The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-07-08
ANE\DNE>T TO CHARTER or
-flER>pN COMPANY. ITI

United States of America. STATE. ct Inf
l~an1. Parish of Orleans. CIry OF New or
. h'u~- -" % huoN ~. that uu fhl~ -Ifh dIl
of June. IN th" year eft our Lord on. fh,lI,
and min" hundred and twenty tlo.uI. and
81 10" lhd"p'ud"u'" Of the United State
of America. tho. uur hundred and tnrr.
lnrlth. before W". Walter n. I"yrri.l g.
Notary Public. duly commissioned and
qualified i'm AMI for ia" Parish uf OrI,tu~.
stat" OF Louisiana, therein rr>idiu- ana
. 90 thu Ur..~'.ur" ct th. witnesses herein.
alter named ana UHdrr~i -urd prr~oulIIr
cam" sud appeared Frank cameron. of Tia.
IHIi AZ" OF majority and resident of this
,ilA. u, rein appearing aud acting a~ Pres.
H."I"IlIA. ana Resident of this ,ItF.
Id"hl. ind j. l.. Eaton. OF the fan axe. pt
h"r"Iu appearing and acting 49, >",r,rIr.
81 cameron Person Company. Ltd. who
declared that at 20 general mr-IiuG of tn.
Stockholders of Ia" cameron Picr~uu Com
pIul. Ltd. corporation created under
ia" laws OF III" Stale OF Louisiana. ~ Der
act at Incorporation executed b-for. Mi.
city. On February l. 1904. and registered
IN ia" Mori-HG" Ofticc Of this civ. in
Book - Folio rs. a. amended 10y act be-.
Tor" t"lIN j. Pulg, Notary Public. in
this city. on July l.. 1872. aud registered
in III" Mortgage Office of this city in Book
lu"'. Folio "4. was convened al It's domi-
ell" ~ TIA" corner "f NatchcZ Alley aud
Camp Str"r. in this city. ON jun nth
l"2h. after du" motto" of said meeting hau
been given 10y publication in the Algi-rS
Herald. new >paP"r published in thu city
Of New Orleans, after thirty days pr,uI
uotl"" given a. aforesaid aud bY thirty
days written notice mailed to each stock
holder. That both said notices. the one 10y
publication and the one by Writtn..
mailed To each StockhoIdcr set ont th,
Sam" purPo>" and objects. aS we'll a. the
time and place of said meeting: that the
sam" had been called TO drtermin" whether
or not tn" charter of said corporation
should b" changed, altered or amended
That on IN" 9th day OF June. 1870. said
general meeting of Stockholders was held
at it, d"mi"ilr aforesaid, ana there. Were.
present or represented the holders ami
owners OF NG'3 81 shares. which represent
and Con>titut" all of the common capital
stock Of said corporation. That AT said
meet InG II WAS unanimously resolved an.
voted 10y the holders and owners of said
N' - shares. which represented tn. en-
lir" common capital stock of cameron
fl"r>ou Company. Limited. That sal,
Artirl" II of said charter h- altered aud
amended 80 a. To read ~ follows.
ARTICLE 1.-The capital stock of sal
corporation j. hereby fixed at the sum Of
two hundred and forty Thousand tN2iU.
wuool dollars divided into and represented
10y twenty four hundred t24UOI shares OF
IA" per Nalu" of one hundred tSlOO.OOj dol
lar each. Til" said sock shall consist uf
AMI b" issued a. TWO different ria>>e>. the
first thereof shall T." known ~ IN" First
Preferred St"ra AMI IN" second as the
Common stock.
section l. The amount of the First Pre-
f"Tr"d Stork H. fixed az the sum al forty
Thousand tN4U.OuOUUI dollars. divided into
aHd represented by shares of u par value
Of on" hundred tNiUuoul dollars each. Thu
First Preferred sock shall be- entitled ~
pre- terence aud priority over the Common
stock of This CORPORATION. IL dividends a.
zach aud every Year az the rate Of seven
~ per cent per Innum. Isyahl" ont OF
ia" profits. SUcu div idcud~ shall hr cum
ulaiNr. limited 10 seven CO. per cent per
1nuuu aud ga" FIRST preferred >to,k shall
b" entitled to no other or further share ia
IN" profits except - hereinafter provided.
All payment o. dividends uu tho said first
preferred stock shall -" without deduction
tor any tan or tuNr~ which bN any pres. nj
laws or lUtUr" DAVIS OF the United States
or OF the stat" al Louisiana. may he pay
able cor in RESPECT to IA" said diVidvuL~ Tor
national state. municipal or other pur-
p">t>. sand corporation hereby agreeing
O." pay such TAN or taNr> which il or th,.
said stockholders may now or hereafter be-.
Required by any such law to pay "F retain
th,rrUpou. Ia the event of any dissolution
or liquidation or winding ny. whether yoI.
unlTrN or Involuntary. OF this corporation.
III" holders ut the first preferred stock
shall h. paid in fun 10y preference" over
the common stock holders the par value
u their ~hdr",. together with tie diri-
drnd> AT H." rat" OF seven GC,j per cent
To dat" Of said liquidation. tn" BOARD ~
Directors shall have authority 10y not les
than a tWO-third~ affirmative vote of the
entire Board to retire after giving sixty
days motto" OF intent - To do. the whole
or any part of the outstanding first pre-
f"rr"u stock upon paying TO the holders of
th" same ON hundred and fiv" and UflU
tSlOI.OOj dollars per share aud all du"
dividends. or II the said holders ar" I'M
known. or refuse to receive tine same To-
deposit the amount du" I" them in any
solvent bank in the city of New Orleans.
notifying the holder OF record of said de
poSIi by registered mail. at his last dcsi=-
mated address or, if he has not designated
any address. At the General Delivery ia
New Orleans. such deposit shall put tn"
] said sum at III" risk of tn" former stock
holder ana Shall terminate ia fun the in
d IL Ia s,f d bts
/ company or his claim against II. insofar
b Is IL arises from said share. Ia cas-" the
Board OF Directors should determine to re
tire only portion Of the said preferred
stock. the portion retired shall be dis
trihut"d pro rata among the holders OF
. record of said class of preferred STOCK
each holder having the same percentage
of his holdings retired. provided that If the
percentage OF the holding of any stock
colder should he Il fractional >har" OF the
corporation shall have tn" option of rctir
ing one share less than the traction or one
more than the fraction.
SECTION The amount of said com
mon stock Is fixed at Two Hundred Tho
sand CS2OO. OO0OOD Dollars. divided into or
represented by two thousand (2DOOt shares
of the par value of one hundred (SlOUOUD
Dollars each. and shall Ice entitled to such
dividends a. may b" declared by the Board
OF Directors. sub icCt TO the provisions OF
Section hereof. and not Otherw Use. Tn"
said common stock shall in the event OF
any liquidation or dissolution or winding
up. NntlntT voluntary OF lDNOlunldIN. 81
this corporation be entitled to the entire
| residue OF the assets OF this corporal ion.
after ia" payment OF the amounts acCruIng
T." tn" holders OF the first preferred stock.
IN accordance with Section l hereof.
All voting rights of this corporation
shall be vested exclusively in the common
/ stock at all elections of Directors or other
/ wise.
Separate stock books and stock registers
/ shall be Kept for each "f said classes al
stock The whole of both of said classes
/ of stock. or any part thereof. may b" is
! sued or delivered to any person, firm or
corporation for the acquiscment of their
/ rights. privileges. franchises. property.
/ >crvitudrS, or any part thereof owned and
/ controlled 10y any such person or corpora
! ton. also tor cash or IN inStallment of
/ such amounts a. the Board OF Directors
/ may determine, also for merchandise re
! CeNrd. or for services actually rendered
/ to this company.
! The Board OF Directors is specially au-
| thurized TO dispose of the stock for any
and all of tn" purposes above stated. a.
! in its Judgment may seem fair and proper.
! The capital stock may be increased a.
/ provided by the laws OF this STATE and
/ when increased fifteen days notice in
| writing shall be given TO each stockhOldr
| who shall have during such time the righI
to subscribe for the increased stock in
| proportion to the number of shares then
owned by him or them, which additional
| share shall be paid for as the Board OF
| Directors may direct
! All transfers of stock shall be- made upon
the books of the corporation.
If any installments on stock subscribed
for should not be paid within thirt y
days after a call therefor, such stock to-
gether with all installments paid thereon