The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-02
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF GILL
CAN-CHIPLEY co. INC.

CAN-tHlPLEh %. lNt.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans
City of New Orleans. lie II known that
on this the 2Sth day of the month Of
August. in the year Of our Lord, Nineteen
hundred and twenty. and Of the lnde
pendenre of the United states of America.
the one hundred and forty fifth. before
me, Charles +. Fletchinger. notary pub
lie. duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the City, Parish and State af0re-
said. therein residing. and in the preScnc"
of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally cSme and APP
peared w. Il. Chilean and 6. i. Mason,
both of lawful age and residents of the
City of New Orleans, hereto appearing in
their respective capacities as the Chair
man and Secretary OF a meeting or the
stockholders of Chipley Company,
Inc. corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the state of Louisiana.
by act passed before W. Morgan Gurley
notary public. of date November -. 1905.
and recorded in mortgage office book 81.
folio 50, which said appearerS Seyerally
declared that meeting of the stOCkhold-
ers of Chilean Chipley Co, Inc, was held
and convened at the Office of said company
in the City of New Orleans on the 10th
day Of April, 1920, after compliance with
all legal requisites at which meeting
there were present in person or by proxy
all the outstanding stock of the corpora
ton. that upon motion duly made and
seconded IL was unanimously
RESOLVED: That Article III of the
charter, relating to the objects and pur-
poses OF the corporation. be amended so
as to authorize and empower the Company
to enter into contracts of co-partnership
thus making said Article III, as amended
read as follows;
ARTICLE III-The object and purposes
for which this corporation is organized
and the nature of the business TO be car
ried on by il, are hereby declared to be; ;
TO own, possess. lease. sell. operate and
rnfu Of al kinds.
own, lease. suitcase. buy and sell lands,
timber. turpentine, turpentine stills, saw
mills. planning mills, etc: and all the by
products Of timber; to operate, establish
and lease turpentine stills or anything
connected Herewith: to own, build, OPP
crate and lease railroads, tram ways,
steam-veSsels. sailing-vesselS. or any ma
ture of watercraft, to operate, sell or lease
same: to engage in or conduct general
mercantile business, both wholesale and
retail at any point or points desired, and
to operate, buy, sell or lease same
to manufacture machinery or any KIND
of implements; to conduct. buy, sell, lease
or deal in agricultural property; TO en-
gage in the raising of live stock, or to deal
in same: and to operate own or lease any
kind of manufacturing plant or business.
not specially prohibited by law; 10 act as
Agent or Attorney in fact for individuals
or CORPORATIONS and az such to conduct
any kind of business for persons or cor
porations. and buy and sell on commission
or otherwise, and conduct general COM
mission business; to enter into contracts
of CO. partnership. and generally to do and
perform any and all the acts of business
not contrary to the laws of the state OF
Louisiana; and all the rights herein
granted may be exercised, and business
conducted, at any place or places that the
said Company may see fit so to do. with
out any restrictions whatever as to states
or Countries. &,
Upon motion duly made. and seconded
IL was also unanimously
RESOLVED: That Article V of the
charter of said corporation he changed.
altered amended, and reenacted so as 10
hereafter read as follows:
ARTICLE V-The corporation powers
Of this corporation shall be vested IN q
Board of not less than three nor more
than seven directors. consisting OF stock
holders of said corporation; the Othcers
of the corporation shall be president
one or more interpretations, secretary
and treasurer, all OF Which Salu oin'ers
shall be stockholders.
Any two of said Offices may he com
bined and held by one and the same per
The first Board of Directors of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be: Walter
II. Chilean Edwin A. McKOy and Anthony
Wizard. Jr., with the said Walter Il. Gilll
can as President, the said Edwin n Me
Koy as Vice President and the said An
thony Wizard, Jr., as Secretary Treasurer
which said Board and officers shall re
main in Office until the first Monday in
April 1907, or until their successors are
duly elected and qualified: and at whici
date and annually thereafter there shat
be an election of Directors from among
the stockholders and which BOARD SO
elected shall, within one week or as SCOT
as practical thereafter elect from thei'
number the officers herein provided for.
All elections shall be by ballot. eact
share of stock shall he entitled to one
vote either in person or by proxy, and :
majority of the votes east snail eject OIL
decide all matters voted upon; and -
meetings of stockholders shall be held
after fve 90 days prior notice in writ
ing sent to each stakeholder at his las
known address. All vacancies occurrinS
on the Board of Directors from whatever
cause shall be filled by the remaining ID
rectors for the uneXpired term. ana an!
Directors may appoint. by written proxy
any other stakeholder as his proxy OF
said Board and exercise, for the time De
ing all the powers of SuCh directors.
The majority OF the Board Of Director
shalt constitute u quorum for the trans
action of all business, and n majority q
N.sr votes cast shall decide all matte
Dotted upon.
said Board of Directors shall have tn
light and power by unanimous vote, (
delegate so much Of the corporate power
vested in them rs they may deem MT, {
the President. Vice President. OF the Sec
retary- Treasurer of this corporation. an
he shall exercise the same as though eac'
act 30 done was passed by the maiorit
Of the Board Of Directors and shall b
binding on the corporation. The Boar
of Directors shall have full power to dis
charge all employees or agents at pleas
ure, and to fix their compensation an'
salaries and generally TO do all thing
necessary In the premises for the tran
action of the business and affairs OF tn
corporation.
No employee shall he considered as en-
ployed by the year, unless so contracted
with writing.
Said appearers further declared that II
addition to the passage of the resolution
authorizing the amendment to the chartel
In the particulars hereinbefore enumerated
they were also authorized, directed and
empowered TO appear before Notar,
Public, for the purpose of carrying on
and giving effect to said amendment to thu
charter and having the same placed II
authentic form and thereafter recorded
and published In conformity with the ex
isting provision Of the law. relating there
70 ali as will more fully and at large ap
near from the resolution adopted at said
stockhelders meeting. copy WHEREOF
duly certified Is hereto attached Tor ref
said anpearers further declared that IL
conformity with the authority conferred
mon them as aforesaid. they have ap
neared before me. Notary, for the our
nose of having the amendment 70 the cnar
ter Of the corporation placed IN aa.n t M
form and they do hereby declare that tne
cbarter Of Chilean Chipley Company, Inc
was at said meeting Of the stocknoiders
.mended. changed, altered ana reehacteu
In the particulars and to the extent mere