The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-06-03
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERR MOLASSES CO, INC.

ERN MOLASSES CO, INC.
United States of America. state of Lou
iSiana Parish of Orleans. City OF New
Orleans BE It known, that on this 3Oth
day of the month of March, in the year
| of our Lord one Thousand Nine hun
! drrd and twenty. and OF the independence
| of the United States or America, the one
hundred and forty fourth, before me, VIII
liam J. GuSte. Il Notary Public. duly com
misSiOned and qualities, In and for the
above Parish and State. therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared, Edgar q. BOuS-
| durt, President of the Southern M0ldSSeS
| Company. Incorporated, Il corporation or
J vnniZpd and created under the laws OF
/ the State of Louisiana. by act passed he
fore James l.. BOSser. Jr. Notary Public,
on the 18th day of February. y. D., 1919.
aud duly recorded in mortgage office IN
aud for the Parish of Orleans. State OF
! Louisiana. i'm Book 49,. Folio 80. Who
declared. that at a special meeting of the
! stockholders of the Southern MOlaSSes
Company. Incorporated. held ut the office
of the corporation. in this city. on the
23rd day of March. 1920. at which meeting
all the capital stock of said corporation
was represented by the holders and own
rrS thereof in person or by proxy. the sald
Stockholders waived ana dispensed with
all previous motto" or other tormality for
the calling of such meeting. a. provided
in the charter Of the corporation;
That at said meeting of stockholders. II
was unanimously resolved that Article Ill
of the charter of the corporation be- amend
I'd so aS to read as follows:
| ARTICLE II.-The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation is or
gauiZed and the nature of the business to
be- carried on by it are hereby declared 10
be to engage in the general business OF
buying. selling. canning. bOttling, refin-
ing. preserving. or otherwise treating and
dealing in mOlaS>eS sugar. rice. fruits.
vegetables. glucose. SyrupS. extracts. al
cOhol. vinegar. and in raCc. foodStuffS of
any nature whatsoever and by the by
products thereof.
To buy. lease. sell. OF otherwise acquire
and dispose of such real property As may
be necessary for the proper cOnduction and
prosecution of the business in respect to
the establishment and construction of fac
tories, plants or otherwise.
Aud generally to do and perform all
things pertinent and incident To the fore
going objects and purposes and which
may be- proper aud necessary for the ear
rying out. execution. and extension of the
general business of the corporation.
, That at said meeting of stockholders,
; il WAS unanimously resolved that Article
" of the charter of the corporation be
amended 50 as 10 read rs follows:
ARTICLE IV.-That the capital stock
of this corporation j. hereby declared 10
be- the sum of fifty thousand tSJ0,0mOO)
= | q
dred CSl0OOOD dollars each.
The amount of each snare shall he paid
: for according to law. and this corporation
shall become operative nnC 20 into bust
[ ness and become a going concern when
r twenty five thousand (S2j,00O.O0) dollars
r Of its capital stock shall have been sub
! Scribed and paid for. No transfer of
: stock shall he binding upon this corpora
ton unless same appears upon the books
} thereof. No stakeholder shall have the
Il.
/ shares held by him unless h" shall have
first offered same in writing to the board
, Of directors which will have the right to
? purchase same within ten days.
That at said meeting OF stockholders
it was unanimously resolved that Article
V of the charter of the corporation be
3 amended as to read as follows:
ARTICLE V-O The corporate pow
: erS of this corporation shall be vested in
, Il board of directors TO be composed OF
! four directors. three or whom shall con
: Stitutp quorum for the transaction of
business: such directors 20 be elected by
the stockholders at general meeting 10
he held on the first Monday of January
in each year.
/. ! (2) At all meetings or eieCtiOns OF this
, corporation, each stakeholder shall be en-
! titled to one vote for each share of stock
standing in his name on the books of the
company, which vote shall be cast in per
son or by written proxy.
r CD The board of directors shall have
lpOwer to make all bylaws. rules and reg
ulations necessary for the conduct of the
p business affairs of said corporation. and
! shall elect from their number president
r vice-president and secretary treasurer.
ri ca Until the election to he held rs
herenabove provided, the following shall
> constitute the first board of directors
Joseph \. BouSquet. Jr., Edgar q. BOuS-
quct William L. MySing, George W
BOutcher.
And the said appearer further declared
= that he is authorized. empowered and di-
+; rected To sign and execute all requisite
and necessary acts and proceedings "a
: carry out and to effect the said amend
= ments and that he does now appear be
fore me, notary. in order 20 make proper
4 nOtarial record of said amendments and
to have same recorded as required by law
All of which will more FULLY appear by
! reference TO a certified copy of the minutes
, of said stockholders meeting attached fol-
\ reference to this act of amendment.
e Thus done and passed in my office al
?. the city Of New Orleans, state of Louis
A lana. on the day. month and year frs
e hereinabove written, In the presence Of
n II. l.. Barnett and Morris Il. Redmann
r competent witnesses. who have hereuntC
n signed their names. together with the said
4 appearer and mo notary. after due read
: ing of the whole.
( (OriginaI signed 4. q. Bousquet.
Il II. l.. Barnett
z Morris Il. Redmann.
= WILLIAM ]. GCSTE.
Notary Public
/. I hereby certify that the above and fore
g | going is true and correct copy of tn,
- | original on file in the records of my of
: flee at New Orleans Louisiana.
n WILLIAM ]. GUSTE.
o Notary Public
;, I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
= cages, in and for the parish of, Orleans
= state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
e the above and foregoing act of amendment
to charter of the Southern MOlaSSes Com.
p pany. Inc, was this day duly recorded in
d my office in book 1912, folio ~.
Il New Orleans. Louisiana. March 81, 1920
j. tSignedD EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. II.
= May 20-June n.
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR TIKI
n PARISH OF ORLEANS
r No. 1871 $50, Division b. Docket 5.-JOs