The herald., 1920-03-04
CHARTER.

therein residing and in the presence OF
the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dcrSigncd, personally came and appeared,
OTTO G. Lightner, President, and Archie -
DalrymplC, Secretary, respectively of the
Lightncr Publishing Corporation. lncOr-
pOTatcd, Il corporation created u"der the
laws of tn" State of Louisiana, by act be
fore W. J. CarmOuCLe, \ Notary Publ,
in Crowley. Acadia Parish, State Of Louis
lana, on the 3lst day of May, 1918, duly
recorded in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court and EX-OfficiO Recorder of
Mortgages for Acadia Parish, state OF
Louisiana, in Book Of Charters at Folio
LII.
And the said appcarcrs acting in their
said capacities and in behalf of said
corporation by virtue Of the authority
conferred on them by the stockholders of
said company. on the Goth day of Decem-
bcr. 1919. as will more fully appear by a
certified copy of the resolution adopted
at said meeting of all the stockholders
which i annexed hereto, declared that
a general meeting of all the stockholders
Of the LiGhtner Publishing Company, In
cOrpOratrd. was duly convened and held
at the office of the said Company. in the
CITY of New Orleans. on the Goth day OF
December, 1919. for tn" purpose of con
>idering the making of certain changes
and amendments TO the charter OF said
cOmpany and that at said meeting all
the stockholders unanimously voted to
amend the charter thereof. and to au-
thOrizr the said appear"rs 10 come before
me. inc uUltINlEutl aNpNtlN hbilis "
preserve and embOdy in due legal form,
the said action of the stockholders.
The said appcarerS declared that they
hIv" appeared before me. the undersigned
Notary Public. under the authorization
aforesaid, for the purpose of embOdyinS
i'm authentic form the action of the stock
holders in altering and amending Articles
IL, " and ' of the charter of said
COMPANY. 30 that the said articles shah
hereafter read and be as follows:
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of this
Corporation shall be in the City of New
Orleans. Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana. Citation and other legal pro-
cess shall be served upon the President.
or in his absence upon the Vice President
or the Secretary.
J ARTICLE Ty.-The Capital Stock of this
I corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
of Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dol
lars (S2JO.OOO.OOD represented by W
Thousand Five Hundred Shares (2.5OOD
of the par valu0NOf one Hundred Dollars
| each.
of the capital stock h~ereinabove pro-
vided for. the sum of Two Hundred Thou
sand Dollars, represented 10y two thousand
shares. shall be Common stock and the
sum Of Fifty Thousand Dollars represent
ed by five hundred shares shall be parti.
| Cipative and cumulative preferred stock.
The capital stock may be increased up
to the sum of Three Hundred and Fifty
| Thousand $3.50 900 Dollars.
The holders of the said preferred stock
shall BE- entitled 10 receive. and this
corporation shall pay, cumulative prefer
entail dividends at the rate of eight per
cent ~ annum on the par value thereof,
payable annually from profits. and the
holders thereof, shall on liquidation or
dissolution Of this corporation be entitled
to receive by preference over all other
stock, any accrued and unpaid dividends
and the diStributive share of the assets
up to the extent of the par value OF
such preferred stock held by them. The
preferred stock shall not have voting
power, which power to vote is alone vest
ed in the common stock.
Said capital stock shall be paid for in
cash. or the same may be issued at not
less than par value for labor actually
performed, or for property actually re-
cciyed and acquired by the corporation
No transfer of stock shall be binding
upon the corporation unless made upon
the books thereof, accompanied by the
surrender of the old certificate, properly
endorsed.
ARTICLE V.-!Nl the corporate powers
of this corporation shall be vested in and
exercised by a Board of Directors. TO b,
composed of Seven % stockholders. whe
shall be elected annually on the Second
Tuesday, of the month of January in
each year. by a vote of the common stock.
holders. at a general meeting convened
for that purpose, after such notice giyeT
aS Il provided for. in Section Ten Ci0) OF
Act No. 261, of the General Assembly OF
the State of Louisiana. for the year 1914
said election shall be by ballot. and each
fAAtA w III W Ohf WIZ
for each share of common stock standing
in his name upon the books of the cor
poration, and which vote or votes may b,
cast in person. or by proxy executed be,
fore an officer authorized to administer
oaths. The election shall be held under
such rules and regulations as the BOARD
of Directors shall fix.
The Board of Directors shall have full
power and authority, to make and enac'
the necessary bylaws. rules and regula
tons for the proper conduction of the af
fairs of the corporation and the same Il
alter and amend: to employ, and dismis.
at their will and pleasure, such officers
agents and employees as may be neces
Sary for the proper conduction of thu
business of the corporation, fix the tern
OF employment and the compensation
The newly elected Board of Directors
after each annual election. shall at theil
first meeting, elect from among theil
number. a President, a Vice-President.
Treasurer and a Secretary. The Score
tary shall furnish bono in such amour
as shall be fixed by the Board of Direc
tors. A. majority of the Board of Direc
tors shall constitute a quorum for tn,
transaction of all business of the corpora
ton. The Board of Directors shall hav,
authority and power to fill, for the un
expired term, IN vacancy which ma,
occur among their number
Thus done and passed. in my office II
the City of New Orleans, State of Louis
lana, on the day, month and year frs
above written. in the presence of NJ. II
Phillips and c. Collins. competent wit
nesses. who have signed their names witt
the said appearers and me. Notary, afte
a due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: NJ 3. Phillips. c.. Collins
The original act is signed, Otto c
Lightner, President; A.. D.. Dalrymple
Secretary.
CONRAD G. COLLINS.
Notary Public.
1, the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify tina
the amendment to the Charter Of the Light
ner Publishing Corporation. Incorporated
has been duly recorded in Book 1898, Foil
=, OF my current records.
New Orleans. January ODD, 1920.
EMILE J. LEONARD,
by. Recorder Mortgages.
II A true copy.
New Orleans, January oath, 1920.
: CONRAD G.. COLLINS,
> Notary Public.
! A true copy of the original on file an,
or record in my office.
Jan. 29-Feb. 5-Mch. 4.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF Ores
CENT PRODUCE CO., MOOR
PORATED