The herald., 1919-09-25
TO CHARTER OF STAND
ARD SUPPLY COMPANY.

United States of America. State OF LOUIS
lana, Parish OF Orleans, City OF New Or
leans. Be it known, that on this flfteentn
dav of September, in the year OF Our LORD
One Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen,
and Of the Independence OF the United states
Of America. the One Hundred and Forty
fourth: before me, William Mcclellan rays
SIOUX, Notary Public, duly commissioned
and qualified within and for the Parish OF
Orleans State OF Louisiana, and IN the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned personally came and APP
reared, William X. DePass, President and
! Fred L. Joubert, Vice President of the Stan
dard Supply Company. residents OF the CITY
of New Orleans, State of louisiana, who
declared that at a special meeting OF the
stockholders of the Standard Supply Company,
corporation chartered and organized by an
act before William Mel. Fayssoux, Notary
Public dated the 3Oth day of October. 1909
| A. D., and recorded in Mortgage Office
and office of the said Standard Supply Com
pany, on the 9Th day of September, in the
year 1919, they were authorized President
and as Vice President respectively, of the
Standard Supply Company, as will appear
and be shown by certified copy of .he said
resolution adopted at said meeting, which
is hereto annexed and made part hereof, to
appear for the purpose of amending the char
ter of the said Standard Supply Company.
And now, the said appearers, William h.
DePass, as President and Fred. L. Joubert
as Vice-President, respectively of the said
Standard Supply Company, and acting in
the capacities aforesaid and on behalf of the
said corporation by virtue and in conformity
with authority conferred upon them at the
aforesaid special meeting of stockholders of
the Standard Supply Company, do declare
that Articles and Article VII of the char
ter of the said Standard Supply Company
as passed before William Mel Fayssoux,
Notary Public, on October 30th, 1909, has
been changed and amended to read fol-
lows:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corporation
shall be the Standard Supply & Hardware
Company, Incorporated, and by that name it
shall have power and authority to exist and
enjoy succession for the full term and period
of ninety nine years commencing and to
be computed from and after the date thereof.
ARTICLE VII.-The business and corporate
affairs of this corporation shall be transacted
by a Board OF not less than three directors.
nor than five directors, to be composed
of stockholders thereof, and they and each
of them shall be elected at meeting to be
held for that purpose. They may fill va
cancies as hereinafter provided. On the
third Tuesday of January, 1920, and annually
thereafter an election for directors, by the
corporation after notice addressed to each
stakeholder, at his last known address, by
depositing in the post office at least fifteen
days before such meeting. Every board of
election, thereafter practicable,
elect from their number a president,
not more than three vice-pesidents, nor
less than one vice president, and treasurer.
The board of directors shall also elect a
secretary, who may may not be a member
of the Board. The office of the secretary and
treasurer may be filled by one and the same
person at the discretion of the board. A
failure to elect directors the day above
specified shall not dissolve the corporation,
h.t tho han y,sttr hoa af hall
continue in office. Fifteen days prior 10
tice shall be given in the manner herein
before provided, which notice shall be full
and complete notice to all stockholders of
such meeting.
Any vacancy in the said board of directors
from any cause shall be filled by the remain
ing directors. The majority of the members
of said board shall constitute a quorum for
the transaction and management of all the
business of said corporation They may
make such bylaws, rules and regulations
as they think proper for the transaction of
the business and affairs of said corporation |
and change, alter Snd amend same at plea
sure; appoint and fix salaries of all officers, |
clerks and employees, the same to change |
and dismiss at pleasure; to fix salaries for |
the officers provided for herein; SELL convey, |
mortgage, pledge, lease and purchase prop |
erty, movable and immovable and personal: |
borrow money, issue notes and bonds lend |
money. make contracts and sign and cause |
10 De signed all necessary acts, deeds, etc: |
to take judicial proceedings in the name and |
behalt OF this corporation, and to do all |
things which may be necessary to be done |
IN the management of said business and NAV |
be permitted by the laws applying to cor. |
porations' and further to declare dividends
Thus done and signed in my office at the |
City of New Orleans, State of Iouis;,n, ,
on the day and date herein first above writ,
ten; IN the presence of Messrs. Louis A.
hubert and J. Zach. Spearing. competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign their names
with the said appearers and me, Notary,
after due reading OF the whole
ing . "p0a'
Original Signed w. X DePass, Presi.
lent; Fred. L. Joubert, Vice President.
w. Mel. FAYSSOUX, Il
Notary Public.
L. the undersigned, Deputy Recorder of
mortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, II
state OF louisiana, do hereby certify that the
lbove and foregoing Amendment to Charter
y the Standard Supply Company, was thi,
lay duly recorded in the Mortgage Office of