The herald., 1920-04-29
CHARTER.
OF CHARTER OF THE
AMERICAN CREOSOTE WORKS,
LIMITED.

United States of America, State OF Lou
i>iana. Parish Of Orleans. city of New
ORLEANS. BE II known. that on this ScN-
cHtrcujh NIth) day of the month or
April. in tn" year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty. aud of ia"
independence OF til" Iuited states OF
America, the one hundred ANA forty
fourth, before me, Felix Joseph rug. 4
notary public, duly commissioned ana
qualified. ia and for the parish of Or
leans, state of Louisiana. therein rc>ld
ing. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
>onally came and appeared Sylvester W.
Labrut. 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 apPrdrrrS act
Ing herein respectively as president ana
secretary of the American trrOSOte Works
Limited Il corporation dOmicllrd in TINS
city. incorporated 10y an act passed be
fore W Morgan Gurlry, notary public, on
March n. 1902, and recorded III the Mort
gage Office Of this city in book I2i. fOilO
-, acting herein under and by virtue 81
Il resolution of the stockholders OF Sald
American CreoSOtc WORKS, Limited, adopt
rd NJ a meeting held N its domIcil". IN
this city, on March -. 100. a duly Ger
titled COPY Of said stockholders meeting
being annexed for reference, who mutual
~ aud >ey"rally declared. that al SaIi
special meeting Of the stockholders OF
held a. aforesaid. on March 18th. 1920,
according to law. the follow Ing amend
mcnt 10 Article | and Article III OF the
charter of said corporation. was adopted
10y Il unanimous vote Of the stockholders
of said corporation. present IN person ~
said meeting. being al Of the >to'khoid-
rr> of said corporation.
Artirl, / Of said charter WAS rcca>t and
amended. 80 a. 10 read ~ follows. town.
ARTICLE l. The nam" and title OF this
CORPORATION shall bc "l.ahTot x company,
Incorporated" and under this nam" l.
stall have power and authority. OF cor
ppratr cNI~t-uc" and continue Tor a prrlpd
of ninety niu. years under date hereof.
and shall have and exercise tor Jhr Pur-
pose of the business to be- carried on 10y
it, all the powers conferred 10y law on
similar corporations. including tn" power
10 make u>r and change the corporal"
,..iI. To contract sue and be sued in its
CORPORATE name. to buy. sell, own. hOld.
receive. purchase. alternate. NtH. convey
mortgage hypOthecat". pledge. or oth'T-
Wi>r cucumber property both real ana
personal. TO name ana appoint >uCh ON
GERS managers directors. agents ana en-
ployr,.> ~ are deemed necessary. 10 max"
aud establish such 10y laws. rules ana reg
ulation> a. may he necessary ana proprr'
and the same to amend. alter and abolish
at plea sure and generally to do aud per
form all such acts as may be proper ana
necessary To carry out and execute tue
purposes of this corporation.
Article Ill of Sain charter was rrca>t
and amended. 80 a. to read as follows;
ARTICLE III,"Thc objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation IL eS-
tabliShed. and the natur" of the business
to be carried on by it. ar" declared to br
the Manufacture of Creo>Otrd woods and
woods preserved by other processes. man
ufaCturc of telegraph poles ana cross
arms and to manufacture. buy anu sell
lumber and wood personalities: 10 buy
and sell timbprlandS and other lands: 10
re:
other states or the district of columbia
to engage in general agricultural opera
tons: in the purchase and sale OF i've
Stork and general handling of same, to
buy aud sell. hold and own stocks ana
bonds of other corporations: bonds OF the
nited States Government, or amy state.
or any political subdivision thereof or FOR
riyn governments. together with all things
necessary or proper To carry out ana exc
cute the aforesaid objects and purposes.
The whole. aS will more fully appear ny
the annexed certified copy of III" min
MOS of said Stockholders meeting. And
the said appearcrS having requested me.
notary public to put said amendment in
authentic form. ! do by th"S" presents.
receive said amendment in the form Of this
public act. Ia the end that said amend
mcnt may he recorded and promulgated.
and thus be read. into the aforesaid orig
inal charter.
Thus done and passed in my office in
the city of New Orleans. on the day aud
in the month ana year llf>t dboHf W nv
ten in the presence of Walter G.. WediE
and Jeanne Hatrel competent witnesses.
who hrrruutO sign their names with tn"
said nppparrr> and me notary. after du"
reading of the whole.
COriginaI Signed :. W. Labrot. prcsi-
dent: \. J. Marshall. secretary.
Witnesses:
Walter g.. Wedig.
J. Hatred
FELIN J. PUG.
Notary Public.
l. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages in and for the parish of Orleans.
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the act of amendment to the iucOrpOra-
tion of the American Creo>ote Works Ltd.
was this day duly recorded in my office
in book 1912. fOliO....
New Orleans, April II, 1870.
(Signrd): VI. J. DUNN, X.
y true copy.
FELIN J. PUG.
Notary Public.
APR - May -.