The herald., 1920-05-13
CHARTER.
.ME>pMENT TO CHARTER OF hohN'
~ WELL, A COMPANY, M
>u"EnuS WELL 4 SIMON, INC

United States % Anerl'a. .'" f Zayy or
,.,na parish of Orleans, CITY Oh ~" ,4tb
iaha, re- If known. That on the ltIn
dsy of April. In the year oi oui before
,%.us1pd nine hundred ana INeuts pnhIir
40 Herman l.. Barnett, NoIdIS and
M, inr,T,issiouad and quahiled III anu
Iui! ,bi Parish aud State. therein r'si nr'
ma in IN, presence OF the VI" ,,.r.oraIIy
80. nap,rd and underslgneh' P'l a.
lhall'l 20 'apururrd Joseph kOhh, VINO "r
LII mat ne is the duly auth"IiHeu |
r,santative of kohn, Ven ,,nrUora- |
Inrl n duly organized Lou brey-
I'm lated Icy act before Felix >. -
sio'' salary Public, on the tW"uln u"s
~ tna month Of May. IN th' "a tb,
,honsaUd nine hundred NlN. ~ ar a
aid appearer further dt'I ;atoit.,rs of the
.,a.iaI meeting of the stochhoiu,I brId
81 EaLn We'll X Company, lnI'i rho
- 10 dnmicilc of the CorP"r",l'"' a., tho
IT. of New orleans, Lou lin, ,t mo hay
Itln u%S ANY JAILED aud due notice th're aIi
naSiup becn given. at when '.'nri,or,,, |
shares of the capital >io,h u I'd il was
ton were present or re- I'D, seconded
-nted upon motion dulN !n"u'' al. |
N"''" ,nnirpousIy carried. that AT -,
an and VII of the charter :" IN !
WeiI 4 Company. lh'~ ~ "'''
road as follows. rti.
,pTICIE L The name anu >iE - W /
.Ni,,tian shall be kOhn, Wei H'"i%r' .
No., ana bv that corporate h"ut ="
Ia rompany shall have power az" ~ Cor
tbority to enjoy ana nav .'rs. TO con
~ n.riod of ninety nine years .,.or,ra
NV sue and he sued III us 'oI P'."I
name. TO make aud ~" Il w ,,,,,rt,,..,p
tn have hold, receive 'OhNr!, 10Th rr,I
f.notb.rate or pledge property -, rJ ,
ny ,,r.onnI. TO issue bonds. h"''S a."
ath.r obligations: to nav" anh ,.,,,,,,t.
Snrb managers, directors, on and
ana "sh,i 81 s.,id corporation may re-
ir ma to make aud establish SUI" -!
laws. rules and regulations - NJ tb, af-
iaM management aud "onrr'h "l ,ht 81,
fairs of the corporation IL "'"'
necessary or cNptnl'h'' Ill
,pTICIE IV.-The capital STOCK 81 ~,
.ornoration j. fixed al thr sun 80 NV,
hmndred thousand dollars, hlNlH'" S"II.,r.
thousand shares Of one huhnt'" II mr.
w. ,,,Girb shall be paid Tor III 'a>u' a.
isnad for the purchase OF ff'Ti,ira,.,ors
such manner rs III" boaIu " s,,rE shall
may determine. No trahHlrl uuless
10 binding upon the cOrP'ra'i'n III anv
O Wv upon its books, nor Shdll nns
i,nDkhoIder have the right lum"ss Il. I -
four Directors cOnsentl 10 s'l VI n-ithout
auy of the shares held by nun ~ cor
,iss;,,, trst offered the same 10 .he ~
norotion. through its Board oil NJ LAST
a. lis hook value at the ciosS ol t' hi
al year Said Board of directors s I
hScdi ri,ht for "A period of fifteen uaH ;
,haraaf,er of purchasing Sald shaIes ~
cash. at said value. All shar's Ia Nv the
chased may he re-issued OF SUI rss,ion
Ia5 NJ directors, in ITS ulsClt' ~,
H'hin, herein contained shall prevent ll
stockbolders from making any az lie
or rontract covering the NOUNS -
transfer or other disposition VI ia
nrnyidad ain stockholders consent 10 sai nt
prraament or contract, ana such CplitLd 1i
ShaII control the rights OF the SUI III nni "A
ers All shares of stock shala , 90 of
and non assessable. The certlllSdttS ~
tL SboI he signed and issued ny Ine
ofTicers designated by the boaIu VI have
pectors. and said certificates sha' ,hir
rint.d ar written into or across
80 rho words These shares are ass 81
ahIe and transferable only pursuant W 'l,s ne
sbarter and bylaws of TINS NoIhPan!I
any agreement or cohtract E, SrticIe ~
SuSnce thereof, as provided III "a az re-
80 tba Charter to which reference Il "
nv made" by unani nous conSen' VI ~
entire Board Of Directors, as tnn CO.. hat
,ntad at a special meeting called LOT Una.
nnrnose and without the necessary Oh aug
EMBODIMENT to the Charter, the aooNe .,ii
tificates may be called in ana new cer III
,.ates without the inscription apoNc SCI
forth may be issued in their steau'
ARTICLE V-All corporate powers OF
this corpOratiOn and the manAsetIeH
its affairs shall be vested IN anu go
cised by Board OF directors oOn' th N
of not less than four and not NOR nan ma,
Six stock holders four of whom shail con
stitute a quorum for the transacllons vi
all business, and the concurrenCt VI tha
~bau he necessary to any acuoh ol the
1nard whether IL consists of four mem
hers or more. The Directors shah 1e
elected annually. by ballot. by st0ckhoiu.
ers on the fourth "Wednesday OF Jhhun ;
an aocb wear The Board may, upon CIV
ing a ten-day notice in writing. chansc
the date of the annual meeting to any IiIne
between the fourth Wednesday I In S% ner
sry and the first day of March. Each per
son shall be entitled, in person OF u!
written or Geographic proxy 10 QUE W,
for each share owned by him. wni-n pIoN y,
shall be issued only to another Director y,
stock hoIder 1t shall require vote Oh 10
less than fve-sixths of the outs'a ,t
capitaI stock Of the company 10 e lec.
Director at an annual meeting OF stoCh
nd Director shall De
elected or qualified unless he snah nav
been chosen by vote Oh hoI resS n uif
fiye-sixths of the outstahGlns, =" Iha
stock of the company. All eiecnohS sha
no hold under such rules and REGULATION
as may be determined by the boaru u, =
directors The Directors thus elected sIa
Continue in office for one year, or UNI
their successors shall have been duly eiec
ed and shall have qualified. fallG 9,,
elect shall not be regarded as lorI 80
of this charter, but the Board anu ana, 9n tho
successors are elected. The Dlrecto
may, at any time, by vote OF hot ie
than four, elect to the Board auHl.ion
Director or Directors, provided mat !.
total number shall not exceed SIN Al
vacancy occurring on said Board by deaf
resignation or otherwise may be hlled
the remaining Directors for the uneNplr
term. The Board of Directors shaIl.
its first meeting after its election, non
nate a Chairman of the Board, Presl4el
First Vice President, Second wee f +,
Hoard is vested hereby with the pow
to abolish the Office of Chairman OF
Heard and or Second Vice President, a
TO re-establsh IL, from time to time,
re-abolish It, as in its discretion II IN
determine; and II is further authorl2
and empowered to combine the ONCE
Secretary and Treasurer. The SAID BOA
shall have the right to make bylaws,
appoint and dismiss all clerks, employ
agents and representatives OF the co
pany as the interests of the company III
demand Any Director shall have
right, by written or telegraphlc PROXY,
annoint any other Director or stOckhOlt
to act in his place and stead at any q
All meetings of the Board. Anythi
herein to the contrary notwithstandll
any and all action taken by the Boa
must have the concurrence of at least fc
members of the Board.
ARTICLE VU.-This Act of lncorp'
tion may be changed. modified or alter
or this CORPORATION may be dissolved. cl
with the consent of the stockholders oN
ing FIVE siXths Of all the stock OF the G
poration. at a general or special meet
convened for that purpose, ana AFTER
least ten days written notice shall ~
been given, through the mail, addressed
each stakeholder at his last known pl
Of residence: but this notice and any OF
notices required to be given. may
waived by written or telegraphic cons
ton, by expiration of this charter,
otherwise, the stockholders shall 9
- DIAMONDS