St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1919-03-01
Amendments to Charter
Of the
CONVICTION GROCERY & GRAIN
COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish Of
St. Tammany.

Be it known, That on this 21st
day of January, 1919, before me
Lewis Lowering Morgan, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and sworn
in and for the parish of St. Tam
many, State of Louisiana, in the
presence of the undersigned wit
nesses,
Personally came and appeared
James Connaughton and John A. Do
mergue, both residents Of said Par
ish of st. Tammany, who declare that
q general meeting Of the StOckhOld-
ers Of the CoVington Grocery & Grain
Company, Inc, was held at its office
in the Town of CoVington, Louisi-
ana, on the 21st day of January,
1919, for the purpose of amending
Articles l and III of its charter, OF
which said meeting due and legal
notice was given in accordance with
the requirements Of it's charter and
the laws Of the State of Louisiana.
And appearers further declare that
at said stockholders meeting of the
CoVington Grocery & Grain Com
pany, Inc, Articles | and III of its
act of incorporation were amended
and re-enacted so as to read as fol-
lows:
ARTICLE /.
The name and style of this cor
poration shall be the Interstate
Wholesale Grocers, Incorporated -
and it's domicile Is hereby establish
ed at CovingtoD, st. Tammany par
ish,, Louisiana, and under its cor
porate name said corporation shall
have power and authority to con-
tract, sue and be sued, to make and
use corporate seal, and the same
to break and alter at pleasure; to
hold, receive, to have, purchase, i'm
prove, ALLEVIATE, convey, sell, borrow,
pledge, mortgage and hypothecate
under said corporate name, proper
ty, real, personal and mixed; to es-
tabliSh and operate branch offices
and warehouses in this and other
states Of the United States; to name
and appoint such managers, agents,
directors and employees as it's bust
ness, interests and convenience may
require; and to make, establish, as
we'll as amend from time to time
such bylaws, rules and regulations
for the proper government of the
AFFAIRS OF said corporation as may be
deemed necessary and proper; ana
the same t. change and alter al
pleasure; and to do and perform all
other things requisite, necessary or
convenient to enable it to carry out
the objects and purposes above set
forth.
Said corporation, unless sooner
dissolved in accordance with its char
ter, shall have succession and enjoy
existence for a period OF ninety-ntne
years from date of its original act
Of incorporation, namely, July 5th,
1901.
"The President, or in his absence,
the Vice-President, shall be the prop
er person upon whom citation or
other legal process shall be served.
ARTICLE III.
THE capital stock Of this corpora
ton shall be the sum of Five Hun
dred Thousand ($50O,0OO) Dollars,
divided into and represented by five
thousand $4,000 shares Of the par
value Of One Hundred ($100) Dol
lars each, which stock shall be paid
for in cash; or the same may be
issued and delivered in payment for
actual services rendered the COM
pany, or in exchange for property or
rights transferred to or received by
said company; but no stock shall
ever be issued or delivered except at
its par value for cash or for SER
vices actually rendered. Or property
actually transferred.
The capital stock Of this COM
pany may be increased or decreased
by complying with the laws of the
State Of Louisiana providing for the
increase or decrease of the stock of
corporations.
"The capital stock Of this com
pany shall be worcestershire, and
transferable only on the books of the
company, subject, however, to the
laws relative to the delivery Of stock
certificates.
"Ths stock subscribed shall be
paid for upon call of the Board of
Directors in such amounts and at
such times as the said Board shall
prescribe, with at least ten days
notice in writing to the subscribers.
The Board Of Directors shall
have the right to determine how
much stock shall be issued"
And said appearers further de-
clare that they were authorized and
instructed by said stockholders
meeting to sign and execute the prop
sr, notarial act, amending and re-
snacting Articles l and III of the
charter Of said corporation, and that
they do now make this declaration
and execute this notarial act in ac-
cordance Herewith.
Thus done and signed in my office |
at Covington, Louisiana, on the day, |
month and year herein first above
written in the presence of Clarence |
Smith and Jacob Seller, competent |
who hereunto sign their
names with said appearers, and me,
Notary Public, after reading of the
whole.
JAMES CONNAUGHTON,
Chairman.
J. A. DoMERGUE,
Secretary.