The herald., 1920-03-25
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AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER OF THE NEW ORLEANS CT
GAR BOX COMPANY. MOOR

United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana, Parish of Orleans. BE il known,
that on the eighteenth day of the month
of February. in the year of our Lord, one
of the Independence of the United States
of America, the one hundred and forty
fourth.
Before me Sidney Francis Gautier, a no
tary public duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified. in and for the parish of Orleans.
state of Louisiana aforesaid. therein re-
siding and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per-
sOnally came and appeared, Abraham l..
Coon, president, Louis Kaufman, vice pres
ident, and otto MOSer, Jr., Secretary-treaS-
urer, respectively of the New Orleans Ci-
gar Box Company, incorporated, a cOrpOr-
alton organized according TO laws of the
state of Louisiana, by act before Herman
L.. Barnett. notary public for the parish
of Orleans, dated August 9Th. 1919, and
duly recorded in the Mortgage Office for
the parish of Orleans in Book 1881, Folio
IA; which appearers in their aforesaid
capacities and as stockholders of said cor
poration declared that, by unanimous vote
of all the stock of said corporation. at q
meeting specially held at the office of the
corporation in this city, on the second day
of February 1920. resolutions were unani-
mOusly adopted to amend the charter Of
the aforesaid corporation and increasing
Its capital stock: said stockholders meet
ing having been held and convened in full
accordance WITH law anu Ine PROVISIONS OI
the charter. and legally authorized ap-
bearers to effect such amendments by exc
cutting the same in authentic form as pro-
vided by law. by these presents now ap-
pearing before me. notary. ia order TO make
proper ~notarial record of said amendments
and to have the same recorded as required
by law with reference to articles four,
five, seven. eight and nine of the charter
Of said corporation; all a more fully
shown by certified copy of the minutes
of said stockholders meeting and resolu-
tons adopted. which are annexed to this
act as forming part thereof. amending said
articles so as to make them read as fol-
lows. to-wit:
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
forty thousand dollars, represented by
four hundred shares of the par value of
one hundred each. Said stock shall be
paid for in cash or its equivalent, and in
such manner of installments as may he
prescribed by the Beard of Directors. This
corporation shall become a going concern
and shall be authorized to bust
ness when twenty thousand dollars of the
capital stock shall have been subscribed
and paid for. namely. at these presents.
ARTICLE V.-The capital stock Of this
corporation may be increased to the sum
Of sixty thousand dollars. by twO-thirds
vote of all the stock, present or repre-
scented at n special meeting called for that
purpose, or at a regular annual meeting
of the corporation.
ARTICLE VII.-The corporate powers
OF this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board Of Directors COM
posed of three stockholders, two OF whom
shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of business. but said board may be
increased to five. by a majority vote of
the outstanding stock ut any annual meet
ing or at a special meeting of the stock
holders called for that purpose. without
necessity of any further amendment or al
~teratiOn to this charter.
The directors OF this corporation may
vote in person or by proxy at any of the
meetings of the Board of Directors. and
the Board of Directors may, by proper
resolutions. delegate its powers to any of
ficer or officers or representative of the
corporation. The Board of Directors as
now constituted is hereby declared to be
composed of the following members. to-
wit: Abraham l.. Coon. SIP P%rytania
street. New Orleans. La; Louis Kaufman.
5539 Hurst street. New Orleans. La; Otto
MOser, Jr., 5s21 Prytania street. New Or
leans, La. with Abraham L. Coon. presi-
dent; Louis Kaufman. vice-president. and
otto Moser. Jr., secretary-treasurer. and
they shall serve as directors until the first
Monday in February 1921 or until their
successors are duly elected and qualified.
The Board shall be elected annually at n
meeting held on the first Monday in Feb
ruary Of each year thereafter. notice of
such meeting being given according TO
law, and the Board of Directors may
'HduEt u udlt OI Sdlu annual mpPIlnS
by written notice to that effect sent at
least fifteen days before date to which
meeting has been changed. directed to each
stakeholder to his last known residence.
Each stockholder shall he entitled TO one
vote for every share OF full paid stock
unpledged, and he may vote in person or
by proxy in the manner provided by law.
Elections shall be held under such rules
and regulations as may he. from time TO
time, determined nv the Board Of Direc-
tors as a whole. The directors shall hold
office for one year or until their success
ors have been duly elected and qualified,
and failure TO hold the annual meeting OF
stockholders to elect annually the Board
Of Directors. shall not operate the for
fixture Of this charter or any rights there
under. Any vacancy occurring in the
Board of Directors may be filled by the
remaining directors for the unexpired
term.
ARTICLE VIII.-This charter or act Of
incorporation may be changed. modified
and amended by and with the consent by
vote Of two-thirds of all stock present at
any meeting, general or special. held for
that purpose. and such amendment may
be material or immaterial. subject only
to the limitations provided by law. and
this corporation shall have the power TO
increase or decrease its capital stock to the
extent and in the manner provided by law
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