The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-10

Recorded March Il. 1919. Mortgages. $
WARREN V. MILLER.
Notary Public. :
April lO-May IS. c
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON-
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.
United States of America, State OF Louis :
'~'' New Orleans, La. March 10Th, 1919. ..
We do hereby certify that the following
foregoing articles numbered !, IS, T. D. {
and 7, are true and exact copy OF the :
amended Articles Of the Act of Incorporation :
OF the Consumers Biscuit Company, (Which
Act of Incorporation or Charter had been !
duly recorded in the office OF the Recorder
of Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, on
the 9Th day of July, 1907, as shown by the
minutes OF the stockholders meeting OF the
Consumers Biscuit Company, convoked and
held on the 18th day of February, 1919. and
adjourned TO the DIST of March, 1919, at which
meetings the following amended Articles were
unanimously adopted, having received vote
If 81 plus percent OF all outstanding stock,
there being no dissenting vote. /
ARTICLE I.-As amended-The name and
stvle of this Corporation shall be the Con /
sumers' Biscuit Company, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the rights
and advantages and privileges granted by
law 10 corporations; II shall exist tor
period of ninety nine years from this day
| 1t shall have power to contract. to sue and
| be sued in its corporate name, 10 make ana
use a corporate seal, and the same to break
or alter at pleasure. to buy, purchase, receive
| hold, sell, convey, mortgage, hypothecate
| and pledge property, both real and person
al; TO issue notes, bonds and other Obliga-
tons; to have and employ superintendent,
general manager, and departmental man
ayers, directors, officers and agents, and such
| other employees the interest and conveni-
ence OF said corporation may require; and to
make and enact and enforce such bylaws
rules and regulations for the corporate man
agement and control OF the affairs OF the
corporation, as may be deemed necessary and
expedient
ARTICLE U-As amended-The domicile
Of SAID corporation shall be the City Of New
! Orleans. State of Louisiana, and all clta-
ton and legal process shall be served on
the President, and in ms absence on the the
Nice-President. and in the absence of both
tie President and Nice-President. on the
Secretary and in the absence also of the
Secretary in the manner prescribed by law.
ARTICLE III.-As amended.-IEe objects
. and purposes for which this corporation Is
, organized and the nature of the business to
; | be carried on by it. are hereby declared to
be: To engage in and operate one or more
! bakeries in this City and elsewhere, and 10
. purchase, sell and manufacture biscult e.
: cakes, candies of all kinds, macaroni. spagh
ETH, vermicelli, nudels and confectionery OF
! all kinds, to prepare, manufacture and sell
: self-raisng flour, prepared biscuit flour
. bakers mixed flour. and TO deal in bread
< stuffs generally. and all other articles of fooc
. manufactured from flour, starch and othe
- ingredients and in fine to undertake an'
p engage in any other enterprise or DusineS
!, that may be incidental to, or be connecte
with the purposes hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE IN.-As amended-The capita
:, stock of this corporation shall be and l
:, hereby fixed at one hundred and fifty thou
Il sand dollars, divided into three thousan
"A | shares of the par or face value OF fifty do
=, lars each which shall be paid for in cas-
70 on the call of the Board of Directors; give
~ in payment of property purchased, or for SCI
80 vices rendered All shares of stock sha
Nv be full paid and worcestershire. NO tran'
- fer of stock shall be binding upon this CO
~ poration unless made upon its books and a
~ certificates of stock shall be signed b
-, such officers as may be designated by II
v. Board of Directors, in addition to those de
o. ignated by law.
~ ARTICLE V-As amended.-All the co
he porate powers of this Company shall be YES
m ed in. and the management and control
10 its affairs shall be exercised by Board
70 Directors, Composed of nine stockholder
five (5) of whom shall constitute a quoru
for the transaction of all business. The D
Il, rectors shall be elected annually by ball
is by the stockholders, on the first Tuesday
for July of each year. Each stockholder sha
,ts | he entitled in person by proxy, to vo
Ter for every share owned by him, and
ts elections shall be held under such rules al
IN regulations as may be determined by {
In, Board OF Directors. The directors tn
elected snail continue IN Office lol oliC -
- or until their successors shall have been du
% elected and qualified. No failure to elt
id shall be regarded as forfeiture OF u
inv charter Any vacancy occurring on sa
nv Board shall be filled by the remaining /
nj rectors for the unexpired term. The BOA
on of Directors shall, at its first meeting; all
,on its election, nominate out Of its number
,ve President, Vice President, Treasurer a
Secretary: Said Board shall nave
ers right to employ and dismiss superintende
md general manager and departmental manage
srd agents and such other employees OF 81
wp corporation as the interests OF the Iompa
Of NAV require, and may delegate the exerc
rs of this power to the President or any OIL
an. officer or employee that the Board may
ion lect subject however to the approval OF
ine one of the Board. Any Of the Directors sh
to have the right to appoint by written INST
(S ment another Director or stakeholder to
act as his proxy and in his stead at any and
ted | meetings of the Board of Directors.
day ARTICLE Villas amended-This act
.nty incorporation may be changed, modiheo
tors altered. or this corporation may be dissoI
,o,d With the assent of the stockholders own
,Iec, three .fourths of the stock of the corporal
tbis present or represented at general NEE
over convened for that purpose. and after al I
,aIi fifteen DAYS written notice shall nave
and given through mail TO each stockhoIder
en-. his last known place of residence In
tock Of dissolution. by the expiration OF TINS c
ooks ter, or otherwise. the stockholders shall
A. in three laudators from among their nun
ctors to settle the business dild,is -. ..,
: nv In case of the death or disability OF an,
= 10 Of the said commissioners or liquida
, bt the survivors shall appoint a successor
ders him. , G.
'oard Original Signed w; Mics NS"'' ''
moi tary; Geo. Long, President.
the state Of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans
com. I. the undersigned. Recorder of Mortg'
ring in and for the Parish of Orleans Stat
cath, louisiana do hereby certify that the a
by and foregoing act OF AIlehunen' ~
PRED Consumers Biscuit COMPANY nj,
with duly recorded IN my OFFICE III o"
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