The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-05-01
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF GUATE-
MALA-AMERICAN COFFEE CO.,



United States of America; State OF Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans Be it known, that on this thirty
first day of the month Of January, IN the
year of our Lord, one thousand nine nun,
dred and nineteen; before me, Charles
Schneidau. a Notary Public, duly commits.
stoned and qualified in and for the Parish
of Orleans, State of Louisiana. therein re.
siding, and, in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned; per
sonally came and appeared, VIM Z. Goeb
her. the President, and A. W. Bohning, the
Secretary, who each declared that they rep
resented the Guatemala American Coffee
Co. Inc, a corporation, m their capacl-
ties above set forth, said corporation being
organized under the general laws OF the
State of Louisiana by act before Charles
Schneidau, Notary Public, dated aPril ~:
1917. registered in the Mortgage Once OF
this Parish in Book 1906, Folio ST, and they
severally declared. under oath that they nave
executed and hereby execute on behalf OF
said corporation, to-wit: Guatemai Anlerl-
can Coffee Co., Inc, this certificate, snow
ing the amendments to the charte h OF .ne
said corporation, and they do hereOy sever
ally certify as follows:
| We. the undersigned. VIM. c. Goebber. and
A. w. Bohning, respectively, the fresleent
| and Secretary of the Guatemala. American
Coffee Co., Inc, do hereby severally certify
that on January 30, 1912 at II o'clock noon,
there was held a general meeting OF the
| stockholders of said corporation, at ITS OF,
flee in the City of New Orleans, when sald
| meeting was held for the purpose OF acting
upon the amendments to the enarter neIei. ~
| after set forth, increasing the powers OF
| the corporation and the number OF directors
| as specified in Articles ii and ~, OF me
| original charter, of which meeting proper
notice, in accordance with the provisions OF
the charter and the general law relative TO
Explorations, was given. We do further GER
tifv that there were present IN person me me
| following stockholders, to-wit: VIM. l.
Goebber. owner of % shares; A. w. Booming,
| owner OF 40 shares; w. II. Bohning, owner
| Of share: R. d. Bowen. represented by VIM.
| C. Goebber by proxy, owner OF l snare.
We do further certify that at said meeting,
said VIM. c. Goebber was elected chairman
of the meeting, and the undersigned A. w.
said meeting of stockholders of said corpo-
ration, the following resolution was duly
adopted by the affirmative vote OF the stock,
holders owning 100 shares of the capital
stock. being all the stock OF said corporauon'
to-wit: -
Resolved. That Article II of the charter
be amended, so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE 1.-THE objects ans purposes
for which this corporation is organized ana
the nature of the business to be carried on
bv il, are declared TO be the following, VIZ:
To purchase and sell, at wholesale and re
tail, coffee. tea and dry groceries, OF every
kind and description, to import ana export
the same, and, in Connection with us DUST
ness. to issue notes, bonds or other evidences
of Indebtedness, and to do and perform all
other things necessary or convenient 10 en-
able il to carry out the ooJects ana puI
poses, above set forth. and further the pur-
poses of this corporation. ~,
BE 1t Further Resolved. That Article Nv
Of the charter be amended, so as to real as
follows:
ARTICLE IV.-The corporate powers Of
this corporation shall be vested in and ex.
ercised by a Board of Directors, composed
of not less than four stockholders, who
shall be elected annually by the stockhold-
ers on the first Tuesday in May in each
and every wear, at an annual meeting to
be held at the office of the company, at its