The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-02-06
CHARTER

the minutes by a vote Of the holders OF more
than twO-thirds OF all o. the stock OF SAM
Company therefore issued which resolutions
adopted provided Tor the amendment 0; the
Charter OF the said Company. increasing tAy
Capital Stock thereof from Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars lS5lO.ptJUUJ 10 Seven Ham
dred Fifty Thousand Dollars tT5p,pJJty1,
and provided further for the amendment q.
Article OF the charter ~ said cprporat!9l
and which rrsolutI9" authorized and instruct
ed the said President and the SAID Secretary
| 10 appear before any Notary Public = put Slli
| changes and amendments on record II au-
thcg:Ic form. \ copy Of the minutes u
! "a Il meeting and a copy Of the sad reso-
lutI0uS duly certified by the President and
| the Secretary are hereto annexed and made
part hereof. And The said appearerS n their
| respective capacities declare that in con
fOr;nity with the said resolutions and IN !ur-
| therauce u their said instructions, Article
| Four a. Of the Charter Of Bluctields Fruit
X Steamship Company, executed before JOIN
| Jauyier. Notary Public on the 18th day II
| July. 1912, and amended by Act before
George Janvier, Notary Public on the 24-h
day Of April, 1917, be and the same Is here
by amended TO read as follows. to-wit:
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock OF this
| corporation IS hereby declared u be the sum
Of Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars lS75O.cDDOJ) divided into and represented
by Seven Thousand Five Hundred $500
shares Of the par value Of One Hundred Dol.
| lars (SlOOO0l each. Such stock shall be paid
| Tor in cash or its equivalent when subscribed
for or in instalIments upon a call Of the
| Board OF Directors or may be issued Tor
| property rights actually acquired and r.
ce:vet by said corporation. or TOR labor or
| services actually performed Or rendered -
| SAID corporation, or it may be issued comply
ing with the laws Of the State o. louisiana
10 TIE stockholders Of the corporation on a
pc rata basis whenever the surplus funds
Of property Of the corporation shall 50 war
| I .h
dividend. No fractional shares shall be
issued; all shares Of stock shall be fully
paid and worcestershire, and no transfer
Of stock shall be binding upon this corpora
ton. unless made and recorded upon ITS
books. Seven Hundred and Fifty Thousand
Dollars tS750OOOOUl Of the capital stock OF
this corporation has nav been subscribed and
paid for in cash or in its equivalent ana
this corporation has now been subscribed and
the said appearers in their said capacities
do further declare that in conformity with
the said resolutions and in furtherance with
their said instructions Article V Of the said
Charter OF Bluefields Fruit & Steamship
Company executed and amended as aiore'
: said. be and the same Is hereby amended tc
read as follows: ro-wit:
! The corporate powers OF this corporation
: shall be vested in and exercised by a Boarc
of Directors, composed on Nine % Dlrec
tors Il majority of whom shall constitute
quorum for the transaction OF business
general meeting Of the stockholders OF tht
said corporation to be held on the seconC
Tuesday in October in each year and no
tees OF said election shall be gwen by
publication in daily newspaper published
, | in the City Of New Orleans, daily for ter
DAYS Immediately preceding such date. Inc
Board of Directors shall at its first meeting
each year elect from its members PreSi
dent. two Nice-Presidents. They shall ais
: elect a Secretary and Treasurer. either o
u,h,,, NAV or be member OF tht
r Board of Directors. The following persons
shall constitute the first Board OF Directors
: Victor Camors, VIM. C. Dufour. SAINT
Oteri. Chas Godchaux. Harris Hyman, Chas
Weinberger. Jno. F. Couret. A. b. Orr anC
Geo VIM. Rueff, with Victor Camors a
President; VIM c. Dufour as First Vice
President and A. B. Orr as Secretary
= Treasurer. Said Board Of Directors and OF
ond Tuesday in July, 1913, or until thei
: successors shall have been elected and quail
fled. The failure from any cause 70 elec
e directors the day stipulated shall no
1 dissolve this corporation but the otflcer
e and directors then in office shall hold owe
y until their successors shall have been dul,
: elected and qualified. In the event OF an.
failure to hold an election on the day stipu
| lated. the President shall call a new election
. Immediately thereafter on ten days MOTTO
as hereinabove provided At all election
{ and meetings of stockholders, each stock
holder shall be entitled to vote for eac
share of stock registered in his name an
may vote either in person or by write
proxy and all elections shall be by ballot.
And the said appearers do further declar
{ that in accordance with the said resolution
! and in their aforesaid capacities they d
> hereby adlpt said Article Nv and sal
= Article V as amended as a part of the orr
u gnal Act of Incorporation of the said Com
\ pany There is attached hereto financia
y statement certified by Myron y. Goldman
y y Certified Public Accountant, as well as b
:! Directors of said Bluefields Fruit Steam
: ship Company. Said financial statement !
= and shall serve as a appraisement by tn
|. Board of Directors of the property of til
e Company as required by the laws OF III
: State of Louisiana and particularly by Se'
II ton 3 of Act No. 266 Of the General Assembl
e of the State of Louisiana for the year 1911.
Thus done and passed at my office in I'll
u City OF New Orleans the day. month an
4 year herein first above written in the pre-!
&c ence of John St. Paul. Jr., and Isaac S. He
ler competent witnesses residing in III
70 Parish of Orleans who have signed thes
L presents togther with the said appearer
!, and me. Notary after reading OF the Who'll
IS (Original Signed Victor Camors, Pres
- dent: A. p. Orr, Secretary.
:. Witnesses: John St. Paul, Jr.. Isaac
1t Heller.
% (SeaD GEORGE IANNlER:
lie Notary Public
N I. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgage
y in and for the Parish Of Orleans. State
u Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abo,
I and foregoing Act of Amendment of Inco
5 poration of the Bluefields Fruit & Stear
o ship Company was this day duly recorde
+ in my office book 1922. folio 763 New o
L. leans. January %. 1919.
(Signedl EMILE !. LEONARD. by. R.
. New Orleans. January %, 1919.
;. I hereby certify the above and foregoir
- 10 be true and correct copy of A
y of Amendment to the Charter of Bluefiel'
w. Fruit & Steamship Company passed befo
me. January 81, 1919, together with a tr'
and correct copy of certificate Of the Recor
,o err of Mortgages for the Parish Of Orlean
= showing the recordation of the said Act {
January %, 1919.
(SeaD GEORGE LAWYER,
Notary Public.
Feb. 6-1320-Mch. 6-13.
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