The herald., 1920-05-06
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT OF CHARTER OF THE
AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS,
LIMITED.

United States of America, State of Lou
iSiana. Parish OF Orleans, City of New
orleans. lie il known, that Oh this sew
rntCcnth UIth) day of the month or
April. in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty, aud OF III.
Independence of the United states Of
America, the one hundred and doNy
fourth. before me. Felix Joseph rug
notary public, duly commissioned ana
qualified. in and for the parish OF or
leans state of Louisiana, therein r"Sld-
ing. and in TIL" presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
Souallv came and appeared Sylvester W.
Labrot. of the full age OF majority and
a resident of this city, and y. j. Mar
shall. of the full age of majOrity and
resident OF this city, said appearerS act
lug herein respectively as president ana
secretary of the American CreOSote WORKS
Limited, a corporation dOmiCilcd in TINS
city. incorporated by an act passed be
fore W. Morgan Gurley, notary public. on
March -. 1902, aud recorded in tn" Mort
gage office of this city i'll book ~ foho
rs. acting herein under and by virtue or
a resolution of the stockholders of said
American CreOSOte Works Limited. adopt
ID ut a meeting held at its dOmicil" IN
this city. on March ~ 1920; Il duly GER
titled CODY of said stockholders meeting
being annexed for reference, who mutual
Is and Sevcrally declared, that at said
special meeting Of the stockholders Ot
|
| held a. aforesaid on March 18th, 1870.
| according to law. the following amend e
mrnt to Article | and Article III OF the
| charter of said corporation. was adopted
| by unanimous vote of the stockholders
| of said corporation. present i'll person at
| said meeting. being all of the Stockhold
| erS OF said corporation.
| Article of said charter was rccast and
| amended. as to read as follows. to-wlt :
| ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of this
| shall ~ N V,
| Incorporated" and under this name il
| shall have power and authority. OF cor
| pOrate existence and continue for Il period
| of ninety nine years under date hereof
| and shall have and exercise. for the pur-
| nos, of the business to be carried on by
| it, all the powers conferred by law on
similar corporations, including the power
! 10 make Use and change the corporate
| seal. to contract. sue and b" sued IN ITS
corporate name. to buy, sell own, hold
| receive. purchase. ALLEVIATE, lien. convey
mortgage hypOthecate. pledge. or other
wise cucumber property both real ana
| personal: to name and appoint such OH
GERS. managers, directors. agents and EN-
plOyceS rs are deemed necessary; to make
and establish such bylaws, rules and reg
uatiOnS as may he necessary aud proprr
and the same to amend alter and abolish
at pleasure. and generally to do ana per
form all such acts AS may be proper and
necessary TO carry out and execute thu
purposes of this corporation
Article Ill of said charter was r"caSt
and amended. 50 as to read as follows:
| ARTICLE III.-"Thc objects and pur
poses for which this corporation is go
tahliShed. and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it, are declared to b,
the manufacture of creosOted woods ana
| woods preserved by other processes, man
ufacture of telegraph poles and cross
arms. and to manufacture, buy and sci
lumber and wood prrServativeS; to buy
and sell timberlandS and other lands; tt
own and operate real estate i'll this state
other states or the district of Columbia
to engage in general agricultural opera
tons: in the purchase and sale OF live
stock and general handling of same; Il
buy and sell, hold and own stocks an'
bonds of other corporations; bonds or TN
, | United States Government or any state
or any political subdivision thereof or for
. | rign governments, together with all thing
, necessary OF proper to carry out and exc
, cute the aforesaid objects and purposes
The whole as will more fully appear b!
| the annexed certified copy of the min
utes of said stockholders meeting. Ant
, the said appearerS having requested M
notary public, to put said amendment II
, | authentic form. | do by these presents
receive said amendment in the form of thi
public act to the end that said amend
mpnt may he recorded and promulgated
: and thus be read, into the aforesaid orig
inal charter.
Thus done and passed in my office. i
= the city of New Orleans. on the day an
in the month and year first above writ
ten. in the presence of Walter q. Wedi
and Jeanne Hatrel competent witnesse'
G who hereuntO sign their names with tn
4 said appParers and me notary, after du
reading of the whole.
(Original Signed s. W. Labrot, presi
dent: A. J. Marshall, secretary.
: Witnesses:
Walter G. Wedig.
J. Hatret.
n FELIX ]. PUG.
Notary Public.
! I. the undersigned Recorder Of Mort
= cages in and for the parish of Orlean:
: state OF Louisiana. do hereby certify tina
a the act of amendment to the incorpora
= ton of the American CreosOte Works Ltd
q was this day duly recorded in my offiC
in book 1912. fOlio....
s. New Orleans, April IL, 1920.
n (Signed): NJ. J. DUNN, Il.
= A true copy.
. FELIX J. PUG.
Il Notary Public.
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