The herald., 1919-02-20


AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF BLUE
FIELDS FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.
United States of America. State Of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. Be it known. that on this 2lst day
OF the month OF January III the year Of our
Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and
of the United States of America the One
Hundred and Forty-third Q4G. Before me.
George Janvier. Notary Public duly COM
mssioned and qualified in and for the City
of New Orleans Parish Of Orleans therein
residing and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and Undersigned,
personally came and appeared: Victor Cam
ors OF the full age Of majority and resi-
dent OF the City Of New Orleans. and A.
B. Orr, also of the full age OF majority. and
a resident of the City of New Orleans, re,
spectively, the President and the Secretary
of Bluefields Fruit & Steamship Company.
corporation created under the laws of the
State OF Louisiana by Act passed before John
Janvier Notary Public in and for the City
of New Orleans. State of Louisiana on the
18th day of July, 1912, and recorded in the
office OF Recorder of Mortgages for the Par
ish Of Orleans on the day of July, 1912,
in book l055 folio 32S amendment to
which Act of Incorporation was passed before
me. Notary, the oath day of April, 1917,
and recorded in the Mortgage Office for the
Parish Of Orleans the 18th day of April
1917. in book 1906, folio 662, both of the said
appearers appearing herein in their respective
capacities as aforesaid and both of the
said appearers appearing and acting herein
under and by virtue of the authority in
them vested by resolutions passed at a meet
ing of stockholders of Bluefelds Fruit <
copy of which resolutions are hereto attach
ed ard made part hereof. Which said ap-
pears declare that al a general meeting of
stockholders Of Bluefields Fruit & Steam
ship Company held at the office OF the Board
of Directors of Whitney Central National
Bank in the City of New Orleans on the 10Th
day of September. 1918. pursuant TO a resp
luton of the Board of Directors held on the
22nd day of August 1918. which said meet
Ing OF stockholders had been called for the
special purpose set forth in the said reso-
luton of the Board of Directors. the fol-
lowing amendments to the Charter of the
sail corporation were adopted appears from
the said certified copy OF extract from
than two-thirds of all of the stock of said
Company therefore issued which resolutions
adopted provided for the amendment OF the
Charter of the said Company, increasing the
Capital Stock thereof from Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars (S500,00000) to Seven Hun
bred Fifty Thousand Dollars (s750,cOOO0).
and provided further for the amendment OF
Article of the charter of said corporation
and which resolution authorized and instruct
ed the said President and the said Secretary
L
changes and amendments on record in au-
thentic form. copy of the minutes IF
sail meeting and copy of the said reso-
lutIons duly certified by sthe President and
the Secretary are hereto annexed and made
part hereof. And the said appearers in their
respective capacities declare that in con-
formity with the said resolutions and in fur
therance of their said instructions, Article
Four ca of the Charter OF Bluefields Fruit
& Steamship Company, executed before John
MT p,Hb1 he nv nf
July 1912, and amended by Act before
George Janvier, Notary Public on the 24th
day of April, 1917, be and the same is here
by amended to read as follows, to.wit:
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock of this
corporation is hereby declared to be the sum
of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol.
lars (S750,0O000) divided into and represented
by Seven Thousand Five Hundred $500
shares of the par value of One Hundred Dol
lars $4,000 each. Such stock shall be paid
for in cash or its equivalent when subscribed
for or in instalhnents upon call OF the
Board of Directors or may be issued Tor
property or rights actually acquired and re-
ce:ved by said corporation, or for labor or
services actually performed or rendered to
said corporation, or it may be issued comply
ing with the laws of the State of Louisiana
to tie stockholders of the corporation a
pre- rata basis whenever the surplus funds
of property of the corporation shall so war
rant, in lieu of the declaration of a cash
dividend No fractional shares shall be
issued; all shares Of stock shall be fully
paid and worcestershire, and no transfer
of stock shall be binding upon this corpora
ton, unless made and recorded upon its
books. Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars (S75OO00.0O of the capital stock of
this corporation has nav been subscribed and
paid for in cash in its equivalent, and
this corporation has now been subscribed and
the said appearers in their said capacities
do further declare that in conformity with
the said resolutions and in furtherance with
their said instructions Article V of the said
Charter of Bluefields Fruit Steamship
Company, executed and amended as afore-
said, be and the same is hereby amended to
read as follows: to-wit:
"The corporate powers of this corporation
shall be vested in and exercised by Board
of Directors, composed on Nine () Drec-
tors "a majority of whom shall constitute a
which said directors shall be elected at a
general meeting of the stockholders of the
said corporation to be held on the second
Tuesday in October in each year, and no.
tees of said election shall be given by
publication in daily newspaper published
days Immediately preceding such date. The
Board of Directors shall at its first meeting
each year elect from its members a Presi-
dent, two Vice-Presidents. They shall also
whom may or may not be a member OF the
Board of Directors. The following persons
shall constitute the first Board of Directors:
Victor Camors, VIM c. Dufour, Santo
Oteri. Chas. Godchaux. Harris Hyman, Chas.
Weinberger, Jno. F. Couret. A. B. Orr and
Geo. VIM. Rueff, with Victor Camors as
President; VIM. c. Dufour as First Vice
President, and A. B. Orr as Secretary
Treasurer. Said Board of Directors and Of
ficers shall continue in office until the sec
ond Tuesday in July, 1913. or until their
successors shall have been elected and quail
fled The failure from any cause to elect
directors on the day stipulated shall no.
dissolve this corporation but the officers
until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified. In the event of any
failure to hold an election the day stipu-
lated, the President shall call new election
Immediately thereafter on ten days notice
as hereinabove provided. At all elections
and meetings of stockholders, each stock
holder shall be entitled TO one vote for each
share of stock registered in his name and
may vote either in person or by written
proxy and all elections shall be by ballot"
And the said appearers do further declare
that in accordance with the said resolutions
and in their aforesaid capacities they do
hereby adopt said Article Nv and said
Article V amended as a part of the orr
ginal Act of Incorporation of the said Com
pany. There is attached hereto a financial
statement certified by Myron N. Goldman,
Certified Public Accountant, as well as by
Directors of said Bluefields Fruit & Steam
ship Company. Said financial statement is
and shall serve as a appraisement by the
Board. of Directors of the property Of the
Company as required by the laws of the
State of Louisiana and particularly BY Sec
ton 5 of Act M 1f6 NJ the CenA-a1 Aese,,bfv