The herald., 1919-08-28
CHARTER
-ynNFNT TO CHARTER OF THE
hMrEW ORLEANS BUTCHERS CO.
OPERATIVE ABBAToIR,
INC.

.....5 States Of America. State Of Louis
-, Parish Of Orleans CITY Of New Or
ial@' Re il known, that on this fifteenth
cans. The month Of July N the year Of our
da!, ,re thousand nine hundred and nine
Lofu' I'd Of the Independence OF the United
zen a." ~ America, the one hundred and forty
S1S BEFORE me, Henry F. Dart, Jr., a
M, Pyblic duly commissioned and quail
HOiA; and for this City and Parish OF Or
tel' therein residing. and in the presence
k1IIs, witnesses hereinafter and undersigned,
GintN,,IIy came and appeared, the several
.,.ons whose names are hereuntO sub
pe5sd all being Of the age OF majority and
,ssidng in this cry ana PARISH who de
"a that a general meeting OF the stock
CT. If The New Orleans Butchers Co.
nn.".ratiye Abbatoir Company, Limited" was
III At the office Of the company in the
rs.r oi New Orleans on Monday, the 10Th
~ ~ II Nav. 1919. at the hour OF $50 o'clock p
Gay o,eceded by thirty days public notice
ai5Iisbed as required by Article 10 of the
Ht,,sr OF the company, and being in CON-
Es,rs with all the legal requirements; that
H.. were present. or representa- by proxy.
:. aid meeting, the holders OF 434 shares Of
=, capital stock Of said company out of a
IN, al 500 shares issued and outstanding.
~ therefore, more than three fourths OF the
aa.aI shareholders Of said company; that AT
"a meeting the original charter OF said
.,roany as contained IN Act before Conrad
r Collins Notary Public, on the 9th day
II Tuly, 1901 recorded in NJ O. b. so. Folio
Sn al the office OF Recorder of Mortgages
tr the Parish Of Orleans. was amended. al.
ord changed and re-enacted in the particu-
is,s hereinafter set out and none other. and
n. appearers were elected and appointed a
committee Of three for the purpose of forrnr-
i,,jng and placing in legal shape the amend
nsnts thus adopted the whole as will more
fully appear from a certified copy Of the
Minutes of the stockholders meeting afore-
said hereunto annexed in the margin as
part Of this Act.
And thereupon, the said appearers. by viz
tue Of the authority in them vested bv the
stockholders OF the company set forth
in the minutes OF the stockholders meeting
Aforesaid. do hereby declare that the charter
Of the company contained in Act before
Conrad G. Collins, dated July 6. 1901. be
and the same is hereby amended. changed
altered and re-enacted in the following par
tculars and none other, to wit:
That Article ! Of the charter is amended
50 as TO read as follows:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title Of this
corporation shall be "The New Orleans But.
chers Cooperative Abbatoir, Inc" and its
domicile shall be and is hereby fixed in the
City Of New Orleans. The said corporation
under its corporate name shall have power
and authority to exist and enjoy succession
for the full term Of ninety-nine wears from
sued; to make and use a corporate seal; TO
hold, receive, purchase and convey, as well
as mortgage, hypothecate and pledge real.
personal and mixed property; to name and
appoint such managers, directors and officers
As the affairs of the said corporation NAV
require, and to make and establish such by.
laws and rules for the proper management
Of the affairs OF said corporation as may be
deemed necessary; and TO alter, amend and
change the same at pleasure.
That Article OF the charter has been
changed, altered and amended so as TO read
as follows
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects and purposes
for which this corporation is established. and
the nature Of the business to be carried on
by it are declared to be: to buy, sell and
otherwise deal in cattle and other food ami
nas; to carry on the business of Strengthening
cattle, hogs, sheep and other animals for
food purposes; TO pack, preserve, can and
otherwise prepare and handle meats and meat
products and derivatives and to sell meats
and meat products at wholesale and retail:
to manufacture, buy, sell, and deal in meat
preservatiVes and all the chemicals necessary
and useful thereto, and wood tin, glass
cloth, and other containers and cans used
IN packing and preserving, and the ma
tenals thereof; to produce, cure, prepare fin
ISL buy, sell and deal in hides skins, leath-
q, wool, hair, oil, tallow, lard, oeomargarine
iat horn, glue, soap, meat extracts, bone and
Whe PiuuuStSt lHltSllNeS ana intestinal
ducts, ottal, fertilizer and other products and
by-products of the business of slaughtering.
act as commission merchants, establish
sneSyards and to act as consignees agents
and principals in dealing in any of the fore.
gong and in general to conduct in connec-
non with the foregoing any other business
uecessarF or useful or both to any branch
Of the business specified or implied herein.
including that OF operating a railroad switch
usek Except for the business being con-
uuciea Dy the corporation in the year 1919,
none Of the objects and purposes herein.
soOVe set out shall be begun until approved
BY vote of two-thirds of the stockholders
present. or represented at a meeting called
Tor that purpose.
mat Article of the charter has been
changed, altered amended and re-enacted so
70 read as follows, to-wit:
,AESIlCLE W.-All the corporate powers
WAL oe vested in Board of Directors COM
Ss H OF fifteen stockholders, each of whom
aali own in his own right at least one
M MARI OF the capital stock. The Board of
directors to be elected in the year 1919 shall
holders '"eA'' BIN STOCK
The Board shall be elected by the stock |
Nv. W Oaliot at meeting held at the |
'e Of the corporation between the hours
one and four o'clock p m, on the last |
AOHu@y IN May in each year. under the |
Supervision OF three Commissioners appoint !
moy the Board and after ten days previous |
use "Oue gwen IN daily morning newspaper |
Orleans '' "a -'e"
a, A such election, each stakeholder shall be |
.ueued to one vote only irrespective of the |
,S.n OF shares he may own, which vote |
VA. DC cast by him in person. A majority |
~. us votes so cast shall elect. Upon fail
| ~ ior any reason, to elect a Board on the |
mere named, another election shall be
aled by the Board of Directors, and ten
80 pubic notice shall be given thereof
| sT re manner previously specified.
,,se posfd OF Directors shall continue in
~,i;s. un'l Its successor is elected and
A. and vacancies occurring in the
wa. suIa shall be filled by il except that va
SnCies occurring during l9l92 20 shall he fiji.
ss,.aF when the membership falls below
sn Al and after the annual election of
Ms,, me board of Directors shall be com
a. - =. il'een stockholders only, elected in
d, P PsnIet hereinabove provided. During
| s.s1 podru year 1890, eight directors shall
VIE, we a quorum and the same number
s ban The Board shall be composed of fiji.
~ a% Board of Directors shall have the
ns ~. 70 pay Its members a meeting fee or
ms snI ulan Five Dollars for regular meet.
5e,,;na. $50 rs Tor not more than two special
.r,s. me members of the Finance Com
!. snail be entitled TO conDensation A.
"a, ; !. on OF the Board of Directors. but
,s,r. ~ excess OF Twenty Dollars each per
%aa ,. payable quarterly. '1~A p''
sI ,b. Us hTst meeting, the Board of Direc-
Zen, ' E.., elect from its members, presi-
t,asur,r ana second vice presidents, and a
VIA .ui;, 1t shall also elect a secretary
n. saail not be member of the Board
In, ~ .H OF Directors shall appoint from
naT,S.,. ame and dismiss at pleasure. such
~ clerks, agents and other EMPLOYEES
he grade, as it may deem necessary for
s, h, ~: OF the corporation, or to carry
II IS sbs oD'e cts and purposes.
| Sua'4 make, establish II |