The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-05-01
CHARTER.

domicile, of which meeting notice shall be
given by five days continuous publication
| immediately preceding such election, in
! daily newspaper published in New Orleans,
| La, or by at least ten days written notice
| 10 each stOckhoder, at his address, given
! to the Secretary Of the company. The first
election hereunder shall be held the first
! Tuesday OF May, 1920, until which time the
| OF Directors, tO-wit: Wm. c. Goebber, \.
| W. Bohning, ". II. Bohning and X. d.
Bowen. Any vacancy occurring in the
Board OF Directors during its term OF office
| shall be filled by election by the remaining
members OF the Board Three 90 members
! OF said Board shall constitute quorum for
| the transaction OF business. and their de
cislons shall be valid corporate acts Al
! each annual meeting Of the Board OF Direc-
tors, above provided for, the said Board
! shall elect from amongst number a Pres.
! dent, Nice-President and a Secretary Treas
| urer, who shall hold office Tor one year or
the first election, the following shall be the
officers OF the company, tO-wit: VIM. {.
| Coebber, President; Reuben Bowen, Vice
President, and a. W. Bohning, Secretary
Treasurer. At any and all elections and
| stockholders meetings each share of stock
| shall be entitled TO one vote to be cast by
| the stakeholder himself or by a proxy ap-
| pointed by him in writing In the event Of
| the absence OF any director from the domcie
OF the corporation, such director may appoint
/ by written proxy, any other director 10 act
! and vote for him at all meetings Of the
Board The office OF Secretary Treasurer
shall be held by the same person. All OBJ
lgauons, OF every character OF the corpora
tlon, shall be signed both by the President
and the Secretary Treasurer. Any failure,
from any cause whatsoever, to elect Dircc-
tors on the date named for that purpose
shall not dissolve this corporation, but the
Directors then in office, as well as the Of
ncers OF this company, shall hold over until
their successors are chosen. In such event,
the President shall cause another election to
be held in thirty 600 days, and shall give
notice thereof as above provided. The cleo
ton OF Directors shall be by ballot, and a
majority in amount Of the votes cast shall
elect the person or persons Tor whom they
have been cast
BE 1t Further Resolved, That the President
and Secretary OF this corporation be and
they hereby are authorized and directed to
appear before any Notary Public, and exc
cute proper notarial instrument TO do all
acts and things requisite and necessary, in
order 70 make the amendments adopted by
this resolution effective, and 10 comply with
the law relative thereto.
, Now, Therefore, in order to carry out the
intent and purposes of the stockholders OF
said Corporation for the amendment OF said
charter, as above set forth. and, under. the
power and authority vested in us by the said
resolution. we do hereby make this certfi-
cate, and 90 hereby declare that the said
charter OF the said Guatemala American COT
tee Co., Inc, passed by act before Charles
Schneidau. Notary Public OF this Parish. on
the 18th day OF April, 1917, is altered modi.
ned and amended, as above set forth, so that
Articles ii and " OF said original charter
shall read as above set forth and amended
mus dane and passed, at my office, in
the City Of New Orleans, State of Louis iana,
on the day, month and yea, herein first above
written, by VIM. {. Goebber. as Presiden,
OF said corporation, and by 4. W. Bohning
as Secretary Of said corporation, to-wit:
Guatemala-A American Coffee Co., Inc in the
presence OF Johnston Armstrong and Anna
Naumann, competent witnesses. who have
hereunto signed their names with said ap.
bearers and me, notary, after due reading
Of the whole.
Witnesses: Johnston Armstrong. Anna
, Naumann.
Original Signed VIM. C. Goehber. Presi
dent; a. W. Bohning, Secretary Treasurer.
(SeaD
CHARLES SCHNEIDAU.
; Notary Public.
l, the undersigned Recorder OF Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans State o,
: Louisiana, do hereby certify that the fore
} going Act OF Amendment Of the charter o.
: the Observation-Disclosures Coffee Co. Inc
3 was this day recorded in my office in Bool
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New Orleans. La, April 9th. 1919
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Il
A true copy.
! CHARLES SCHNEIDAU.
! Notary Public.
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