The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-03-11
AMENDMENT TO
OF THE NEW ORLEANS CT
GAR Bon COMPANY. moor
P0RATED

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
nine hundred and twenty. and
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 ana
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 Il.
Coon, president, Louis Kaufman. vice-preS-
ident and Otto MOseT. Jr.. secretary treas
urer. respectively of the New Orleans Ci-
gar Box Company. Incorporated. cOrpor-
alton organized according to laws or 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 1921, Folio
14T; 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 unanl-
mOusly adopted to amend the charter or
the aforesaid corporation and increasing
it's capital stock; said stockholders meet
ing having been held and convened in full
accordance with law and the provisions OF
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 APP
pearing before me, notary, in order TO make
proper nOtarial record Of said amendment:
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 as more fully
| shown by certified copy of the minutes
! of said stockholders meeting and resolu
/ tiOnS adopted, which are annexed to Thu
act as forming part thereof. amending saiC
J articles so as to make them read as fol
| lows to-wit:
| ARTICLE IV-The capital stock of thi
! corporation Is hereby fixed at the sum o
forty thousand dollars. represented b!
| four hundred shares of the par value o
| one hundred each. Said stock shall b
paid for in cash or its equivalent, and IL
| such manner of inStallmentS as may b
prescribed by the Board of Directors. Thi
| CORPORATION shall become a going cOncerl
and shall he authorized to commence bust
ness when twenty thousand dollars OF tn
| capital stock shall have been subscribe'
| and paid for. namely. at these presents
| ARTICLE v.-The capital stock of thi
| corporation may be increased to the sun
| of sixty thousand dollars. by twO-third
vote of all the stock, present or repre-
scented at n special meeting called for tina
| purpose or at regular annual meeting
| of the corporation.
| ARTICLE VII.-The corporate power
of this corporation shall be vested in am
| 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 b
| increased to five. by a majority vote o
| the outstanding stock NJ any annual meet
! ing or at a special meeting of the stock
| holders called for that purpose, withou
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 thu
meetings of the Board of Directors, anC
the Board of Directors may, by proper
resolutions. delegate its powers 70 any of
ficer or Officers or representative of thu
corporation. The Board of Directors n
now constituted is hereby declared to be
composed of the following members. to
wit: Abraham l.. Coon. SIP Prytani;
street. New Orleans La: Louis Kaufman
| 5539 Hurst street. New Orleans. La; Ottt
| MOser, Jr., 1921 Prytania street. New Or
leans. La. with Abraham l.. Coon, presi
dent; Louis Kaufman, vice president, anC
| Otto Moser Jr. ary-treaSurer, anC
| they shall serve as directors until the frs
| Monday in February 1921 or until thei
successors are duly elected and qualified
| The Board shall he elected annually at
| meeting held on the first Monday in Feb
| ruary of each year thereafter. notice o
| such meeting being given according &
law. and the Board of Directors ma,
| change the date of said annual meeting
by written notice to that effect sent a
least fifteen days before date to whic
| meeting has been changed. directed to eac
stockholder to his last known residence
| Each stakeholder shall be entitled to on
vote for every share Of full paid stoc
unpledged, and he may vote in person o
by proxy in the manner provided by law
Elections shall be held under such rule
and regulations as may be. from time
time. determined by the Board of DireC
tors as a whole. The directors shall hol
office for one year or until their success
Ors have been duly elected and qualified
and failure to hold the annual meeting q
stockholders to elect annually the Boar
Of Directors. shall not operate the fol-
fixture Of this charter or any rights Their,
under. Any vacancy occurring in I'll
Board OF Directors may be filled by III
remaining directors for the unexpire
term.
ARTICLE VIlI.-This charter or act {
Incorporation may be changed, modifie
and amended by and with the consent
vote of two-thirds of all stock present 8
any meeting, general or special. held 10
that purpose. and such amendment ma
he material or immaterial. subject onl
to the limitations provided by law. an
this corporation shall have the power I
increase or decrease its capital stock to th
extent and In the manner provided by la