The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-02-03
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
DUGAN PIANO COMPANY.
Jan. 6-Feb. 10.


United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans; Be it known, That on this 4th
day Of January, in the year of our Lord,
one thousand, nine hundred and twenty
one, and of the Independence of the United
States of America, the one hundred and
forty fifth; Before me, William Mcclellan
FayssouX, Notary Public, duly commits
stoned and qualified within and for the
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, and
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, John V. Dugan, Presi-
dent and Fred w. BOtt, Secretary-Treas-
urer of The Dugan Piano Company, resi-
dents of the City of New Orleans, State
of Louisiana, who declared that at a spe-
cial meeting of the stockholders of The
Dugan Piano Company, corporation
chartered and organized by an act before
| for the Parish of Orleans, dated the 18th
day of January, 1912, and recorded in
| Mortgage Office Book 1851, folio 545, held
| at the dOmicile and Office of the said The
Dugan Piano Company on the 9th day of
| December, 1920, they were authorized a.
President and as Secretary-Treasurer re-
| spectively, of The Dugan Piano Company
| as will appear and be shown by eerti-
| fled copy of the said resolution adopted
| at said meeting, which is hereto annexed
and made part hereof, to appear for the
purpose of amending the charter of the
said The Dugan Piano Company.
And now, the said appearers, John V
Dugan as President and Fred w. BOtt al
Secretary Treasurer respectively of tn,
said The Dugan Piano Company, and act
ing in the capacities aforesaid and on be
half of the said corporation by virtue ant
in conformity with authority conferred
upon them at the aforesaid special meet
ing of stockholders of The Dugan Piano
Company, do declare that Article V. of tn,
charter of the said The Dugan Piano Com
pany as passed before William J. For
pnfn nrrh In Ion
1912 has been changed and amended {,
read as follows:
| ARTICLE V.-The annual meeting o.
the stockholders for the election of Di
rectors shall be held on the first Monday
in January of each year unless such Mon
day be a dies non, in which event the meet
ing will take place on the next legal day
thereafter. Said meeting shall be helC
upon ten days notice duly mailed to eacl
stakeholder at his last known place o
residence.
The failure to hold the annual meetins
of the stockholders or election of officers
shall not forfeit this charter.
A majority Of the number of shares o
stock issued and outstanding, both of pre-
ferred and common, shall constitute a quo
the stockholders.
Special meetings of the stockholders ma.
be called at any time by the Board o
Directors upon giving each stakeholder tel
days written notice as aforesaid
All the corporate powers of this cor
poration shall be vested in the Board o
Directors composed of seven stockholders
four of whom shall constitute a Quoru'
for the transaction of all business. Sue
directors shall be elected at the annua
meeting of the stockholders in each yeaI
/ and shall hold office until their successor
are duly elected.
The election of Directors shall be by
ballot. and each stakeholder, whether O
common or preferred stock shall be en-
owned by him, whether such stock be com
mon or preferred. which stock may
voted personally or through written prox,
o and a majority of all votes cast shall b
2 necessary to an election.
: Immediately following the adjournmer
of the annual stockholders meeting, tn
I Board of Directors elected thereat sha
: hold meeting and organize by electing
: President Manager, Vice-President, Seer,
q tary- Treasurer, and such other officers O
| they deem necessary, and all such Officer
y shall hold their Office for one year, an
until their successors are appointed.
u Any vacancy occurring in the Board
e Directors shall be filled by the remainin
!, members Of the Board.
Thus done and signed in my office
Il the City of New Orleans, State of Loui
. lana on the day and date herein first abov
. | written, in the presence of Messrs. f
y mund r. Mabry and Louis A. Huber
II competent witnesses, who hereunto sis
y their names with the said appearers ar
me, Notary, after due reading Of Il
whole.
s (ORIGINAL SIGNED):
John v. Dugan. President; Fred. '
Bot. Secretary Treasurer.