St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-02-22
Amendments to Charter
OF the
CONVICTION GROCERY 6 GRAIN
COMPANY, INC.
Emitted States of America, State o.
Louisiana, Parish OF
st. Tammany.

LOulSldua, IaTls1 VI
st. Tammany.
Be it known, That on this 21st
day of January, 1919, before me,
Lewis Lowering Morgan, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and sworn
in and for the parish Of St. Tam
many, State Of Louisiana, in the
presence Of the undersigned wit
nesses,
Personally came and appeared
James Connaughton and John A. Do
mergue, both residents of said Par
ish OF st. Tammany, who declare that
a general meeting of the stOckhOld-
ers Of the CoVington Grocery & Grain
Company, Inc, was held at its office
in the Town of CoVington, Louisi
ana, on the 21st day of January,
1919, for the purpose Of amending
Articles l and III of its charter, Of
which said meeting due and legal
notice was given in accordance with
the requirements of it's charter and
the laws Of the State of Louisiana.
And appearers further declare that
at said stockholders meeting Of the
CoVington Grocery & Grain Com
pany, Inc, Articles / and III of it's
act of incorporation were amended
and re-enacted SO as to read as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE I.
"The name and style of this cor
poration shall be the Interstate
Wholesale Grocers, incorporated"
and its domicile is hereby establish
ed at Covington, St. Tammany par
ish, Louisiana, and under it's cor
porate name said corporation shall
have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued, to make and
use corporate seal, and the same
to break and alter at pleasure; Il
hold, receive, to have, purchase, i1Na
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate
under said@corporats name, proper
ty, real, personal and mixed; to es-
tabliah and operate branch offices
and warehouses in this and other
states Of the United States; to name
and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and employees as its Sbusi-
ness, interests and convenience may
require; and to make, establish as
well as amend from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper government of the
affairs of said corporation as may be
deemed necessary and proper; and
the same to change and alter at
pleasure; and to do and perform al
other things requisite, necessary OF
convenient to enable it to carry out
the objects and purposes above SET
forth.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with it's char
ter, shall have succession and enjoy
existence for a period of ninety-nine
years from date of its original act
of Incorporation, namely, July 5th
1901.
"The President, or in his absence
the Vice-President, shall be the prop
- er person upon whom citation OF
other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
"The capital stock of this corpora
ton shall be the sum Of Five Hun
dred Thousand ($500,000) Dollars
divided into and represented by tiV'
thousand (5000) shares of the pa
value of One Hundred ($100) Dol
lars each, which stock shall be pait
for in cash; or the same may b,
issued and delivered in payment 70
actual services rendered the com
pany, or in exchange for property O
rights transferred to or received b.
said company; but no stock shall
ever be issued or delivered except a
its par value for cash, or for ser
vices actually ] ndered, or propert,
actually transferred.
THE capital stock OF this com
pany may be increased or decreased
by complying with the laws of Thu
State Of Louisiana providing for tn,
increase or decrease of the stock o
corporations.
THE capital stock of this com
pany shall be worcestershire, ant
transferable only on the books Of tn
company, subject, however, to thu
laws relative to the delivery of stool
certificates.
1.-THE stock subscribed shall b.
paid for upon call Of the Board O
Directors In such amounts and a
such times az the said Board shall
prescribe, with at least ten day
notice in writing to the subscribers.
THE Board Of Directors shall
much stock shall be issued"
And said appearers further de
clare that they were authorized anC
instructed by said stockholders
meeting to sign and execute the prop
or notarial act, amending and re
enacting Articles I and III of tn
charter Of said corporation, and tina
they do now make this declaration
and execute this notarial act in &C
cordance Herewith.
Thus done and signed in my Office
at Covington, Louisiana, on the day
month and year herein first abov'
written in the presence OF Clarence
Smith and Jacob Seller, competen
witnesses, who hereunto sign thei
names with said appearers, and me
Notary Public, after reading of thu
whole.
JAMES CONTRADICTION,
Chairman.
J. A. DOMERGUE,
Secretary.
Witnesses:
CLARENCE SMITH.
JACOB SELLER.