The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-07-07
CHARTER.
81 This cornoration shall

~. oe;oars of this corporation shall
,onsist of n president, chairman of the
hoard icp-president, secretary ana treas
nrer All of whom shall be members OF the
Hoard of Directors. Any Two ouiceS' put
no more may be combined, II deslFeu ahu
hold nv one and the same person AFTER
tba sacond Monday in March. 1913, the
BOARD of Directors, in It's dlScretioh; may
abolish the office of chairman OF the
board .
Members of the Board of Directors shall
hove the right to vote by proxy, II Tor any
reason they are absent from the city OF
New orleans at the time of any meeting
of the Board of Directors.
The following named persons shall con
stitute the first board of directors OF TINS
cornoration. to-wit: ]. Eugene Pearce: No.
DunIeith Court. New Orleans, La; Fred
" Pearce. Equitable Building. Detroit,
Mich, HippOlyte DabeZies. Canal CONNER
cial Building. New orleans. La; 81. Clair
Adams 1926 St Charles avenue, New Or
leans La: Hilton J. Hermann. 1919 state
Street Drive New Orleans, La; with j.
Eugene Pearce as president and treasurer
Fred w Pearce ms chairman or the board
st. Clair Adams as vice-presldent. ana III III,
ton j. Hermann as secretary ana theSe
officers shall serve until the second Monday
in March, 1923. or until their successors
have been duly elected and qualihed.
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on the second Monday in March
1923. all elections of directors shall be
by ballot and each stakeholder shan be
entitled to one vote for each share OF stock
standing in his name on the books of the
corporatiOn this vote to be cast in person
or by proxy and it shall require major
ity of the stock present or represented TO
elect
the second Monday in March, 1923, or an
nuaHy thereafter. shall not work for
fixture of this charter, but the old board
of directors shall remain in onlce until
their successors are elected and quaIlhed'
And the said appearers, moreover, de-
clared that in consequence or the Tore
going and pursuant to the authority IN
them vested by the stockholders OF said
Josiah Pearce x Sons, OF Louisiana In
corpOrated. they do hereby formally De
clare publicly and make known that IN
the manner prescribed by law and agree
able to the provisions of the charter OF
said Josiah Pearce & Sons, OF Louisiana,
Incorporated, Article Five OF sald chartet'
passed before me Notary, on March ii,
1921 has been changed, altered ana
amended as hereinabove set forth and
written and they do hereby direct ana
require that the stated change ana ahlehu
mpnt of Article Five of the charter OF
Josiah Pearce & Sons, of Louisiana, lncor-
pOrated be recorded and published in the
manner prescribed by law, TO the end that
the said change and amendment hereafter
and at all times be as herelnaDoNe SET
forth, as regards all persons that are now
or may hereafter become stockholders OF
the aforesaid company.
Thus done and passed, at my office. in
the City of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year here first above written,
in the presence of j. y. Swing and +. d.
Krause competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names, with the said APP
pearers. and me Notary after a reading of
the whole.
Original signed): J. Eugene Pearce, II.
J. Hermann.
Witnesses: j. NJ Swing E. H. Krause.
FRANCIS p. BURNS,
Notary Public.
/, 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
of incorporation of the Josiah Pearce *
Sons of Louisiana, Incorporated, was this
day duly recorded In my Office in Book
New Orleans, June "a, 1921.
(Signed) ROBT. SCOTT, ID. r.
A true copy.
FRANCIS P. BURNS,
Notary Public.
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