The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-05-15
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON-
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY

! AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF CON-
SUMERS' BISCUIT COMPANY.
United States Of America. State Of Louis
lana.
New Orleans, La, March 10Th. 1919
| We do hereby certify that the following
foregoing articles, numbered /, 2,3 I. 5.
and T. a true and exact copy of the
| amended Articles II the Act Of Incorporation
| Of 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. shown by the
minutes Of the stockholders meeting Of the
| Consumers Ri scuit Company. convoked and
held the 18th day OF February, 1919 and
| adjourned to the Dist OF March. 1919. at which
| meetings the following amended Articles were
unanimously adopted. having received a vote
| of % plus percent Of all outstanding stock
there being dissenting vote
| ARTICLE As amended-The name sand
! style of this Corporation shall be the Con
sumers' Biscuit Company, and under that
name it shall have and enjoy all the rights
/ and advantages and privileges granted by
law to corporations; II shall exist for
period OF ninety nine years from this day.
1t shall have power TO contract, 10 sue and
be sued in its corporate name, to make and
use corporate seal. and the same to break
or alter at pleasure, to buy, purchase. receive,
hold, sell convey, mortgage, hypothecate
and pledge property. both real and person
al: to issue notes. bonds and other obliga-
general manager, and departmental man
ayers, directors, officers and agents. and such
other employees as the interest and convent
ence of said corporation may require: and to
!, make and enact and enforce such bylaws
! rules and regulations for the corporate man
agement and control of the affairs of the
, corporation, may be deemed necessary and
d. expedient.
ARTICLE Has amended.-The donicile
) of SAID corporation shall be the City of New
Orleans, State of Louisiana, and all cita-
{ ton and legal process shall be served on
. the President, and in his absence on the
! Nice-President. and in the absence of both
| tie President and Vice President, on the
D Secretary, and in the absence also of the
Secretary in the manner prescribed by law
= ARTICLE 111-As amended-The objects
and purposes for which this corporation is
Y organized and the nature of the business to
4 be carried on by it, are hereby declared to
r be: To engage in and operate or more
{; bakeries in this City and elsewhere. and to
purchase, sell and manufacture biscuite.
: cakes, candies of all kinds. macaroni, spagh-
ETH. vermiceli. nudels and confectionery OF
all kinds to prepare. manufacture and sell,
! self-raising 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 and
, engage in any other enterprise or business
; that may be incidental to, or be connected
= / with the purposes herenabove set forth.
| ARTICLE IN.-As amended.-The capital
stock of this corporation shall be and is
hereby fixed at hundred ard 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 onassessable. No trans
fer of stock shall be binding upon this cor
poration unless made upon its books. and all
certificates Of stock shall be signed by
such officers as may be designated by the
Board of Directors, in addition to those des-
ignated by saw
ARTICLE V-As amended-All the cor
r 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 (S of whom shall constitute a quorum
! for the transaction of all business. The D-
rectors shall be elected annually by ballot
by the stockholders, on the first Tuesday Of
; July Of each year. Each stakeholder shall
r be entitled in person by proxy to vote
5 for every share owned by him, and all
r elections shall be held under such rules and
. regulations may be determined by the
n Board Of Directors. The directors thus
E elected shall continue in office for one year.
4 or until their successors shall have been duly
=. elected and qualified No failure to elect
: shall be regarded as forfeiture Of This
charter Anv vacancy occurring on said
Y Board shall be filled by the remaining Di-
'
t. Of Directors shall, at its first meeting. after
!, its election. nominate out of its number Z
n President. a Vice President. a Treasurer ant
{ a Secretary. Said Board shall have tho
s general manager and departmental managers
d agents and such other employees of sair
d corporation as the interests Of the Company
n NAV require. and NAV delegate the exercis
IF Of this power 10 the President any othe
= officer employee that the Board NAV Sc
/: lect. subject however to the approval of an
n one Of the Board. Any Of the Directors shall
II have the right to appoint by written instru
10 ment another Director stakeholder to &C
81 as his proxy and in his stead at any and al
ct meetings Of the Board of Directors.
d ARTICLE Villas amended.-This act o
~ Incorporation may be changed. modified o
~ altered. or this CORPORATION may be dissolve
RS with the assent of the stockholders ownn
ID three. fourths Of the stock Of the corporation
CT present or represented at a general meetin
is tconvened for that purpose. and after at leas
ei fifteen days written notice shall have bee
i. gven through mail to each stockhoder a
ID his last known place of residence. Tn cas-
n If dissolution. by the expiration Of this char
k ter. or otherwise. the stockholders shall elec
IS three liuuidators from among their numbe
in 20 settle the business affairs of the Company
rs In case Of the death disability OF anyon
" Of the said commissioners or liquidators
10 he survivors shall appoint successor I
II him.
5 COriginal Signed) w Miles Ryan. Score
I'd tary; Geo Long. President
Of State of Louisiana. Parish Of Orleans
le T. the undersigned. Recorder Of Mortgages
n IN and for the Parish Of Orleans, State o
u Louisiana. do hereby certify that the abov
Il, md foregoiro act Of Amendment Of III
" Consumers Biscuit Company. was this da
d duIv recorded in my office in Book l22'
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ne New Orleans La March 31st. 1919
e EMILE J. LEONARD. by. R.
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