The herald., 1921-07-14
CHARTER.

The officers of this corporation shall
consist of a president, chairman Vi lhe
hoard vice president, secretary anu treas
nrrr all of whom shall be members Oh the
Roord of Directors. Any two Offices nut
no more may be combined, II desired anu
held by one and the same person: -A,eI
the second Monday in March, i9-0' lhe
BOARD of Directors in Its discretion, ma!
aboiisb the office of chairman of the
board.
Members of the Board of Directors shall
have 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
| corporation tO-wit: j. Eugene Pearce. No.
| | Dunleith Court. New Orleans La; fred
/ W. Pearce, Equitable building, Detroit,
] Mich: Hippolyte Dabezies, Canal-Commer-
| cial building. New Orleans, La; st. Clair
| Adams, 1926 st. Charles avenue, New Or
leans, La; Hilton ]. Hermann, 33l' stare
| Street Drive, New Orleans, La. with j.
| Eugene Pearce as president and treasurer
| Fred W. Pearce as chairman of the board ;
| St Clair Adams as ce-president, ana M
\ 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 qualified.
Thereafter the directors shall be elected
annually on the second Monday in March
! in each year beginning with the year
( 1923; all elections of directors snail De
by ballot and each stakeholder shall 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 a major
ity of the stock present or represented to
elect.
Failure to elect a board of directors on
the second Monday in March, 1928, or an
nuaHy thereafter, shall not work for
fixture of this charter, but the old board
of directors shall remain in office until
! their successors are elected and qualified.
And the said appearers, moreover, de-
clared that in consequence OF the fore
! going and pursuant to the authority in
| them vested by the stockholders OF said
| Josiah Pearce & 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 said charter,
| passed before me Notary, on March ii,
| 1921 has been changed, altered and
amended as hereinaboye set forth ana
written, and they do hereby direct and
require that the stated change and amend
ment of Article Five of the charter of
Josiah Pearce & Sons, of Louisiana, IncOr-
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 hereinabove 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. n. Swing and +. II.
Krause, competent witnesses, who here
unto sign their names, with the said ap-
pearers and me Notary after reading of
| the whole.
Original signed J. Eugene Pearce, II.
j. Hermann.
Witnesses: ]. N Swing, Z. H. Krause
! FRANCIS p. BURNS,
| Notary Public.
| j, 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
| 1853 folio -.
New Orleans, June "a. 1921.
! (Signed) ROBT. SCOTT, d. r.
true copy.
FRANCIS 2. BURNS,
| Notary Public.
| June 30-Aug 4