The herald., 1919-05-01
CHARTERS

| Tor Charter OF said Association be changed,
| altered and amended in the following par
ticulars, to-wlt:
That Article V be changed, altered and
amended so as 10 read as follows;
! ARTICLE V-Government. Except as re-
/ CARDS the terms and conditions upon which
membership may be acquired or forfeited all
powers shall be vested in the following;
Cd The General Officers; C2) the Board
| Of Directors; 90 the General Executive Com
! mittee; "a the State Executive Committees
there being one for each state through
which the highway is to pass; 90 the Coun-
| tv Associations, there being one tor each
county through which the highway is to pass.
ID The general officers shall consist OF a
president, vlce-presdent, secretary and a
treasurer They shall be elected by the
! board of directors at their annual meeting.
as is hereinafter more fully set forth, and
shall have such powers and duties as usually
attach 10 their respective offices and sucH
other powers, authority and duties as may
be vested in them by the board OF directors
or the executive committee. Any vacancy
shall be filled by the board OF directors foI
the unexpired term. All legal process against
the corporation shall be served on the presI'
dent or secretary or other agent specially
authorized to accept service by acton oil
the board of directors.
(2) The board Of directors shall be com
posed OF the general off'cers, the vice presl-
dent, and the three committeeman from each
state A quorum shall consist OF not less
than seven % members, representing not
less than three CD states. Directors may
vote by written proxy at all called meet,
ings The president or any other general
officer shall notify each member OF the
| Board OF Directors by letter or wire at his
last registered address at least ten (lVl
/ davs prior to the annual meeting, which may
be held either at the domcile OF the Asso-
citation. or at such other place as may be
selected by the Board OF Directors The
Board OF Directors az the annual meeting
shall elect a president. vice-president, sec,
rotary and a treasurer. from the general
membership and take up all other business
coming before the meeting relative to the
welfare of the Jefferson Highway Inc
Board Of Directors Of the general executive
committee is empowered to employ a sec
rotary and an engineer and such other EN-
plovees as may be required in their Judg
ment and to fix their salaries and define
their duties
Special meetings OF the Board of Director:
may be held at the domicile of the AsSo
citation or at such other place as may be sc
lected by the Board of Directors, at the
call OF the president, or OF any other gen
eral officer, provided a written notice o.
telegram is sent by the president or an!
other general officer to each member OF tn
| Board at least five 90 days prior 10 IN
. meeting stating object. time and place 0
i meeting. Vacancies in the Board Of DIrec
: tors shall be filled by the state executiv
committee in the state from which the va
cancy occurred.
+ C0 The General Executive Committe
| shall consist OF the president, vice president
/ secretary and treasurer, and the state vice
presidents \ quorum shall consist OF no
less than three CD members. The duties o
: the General Executive Committee shall b
I 70 consider and pass upon all matters la!
E before them relative to the Jefferson High
/ wav In case of conflict between the Execu
e tive Committee and the Board OF Drec
l. tors the latter shall rule.
e CN The State ce-president or the Stat
: Executive Committee Of each State shall IS
sue a call for 4 State convention to be hel
y at a convenient date. and in said call shaI
designate the time and place OF the sal
: meeting. The first State Convention car
a not be held until at least three-fourthes q
e the county delegates for that state sha
. have been chosen by their respective cour
/ ties The State Convention shall be com
posed of delegates elected by each count
o convention and of the members OF the Stat
r Executive Committee. Each delegate sha
!, have one vote in the election OF the Stat
= Vice President and the three State Con
J. rnitteemen and any other matters coming be
|. fore the State Convention. The State Cor
?, vention of each State is empowered to Pre-
c vide for its organization and Tor the annua
/ election of the State vce-presldent and tn
three State Committeeman. These four Of
. | ficiaIs shall constitute the State EXecutiv
= Committee for that State. The members {
( the State Executive Committee are TO be men
i bers of the board of directors Of the Genera
y | Association.
\ (sD There shall be maintained a Count
G Association in each county through whlc
: the Jefferson Highway passes OF which IN
! officials shall consist OF a chairman, vict
: chairman secretary. treasurer and three az
: | visory members. The officials OF the Couf
= ty Association shall meet at the call OF III
:. | chairman or vice-presdent whenever in the
= opinion the interest of the road requires sue
) A meeting and each official shall faithful
: perform the functions and duties OF his o
- flee. An annual convention shall be hel
. | in each county through which the Jetterso
a | Highway passes The convention is to
!, held at the county seat in the county cou
- house or other suitable place for the pu
- pose Of electing the county officers and +
- considering ways and means for best promo
=, ing the interest of the road in that count
- during the coming year also for the electro
- of the three delegates to attend the Jette
> son Highway State Convention for the pu
- pose herein stated. Each member Of Il
F. Jefferson Highway Association shall be e.
~ titled to one vote in the County Conventlc
- in the county in which he resides. II
;. first County Convention shall be called
:, a date to be fixed by the president and
II the county seat of each county. At Il
- first meeting shall be elected the first cOu
> ty officers and the first county organizatio
perfected. All subsequent meetings 20 tai
'e place as provided for in the preceding Sc
~ ton.
- Thus done and passed at my office in Ne
- Orleans, Louisiana, on the day. and in Il
" month and year herein first above write
~ in the presence Of Messrs. AZzO J. Plou!
n and George c. Merkel, competent witness
II of lawful age, residing in this City, wi
n have hereunto signed their names with sa
K appearer and me, Notary, after due readii
4 of the whole.
a, Witnesses: Geo. c. Merke, Azzo
Plough.
~ Original Signed Walter Parker.
Va HENRY G. MCCALL.
80 Notary Public.
$ CERTIFICATE.
es I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgage
Id in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
I'd Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abo
and foregoing Act of Amendment of Inco
49, poration of the Jefferson Highway Associ
= ticn was this day duly recorded in my c
flee, in Book 1928. Folio 149.
rs New Orleans, March 14th, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONRD, by. r.
CERTIFICATE.
. l hereby certify the above and foregoiI
:; to be a true and correct copy of the orig
- y. nal act OF record and on file in my office.
- HENRY G. MCCALL,
- Notary Public.
y Mch. 27-April 2.May /.
CHARTER OF BLoDGETT NAVAL
R. STORES COMPANY. INC.
United States of America State of I>oui