The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-10-20
CHARTER.

Ill and of the act Of incorporation Of
said company and that az said meeting
the owners of an of the outstanding capl-
tal stock Of said company were present
and voted as will appear more fully nN
"a duly certified copy of the proceedings OF
said meeting annexed hereto and made
part hereof; aud that 90 said meeting, il
WAS unanimously agreed and decided ny
th' stockholders of sIiu company tEat
Articles III and ' of The charter of the
company Re changed. altered aud amended
i'm the following particulars to-Vit:
That Article III uc changed. altered
and amended 50 as {" read as follows:
ARTICLE II. The objects and pur-
poses for which this corporation Is or
sJuizrd aud IN" nature OF the business 10
no carried ou 10y ~. are hereby declared
To be-. TO carry uu and conduct q whole
sale and retail seed business; 70 deal IN
and buy aud s,ll all Kinds of plants. trees
and vines, 10 make aud sell and generally
10 deal i'm Insecticides and kindred COM
/ pounds, to sell and deal in land and gar
/ den implements. plant boxes and flower
/ pots, and generally TO do and engage in
any other business, undertaking or enter
| prise CONNECTED with. growing out of or
| incidental to any of the purposes herein
| above rvt forth
| That ArtiI, y be- changed. altered and
| amended 80 as 10 read 60, follows.
! "ARTICLE y-hU the corporate powers
/ ot said company. aud the management and
/ 'uaiyul Of Iis business ana affairs, shall
! be- vested in and exercised by board OF
/ tirHtors composed of not less than three
nor more than live stockholders. a ma
IJurity of whom shall constitute quorum
/ for the transaction of business.
Each director shall own at least one
share of stock and shall be- elected annu-
ally, by the stockholders, by ballot, on
the second Monday i'm April of each year.
| Each stakeholder shall he entitled, in per
| sou or 10y proxy, to one vote on every share
of stock owned by him, and said election
shall be- held under such rules as shall
hr provided 10y the board oi directors.
! The directors thus elected shall con-
Time i'm office for one year and until their
successors are duly elected and no failure
10 elect shall he regarded as forfeiture
ui this charter. Any vacancy occurring
on said board shall hc flied by the remain
ing directors said board mt its first meet
ing, after its election, shall elect from its
number a president, u Ce-prcsideut and
Il secretary treasurer.
The said board. or such officer or man
agor as il may designate, shall appoint
| such officers, managers, clerk and other
employees of said corporation as may be
necessary for its business aud shall dis
miss the same: and the tenure of Office
and employment of all officers managers,
clerks and employees shall be during the
pleasure of said board
| The said board shall have the right
= and power to buy, sell improve, contract,
I lease, borrow money. issue bonds aud eN-
"cutc mortgages, and, in general, to eN
crciSc all the powers of the corporation,
as well as to carry out its objects and pur
poSrs,-al without reference to or au-
thurizati0n by the Stockholders"
r. Thus done and passed at my Office, In
{ the City Of New Orleans. on the day and
' in the month and year herein Hrst above
written in the presence of Arscne j. TrOs
clair and JEFF !. Steckler. competent wit
nCSSCs of lawful age, residing In said city,
A who have hcrcuntO signed their names
with said appearers and me, notary, after
, due reading of the whole
: Witnesses: ArSene J. Trosclair, Jcff J..
: StccklCr.
ORIGINAL SIGNED:
a JOSEPH STECKLER,
a X. L. STECKbER.
- AZZO !. PLOUGH,
= Notary Public.
CERTIFICATE OF RECORDER.
= I, 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 the Act of Incorporation of the j
II Steckl"r Seed Company, Ltd, was this
p day duly recorded in my office in Book
|, 1895. folio 14J
ID New Orleans, September 10th, 1921.
4 ROBT. SCOTT,
Deputy Recorder
Y. 4 true copy:
(Seal: AZZO ]. PLOUGH,
IN Notary Public
n Sept. 29-NOv. 3.