The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-03-31
NIrch 3-Apr 6.
FER E>HLEMAN Co. LTD,
FEBRUARY 81, 1921.

United States Of America. State of Lou
lana. Parish of Orleans. City of New or
leans BE it known, That on this twenty
first day of the month of February. in the
year of our Lord, one thousand, nine hun
dred and twenty-one and of the indie
pendence of the United States of America.
the one hundred and forty-tifth; before
me, Felix Joseph Puig, a notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified, in and
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis
lana. therein residing. and in the presence
of the witnesses. hereinafter named and
undersigned; personally came and APP
peared Walter X. Stauffer, Of the full age
of majority and a resident of this city. and
DrauSin Ferret, of the full age of ma
JOrity and resident of this city. Said
appearerS acting herein respectively as
president and secretary treasurer. of the
Stauffer Eshleman and Company Limited.
corporation dOmiCiled in this city in
corPOrated by an act passed before Felix
Joseph PUG, Notary Public on June Both.
| 1901. and recorded i'm the Mortgage Office
| of this city, in Book T5l. folio 5lI, acting
| herein under and by virtue of resoiu
tiOn OF the stockholders of said Stauffer
Eshleman & Co, Ltd. adopted AT n meet
| ing held ut its dOmicie. in this city, on
| january 9th 1921; a duly certified copy
OF said stockholders meeting being hereto
| annexed for reference Who mutually and
| seveTally declared that. at said special
meeting of the stockholders of said cor
| poratiOn. which was convened and held as
aforesaid. on January 9th, 1921 accord
| Article " of the charter of said corpora
ton. was adopted by a unanimous vote of
the stockholders of said corporation, pres
ent in person and by proxy at said meet
| ing, being all of the stockholders of said
| corporation.
Article ". of said charter was recast
and amended, so as to read as follows,
| to-wit:
ARTICLE Iv.-AIl the corporate powers
of IL SlaI h. gaI tn a
| exercised by Board of Directors to bs
composed of not less than five nor more
than eight stockholders. to be elected on
the first Monday of July of each year un.
less said day be a legal holiday and then
| on the next Bank day thereafter. AL
| such elections shall he by ballot and con-
Quoted at the office of the corporation IN
| der the superintendence of two commas.
siOners to be appointed by the Board of
| Directors; and of such election written
notice shall be mailed by registered letter
to the pOstoffice address of each stock
holder who has in writing designated his
pOStOifce address, not more than twenty
and not less than ten days counting the
day of mailing the day of electiOn) prior
TO the date of such election. Should any
stakeholder fail to designate his poStOfsce
address in writing. ii shall be sufficient Ia
mail to him letter addressed to General
Delivery, City Of New Orleans. Each
share of stock shall be entited~tO one
vote, to be cast either In person or by
written proxy. and a majority of the votes
cast shall elect Any vacancies occurring
among the Directors by death. resignation
or otherwise, shall be filled by election fol-
the remainder of the year by the remain
ing Directors, failure to elect Directors OF
; the date above specified shall not dissolve
or affect the corporation, but the Direc
tors then in office shall remain in Office
/ until their successors are elected and quail
, fed, and shall cause another election to b'
held as soon as possible thereafter, after
due notice thereof shall have been giveI
l En- h. 10.
| rided.
Three Directors shall constitute a quo
rum for the transaction of any business
and the Board of Directors at their frs
, meeting following each annual election shall
elect one of their own number to be preSi
dent. another to he vice president. shall
also elect a secretary and treasurer an'
$ may elect an assistant secretary and as
sistant treasurer. The secretary. treasurer
8 assistant secretary and assistant treas
urer need not be members of the Board
/. The Board shall have power in their dis
erection, to unite the offices of secretar.
I and treasurer.
The said Board of Directors may appoin
q an executive committee of the Board, {
, | consist of four Directors, two of whOT
a shall constitute a quorum with power {
act, and the Board of Directors may dele
| gate to said executive committee from tim
l. to time as they see fit any and all of III
l. powers vested in them as a Board of III
- | TettOrS. anu may tlSO dppolnt llili
r, to time such officers, clerks, agents o
D other employees as they may deem necei
I. sary. provided that the Board shall nc
l. have power to appoint or elect any office
clerk. agent or employee for a fixed tern
:. but all shall hold Office only at the pleas
9 ure of the Board. And said Board ma
Z make and establish. AS we'll as alter an
; amend. any and all bylaws, rules an
p regulations necessary and proper for III
r. management and control Of the bushes
and affairs of this corporation.
q Said Board shall also have full pows
- and authority to borrow money. eXecu
mortgages, issue notes or other obligation
and generally to do all things REASONABLE
n necessary for the proper carrying on
n the business of the corporation: as ali
II to issue and kdeliver full paid shares
d stock of the Said corporation in paymel
r. Of money borrowed or property actual
70 received by said corporation.
10 Any Director shall have authority
II appoint in writing stakeholder not a
T. ready a member of the Board to repr
X sent him as a Director at Board meeting
,e or he may appoint in writing any 9th
" Director. and in such event such abse
le Director shall be counted as If personal
present at the said Board meeting for pu
poses of a quorum, voting and for al
l. and all purposes.
no. poration shall consist of Walter Il. Stau
q, fer BENJAMIN +. Eshleman. d. PEREZ
w William +. Stauffer and Henry VI. Presto
4. with Walter X. Stauffer as presiden
"a benjamin f. Eshleman as vice-preside
UanaraI manager II Pprrptt.