The herald., 1920-06-24
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERN MOLASSES co, INC.

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERN MOLASSES CO.. INC.
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City OF New
! orleans BE II known. that on this 3Oth
day of the month of March, in the year
| of our Lord. one Thousand Nine nun
| dred and twenty, and OF the Independence
! of the United States OF America, the one
Gundrad and forty fourth, before me, Will
| liam ]. Guste. Notary Public, duly com
miSsioned and qualified, In and Tor the
| above Parish aud State. therein residing
and in the presence OF the witnesses mere
! matter named and undersigned, person
aIIy came and appeared, Edgar &. BOus-
uupt President of the Southern MOlasses
| COMPANY Incorporated, n corporation or
| ganiZpd and created under the laws OF
I the State of Louisiana by act pASS1u ne 19
| fore James l.. ROSser Jr, Notary Pubnc
( on the 18th day Of February, y. ID, 1919
and duly recorded in mortgage office IN
and for the Parish of Orleans. State OF
| Louisiana. in Book 1l5I. FOllo 3D. VINO
! declared. that at a special meeting or the
| stockholders of the Southern MolaSSes
! Company Incorporated, held at the otflce
of the corporation, in this cry on the
/ 23rd day of March. 1920, AT which meeting
| all the CapitaI stock of said corporation
WAS rrure>entrd by the holders and own
erS thereof in person or by proxy, the sald
! stock oIders waived ana dispensed win
all previous notice or other formality Tor
! the calling of such meeting as provided
|
That at said meeting Of stockholders, it
was unanimously resolved that Article III
/ of the charter of the corporation be amend
cd 80 as to read as follows:
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
noses for which this corporation Is or
| ganized and the nature OF the business 10
| b, carried on by il are hereby declared To
he to engage in the general business or
/ buying selling. canning, bOttling. REIN
| ing. preserving. or otherwise treating ana
dealing in mOlaSSeS. sugar, rice. frults'
/ vegetables glucose. SyrupS, extracts. al
! rohol vinegar. and in fact, foOdStuffS of
any nature whatsoever and by the by
products thereof.
| TO buy. lease. sell, or otherwise acquire
and dispose of such real property as may
! be necessary for the proper CONJUNCTION ana
! prosecution of the business in respect TO
| the establishment and construction of fac
| tories. plants or otherwise
And generally to do and perform all
! things pertinent and incident to the fore
] going objects and purposes and which
| may he proper and necessary for tn" ear
! rying out. execution. and extension of the
! general business of the corporation.
| That at said meeting of stockholders
| IL was unanimously resolved that Article
| " of the charter of the corporation be
amended 50 as to read rs follows:
! ARTICLE IV.-That the capital stock
of this corporation is hereby declared 10
he the sum of fifty thousand (SO.OOOo)
dollars. divided into shares OF one nun
dred (SlOOOO) dollars each.
The amount of each snare shall be paid
for according to law, and this corporation
shall become operative nnc 20 into buSl'
ness and become a going concern when
TWENTY-FIVE thousand (S25,0O0.OO) dollars
of its capital stock shall have been sub
scribed and paid for. no transfer OF
stock shall he binding upon this corpora
ton unless same appears upon the books
M bnlH have
right to assign or transfer any share OIL
shares held by him unless he shall nave
first offered same in writing to the board
of directors. which will have the right tC
purchase same within ten days.
That at said meeting OF stockholders
it was unanimously resolved that Article
V of the charter of the corporation bt
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE V.-D The corporate pow
ers of this corporation shall be vested II
n board of directors to be composed Of
four directors, three OF whom shall con
stitute a quorum for the transaction OF
business: such directors 20 be elected by
the stockholders at a general meeting To
be held on the first Monday of January
in each year.
(2) At all meetings or eiections of this
corporation each stakeholder shall be en-
titled to one vote for each share of stocb
standing in his name on the books OF th'
company, which vote shall be cast in per
son or by written proxy.
90 The board of directors shall have
power to make all bylaws, rules and reg
ulations necessary for the conduct of tn,
business affairs of said corporation. anC
shall elect from their number president
vice president and a secretary treasurer
CD Until the election to be held a
hereinabOve provided, the following shal
constitute the first board of directors
Joseph A. BOuSquet, Jr. Edgar q. BouS
| MVSlnR George w
Boucher.
And the said appearer further declared
that he is authorized, empowered and di
rected to sign and execute all requisit
! and necessary acts and proceedings Z
carry out and to effect the said amend
, ments and that he does now appear be
! fore me, notary, in order 20 make prope
notarial record of said amendments an
to have same recorded as required by law
( All Of which will more -ully appear b
r reference to a certified copy of the minute
Il of said stockholders meeting attached 70
n reference to this act of amendment.
II Thus done and passed in my office 9
g the city of New Orleans, state of Louis
:. lana. on the day, month and year fir:
q hereinabove written, In the presence
10 III. l.. Barnett and Morris r. Redman
n competent witnesses. who have hereunt
n signed their Names together with the sal
n appearer and me, notary, after due rea'
"a ing of the whole.
as Original signed: f. G. Bousquet.
a Witnesses:
- II. L. Barnett.
VI Morris Il. Redmann.
X WILLIAM ]. GUSTE.
Notary Publ
ir hereby certify that the above and for
nd going is true and correct copy of q
of original on file in the records of my o
&c flee at New Orleans. Louisiana.
or WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
EN- Notary Publ
go l. the undersigned Recorder OF Nor
20 cages, in and for the parish of Orlean
y state of Louisiana do hereby certify tn
", the above and foregoing act of amendme
"e to charter of the Southern Molasses Cor
pany. Inc, was this day duly recorded
be my office in book 1912, folio IS.
30 20 New Orleans Louisiana. March 81. 1872
III u (Signed): EMILE ]. LEONARD, ID. II.
"a May 20-June "a.
r CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR TIL
In PARISH OF ORLEANS.