The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-27
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF koHN'
WE'LL 4 COMPANY, ~
NOW KOHN, We'll SIMON, NV

l"ahS' he H.. Xaur of our Lord, one
,InusaUd nine hundred ana L"'n.H I,,,iIir
n,r Herman l.. barnett 49, IN and
duly commissioner anu PTha.r,'iu residing
~ - ~, nr,saure of the Mllu'HS'H ~ T.
matter named and und't>i "a, ma dr
In. and appeared Joseph Num-, r.r.
- th.r ne, II the duly aH'"". ~ y !,
'l"''H -. or Kohu. We'll '""lP"ns
iTyH" JuI, organized Louisiana ,"l w.,
~, ,r,ytrd by act before i'IlN - d.y
- Notary Public, on the 49, On,
of the month OF May, III And III,
,,ons,pd nine hundred SIN. ~ NJ Il
t1 ,,,,rasrrr further dcCldr'u 'h"' Ga.
eel meeting of the Slo' Nh"iuI Md
HliJ ErEn We'll X Company, l"' l.; tho
If The domiciIe of tn" CorP"I. ',i an tne
- nf New Orleans, l"hi >l" '', mo hay
~ V,v of April. 1870. SAID m''''"T -.
H., b.,ri duly called and du' "'u ,ir., All
t.,yiu, been given. al VIM Il ~, ,nrI,or;t-
shares of the capital >lo,h VI mad IL was
ttnn we're present or frlI'N' ~ ,.,u,lr,l
non ~, motion duly made - I"''
"a unanimously carried ih..' -, l. aim.
~ y and VII Of th" 'h"i''I 'lI IN
Vii 4 Company, lhr.' W. '''
read a. follows ,..,r this
,uTICIE The name ana =, ~ 20 ,r
.aration shall be kohu. Wen ''' ,I,,
- ana NV that '"rporH'' "",t
s1id company shall nave PoM.,...sirn for
,Lnr;tv ia enjoy and nave N",N =, ON
IL ,,yriod OF ninety min" years =.
Ih' 49, md hr sued ia ~ cor l''' ',I,
,. Ia make aud IL" "a '"rP".n,,, 80
IN have hold. receive, '""'-!. hotb rr,l
hy,nthrcat,.. or pledge proper - and
~ ,.r.ouyi. TO issue bonds ...,,,.,r
anu ~ bIi,otiou,. to have ahh 'InP,.I
IN r1nnagcr>. directors, "h''i : and
and other empl"N'S a. w i'm may re-
.nnv,nirnce of said 'orPoI4'i" III M
1,irc aud TO make and rNtahll>n .,r
Huii'' Ills and regulations Tor inI
,r,,i. management and "ohlr"' "i ,I
rairs of the corporation, ~ i""S w
necessary or cApeuleh'' ,.i,
ARTICLE " The capital >io,N ~ ,Ho
ornor.tiou il fixed at the >"'H ~. 80,
t,',inJr,d tLousand dollars. dlNln'h '"I" ,I.rS
,han.and shares of one huhdr'" VI ar
.arh which shall be pald LOT m.ty in
issued for the purchase OF I..'tL,ir.rtors
lmrh manner rs the Boarh rl - IAN
SUI SUI I.,t.rmine No transfer oi S'"'h Snn,i
49, binding upon the cOrpora'lon my
rscorded upOu its books hoI ~, list
.torkhoIdcr have the rlSht Numm' ,r,n.f,r
- directors Consrnt TO sell OF !.ia,,
49, of the shares held by hlhl' -
Ia!!inT first offered the same 10 W,
noration, through its BoaTd ol ~ aSt
nj It's book value at the clU los y, shall
6scaI wear Said Board OF Dire G,,''tn days
rs ,Lc right for a period OF hIt'th uaE
thereafter of purchasing shu th,s' mr.
cash at said value. MI shares tnuS Tic
chased may be re-lSsutd ., Ts,.r.tion.
Hoard of Directors, III hS ,",,r, tho
So,hjny herein contained shall pr'N'nt -"
stockholders from making ah! as 'nia
or contract covering the holulnS' 80.
transfer or other dlspoSio,V to said
nroyided all stockholders cohs'n' ,,ract
p,raan,ent or contract, ana su'h 'Vh'l
sbaII control the rights OF tht 80 III Ia
ars An shares of stock Shall oe luii f'' 80
and non asscssahle: Inc me, issued by the
stock shall be signed ana issutI ia
oTicers designated by the BoaTu oi IL
rectOrs. and said certificates shai' ,ha;r
nrinted or written into or "crosS -
80 tho words These shares are asslsn
"barter and bylaws of this COmpahs, "a
any agreement or contract ulaus - w
Susnce thereof, AS provided III -It a.; 80.
~ tho Charter, to which reterehCc Ii ~
"a made" Hy unanimous consent Oh tne
.1tire Hoard of Directors, as theh cons,i ,
tuted nj a special meeting tasu -
nurpose and without the heCessu! va -
pn,nndment TO the Charter, the aDo'e ~ ~
,ificates may be called in and new ccr'li
'.ates without the inscription apoNe
forth may be issued in their STEAD
ARTICLE y.-All corporate powers Oh
this corporation and the msnsgenasm -
g. affairs shall he vested i'll ana eAer
.iSad nv a Board of Directors cohposeu
M not less than four ana not llorr 10
six stockholders, four OF whom sna 90
stitute a quorum for the transa't w toUr
ali husiness and the concurrence vi iVuI
hall ne necessary to any action Oh lno
Hoard whether il consists OF lour IieIl
hers or more. The Directors shaH 9e
elected annually, by ballot; oS s'V %nnary
in each year The Board may, upon CIV
ing a ten-day notice in Writing, rha NE
the date of the annual meeting TO any lIie
between the fourth Me II Each F ner-
son shall be entitled, in person OF pS
written or telegraphic proxy, 10 one Nole
for each share owned by him, when proA!
shall be issued only to another Or oS not
stakeholder. 1t shall require a vote Oh not
less than five sixths of the OUTSTANDING
capital stock of the company 10 eecI
Director at an annual meeting OF siock,
holders, and no Director shall De declareu
aIacted or qualified unless he shall nave
been chosen by vote of not less tnht,
fjye-sixths of the outstanding caPltai
stock OF the company. All eleclons snail
be held under such rules ana reguIations
as NAV be determined by the Board OF
directors The Directors thus elected shai
continue in Office for one year, OF uhth
their successors shall have been duiy eject
ed and shall have qualitled fallurt W
eIect shall not he regarded as n forfeiture
of this charter, but the Board ana onice.s
shall continue to hold Office uhIil tnsIr
successors are elected. The Directors
may, at any time, by vote oil hot less
than four, elect to the Board addltlonal
Director or Directors, provided that tne
total number shall not exceed SIN. any
vacancy occurring on said BOARD by us"tn !,
resignation or otherwise may be hlled Oy
the remaining Directors for the uneNplred
term The Board of Directors shall, az
its first meeting after its election, nomi-
mate CHAIRMAN OF Ine
a First Vice President Second Vice Pres
ident q Treasurer and secretary. lht
BOARD is vested hereby with the power
TO abolish the Office of Chairman OF the
Hoard and or Second Nice-President, and
TO rp-establish II, from time to time, aho
re-abolish Il, as in its discretion IL may
determine; and IL Is further authorized
and pmpowered to combine the Office oil
Secretary and Treasurer. The said Board
shall have the right to make bylaws. 70
appoint and dismiss all clerks, employees
agents and representatives OF the com
pany as the interests of the company may
demand Any Director shall have the
right. by written or Geographic proxy, ia
appoint any other Director or stockholdei
TO act in his place and stead at any ana
all meetings of the Board. Anything
herein to the contrary Notwithstanding.
any and all action taken by the Board
must have the concurrence OF at least four
members OF the Board.
ARTICLE vII.-This Act of 1nc0rpora
ton may be changed, modified or altered,
or this corporation may be dissolved, only
with the consent Of the stockholders own
poration, at a general or special meeting
convened for that purpose, and after II
Yeast ten days written notice shall have
bees given. through the mail, addressed to
each stockholder at his last known place
of residence: but this notice and any other
notices required to be given. may be
waived by written or telegraphic consent
of the stakeholder. In ease of dissolu-
ton, by expiration of this charter, or
otherwise, the stockholders shall elect
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