articles
/ and " of it's Act of Incorporation
were amended and re-enacted SO as
to read as follows:
ARTICLE /. =
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be Covington Grocery
& Grain Company, Inc, and its
domicile is hereby Established at
Covington, st. Tamnlany Parish,
Louisiana, and undes its corporate
name said corporation shall have
power and authority to contract, suit
and he sued; to make and use a cor
porate seal, and the same to break
and alter at pleasure: to hold, re-
ceive, have, purchase, improve, alien
ate, convey, sell, borrow. pledge,
mortgage and hypothecate under
said corporate name, property, real,
personal and mixed; to establish
and operate branch Offices and ware
houses in this and other States OF
the United States: to name and APP
point such managers, agents, direct
ors and employees as its business, in
terests and convenience may re-
quire; and to make establish, as
well as amend from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper government of the
affairs Of said corporation as may be
deemed necessary and porper; and
the same to change and alter at
pleasure, and to do all other acts
and things permitted by law, or that
shan or may be necessary and prop
er to carry out the objects and pur-
poses of said corporation.
Cai6 r,cy-,,n IN Hn1pcu enAnAn
dissolved, in accordance with its
charter, shall have succession and
| enjoy existence for a period OF
ninety-nine years from date Of its
original act OF incorporation, name
ly, July 5th, 1901.
The President, or in his absence
the Vice President, shall be the
proper person upon whom citation
or other legal process SHALL be
served.
ARTICLE w.
The corporate powers of this COM
pary shall be vested in, and exercis-
ed by, "a Board Of seven Directors,
consisting OF the President (who
may also be the Treasurer of said
corporation), Vice President, Secre-
which Board shall constitute quo
rum for the transa elton of business,
and their decisions shall be valid,
corporate acts. I
The following persons shall con-
stitute the first Board OF Directors:
F. Salmen, SlideH, La.
=. A. Bousquet, sliden, La.
Max Schwaba cher, CO N. o. Cor
boalted Box Co., New Orleans, La.
J. S. Waterman, 429 Gravier St.,
New Orleans, La.
John 7. Gibbons, Poydras and S.
Peters St. New Orleans, La.
c. W. Schmidt, co Guatemala Cot
fee Co., New Orleans, La.
q. j. Domergue, Covington, La.
With e. J. Domergue as President
and Treasurer, J. T. Gibbons as Vice
President, and j. S. Waterman as
Secretary.
No person shall be elected as Df-
rector or as officer who is not a
stakeholder of this company.
During the absence Of the Presi-
dent, the Vice President shall act
and preside.
Said Board shall continue in office
until the third Tuesday in January,
1918, on which date. and thereafter
annually, a Board Of Directors shall
be elected, unless the same Shall be
holiday, when the election shall be
held on the next legal day there
after.
Notice of which election shall be
given at least ten days continuous
publication preceding each election
in newspaper published in the town
of Covington; and the Board of Di-
rectors shall appoint one or more
stockholders to preside at such elec-
ton as comm ssioners. In the event
Of the failure of any commissioner
or commissioners to attend, the Pres
ident shall, by appointment, fill the
vacancy. Any failure from any
cause whatsoever, to elect Directors
the day named for that purpose shall
not dissolve the corporation, but,
the Directors then in office, as we'll
as 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 as hereinabove pro-
vided. At each election and meet
ing, each stakeholder shall be en-
titled to vote for each share OF stock
registered in his name, and may vote