The herald., 1919-08-21
LOUISIANA.
CHARTER
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
NEW ORLEANS BUTCHERS CO
OPERATIVE ABBATOIR,
INC.

day Of the month of July n me year Of olr
Lord, thousand nine hundred and nine
teen and Of the Independence Of the lmtrI
! States OF America, the one hundred and forty
third; BEFORE me, Henry T. Dart. l-..
e Notary Public. duly commits s,onel ard quail
e lied, in and for this City and Parish OF Or-
leans, therein residing and in the presence
! Of the witnesses here. natter and undcret Eacl.
j Personally came and appeared, the Sevsra.
: persons whose names are hereunt' sub
sCrlled, all being OF the age Of majority AND
residing IN this city and parish, who de-
, clared that general meeting OF the stock
: holders of The New Orleans butchers Co.
Il Operative Ab5atoir Company. Limited was
held at the office OF the company IN the
I City Of New Orleans on Monday, the 10Th
, day OF May. 1919, al the hour Of 80 clock p.
IL NJ. preceded by thirty days public notice
y published Is required by Article 10 Of the
n charter OF the company. and being in cr"r.
b plance with all the legal requirements; 'Ha;
u there were present, or representa- by proxy.
e at said meeting. the holders OF 44 shares of
l. ! the capital stock Of said company ONT Of
: total OF sos shares issued and outstanding.
p. and, therefore, more than three fJurths OF the
?, total shareholders Of said company; that q,
said meeting the original charter of said
;. | company as contained in Act before Conrad
n G. Collins. Notary Public. on the OH day
OF July, 1901, recorded in VI. .. b. o7o Folio
$50, Of the office Of Recorder Of Mortgage,
for the Parish OF Orleans. was amended, al
:; tered. changed and re-cuaCted in the particu-
d lars hereinafter set ont and none other. and
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| committee OF three for the purpose OF f5rnitl-
.s lating and placing in legal shape the amend
= ments thus adopted, the whole as will more
~ fully appear from certified copy Of the
"A minutes Of the stockholders meeting ai,re
2 sad hereunto annexed in the margin as a
-; part OF this Act
n And thereupon, the said appcarers. by viz.
IL tue OF the authority in them vested by the
e. stockholders OF the company as set forth
n IN the minutes Of the stockholders meeting
or aforesaid do hereby declare that the charter
IN OF the company contained in Net before
"a Conrad G. Collins dated July q, 1901. be
Is and the same is hereby amended. changed
altered and re-enacted in the following par
. tlcuiarS and none other, to Wit:
Is That Article l of the charter is amended
Il. so as to read as follows:
ar ARTICLE THE name and title of thu
:, corporation shall be The New Orleans Bu,
49, cheers Cooperative Abbatoir. Inc" and il,
he domlcile shall be and is hereby fixed in IN,
nd City OF New Orleans. The said corporation
under its corporate name shall have powei
and authority to exist and enjoy succession
H. for the full term of ninety-nine years iron
M date Of this Act; to contract, sue and b
he sued; TO make and use a corporate seal: t.
We hold, receive, purchase and convey. as wei
m as mortgage. hypotheCate and pledge real
or ! personal and mixed property: to name am
ne | appoint such managers directors and officer
as the affairs OF the said corporation ma
Ms require, and to make and establish such b.
.rH laws and rules for the proper management
of OF the affairs Of said corporation as may b
I'VE deemed necessary; and to alter, amend an
ali change the at pleasure.
l. That Article ? OF the charter has bee
Ing changed altered and amended SO as to rea
~ as follows:
the ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purpose
ing for which this corporation is established, an
adj the nature OF the business to be carried o
-st by II are declared to be: TO buy sell an
No otherwise deal in cattle and other food an
2J4 mails; to carry the business OF slaughterin
Cd cattle, hogs, sheep and other animals +,
Isl food purposes; to pack, preserve can an
mt, otherwise prepare and handle meats and me-
-eT. products and derivatives and to sell mea
ers and meat products at wholesale and retai
rd to manufacture, buy. sell, and deal in me
and preservatives and all the chemicals necessar
IN and useful thereto, and wood, tin, glas
Of cloth, and other containers and cans use
all IN packing and preserving, and the m
OF. terlals thereof; 10 produce, cure, prepare, Fl
and lsh, buy, sell and deal in hides, skins, Leaf
IN. er, wool, hair, OIL tallow, lard OleOmargarin
non tat horn, glue, soap, meat extracts, bone al
ded bone products, intestines and intestinal pr
son ducts, offal fertilizer and other products al
ad- by-products OF the business of slaughterin
cen to act as commission merchants, establi
stock yards and to act COnsignees, ager
ded and principals in dealing in any OF the fol
nay going, and in general to conduct in conn,
hen ton with the foregoing any other busine
ap- necessary or useful or both, to any bran
oxy OF the business specified implied here
GERS including that OF operating a railroad swift
esi- track. Except for the business being &C
cas- | uuCltd by Ine corporation IN the year ~
urer none of the objects and purposes here
son. above set out shall be begun until approx
lgnt by a vote OF twothirds of the stockholdt
ot a present represented at a meeting call
oc- for that purpose.
GERS That Article of the charter has be
slec changed, altered, amended and re-enacted
ming as to read follows, to-wit:
incy ARTICLE VI-All the corporate pow,
lain shall be vested in Board of Directors CO
,har- posed of fifteen stockholders, each of VIII
BORA shall own in his right at least
c or share of the capital stock. The Board
lneI | Directors TO be elected in the year 1919 sh
ened holders.
and The Board shall be elected by the sto
com holders by ballot at meeting held at
inns office of the corporation between the no
y 10 of and four o'clock p. m, on the
us Monday in May in each year, under
80 supervision of three Commissioners, appoi
III In ed by the Board and after ten days previ
: nf notice given in a daily morning newspa
2nno published in English in the City of y
r. Orleans.
'''eS AT such election each stakeholder shall
entitled to vote only irrespective OF
cans number of shares he may own, which '
loovG shall be cast by him in person. A major
anu OF the votes SO cast shall elect. Upon +
WHo ure, for any reason, to elect a Board on
pea day here named another election shall
''e called by the Board OF Directors, and
u days public notice shall be given thel
ID in the manner previously specified.
., "The Board OF Directors shall continue
- office until its successor is elected
J. - qualified, and vacancies occurring in
Board shall be filled by it except that
cancies occurring during 1920 shall be
,,,os ed only when the membership falls be
.a - fifteen. At and after the annual election
- 1920 the Board of Directors shall be c
-, | posed of fifteen stockholders only, elected
-; | the manner hereinabove provided. Dun
1531 | the Board year 1920, eight directors S
constitute a quorum and the same nun
10 when the Board shall be composed OF
;, p teen.
trne The Board of Directors shall have
: In | right to pay its members a meeting fee
Con not more than Five Dollars for regular m
he ings, and also for not than two spe
M on | meetings. The members of the Finance c
nlittee shall be entitled TO compensation
, set the discretion Of the Board of Directors,
office not in excess OF Twenty Dollars each
ay of annum, payable quarterly.
AT its first meeting, the Board OF d.
tors shall elect from its members, pr
dent, first and second vice presidents, an
treasurer. 1t shall also elect a secret
- who shall not be a member of the Bo
The Board of Directors shall appoint
,ourt time to time and dismiss at pleasure,
managers, clerks, agents and other employ
"a of like grade, as it may deem necessary
y 'I the business OF the corporation, or 10 G
u. out its objects and purposes.
sur, 1T shall make, establish, alter and an
" any and all bylaws, rules and regulat
for +ha nert If he at