The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-05-27
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF SOUTH
ERN MOLASSES CO, INC.

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| United states of America. State of Lou
isiana. Parish Of Orleans. cry OF New
Orleans. he it known, that on this dOth
day of the month of March, i'll the year
of our Lord one Thousand Nine Hun
drcd aud twenty. and of the Independents"
| of the United states Or America. the one
! hundred and forty fourth. before me, VII
liam j. Gu>te. Il Notary fuhll'' uulN com
mi>>iourd and qualities. IN and for the
above, Parish and state. therein residing,
and in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named aud undersigned, person
Tally came and appeared. Edgar q. bouS-
met President OF the southern Mold>SfS
| tnmpany Incorporated. = corporation or
I ganiZrd and created under tn" laws OF
! the State of Louisiana. 10y act passed De
fore James T.. RO>Ser, Jr.. Notary Puhhc
/ on the 18th day of February. y. H. l?lh
and duly recorded in mortgage" office in
aud for the Parish of Orleans, state oi
| Louisiana. in Book ll5I. Folio ~. W "a"
declared. that AT special meeting OF the
i>torkholdrr~ of the Southern M0laS>"S
Company. Incorporated. held At the oifir"
of the corporation. I'm this city, on III"
2!rd day of March. 1870 AT which meeting
an the capital stock of said corporation
| WAS represented 10y the holders ana own
rrS thereof in person or by proxy, the said
! Stockholders waived ana dispensed with
! all previous notice or other formality for
the calling of such meeting. a. provided.
| in the charter of TIA" corporations
That at said meeting Of stockholders. II
| was unanimously resolved that Article Ill
| at the charter of III" corporation b" amend
| Ell 30 a. to read a. follows.
| ARTICLE III.-The objects and pur-
| posrS for which this corporation l. or
ranized and the nature Of the business 10
| be- carried on hy il are hereby declared Ia
| hr to engage in the general business OF
! huying. selling. canning. bOttIing. rcfin-
| ing. preserving. or otherwise treating and
! dealing III mula>~cS. sugar. rice" fruits,
vegetables glucose, SyrupS. extracts, al
cohOl vinegar. and in fact foodStuff> of
any nature Whatsoever ana hN III" 10y
! products thereof
| To buy. lease sell, or otherwise arquir"
and dispose of such real property a. may
he necessary for the proper conducti"n aud
! prosecution of tn" business in respect 10
| the establishment aud cOnSt ru"tion Of far-
tories plants or otherwise.
And generally to do and perform all
things pertinent and incident 10 the fore
! going objects aud purposes and which
may bc proper and necessary for the ear
| rying out. execution. aud extension of ia"
general business of the corporation.
That al said meeting OF stockholders,
it was unanimously resolved that Article
" of the charter of the corporation be
amended as to read as follows:
! ARTICLE IV.--That the capital stock
of this corporation is hereby declared 10
be the sum of fifty thousand tSJoW1Wl
=.
dred CSltS.OOl dollars each
The amount Of each snare Shal lac paid
for according to law. aud this corporation
shall become operative anG 20 into bust
ness and become going concern When
twenty -fiv" thousand iS25OOW) dollars
of its capital stock shall have been sub
Scribed aud paid for. No transfer of
stock shall be binding upon this corpora
ton unless same appears upon IN" books
thereof No stakeholder shall have the
H.. ..r
shares held by 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 Article
| V of the charter of the corporation be
amended so as to read follows:
ARTICLE V.--O The corporate pow
erS of this corporation shall be vested i'll
| a board Of directors to be composed of
| four directors, three Of whom shall con
| Stitutr a quorum for the transaction of
business: such directors 20 he elected by
| the stockholders at Il general meeting 10
| be held on the first Monday of January
| in each year.
| 60 At all meetings or r1ections of this
| corporation, each stakeholder shall he en-
| titled tn one vote for each share of stock
| standing in his name gu the books of the
company. which vote shall he cast in per
son or by written proxy.
| 81 The board of directors shall have
power to make all bylaws. rules and reg
ulationS necessary for the conduct of the
| business affairs of said corporation. and
| shall elect from their number a president.
| vice president and secretary treasurer.
| 90 Until the election to he held
| hereinabove provided, the following shall
| constitute the first board of directors:
quet, William +. Mysing. George W.
Boucher.
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 to
carry out and TO effect TIE said amend
ments. and that he does now appear he
| fore me, notary. in order 80 make proper
nOtarial record of said amendments and
| to have same recorded as required by law.
All of which will more -ully appear by
reference to a certified copy Of the minutes
| of said stockholders meeting attached for
reference to this act of amendment.
Thus done and passed in my office at
the city of New Orleans. state of Louis
lana. on the day. month and year first
| hereinabOve written, In the presence OF
III. l.. Barnett and Morris Il. Redmann,
competent witnesses. who have hereunto
signed their names, together with the said
appearer and me, notary. after due read
ing of the whole.
Original signed: f. q. Bousquet
W Illnesses
| II. l.. Barnett.
Morris Il. Redmann.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
Notary Public.
hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the
original on file in the records of my Of
flee at New Orleans. Louisiana
WILLIAM J. GUSTE.
Notary Public.
Il !, the undersigned Recorder of Mort
Cages, in and for the parish of, Orleans.
state of Louisiana, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing act of amendment
to charter of the Southern MOlasseS Com
pany, Inc, was this day duly recorded in
my office in book 1912. folio -.
| New Orleans, Louisiana. March 81 1920
| tSigned): EMILE J. LEONARD, ID. II.
May 20-June "a.
CIVIL DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
| PARISH OF ORLEANS.
| No. l3I $50, Division H. Docket 5-Jos-