The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-09-09
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER or GILL;
EAN-CHIFIEN co. INC.

CAN-CHIPLEN co. INC.
state Of Louisiana. Parish of orleans.
City of New Orleans. BE il 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 indr.
pppdcuce of the United states Of America.
the one hundred and furty-iiith. brtor"
me- Charles +. Fl"tchiuGcr. a notary pub
lie duly commissioned and qualified Iu
and for the City, Parish ana state afor"-
said. therein residing. and ia the pre>cu""
of the witnesses hereinafter named ana
undersigned, personally Rme and APP
pearrd W. l.. Chilean and &. L. Mason.
both of lawful az" and residents OF IN"
City of New Orleans, hereto appearing I'm
their respective capacities as the Chair
man and Secretary of a meeting Of the
stockholders of Gillican-thipley company,
Inc, n corporation organized and "NlNilnE
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 %. which said appearers SevcrallE
declared that 4 meeting of the stockhoId =
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 80
as to authorize and empower the Company
to enter into contracts of co-partnership
thus making said Article III, as amended
read 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 it. are hereby declared to be;
TO own. possess, lease, sell. operate ana
work mines of any and all kinds; ana 10
own. lease, suitcase, buy and sell lands,
timber. turpentine, turpentlne Stills saw
mills, planning mills, etc; ana all the Dy
products of timber: to operate, eStabllSh
and lease turpentine stills or anything
connected Herewith: TO own. build OPP
crate and lease railroads, tram-WaES'
steam vessels. sailing-yeSSelS. or any ma
ture of watercraft. to operate. sell or lease
same: to engage in or conduct a general
mercantile business, both wholesale anu
retail at any point or points desired, ana
to operate buy, sell or lease same
TO manufacture machinery or any klnd
of implements: to conduct. buy, sell, lease
or deal in agricultural property; To en-
gage in the raising of live stock. or 10 deal
in same: and to operate, own or lease any
kind of manufacturing plant or business
not sppcially prohibited by law; to act as
Agent or Attorney fact for individuals
or corporations, and as Such 10 'ohdu't
any kind of business for persons or cor
DOratiOnS, ana DuN ana sell on toHllliNSl'i
or otherwise, and conduct general com
mission business; TO enter into contracts
of co partnership, and generally TO DO ana
perform any and all the acts OF business
not contrary to the laws OF the State OF
Iouisiana; and all the rights herein
granted may be exercised, and business
conducted at any place or places that me
said Company may see fit so TO 10. WIN
out any restrictions whatever as TO states
or Countries.
Upon motion duly made. and seconded
IL was also unanimously
RESOLVED: That Article V or the
charter of said corporation be changed
altered amended. and reenacted so as To
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 officers
OF the corporation shall be president
one or more vice presidents. secretary
and a treasurer. all of which said officers
shall be stockholders.
Apy two of said offices may be com
bined and held by one and the same per
son.
The first Board of Directors of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be: Waiter
H. Chilean, Edwin 4. McKOy and Anthony
Wizard, Jr., with the said Walter u. Gilli
can as President, the said Edwin \. Nc
Koy as Vice President and the said An
th0nY
which said Board and officers shall re-
main in Office until the first Monday II
April 1907. or until their successors arr
duly elected and qualified, and at whicl
date and annually thereafter there shal
be an election OF Directors from amoni
the stockholders and which hoard -
elected shall. within one week or a 500
as practical thereafter. elect from thei
number the officers herein provided Tor,
All elections shall be by ballot, eac
share of stock shall be entitled TO on
vote either in person or by proxy. and
majority of the votes cast shall elect o
decide all matters voted upon; ana
meetings OF stockholders shall he hei
after five C5) DAYS prior notice in writ
inr sent TO each stakeholder ut his las
known address. All vacancies o'Currlu
on the Board of Directors from whhteN'
cauSe shall he filled by the remaining II
rcctors for the unexpired term, and an
directors may appoint. by written proN
any other stakeholder as his proxy G
said BOARD aud exercise for the time %
ing all the powers of such directors.
THE majority Of the Board of Dire"to
shall constitute q quorum for the tran
pction of all business and majority
nlI votes cast shall decide all matt
/yoted upon.
said BOARD of Directors shall have Il
right and power by unanimous vote,
delegate so much of the corporate powe
vested in them as they may deem nj,
the President. Vice President or the Sc
he shall exercise the same as though ea'
act so done was passed by the maJori
of the Board Of Directors, and shall
binding on the corporation. The Boar
Of Directors shall have full power TO di
charge all employees or agents ut plea
ure. and to fix their compensation AT
salaries. and generally to do all thinE
necessary in the premises for the trai
action OF the business and affairs of Il
corporation.
No employee shall he considered as on
pIoyed by the year, unless so contracte
with writing.
Said appearers further declared that
addition to the passage of the resolutio
authorizing the amendment to the Chartt
In the particulars hereinbefore enumerate
they were also authoriZCd. directed an
empowered to appear before a Notar
Public for the purpose Of carrying OF
and giving effect to said amendment to n
charter and having the same placed
authentic form and thereafter recorde
and published in conformity with the e,
isting provision of the law, relating Their
20 ali rs will more fully and at large ar
near from the resolution adopted at sal
stockhelders meeting, copy whereo
duly certified is hereto attached Tor re-
Said appearers further declared that.
conformity with the authority conterre
nnon them as aforesaid, they nave az
peared before me, Notary, lot uhe tuI
pose of having the Amendment 20 tne G w.
tor ~ the corporation placed In autnentl
form and they do hereby declare that III
charter of Chilean Chipley Company. inc
was ,t said meeting OF the stocAhOtneI
.wepded changed, altered ana reehactt'
IN the particulars and to the extent mere