The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-02-13
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF BLUE
FIELDS FRUIT AND STEAMSHIP
COMPANY.

lana, Parish of Orleans City OF New Or
| leans. Be it known. that on TINS @lst Gay
| Lord One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Nineteen d9l9), and OF the !ndependence
of the United States OF America the one
| Hundred and Forty-thrd Q45). Before me-
! George Janvier Notary Public duly com
n,issioned and qualified in and for the Iity
| of New Orleans Parish of Orleans therein
residing and in the presence OF the wi WA
personally came and appeared: victor IAN
ors OF the full age OF majority and Iesi-
dent Of the City Of New Orleans, ana a
B. Orr also OF the full age OF majority ana
| a resident OF the City of New Orleans, re
| spectivelv. the President and the Secretary
of Bluefields Fruit Steamship Company
corporation created under the laws OF the
Sta,e ri Louisiana by Act passed before John
l Tanvier Notary Public in AND for the cry
Of New Orleans, State Of LOUISIANA on ILe
18th day of July, 1912, and recorded IN iAe
nsfice Of Recorder OF Mortgages tor the laI-
isb NJ Orleans on the day OF !uly. ~.
in book loss folio 32S, an mendment to
which Act of Incorporation was passed before
me Notary on the 24th day OF April. IVY. |
and recorded in the Mortgage Ottlce Ior the
PARISH Of Orleans on the 18th day of April !
1877. in book 300, folio to- both OF the sald
3 | appearers appearing herein in their respective
capacities as aforesaid and botn OF me
said appearers appearing and acting heFein
under and by virtue OF the authority IN
g. them vested by resolutions passed at mect,
ing Of stockholders OF BlHeheids fruaL
3 /
copy OF which resolutions are hereto attach |
/ ed ard made part hereof. Which said ap:.
), pears declare that at general meeting OF
! stockholders of Buefields Fruit Steam. |
| ship Company held at the office of the Board
Il Of Directors of Whitney Central National
! Rank in the City of New Orleans on the 10Th
;. day Of September. 1918 pursuant 70 Teso-
J luton of the BOARD OF Directors held on tAe
| 21nd day Of August, 1913 which sad meet
Ing OF stockholders had been called for the
i sreciai purpose set forth in the SAID reSo-
It-a~ tors II.
lowing amendments to the Charter OF me
| sail corporation adopted as appears from
the said certified copy OF an extract from
the minutes by a vote Of the holders OF more
han two-thirds of all of the stock of said
II Company therefore issued which resolutions
adopted provided for the amendment OF the
Charter of the said Company, increasing the
lCapital Stock thereof from Five Hundred
II Thousand Dollars tS5OO0OO00) TO Seven Han
bred Fifty Thousand Dollars CS750cWCO'.
and provided further for the amendment CT
Article V OF the charter OF sad corpoIa'iol
and which resolution authorized and instruct
ed the said President and the SAID Secretary
to appear before any Notary Public to put sald
changes and amendments on record IN an;
thentic form. A copy OF the minutes II
sail meeting and a copy of the sand reso,
lu:ions duly certified by the President and
| the Secretary are hereto annexed and male
| part hereof. And the said appearers in their
respective capacities declare that in con.
forInity with the said resolutions and IN tur-
therance OF their said instructions, Article
Four a. of the Charter OF Bluetie!ds Fruit
x Steamship Company, executed before 10 IN
Janvier, Notary Public on the 18th day. OF
July, 1912, and amended by Act before
George Janvier Notary Public on the 2i'h
day of April, 1917, be and the same IS mere
by amended TO read follows, to.wit:
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock OF TINS
corporation is hereby declared TO be the sum
of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol,
| lars (S75OOOQOO divided into and represented
by Seven Thousand Five Hundred H9o'
shares OF the par value of One Hundred Dol,
| | lars $4,000 each. Such stock snail De pdiG
for in cash or its equivalent when subscrioeu
| for or in nstallmentS upon a cal OF me
| | Board OF Directors or may be ISSUED ioT
property or rights actually acquired and r.
| ce:ved by said corporation, or for labor OF
| | services actually performed or rendered l
| said corporation. or it may be issued comply
ing with the laws of the State of Loulsiana
| to TIE stockholders OF the corporation on Z
, prs rata basis whenever the surplus iunl'
OF property OF the corporation shall so war
! rant, in lieu OF the declaration OF casi
i, dividend. No fractional ehares shall b.
issued; all shares 4 stock shall be tuil!
OF stock shall be binding upon this corpora
"A ton. unless made and recorded upon 1t
M books Seven Hundred and Fifty. Thousan'
S Dollars ($750,0coOO) OF the capital STOCK 0
$50 this corporation has been subscribed an
$# paid for in cash in its equivalent, an
# this corporation has now been subscribed an
0 the said appearers IN their said capaelIiie
## do further declare that in conformity wit
## the said resolutions and in furtherance wit
# their said instructions Article V of the sal
# Charter OF Bluefields Fruit Steamshi
k## Company, executed and amended as atort
3 said, be and the same is hereby amended
 read as follows: To-wit:
ia ..The corporate powers of this corporatio
IA shall be vested in and exercised by Boar
# of Directors, composed on Nine C) Dlre'
##s tors "a majority of whom shall constitute
# quorum for the transaction OF bushes
#3 which said directors shall be elected at
~ general meeting of the stockholders OF N
n Said corporation to be held the secon
k#3 Tuesday in October in each year, and NJ
$ tees of said election shall be given 3
M publication in daily newspaper puonsnt
3 in the City of New Orleans, daily for te
s &# DAYS Immediately preceding such date II
Il Board of Directors shall at its first meetir
each wear elect from its members Pres
Ri ## dent, two Vice-Presidents. They shall all
& $ elect Secretary and Treasurer, either
!ll1 whom may or may not be member OF Il
B s. Board of Directors The following person
81 shall constitute the first Board OF DIRECTOR
=== 81 Oter Chas Godchaux. Harris Hyman, Cha
81 81 Weinberger, Jno. F. Couret. A. B. Orr al
# Geo. VIM. Rueff with Victor Camors
# M President; VIM. c. Dufour as First Vic
{. IA President and A. B. Orr as Secretar
Treasurer Said Board of Directors and {
S& ficers shall continue in office until the sc
So 81 ond Tuesday in July, 1913; or until ths
~ fled The failure from any cause to ele
directors the day stipulated shall
dissolve this corporation but the oifice
hich until their successors shall have been du
, hr elected and qualified In. the event OF a
" failure to hold an election on the day stiI
: lated. the President shall call a new elect
80 Immediately thereafter ten days not
as hereinabove provided. At all electio
and meetings of stockholders, each sto'
holder shall be entitled TO one vote for ga
share of stock registered in his name a
&%@ may vote either in person or by writ
'.sSa proxy and all elections shall be by ballo
%%W And the said appearers do further decl
$s%@ that in accordance with the said resolutit
IN and in their aforesaid capacities they
&$$M hereby adIpt said Article Nv and 81
$# Article amended as part OF the
Ax&S3 sinal Act of Incorporation of the said CO
Nm panv There is attached hereto a finane
$$$$& statement certified by Myron n. Cioldm
%$%# Certified Public Accountant, as well as
S$%# Directors of said Bluefieds Fruit & Stei
## ship Company. Said financial statement
#s&# and shall serve a appraisement by
S&#M Board of Directors of the property OF
S%$# Company as required by the laws of
$*&# State Of Louisiana and particularly by
$3&z# ton of Act No. 266 of the General Assem-
%S of the State of Louisiana for the year i
M$# Thus done and passed at nv office in
$S$# | City of New Orleans the day. month
s year herein first above written in the p,