The herald., 1919-04-17
April 10 May Is
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON-
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON-
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.
United States of America, State NJ Louis
lana.
New Orleans. La. March 2qth, 1870.
We do hereby certify that the following
foregoing articles. numbered /, %, I, ).
and l. are true and exact copy OF the
amended Articles OF the Act Of Incorporation
Il the Consumers Biscuit Company. (Which
Act OF Incorporation or Charter had been
duly recorded in the office OF the Recorder
Of Mortgages for the Parish OF Orleans on
the 9Th day Of July, 1907. as shown by the
minutes Of the stockholders meeting Of the
Consumers Biscuit Company. convOked and
held on the 18th day OF February. 1919. and
adjourned to the 2lst OF March, 1919, at which
meetings the following amended Articles were
unanimously adopted. having received a vote
If q plus percent Of all outstanding stock.
there being no dissenting vote
NNilILr As a.urulcd -lhe name a,
Vie Of this Corporation shall be the Co.
Hmers Biscuit Company. and under tn
anne It shall have and enjoy all the RICH
nd advantages and privileges granted b
w to corporations; it shall exist for
eriod Of ninety nine years from this da'
shall have power 20 contract. to sue ar
9 sued in its corporate name, 10 make ar
Sc a corporate seal, and the same to brea
alter at pleasure. to buy. purchase. receive
I I'D, sell, convey. mortgage, hypothecat
nd pledge property, both real and person
| j; to issue notes. bonds and other oblig;
ions; to have and employ superintendent
eneral manager. and departmental ma
gers, directors, officers and agents. and sue
! pther employees the interest and conveu
! ance OF said corporation may require; and
/ AXE and enar' AVID eufo-oe er-~, hv'-
rules and regulations for the corporate man
agement and control of the affairs of the
| corporation, as may be deemed necessary and
eXpedient.
ARTICLE U-As amended.-The domicile
Of sad corporation shall be the City Of New
Orleans. State OF Louisiana. and all cira-
tion and legal process shall be served on
the President, and in ms absence on the
| Nice-PreSident, and in the absence Of both
tie President and Nce-Presdent. on the
Secretary, and in the absence also of the
| Secretary IN the manner prescribed by law
ARTICLE III.-As amended.-The objects
and purposes for which this corporation i
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, spagh.
etti, vermicelli, nudels and confectionery of
all kinds, 10 prepare, manufacture and sell
self-raislng flour. prepared biscuit flour
bakers mixed flour, and to deal in bread
stuffS generally, and all other articles of food
manufactured from flour, starch and other
ingredients and in fine to undertake ami
engage in any other enterprise or business
that may be incidental to, or be connected
with the purposes herenabove set forth.
ARTICLE lN.-As amended-The capital
stock of this corporation shall be and is
hereby fixed al one hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars, divided into three thousand
shares. OF the par 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
| he full paid and non-assessable. No trans
fer of stock shall ne binding upon this cor.
poration unless made upon its books, and all
certificates of stock shall be signed by
such officers may be designated by the
Board OF Directors, in addition to those des-
| gnated 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 Board OF
! Directors, composed of nine stockholders,
| five (0 of whom shall constitute a 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
Board Of Directors. The directors thus
| elected shall continue in office for one year.
or until their successors shall have been duly
elected and qualified No failure to elect
4 snail ne regarded as a forfeiture Of ms
charter. Anv vacancy occurring on said
Board shall he 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, a
| President a Vice President. a Treasurer and
| Secretary. Said Board shall have the
right to employ and dismiss superintendent.
general manager and departmental managers.
agents and such other employees OF said
| corporation the interests OF the Company
I II. al. -
Of this power to the President any other
officer employee that the Board NAV Sc
| ect. subject however to the approval Of any
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 he dissolved
with the assent of the stockholders owning
| three fo,Irths of the stock of the corporation
| present or represented at 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 or otherwise. the stockholders shall elect
| .hree 1uuidators from among their number
| 20 settle the business affairs Of the Company
| In case Of the death or disability Of anyone
| If the said commissioners Equdators
he survivors shall appoint a successor II
him.
(OrivinaI Signed) w Miles Ryan, Sec5e
| tarv: 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
| md foregoing act Of Amendment Of the
Consumers Biscuit Company, was this day
dnlv recorded in my office in Book l228
Folio -.
| New Orleans. Ia. March 3ist. 1910.
EMILE J. LEONARD, by. X.
Anril l0-Mav IS.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF NATION