The herald., 1919-05-08
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.
! | nited States Of America. State Of Louis
| lana
New Orleans. La, March 10Th. 1919.
! We do hereby certify that the following
/ foregoing articles. numbered l. b. !, s
/ and !. are true and exact copy of the
| amended Articles of the Act Of Incorporation
! II the. Consumers Biscuit Company. (Which
! Act Of Incorporation or Charter had been
! duly recorded in the office OF the Recorlcr
! Of Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans. on
| the 9Th day Of July 1907. as shown bv the
minutes Of he stockholders meeting of the
! consumers Biscuit Contrary convoked and
held the 2Sth day oftFebrua~v. 1910. and
adjourned to the 2lst Of March. 1919. at which
meetings The following amended Articles were
! unanimously adopted. having received a vote
u y plus percent Of all outstanding stock.
there being no discerning vote
ARTICLE As amendrd-The name and
style Of th's Cooperation shall he The Con.
NurerN Biscuit Company, and under that
/ name II shall have and enjoy all the rights
and advantages and privileges granted bv
| law to corporations; II shall exist for
period OF ninety nine years from this day.
II shall have power 20 contract. t. sue AMI
he sued IN It's corporate name. 20 make and
Use corporate seal and the same to break
or alter A. pleasure, to buy. purchase. receive.
| hold sell, convey, mortgage. hypo,hccatc
and pledge property. both real and person.
I
uous; TO have and employ a Superintendent.
general manager, and departmental man.
ayers, directors, officers and agents. and such
! other employees as the interest and convent
| encc Of said corporation may require: and t.
! make and enact and enforce such bylaws
! rules and regulations for the corporate man
agemcnt and control Of the affairs Of the
! corporation. as may be deemed necessary and
, cxpedent.
I ARTICLE U-As amended.-The danicile
Of al oil -. ~.
! Orleans, State Of Louisiana, and all eta
tlon and legal process shall he served on
the President. and in his absence on the
\ice-P President. and in the absence of both
tie President and Nce-Presdcnt. on the
Secretary. and in the absence also OF the
Secretary in the manner prescribed bv law
ARTICLE IIl.-As amended.-The objects
and purposes for which this corporation j.
organized and the nature Of the business to
be carried on by it. are hereby declared to
be: To engage in and operate one or more
| bakeries IN this City and elsewhere. and TO
purchase. sell and manufacture biscuite.
cakes. candies Of all kinds, macaroni, spagf-
etti, vSmIcelll, nulels and confectionery of
all kinds, to prepare, manufacture and sell.
selt-ralsing flour. prepared biscuit flour,
bakers mixed flour. and to deal in bread.
stutts generally, and all other articles of food
manufactured from flour, starch and other
ingredients and in fine to undertake and
engage in any other enterprise or business
that may he incidental to, or be connected
with the purposes hereinabove set forth.
ARTICLE V.-As atnended-The capital
stock of this corporation shall be and is
hereby fixed at one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, divided into three thousand
shares. of the par or face value Of fifty dol.
lars each. which shall be paid for in cash
on the call of the Board of Directors: given
IN payment of property purchased, or for ser.
vices rendered. All shares of stock shall
be full paid and worcestershire. No trans
fer Of stock shall be binding upon this cor,
poration unless made upon its books, and all
certificates of stock shall he signed by
such officers as may be designated by the
Board OF Directors, in addition to those des-
ignated by law.
ARTICLE Vas amended.-All the cor
porate powers of this Company shall be vest.
ed in. and the management and control of
its affairs shall be exercised by a Board of
Directors, composed of nine stockholders.
five % of whom shall constitute quorum
for the transaction of all business. The Di-
rectors shall be elected annually by ballot \
by the stockholders, on the first Tuesday of
July of each year Each stakeholder shall.
be entitled in person or by proxy, to a vote
for every share owned by him, and all
elections shall be held under such rules and
regulations as may be determined by the
elected shall continue in office for one year
or until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified. No failure to elect
shall be regarded as a forfeiture of this
Board shall be filled by the remaining Di-
rectors for the unexpired term. The Board
of Directors shall at its first meeting. after
ITS election. nominate out Of its number.
President, Vice President. Treasurer and
a Secretary. Said Board shall have the
right to employ and dismiss a superintendent
general manager and departmental managers
agents and such other employees of said
corporation the interests Of the Company
may require. and may delegate the exercise
q n he o.h
officer employee that the Board may Sc
lect, subject however to the approval of anv
one of the Board. Any of the Directors shall
have the right to appoint by written instru
ment another Director stakeholder to act
as his proxy and in his stead at any and all
meetings of the Board of Directors.
ARTICLE Villas amended-This act Of
incorporation may be changed. modified or
altered or this corporation may be dissolved
with the assent of the stockholders owning
three fourths of the stock Of the corporation
present or represented at a general meeting
convened for that purpose, and after at least
fifteen days written notice shall have been
given through mail TO each stakeholder al
his last known place of residence. In case
of dissolution. by the expiration of this char
ter otherwise. the Stockholders shall elect
three liqudators from among their number
70 settle the business affairs Of the Company
In case of the death or disability Of anyone
Of the said COMM ssioners or liquidators.
the survivors shall appoint successor to
him.
Original Signed w. Miles Ryan, Secre- |
tary; Geo. Long, President.
State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans
I, the undersigned. Recorder of Mortgages |
in and for the Parish Of Orleans. State Of |
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act Of Amendment Of the |
Consumers Biscuit Company. was this dav |
duly recorded in my office in Book i228
Folio -.
New Orleans. La. March 7Ist 1919
EMILE ]. LEONARD. by. r.
April I0-May IS.
TO CHARTER OF NATION