The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-06-17
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERN MOLASSES co. INC.

AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERN MOLA>SES CO.. INC.
United States of America. state OF Lou
isiaua. Parish of Orleans. city OF Nv t.
Orleans BE il known. that on TINS "Vth
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 2ne
hundred and forty-fOurth, before me- WI
liam / C;UStp a Notary Public, duly com
miS,ioncd and qualified, In and for the
| above Parish and State therein residing
! and in the presence of the witnesses mere
matter named and undersiSheu' pT,Soh
ally came and appeared. Edgar ", hous
! uurt President of the Southern Moia>He>
! Gnuuyuy Incorporated. corporation or
! rauiZcd and created under the laws oI
/ the State of Louisiana, by act pA>Snu
/ fore James T.. RO>>er. Jr., Notary iunli-'
( on the 18th day of February. y. ~. l'i'
and duly recorded in mortgage otlIce III
and for the Parish of Orleans, STATE OF
| Louisiana. in Book 1iJI. Foli" -. WI"
| declared. that at special meeting 81 '"'
! stockholders of the southern Mol ...,i'.S
| Company. Incorporated, held at the OiIi''
/ of the corporation, in this city. on th'
/ n3rd day of March. 1920 at when meeting
all the capital stock 81 >hlh '"rPor"'o"
was represented by the holders aud owl
,rs thereof in person or 10y proxy, IA" s'llu
! rkhoIdrrS waived ana dispensed WIN
all previous notice or other formaliN lot
! The calling of such meeting. as provided
/ in the charter of the corporations
That al said meeting Of stockholders. IL
was unanimously resolved that -Nr'l'I' ~
! of the charter of the corporation De a'h'h"-
/ ed 80 a. to read aS follows.
NETICLE uI-The objects and pur-
! noses for which this corporation IL or
| rIuizcd and the nature Of the business |"
! Ice carried on 10y IL are hereby d"rlif'u I"
| hr to engage in the general business 81
/ buviug selling, canning. holthuG. rem
iu.- preserving or otherwise treating ana
dealing in molH>~cS. sugar. rice lfulIs'
/ vegetables. glucose. SyrupS. extracts. ~
rohoI vinegar. and in rac;. foodStuh> "t
any nature whatsoever anu ny '"' ~
| products thereof.
! 10 buy. lease. sell. or otherwise acquire
and dispose OF such real property a. may
I be- necessary for the proper CONJUNCTION anu
/ r,ro~r,utinu of the business i'll respect 10
| the establishment and construction "i III
! tories. plants or "thrrWI>"
/ And generally To do and perform all
things urrtinrut and incident to IN" f"rr-
! going objects and purposes ana Whi'h
/ may be- proper aud necessary Tor IN" ear
/ rviug out execution. and extension 81 IN"
! General business of the corporation.
/ That ut said meeting of stockholders.
| il was unanimously resolved that Article
| ~ of the charter of the corporation be
amended 50 as to read a. follows:
, ARTICLE IV.-That the capital sto"N
| of this corporation i hereby declared 10
/ he the sum OF llItN lHouNdHu '9''''''' WV
| dollars divided into shares OF one nun
| bred t$lOO.OOl dollars each.
The amount of each snare shall b" paid
| for according to law. and this corporation
| shall become operative an- 20 mt" ha>l-
ness and become n going concern Mh'H
/ twenty five thousand tS2I.~oooi doIarS
| of lis rlpital stock shall have been SUB
| scribpd and paid for. No transfer OF
stock shall he binding upon this corpora
ton unless same appears upon th" books
thereof No stakeholder shall have the
| right Ia assign or transfer any share or
! shares held 10y him unless he shall have
| first Offered same in writing 10 the board
of directors which will have the right TO
purchase same within ten days.
That at said meeting OF stockholders.
| il was unanimously resolved that AFtlCt
Y of the charter of the corporation De
amended 50 as to read follows:
! ARTICLE V.-m The corporate pow
| erS of This CORPORATION shall b" vested III
a board Of directors to he composed OF
! four directors, three or whom shall con
| Stitute a quorum for the transaction "l
| business: such directors 20 he elected by
| the stockholders ut general meeting 10
| be held on the first Monday OF January
| in each year.
! C9 At all meetings or crectionS of this
| corporation. each stakeholder shall be en-
| titled to one vote for each shar" OF stoch
! standing in his name on the books OF the
| company which vote shall be cast i'll per
son or by written proxy.
| 90 The board of directors shall have
power to make all bylaws, rules and reg
| uIationS necessary for the conduct or the
business affairs of said corporation. ana
| shall elect from their number president,
vice president and secretary treasurer.
CA Until the election to be held rs
lberrinabove provided. the following shall
constitute the first board or directors
Joseph 4. Eousquet Jr- Edgar q. BouS-
quct William f. Mysing, George W.
! BoutCher.
And the said appearer further declared
that he is authorized. empowered and di-
| rpcted to sign and execute all requisite
and necessary acts and proceedings "a
carry out and to effect t;e said amend
ments. and that he does now appear be.
fore me- notary, in order 20 make proper
uotarial record of said amendments and
| to have same recorded as required by law
{ All of which will more -uIly appear by
reference to certified copy of the minutes
| of said stockholders meeting attached fOl
reference to this act of amendment.
Thus done and passed in my office a
E the city of New Orleans, state of Louis
: lana. on the day. month and year frs
! hereinabOve written, In the presence o
IL. l.. Barnett and Morris Il. Redmann
competent witnesses who have hereunt
signed their names, together with the salt
\ appearer and me. notary. after due read
Il ing of the whole.
= Original signed) +. G. BOusquet
a Witnesses:
Q II. l.. Barnett.
= Morris Il. Redmann.
WILLIAM ]. GUSTE.
= Notary Public
r hereby certify that the above and fore
d going is true and correct copy of tn
4 original on file in the records OF my of
e flee at New Orleans. Louisiana.
r WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
u Notary Public
I. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
= cages, in and for the parish of, Orleans
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify tina
. the above and foregoing act Of amendmen
&c to charter OF the Southern MolasSeS Com
pany. Inc, was this day duly recorded il
q my office in book 1912. folio ~.
!, New Orleans, Louisiana. March 81. 1926
: tSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. II.
May 20June 81.
: CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR TIL
n PARISH OF ORLEANS.
r No. 13l5S6. Division T.. Docket 5.-Jos
Uh N..hf off .l,I l.