The herald., 1919-07-03
CHARTER.

featuring Company Limited, a dulv org.r;-aa
corporation OF this State, domiciied in this
Morsan 1ut GrI under Van an act passed before
yoth, 1871, recorded in the office of az
Recorder of Mortgages of this Parish in BooI t
W., toi no. $40 ct seq, as amended by act
lie on the tenth dsw II Her, L Notary Pub
in the office of the Recorder of Mort0.aes
OF TINS Parish in Book 842, folio saO sd
heIeln acting in their said capacities and ON
authority sonfeTTea bx BY virtue of the
thereof, at their general meeting held At the
office OF the said Company on June anJ
IVY, as shown in a certified copy of the
stockholders, hereto annexed for reference:
~nich SAID appearers declared in their said
capacit1es that a general meeting of the
sHtoekhsoiders OF said A. w: Hyatt Stationery
vened at the office of said Company on Iune
q l9l9, tor the purpose of amending the
charter OF said Corporation, of which meet
| ing ten days prior notice, in writing, was
gwen 10 each stakeholder by the President
and Manager at his or her residence. and
that at said meeting large majority of the
stockholders being present, or represented
It It, was unanimously decided that Articles
OF said Corporation should be changed or al
tered SO as, hereafter, to be and read as
follows viz: &"
ARTICLE 1II.-The objects and purposes
| Tor which this Corporation is organized and
| the nature of the business to be carried on
by II, are hereby declared to be the manu-
featuring OF stationery in all its various
forms; importing and publishing books and
buylng and selling all kinds of stationery
| both wholesale and retail, and to do ali
S KINDS OF printing and photographic work, to
deal IN office furniture and supplies
ARTICLE VAN the corporate powers of
/ said corporation shall be vested in, and ali
its business and affairs managed and d.
| rected by the Board of Directors of said Cor
| poration Said Board to consist of not less
than five members, the majority of whom
shall constitute a quorum at all meetings
| The first Board are hereby declared TO be
Arthur W. Hyatt, ,Adolph c. Billet, Henry
Mrs; Maude II. Billet with Arthur W. Hyatt
as President Adolph c. Billet as Vice
President and Henry w. Lemoine as Secre-
| tary and Treasurer
! The said Board of Directors shall remain
| in office until the fourth Monday in June,
| 1910, annually thereafter said fourth Mon
! day in june, an election for directors shall
be held at the office of the Company, after
/ ten days notice, in writing, shall have been
| given to the stockholders by the Secretary
Said directors shall take their seats immedi-
| ately on their election, and shall proceed.
| at once, TO elect from their number Presi-
! dent Nice-President and Secretary and
Treasurer. In case of the death of the
! President, any officer, prior to the ex-
| piration of his term of office. said vacancy
shall be filled by the Directors; and, in the
event of any vacancy occurring in the Board
| of Directors, said vacancy shall be filled by
| appointment by the remaining members of
| the Board of Directors
! Said Board of Directors shall establish
! such bylaws and regulations as may be
necessary, and have control and general
| management of the corporation; shall fix the
salaries of all officers, clerks and employees,
and engage or discharge them when neces-
/ he I'd NJ ph,1t h. -ba
| financial managers of said Corporation, with
/ full authority to borrow money, negotiate
/ for, or acquire by lease, purchase or other
wise, all such property, real or personal as
/ they may deem necessary and expedient to
carry the business of said Corporation,
or to sell the same, otherwise dispose
| thereof, and may accept, execute and deliver
| all contracts, writings and agreements.
! Each Director shall be required, to hold
in his own name at least five shares of the
capital stock of said Corporation, and the
sale or transfer by any member of the
Board of Directors of his stock, shall ipso
Board, and the vacancy shall be forthwith
| filled in accordance with the provisions of
this Charter. All checks and notes of this
| Corporation to be issued by the Secretary
and Treasurer, and counter-signed by the
President, or, in the absence of the Presi-
dent, by the VicetPresident.
| ARTICLE VI.-At the termination of this
| Charter, by limitation, or on its dssolut
as provided for, the business and affairs of
| said Corporation shall be wound up and Ii
qudated by two comm ssioners, to be chosen
and their duties and compensation fixed and
determined by the stockholders at a general
meeting thereof, which said meeting shall be
called at least ten days prior to the date
| thereof, by written notices sent by the
President to each stakeholder, or his author
lied agent, to his last known domicile All
elections shall be by ballot, and each share
of stock shall be entitled to vote. AT
In IL. .I,.1lz a.,
of the stock voted thereat, by the stockhold-
ers or their authorized agents, attorneys
intact, shall elect or decide all matters voted
upon, except as herein otherwise provided.
ARTICLE VII.-This charter may be al
tered, amended, changed modified by a