The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-08-26
CHARTER.

OF this corporation shall be vested in and
be exercised by Board of Directors. TO
be composed of five 90 holders of com
mon stock. to be elected annually on thu
first Monday in January of each year
hereafter or until their successors are
elected and qualified. All such elections
shall be held 10y ballot and conducted at
the office of the said corporation under
such rules and regulations as may bc here
after adopted. At all such elections every
holder of common stock shall he entitled
to one vote for each share of common
stock standing in his name on the books
of the corporation, to he east in person or
by his written proxy. and the ma JOTlty Of
the votes east shall elect. \ failure TO
elect Directors on the date specified shall
not dissolve this corporation nor impair
its corporate management. but the DircC-
tors then in office shall remain in office
until their successors are elected and quail
flied. Three Directors shall constitute q
quorum aud shall be necessary To author
| ize any act to he binding upon this com
pany. Any vacancy occurring among the
Officers or Directors. by death, resigna-
ton or otherwise, shall b" filled by "lec-
ton for the remainder Of the term 10y a
majority OF the Board present or repre-
scented. Every Board of Directors may
elect from their own number a President.
Vice President. Secretary, Assistant See
rotary. Treasurer and General Manager.
The Board of Directors may from tim" To
, time name and appoint al! such other off
GERS and agents rs the business of the cor
to fix and define the duties and salaries
of every officer and employee. and all
Officers and employees shall hold office
and employment at the pleasure of the
Board.
And ut such meeting il was unanimous
ly resolved that Article VI of the charter
of the corporation be amended 50 rs to
read rs follows:
ARTICLE VI.-Whencver this corpora
tiOn may be dissolved. either by limitation
or from any other cause. its affairs shall
b" liquidated by three commissioners. TO
De appointed from amongst the holders
Of common stock at a general meeting of
the holders Of common stock convened for
such purpose, of which meeting notice
shall be given in the manner and time
provided for stockholders meetings by
Article VII of this charter. and a majority
In amount OF the common stock of said
company, represented mt such meeting.
shall be requisite to elect: said commits
SiOnerS shall remain in office until the af-
fairs of said corporation shall be fully
lquidated. In case of the death of one
or more of said commissioners. the va
cancy shall be filled by election by the
surviving commissioners.
That nj such meeting IL was unanimous
~ resolved that Article VII of the charter
OF the corporation be amended so as to
read follows
ARTICLE VII.-The act OF incorpora-
tion may be modified, changed or altered
or said corporation may be dissolved with
the assent of three-fourths Of the common
the holders OF common stock convened for
such purpose and after notice shall have
been given in one or more newspapers
published in the Parish of Orleans once
week for four weeks preceding the meet
ing and by written notice TO each holder
of common stock, mailed to him thirty
too days prior to the date of meeting. at
the postoffice address designated my him
in writing.
And said appearer further declared that
ne Is authorized, empowered and directed
TO sign and execute all requisite and neCes-
sary acts and proceedings to carry out
and TO effect the said amendments and
that lie does now appear before me. No
tary, in order TO make proper notarial rec
ord of said amendments. and to have same
recorded as required by law. All of which
viii more fully appear by reference to
certified copy OF the minutes of said
stockholders meeting, attached for refer
enCe 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 herein
flrst above written. and in the presence
OF Edwin T. Merrick and Vim. Mason
Smith, Jr., competent witnesses. who have
hereunto signed their names together with
the said appearers and me, Notary, after
due reading Of the whole
Witnesses: Edwin +. Merrick, VIM. Ma
son Smith. Jr.
(Original signed.) \. II. GeoeheCan.
WILLIAM J. GUSTE. Not. Pub.
wiILISi ]. GrsTE. Not. Pub.
]. the undersigned Recorder of Mort:
cages in and for the Parish of Orleans
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the act OF amendment of the Southport
Mill, Ltd. was this day duly recorded in
my office. in Book 1916. Folio lO3.
New Orleans. July 20 1920.
CSignedl EMILE ]. LEONARD. by. r.
July 29Sept. ..