The herald., 1919-08-07
CHARTER
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
NEW ORLEANS BUTCHERS CO.
OPERATIVE ABBAT0IR,
INC.

leans. Be it known, that on this fifteenth
day Of the month OF July in the year OF our
Lord, thousand nine hundred and nine
teen and of the Independence OF the United
States OF America, the one hundred and forty
third; Before me, Henry 7. Dart, Jr., a
Notary Public, duly commissioned and quail
fled, in and for this City and Parish Of Or
leans, therein residing, and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter and undersigned.
Personally came and appeared, the several
persons whose names are hereuntO sub
scribed, all being of the age of majority and
residing in this city and parish, who de-
clared that a general meeting of the stock
holders of The New Orleans Butchers CO.
Operative Abbatoir Company, Limited" was
held at the office of the company in the
City OF New Orleans on Monday, the 10Th
day of May, 1919, at the hour of $3.50 o'clock D.
M preceded by thirty days public notice
published required by Article 10 of the
charter OF the company, and being in con-
pllance with all the legal requirements; that
there were present, or representa- by proxy.
at said meeting, the holders of 4S4 shares OF
the capital stock of said company out of
total of 500 shares issued and outstanding
and, therefore, more than three fourths of the
total shareholders OF said company; that at
said meeting the original charter of said
company as contained in Act before Conrad
u. Collins, Notary Public. on the 9th day
OF July, 1901, recorded in NJ .. b. 676, Folio
$50, OF the office of Recorder of MORTGAGES
Tor the Parish OF Orleans, was amended, al.
DlTtCu-
lars hereinafter set out and none other, and
the appearers were elected and appointed
committee OF three for the purpose of forum.
iating and placing in legal shape the amend
nents 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 yir-
tue OF the authority in them vested bv the
stockholders of the company as SET fortL
IN the minutes of the stockholders meeting
aforesaid, do hereby declare that the charteT
OF the company as contained in Act before
conrad u. Collins, dated July 6, 1901. be.
and the same is hereby amended changed
altered and re-enacted in the following bar.
tlculars and none other, to wit:
That Article ! of the charter is amended
SO as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
corporation shall be The New Orleans But,
cheers Co-Operative Abbatoir, Inc" and its
domlcile shall be and is hereby fixed in the
Ilty OF New Orleans. The said corporation
under Its corporate name shall have mover
and authority to exist and enjoy succession
LOT the fuI! term OF ninety-nine years from
date OF this Act; TO contract sue and be
sued; to make and use a corporate seal: 10
hoId' 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
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
Tor which this corporation is established and
the nature of the business to be carried on
by 1t are declared TO be: to buy. sell and
otherwise deal in cattle and other food ami
mails; to carry on the business of slaughtering
cattle, hogs, sheep and other animals for
1000 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:
10 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
terials thereof; to produce cure, prepare fin.
| ish, buy, sell and deal in hides skins leath
| er, wool, hair oil, tallow, lard, oleomargarine
iat' NORM glue, soap, meat extracts bone and
Done products, intestines and intestinal pro-
ducts, ottal, fertilizer and other products and
| oy-products of the business of Strengthening:
| to act as commission merchants, establish
stock yards and to act consignees, agents
ana principals IN dealing in any of the fore
going, and in general to conduct in connec-
non with the foregoing any other business
| necessary or useful or both, to any branch
OF the business specified or implied herein
including that OF operating a railroad switch
| track. Except for the business beinps CON
Quoted by the corporation in the wear 1919.
none OF the objects and purposes herein.
! above 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.
That Article of the charter has been
changed, altered amended and re-enacted so
as to read as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE VIAL the corporate power,
shall be vested in Board of Directors com
posed OF fifteen stockholders each of whom
shall own in his own right at least one
share OF the capital stock. The Board of
Directors to be elected in the year 1919 shall
De composed, however, of twenty-six stock
holders
THE Board shall be elected by the stock.
holders by ballot at meeting held at the
office of the corporation between the hours
OF one and four o'clock p. m, on the last
Monday in May in each year, under the
supervision of three Commissioners, appoint
ed by the Board and after ten days previous
notice given in daily morning newspaper
published in English in the City of New
Orleans.
AT such election, each stakeholder shall be
entitled to one vote only irrespective of the
| number of shares he may own, which vote
shall be cast by him in person. A majority
OF the votes so cast shall elect. Upon fail
ure, for any reason, to elect Board on the
day here named, another election shall be
called by the Board of Directors, and ten
days public notice shall be given thereof
in the manner previously specified.
The Board of Directors shall continue in
office until its successor is elected and
qualified, and vacancies occurring in the
Board shall be filled by it except that va
cancies occurring during 1890 shall be fill
ed only when the membership falls below
fifteen. At and after the annual election of
1920. the Board of Directors shall be com
posed of fifteen stockholders only, elected in
the manner hereinabove provided. During
the Board year 1890, eight directors shall
constitute a quorum and the same number
when the Board shall be composed of ff-
teen.
THE Board of Directors shall have the
right to pay its members meeting fee or
not more than Five Dollars for regular meet
ings, and also for not more than two special
meetings. The members of the Finance Com
mittee shall be entitled to compensation at
the discretion of the Board of Directors, but
not in excess of Twenty Dollars each per
annum, payable quarterly.
AT its first meeting, the Board of Direc-
tors shall elect from its members, a presi-
dent, first and second vice presidents, and
treasurer. 1t shall also elect a secretary
who shall not be member of the Board.
The Board of Directors shall appoint from
time to time and dismiss at pleasure, such
managers, clerks, agents and other employees
of like grade, as it may deem necessary for
the business of the corporation, or to carry
out its objects and purposes.
SIT shall make, establish, alter and amend