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CHARTER trar
OF "LACOSTE BROS, INC." h,rt
the'
State ,i ' i isiana, Pl'a ih of I rleans. '
Bc it known, that on this hth day of the .,s
month of Septemor, 1r. the year one thousand .
nine htundrrd ii '1 .'xen tih(le bef e me. .'.
Tlh-,,mle A. Sia,uier, ia notary putl:c., duly -p
co.nnslIn,, i .id qui' fie't in and r the .t t
parish oft i rleans, : :e ,f I.ouis:ana, aforesaid -b
t4ietein r dtif..' an I in the p:t'.tt'ie of the
w nt 1 rt tere'It a~tter 'tamed and uind|'r ,.r
signedl p-e.ially came and apparel The .e
several 1,., !it , i'l "i'les are i-et"ito
sulhscr:' ,e.. and ,s.verally dilaredl that. avai- he
irg the -lc it the law; , t" , hv tl" of "
launi - ana. in sli'h ca-c a--qe an l pr,,v.dcd, '.
they lie c.venant'd a-i, .gRneed and da
bay tl', e pre entl c d agee and I"'
b~inid t '.:e.i:,el\I'' a % inl1 i e r ir r- -e,
sons a' :r y hieeaf.er t: . c :'-scatcd wi'h I,
thei. to form at c""I tt 't ain bode puolitc ",t
in l:w. ffr the o! , :i i -urp.:es and un
lder tihe article ., s t:i, units following,
to wit
Art .cle I -The na -et of th:s carporu tion 
shall be "La ,-te lti , I ."
A ni r , its said co:oluate name, it .
bhall It ae and i'thol:) to have and
to ea:, , .ie cxistence and succession t,,
for :'.c , 'I t, ::, s inety-nine (99) yea's .If
tro h  , , ,ti e hereof, to contract, t", a,
-ile a"t , t, : ta' e Ian. d u.,e a torpoirate \,
a . ,' te ailte'r nit breaik at i
,I.... . re c.ve, purchase, hypohe
, I c , T . .ti! ,, of,, r I d ,'. ri .1l aid in.
A.e-" II re , nl.. " f this irpio s ti-,
Snrid 'I Ih' esitt I . ii ipbonds the
serd n, ti ': '.ter a tide i e a'et, nae of
,Ait l.,l. .": jeirii,- an ad 'ur :lses for it
iratne "i the 'i itt to be i rriedon by it. I,
t:.are l,-hre, t de!.l ed to .ltr 'I at t t: ,
tntsfe. .arage aid material carrying bu
iante wagi ts., ,it, !v. flats, atlimol,l regail ea
ai.,i lie tru kt and .t.e ' vehicles; f so to l..
owt. ',,have. purchase'. lease and hite hntrse. v.
Arcmles aId her draught anlc f this ernanlt, dr
equpment to operate all of the above and ,, it
tasuch other rei.,uisite acrviessoreI; t.t to lease. i
sell, hire, and farm out all such herein meet
alnl iteato:. eiuip ,ent h'and accessories; to
freir't. ilagtiage. ildin materhis cl, wreck-a ,
agend ear1 " rickbats, fiing for lots, prop-he
erty, canals, and generall to haul and de-,
lier materiald s and articles of any, all anden
ofevery Lin and description whatsoever; to
ownc and ll hoperate a harness repair and gen-t
whieral tilacksmith shop, and generally theo do i
cerning. or the i-idental to e conduct on by it,
businer and purposes herein contemplated
"and such as ist generally engasged ain by a, or
rllera on of this nature and caracrying bust
Artic l e IV.-The capital stock of this cor
poratin es hereby fixeand at the sum of ten t
own, have. purchase, lease and hire hrses,
ious and (00er d raught animals, engivie into dr
and represented bharne on e hundred (100 shares t
qof stock of thope per value of thone hundred
($10011 dollars per share. Said stock shall at
he isaid for in cash, at such time and after c
such otiher requisitto the abscribers as the boardse,
ellof directorands may fix, or thea samuch herein may be
issuoed rat not less thquipment anr for labor doneto
or services rendered for the said corpora
tion tract for and generally t do and llreceivedm )
htuling and deliver y oT h at where there are u
subscriptions to thecapital stock of this cor
pfr ation of property or good will or for labor eck- Ni
done or servickbates renderedfilling for lothis corpora
tion, canalthere must appear in, or be annexed toe
the articles of incorporation ny a llnd be read in
connection therewith, an accurate detailed and
itvery kind and descriptio n of such p roperty, as to
own and operation, extent, charater and staten
erits value acksmith shop, and generally ectors, ando
anyood will or for labor done or services reon
cernined, oras incdental to the conducapital stok.f the I
businthe giving of the proposes herty or gooed will ora
or laorat don of thservices re andered is effect-er
ed in exchane for tal stock which transpis co
aription and appraisrepresented b one hundred (100 sharesin
the off stce of the Secretar of onState, ahundre in
the notice of the lecribers as the bo-ocio recorder t
of mortgageetors main the ish of its domy le,
itssuhin ten days afterss than par for labor done
stock servo icsnued shall, inor the absncerp of r
fraud, be full-paid hat where there arock.
The subscriptiont to which the capital stock may or
ne or services rendered for this corpora-li
tion, thereased shall appear in, or be exed tohe A
hsum of one hundred thousn and be read in($100,000.00)
connection therewith, an accurate detailen and anro
itemized by Secription six (6) of Act No 26perty, of tI
the General Assembly of the State of L or
ior labor done or services rendered is effect
ed in exchange for stock which transpires
subsequct to inon rposhati be a soing concern, milar de
ness, when and ppraseme soon as e filethousand in
thedollars orf the Secretary ofs capital stock h
he office of the clerk ibed, and twenty-forde t
of mortdollarges in theye shares of its domicile,
within ten days after the subscription, when
stock shall have seen the paid for; all a
fraud, be full-paid stock.
Tinhe accordance with the requcapital stok mayct
be incremasd shall at no time exeed theA
sum of one hundred thousand ($100,000.00)or
dollars except as is contained in and ro st
vided by Section six (6) of .Act Nio.-6 otf I
No. of the General Assembly of the State of Lou
Sae of isiana for the year 1914.
said corporation simll be vested ing concer
and shall be authorizedby a board of diretor, to bmmence com h
neposed of not more thad as soon as five (5) and not less a
dolarn ree fift stockharolders, a majorital stock
oriml have been ctors to e elected annually ve
ohundred dollarnd Monday otwenf Octy-iver beginning
in the year 1pil917. Ea stockn holder shall be
entitled incordanc person with the requiremen roy, to II
No te for each share of the cap stock
Sae of Louiiana for the year 1914.
Artile books of the corporaton, or he may send
iis vote by letter, the signature of which t
mueresed by a cknowldgard before a notary
pad of nother offcer authon rized to take ada e
thvn. The stockholders of this a t a
are herewith given and granted the o
caative o in the ronelection of o rs
or dirnctee. All lections shalt be held tI
under vote frules and reguotte as may be
determined by the oard of diectors, after
su of the dayeorpoeratiopn te
nivh lagger ihe ciaty of NewnOr a
letas for a leat been (IS) days pre- d
ceding sets election. The directors thus d
eleed eall continue in ofice until their
successors shall have been dely leted and I
qetlied. No failure to elect shall be re- 1
uaerncy oocuesving n ses oard of di rey
tors shall be lled by the reling direc a
shall be cotiderod oe exist at any time when
the o the um numberp of directors l ovided
by this t opuf incrporat are not in ofZe
rectorns foral, astst Irt meet(ig a)tar its a
edinl ectio, electi fem i. members a n t,
one or mre vice-prenidents, a secreta a
tresuresr, ahall hmae been spy ntendee
treadurer inttoe, ad may even elect a see- a
Iead a a forfeitr be of a stockhelder or i
tirme mit and cr er to apps t nd dicharge I
tom includi blthe secretry who s rot a
lthom der or diretor, as enditions may I
fy or the i business of dire ctrjratioid
may shius. he teenrs of oe ao ll of I
rte ema of luris meporateeo shall be a
deuel epbesfre of the board of directors,
ore • of directors may, from amS its
which said committee all cinnt of three
e(3) m m nlding one of the ocers o I
dtecor. atd ord the diotrd a irecrl ao
may lea such managerial powers as it
which s omatee shell report at each I.
other cosmiese as it may damn necessary
for she purpoes of the buasiness of ts car
r I n r oon.
Artleto V _.-No s kholder sire ever be i
hld liable orres sible for the 4  a
choer o ad omre n ity a
ate have, te eofet d of
on any •luhtr beo a very eaheite,
thnyAe not a holder, shnall h pere y lia
l t the readita of thi meprati t a
amet equal t the upaid e lane on the
otek, r which he hs ,mbs hei Treans
feress shall not be e le elsen it be a
that thice sVI--ck was quiled with wledge
of the conditions which would make the ab-
eeber miable; where beth sbserber ad
...............lk a ataa
E. W. CARR, Ib. " , IEATIMI
Cheaper Than You Think. G Ou 0r Pure
*mme W"eb 448. 4G T OURAVR Si
N. AUG ouS TIN
transferee are liable, the liability shall be in bes
solido, and the liability shall continue as to for
Inth, after any disposal of the stock. Fur- lar
ther, that if stock be issued fir property in of
vao!latn of the prvisins of this act. or if J.
.iv ,livlrknd ir other distribution of the as- r-h
, i)e-,:ade other than from net profits, or iL
.reilactl:on i" capital ce made under the sa
.' .-e ,f a I.--n to stockhoIlers or if any ti
,,,it u. stat-ineiit or piibl ic notice shall ant
-,.t ail :i,. as requirel by taw. cr f made :li
-h.l ie false tn any material representa- ai
',.,n. the directors of such corporation voting s
,.r arnting thereto sh.ill he jintly andi
-e rily liablle to the c-editors of this cor- Ott
.t; y loss or damage arising dn
:hcrtir:,. ; til in the caRe of reposrts, state- ,t
a.. p t',le ttie- riequ:rud by L.w. pa
, r -hal he jointly and sev~erally er
' " with the lrete'rs, az prvIded alive; :t
i. , .s.. however, thli.,t if the knowledge ac
-re.ii-td ifr thle imakc:ng of s'at:emrnt or re- .
S,"t a,- ,1St ried ,} law. he nott prautically Iii
:.n.,1c. the oticcr or director mnak:ng it
1. 1 e t, ii :iatle as hl rein set out.
.1t,:c VI --Tlhis act of incIrpiration mviay
Seed. mhhtie, or alte-ed, or this o r
t ,on isas le d.ssolved wi:h the accent
l..khhlders owning two-tbtrds (2-3)
t i the it--i d s:tok of this corporation, or
S.,v be turtier il,,,tied with the assent of
i1 t. c'l~khldlers -,wning three-fourths (3-4)
sf tie is.ued stock of this corporat:on; all
,as " provided 'iy Act No r,7 of the General
r ."..:iallv of the .tate of I. uisnana. for the A
t 1 -,"r l14, at a :neettig of the stockholders h.
e.eind fo- :hit piurpose, and after due rt
3 ,,tse -hll 5.1 ise bern g:ven each of said ^t
s .t" ih.,,hr, .as pr.vided for in Article iV.t
of t; <harter ,r act if inicorpiiratlon, except
s 'I.: . ikalrt. In t:he }idfd ment of the board t
,t rh:'.t',' it silali li deemed adlvisable,
:i f -ir L c t if e aid crpot-p ation that
' ~r ,e h~o -.veI. the board of directors at
%% l e.n ('mII1 ,lays after the adoption of a *t
t on to :.,t tfrt by a majority of the
, e -aid oif d:rectir,,. at a meeting called a
r te pulpse, of which meeting each di
r.-, s -! ,.te rcis ived at least three (3) C
S st, iall cause nit;ce of the adop- at
e ut " ,, a -,i :taslo:tion to be mailed to each a
-, !:kl , together w.th a notice of the t
•n..to g , stoatkholders to be held in the
~tie "., e , irpoititn to take action upon
i - i i,. in o adsloted by the board of
,L." ,",, . In sas.e ,c t the diissolutton of th:s
ise : . ,t;. . the expiration of its char
f ' I at: ,':t\w i-.e. the stoc kholders shall elect
'rt q I lltrlatirs fronm among their nul
i',r. as -haill have faill power and aitthor"
Sits to 1,qtliatc andl settle the business and
e iffairs of the company. In case of death or
,I (:sability of any of said liquidators, the sur- }
Slvsr r r survivors. shall appoint a successor
Sir ,iis~Ie rs. to himl or them.
Article VIIl.--Unil the election to be
C held on the second Monday in October. nine
I teen hundred and seventeen (1917) the fol r
Slowing stockholders shall constitute the first g,
i liard of directors: John Peter Gerde, An- t
. drew llypolte Gerde. Eugene Lacoste, with tl
Y the said John Peter Gerde as president, An- p
d lrew Ilypl-te G(;erde as secretary-treasurer, tl
and Eugene Lacoste as vice-president, their
respectve addresses being as follows: 1908 f
o Valenlce street,. corner I)ryades street, New
n irlea'is, luiisiana; 4737 Dryades street. New
." Orleans, Louisiana; anid 1915 Bordeuax street, a
tNew Orleans, Louisiana. a
Article IX.-The capital stock of this cor- a
'd pration, after having been transferred from a
thrs corporation to a subscriber thereof, shall $
o nt lie sold or transferred or offered for sale I
or transfer by such subscriber, without fist E
l having offered such stock to this corporation I
te and to the stockholders of this corporation at II
-d the then market or book value thereof, which n
a market price shall be ascertained by the then n
ipraailing market price of sech stock, if such n
a price prevails at such time, when if not, i
r the book value of sudsh stock shall be macer
tamned either by an agreement of the parties, F
to r by two competent and experienced busi- E
ness men, one to ie chosen by the subscriber p
II and the other by this corporation or the t
stockholders or stockholder, prospective pur
-d chaser, when if said two parties cannot agree c
upon a book value, such two parties so chosen c
e to choose a third party, when the majority t
. opinion shall prevail. In the event of the a
.d demise of a holder or holders of the stock to
re of this corporation the administrator, exec- h
r" utor or representative of his estate to imme- u
r idately tender surch stock to this corporation I
and the stockholders thereof on the same n
Uhbasis. Such offer and tender to be made by o
in the holder or holders of such stock to this a
d corporation and the stockholders thereof by r
to the mailing of a registered letter containang f
to such offer or tender addressed to the last It
known addresses of this corporation and said n
d stockholders. Such offer or tender to remain p
y open for a period of thirty (30) days from h
I the date of the mailing of such registered
If letters, when if not availed of, such holder s
or holders to be released to make a sale or I
t transfer as he sees fit. In the event of this a
.s corporation not availing itself of such offer ti
or tender such stock so offered to he equally ii
Spro rated between the stockholders of this p
n corporation should they so desire to avail a
n themselves thereof, when if they do not such e
e stock might be purchased by such stock- f
l, holders so desiring to acqure same. To d
n such extent all stock as issued by this cor- a
poration shall be non-negotiable. o
y Article X.-Whereas, John Peter Gerde and 0
Andrew Hypolite Gerde have offered for sale V
3) on the basis of subscriptions to the capital
o- stock of this corporation, to Lacoste Bros., d
of Inc., the corporation whids is presently being o
a- organized under the laws of the State of '
Louisiana, and for and in consideration of t
n, the Iprice hereinstor mentioned and for C
a- which the following described property is
id hereinafter appraised by all of the directors f
:k hereof and concerning which a ccurate de
re tailed and itemized description of such prop- c
Sert, as to amount, location, extent, character c
11 and tate of improvement appears herein and
ct is made put hereof, and which said herein- b
ie after mentioned consideration is herewith
being paid and acquittance and receipt given a
of therefor in the capital stock of this corpora- a
e. ton, the following described property is
. herewith and by virtue of these .presents
s sold, granted, bargained, set-over, assigned,
of conveyed and delivered with full legal war-r
a rantles and with fu subsititton arod suobr
ly gations to all rights and actions of warranty I
ig whidh said vendors might have or had against t
be any 9preceding vendors unto the said Lacoste
to Bros., Inc., die corporatmn which is being
tk presently organized under and by virtue of
an the lows of the State of aLouimsianm, and
id which said vesndon thereof, the said John
ch Peter Gerde, declared unto me notary, that t
- he has been married but once and then to
I- Katherine Lannes. who is presenty living
on and residing with him in s c, parish I
of and State as aforesaid; and the sai Andrewt
rs Hypolite Gerde, declared unto me notary,
lId that he is not now nor has he ever been
e married; the said real estate and improve- I
er ments as is herewith transferred being de
en scribed as follows:
to Ist: Two certain lots of groand with the
in buildiigs and improvements th.eron, s.tlted
he in the Sixth District of this cky in he (
t square bounded by Valence. Dryd, Bor
re- deaux, and St. Denis (now Rampart) streets,
u desinated as Lots No. (13) ad (14), tir
ir teen and fourtee, on a plan drown by C. A.
nd Hedin, Surveyor, deposited in dithe oce of
re-. Theodore Guyo. notaryi public, of this city,
ny as plan No. 10, ad lots each measurin
c- thirty (W3) feet frnt on Valence street, b
e- a depth of ne hundred and twenty (10) be
cy tween paralel lines. Lot No. thitteen (13)
en forum the corner of Drysdea and Valence
ad streets.
ice and: Two certain lots of grItound with the
i* buildinqs ad impr"vements thereon is the
Its same district and re as bove describod
t mperty designated by the N. tteen (IS)
and sixteen (16) on the above maentioned plan
at. of C. A. Hedin Survejior, said lots mesur
nd ing each thirt"(30') feet front on Valeace
c. strteet by one and twenty (1) feet
or in depth between p~ad lines.
vs ed: Two certain tas of pound with the
a buildins and improvements erected thereon
ra. end the appurtenances thereof, situated In
a the Sith District of the City of New Or
y leans, in Square No. 410, bounded by Bor
on deaux, Dryd, Valenc sand St. Dek (ew
of aast) street, designated by e Nes.
e eleven (1!) and twelve (12), ends mee n
ra, thirty (3D') feet front on at
sa one hundred and twety ( s
e, between equal end prle e s a lan
ree of C. A He~ia. surver o an, N
o 170 in the aEe of Tl adore G , late a
ai tory, in this city.
it AUll of this paperty havri been red
a, I by the said veidoms ei, Jhhn Peter e I
ch and Andrew Hypolite Ce In i n idis
ird by virtue of an ct ost st a etas
ebJ before TIthedore A. Sib erary ubl.,
try of the parish of Orleans, Stt a e eiaae,
ar- of date the Nith day of the malth of Jae,
in the year etee hundrs end ad orteea
e a4 l w h t has been .of
be whmec l iac tI de Ot 4d
n, of Orleans, Sate a ILsulian iIn -oo
alC- ie of date the day oaf the
this month of J lneIn the ~ d14,
Ita Now, we teeewe S des ined seai
har satitutie d cto or the oa
en c r, I., a n i y se
an that we have eare sd i
the isvstigaed and eiertalaed e v·ae
m aid Il erty as Is eisev plallI di
e a etnd quivaet to the sum of sewn
eqoual d sqi Lendrtd dolase (W ). sa
and ait whidi maid pe)ngaty here presently
bears and operates a conventional mosgage
for the sum of one thousand ($1,000.00) dol
lars, given and granted by virtue of an act
if mortgage as passed and executed before
J. Kenton Bailey, notary public, of the par
i-h of Orleans. Louisiana of date the
iLyv of the month of October, 1914, which
said act is of record in the mortgage office of
the plar.sh of Orleans. in book .., folio .
ar:l whbh sat! mortgage and the payment
thereof is herewith presently recognized and
a--utm-d by this corporaton and which this
.ii.l corp, ,r.ition he-ewith obligates itself to
pa:. a;, hliqudate the same in the place and
w: ad of the saul John Peter Gerde and An
drew IlIlslte (erdle, and which said as
sumption Is herewith being effected in part
pairment of the cosideration of such prop
er:v; aind we the directors of this corpora
ti ,n hereby adjudge and declare that the
ap:;,rai-.n:nt it and value of seven thousand
.ix hundred Mhollars as is herewith placed
on the above descrlhed property is fair, rea
,,nadle and equitabllc.
I\ti:t-- ...ur hiard,' and seals of this cor
;pr.iln i:ven aindl made i:1 our various ca
pa :itCs .4- directors of the said Laco.te
Itro.. Inc., as provided iy these articles
f - -;-a :ton in this .tnI day of the
ntih if Selctimber, 1916.
Article XI -Whereas John Peter Gerde,
Alrdrew ly polite (;erde and Eugene Lacoste
have offered for sale, on the basis of ex
change for the caprtal stock of this corpo
ratiton and on the basis of subicriptions there
oif, to l.asote Bros., Inc., the corporation
lhich i i being presently organized uinder and
hv v:rlue of the laws of the state of ,luiisiana
the following described praperty for and ii con
.lderation of the hereinafter mentioned and
appraised price and value, which said prop
erty is hereinafter fully appraised by all
of the d;rectors hereof atnd concerning which
a-i accurate detailed and itemized descrcip
tion of such property, as to amount, location,
exte:n. character and state of improvement
alppe'ars herein and is made part hereof, and
which said hereinatfer mentioned considera
tion is herewtih being paid anti acquittance
and receipt given therefor iin the capital
t:,ck of this corporation,. the following de
scribeld property is herewith and by virtue
of these presents sold. conveyed, granted.
tiargainied, srt-.,ver. asigned and delivered
with full legal warranties and with full
substitution and subrogation In and to all
rights and actions of warranty which said
vendors might have or had against any
preceding owners or vendors unto the said
I.acoste Bros.. Inc., the corporation which is
being presently organized tinder and by vir
tue iof the laws of the State of Louisiana.
and which said vendors thereof, the said
I..hn Peter (;erde and Andrew llypolite Gerde
have hereinbefore stated and declared their
r.epctive marital statuses and the said Eu
gene Lacoate herewith declares unto nme, no
tary, that he has been married but once and
then to , who is
pre-sently living and residing with him in w
this city, parish and state aforesaid; the
said property as is herewith being trans
ferred being described as follows:
The following mules:
A certain red mule named Maggie, $100.00:
a certain red mule named Sarah, $100.00:
a certain black mule named Hattie, $100.00;
a certain brown mule named Annie, $100.00;
a certain gray mule named Gray Eagle,
I $100.00; a certain white mule named W'hite
lack. $10.00; a certain .rown mule named
t Emma, $100.00; a certain brown mule named
i Toby, $100.00; a certain brown mule named
tl ack Kate, $100.00; a certain brown mule
namned Black Satin. $100.00; a certain mouse
i mule named Mouse, $100.00; a certain mouse
n mule named Blind. $100.00; a certain bay mule
t,amed Sed Sose. $200.00.
(This last named bay mule named Red
Rose being sold to Lacoste Bros., Inc., by
" Eugene Lacoste and the same being the only
property sold to this company by virtue of
e these presents in which he has an interest.)
A certain black mule named. $100.00; a
e certain brown mule named Mamie, $100.00; a
i certain red mule named Red. $100.00; a cer
r tain brown mule named Pine Stella, $100.00;
ea certain gray mule named Sadie, $100.00;
c total amount of mules, $1,900.00. A certain bay
- horse named "Bob," $100.00; Thirty (30) reg.
ular yard dump carts at twenty ($20.00) dol.
Slars each or $600.00; twenty (20) sets of har
r ness at ten ($10.00) dollars per set or $200.00;
one (1) ~haeton buggy. $5000; two (2) double
s spring Watson wagons at one hundred and
r twentydive ($125.Q0) dollars each. $250.00;
four (4) spring wagons at twenty ($20.00) dol
t lars each or $80.00; one (I) hay rake and
I machine, $75.00; one (1) lot of tools and im
Splements, $25.00; lot of hay and feed on
i hand, $120.00; total. $3,400.00.
Now therefore, we the undersigned con
r stituting the board of directors of the said
rLacoste Bros., Inc.. as is provided by these
articles of incorporation, do hereby certify
r that we have diligently, carefully and fully
r investigated and ascertained the value of said
a pogerty as is heteinabove specially de
I scribed, and found the same to be of a value
I equal and equivalent to the sum of thirty
four hundred ($3,400.00) dollars; and we the
a directors of this corporation hereby adjudge
and declare that the appraisement and value
of thirty-four hundred ($3,40L00) dollars as
is herewith placed on the above described
property is fair, reasonable -and equitable.
We the directors of this corporation further
deolare that all of said property is situated
on the real estate hereinabove described and
is use. as part ard parcel of the equipment
f for the carrying on f the business herein
r contemplated.
Witness our hands and the seal of this
corporation given and made in our respect
ive capacities as directors of the said La.
coste Bros., Inc., as provided by these arti
r cles of incorporation on this 30th day of the
I month of Septemsber, in the year ninetees
- hundred and sixteen (1916).
Article XII.-The subscribers hereto have
a written opposite their respective names the
- amount of stock in this corporation subscribed
s to by each of them.
Thus done and passed in my offaice, at the
Scity of New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day,
month and year first hereinabove written. In
the presence of Jeohbn Perez and William
F. EConkerton, competent witnesses, who have
it hereto signed their names together with mid
e arersoand me, notary, after due reading
d Names of subscribers omitted.
n Witnesses: John , Perer, Wmin. F. Ooaker
t ton.
o THEODORE A. SCROIsER, Not Pub..
I, the Pundersigned recorder of mortgage
for the Pariah of Oleans, do hereby certify
w that the above and foreasug act of ineor
, pomtion of the lacoate Bros., Inc., was this
n day duly recorded is my oce, in book 1.l,
- folio -.
:-(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, DT. .
New Oreans, September 1, 1916
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AMENDMENT OF CHARTER
OF AMERICAN MO)LASSO MEAL CY)M
PANSY, INCRPI'4ORATEI,.
L tited State ,of America. Sate of I.,uisi-It
ana, 'ar:-h of Orleans, (ityr of New Or.
leans.
lie it known, that on this fourth d.y oi do,
the r.nth of Oct;,er, in the year ,of our
Lord onte Ihou-and, nine hundred and six
teen, and ,of trew tindirpendence of the UInited she
:tates of America, the ot.e hundred and
ftty irt, betre me-. -Frederl c Charles Marx, pr(
a n.,t.try tltitc, duly consmistioned and
qualht d. to .tid for the P'arish of Orleans.
State of Ltst-na,:a. and in the presence of
the witnesses hereinafter named and under
stgined, peit:t ,l ty carle and appleared
l(harles II. I kourke and James M. Myatt,
rrelsectively the president and secretary
treasurer of the American Molar-s, Meal
. ornpany. Incotrprated, who delared tun:o
n,-, inotary, that a meeting of the stockhold
ers of the Amenrican Molasso Meal Complany.
Incorsporated. was held on the 2oth day of
'Sepitember, 1916, which tll etittng was. ont ac
corunt of the notice, required ly the charter
o if sld comtltpany, noIt having been regularly
Ipu!ittilhed itt a daily newspaper of the cit)
of New Orleans, adjourned until (Ocitber
4, Lyle, at the hour of ten o'clock a. m.
And the sald alppearers farther declared
that pursuant to said adjournment a meeting
of the stockho!ders of said corporat:on Was
held un the fourth day of (ktober, 19I0, at
the hour of ten o'clock a. in. at the othere of
the company, ia tlhe city of New O)rleans,
RKools ll No. 211 t'atn street, after due
notice had beeln given in the New Orleans
trio, a daily new slaper published 1n the
SCity of New O(rleans, by due publlcatl ionJr
tenll coisecutlVe d:tay beginittug on the 23rdl
day of September, 1916, and by written no
tire sent to each stuokholder iailed to h:im
at least ten days prlor to the date of said
:lieetlng, aid stlckhltders' nIeetng having
been called for the purpose of aricnd.ng Ar
title IV of the charter of said company, pro
viding for an Intrease of the capital stouk
thereif tfrm tiftr thousantd dollars to sixty
thiussnid dollars, so as to permit the Io
creasing ot thei nitit;tler of shares oa class
"A" preferred stock of this companlly from
one hundred and twenty-tive l125) shares to
two hundred ani. twentyhbye i22o) shares.
lhat at said meeting of the stockholders
, said comitpany s held on the Fourth day
i-f tktoter 191t, at 10 o'clck a. im. It was
resolvedt by the unannmours vote of all the
stckhollerts presen:t and represented at said
ineettitg, there being present anid represented
eighty-three (83) shars of Class "A"' of tile
preterred stock, four (4) shares of Class "B"
of the preferred stock and two hundred and I
Ilifty (25t shares of the common stock of
said cimtiyany, being a total of three hundred
and thirty-seven t337; shares out of four
thundred an:d three (403I shares of the capital
i of said company issued up to the date of
PS. saId meeting (a certitied copy of the miln
utes of which meuing is hereto annexed),
_ that Article IV of the said charter of said
company be amended as hereinafter set forth.
And the said Charles H. O'Rourke and the
said James M. Myatt, respectively the pres
Ident and secretary-treasurer of the Amer
ican Mulasso Meal Company, incorporated,
further declared to me, notary, that under
due authority of said stockholders meeting,
held on October 4, 1916, for the purpose of
embodying the amendment to Article IV of
the charter of the American Molasso Meal
Company, Incorporated, in notarial form;
they now declared unto me, notary, that
Article IV of the charter of the American
Molasso Meal Company, Incorporated, shall
be amnended so as to read as follows, towit:
"Article IV.-The oapital stock of this
corporation Is fixed at the sum of sixty
thousand ($ aIJOu.(0A dlatlars, divided into
preferred and common stock. Three hundred
and hfty shares of par value of one hundred
dollars t$100.00) each shall be non-assessable,
cumulative, eight per cent (8%) perannum
preferred stock, divided into two (2) classes,
Class "A" and Class "B." The par value
of stock in each class shall be one hundred
1 dollars per share. Class "A" stock shall
comnprise two hundred and twenty-five (225)
shares and class "B" stock shall comprise
one hundred and twenty-tive (125) shares.
Both classes shall receive eight per cent
(81") per annum dividends, cumulative and
preferred, payable at the office of the com
pany on the trst (Ist) day of August each
year. Class "B" of said preferred stock
will only receive a dividend of elght per
cent (8%7) per annum, and an allowance of
one dollar ($1.00) per ton on each and every
ton of feed bought from the company by the
original holder of class "B' stcok or their
legal heirs or assigns, which shall be paid
unto such stockholder until the total allow
ance paid on each share of said stock shall
equal the par value thereof, after which time
the said class "B" sha!t only receive eight
per cent (8%) per annum dividends and
shall not participate in any additional divi
dends which may be declared. A special
record shall be kept by the secretary-treas
urer of such payments, which payments shall
also be endorsed on the rertificate of class
"B" stock and credited at the time such
feed is paid for.
Two hundred and fifty (250) shares of the
par value of one hundred dollars ($100.00)
each shall constitute the common stock of
this corporation, but the common stock shalt
not parrticipate in any dividends until after
the profits of this company( whether used
for imnprovements or extensions of plant, or
retained as surplus shall exceed twenty-five
thousand dollars ($25,000.00) whether earned
in one or more years.
The certificate of stock shall be signed by -
the president and by the secretary-treasurer
or in the absence or inability to act of the
president, by the vice-president and secre
tary-treasurer. Said stock shall be trans
ferable only on the books of the company,
and on the surrender or due proof of loss
of the original certificate. The capital stock
may ie increased to two hundred and fifty
Sthousand dollars ($250,000.00).
All subscriptions shall be paid for in cash,
prperty or services, at such time that the
board of directors shal require, and the
laws of this state provide. The corporation
shall begin to do business when twenty-five
thousand doltars (5,000.00) of the capital
stock has been subscribed for fifty per cent
(50%) thereof has heen paid for, and the
remainder of the authorised stock shall be
issued at such time and upon such terms sad
conditions as the board of directors shall
detenmine. The stock issued by this com
pany may be voted cumulatively by the hold*
er thereof as provided by Act No. 387 of
1914"
And the said appearers further declared
unto me, notary that ee original charter
of the American Molasso Meal Compy, In
cooperated was created by an act of incor
poration passed before Fred C. Mars, notary
tblic, in this city, on the 8th day of July,
915, and is recorded in the offce of the
recorder of mortgagee for thie parish of Or
leans, in hbook If5, folio 371, and ins als
- been filed and recorded in the office of the
Secretary of State, at Baton Rouse, Lousi
ian
Thus done and yssed at my aice in the
ciyt of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year heretinabove first written ia the pres
ence of Loias Hoover and Warren V.
Miller competent witnesses, who hereunto
sign their names, togacther with the sid ap
pearera and me, notary, after de reading
of the while.
(Signed): Chua. . O'Rloorke, Preat; J. M.
Myat, Sec.-Treas.; Fred. C. Marx, Not. Pub
Witnesses: Wearen V Miller, L . Hoover.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Orlans.
I, the mdersigned recorder of morlgages,
in and for the parish of Orleas, do hereby
certify that the above and foregoing act
amending the ant of i nc ration of the
American Mensso Meal c Imn. laspo
rated was this day day reoero in my oeee
in book UK. folio 317. New Orlers, Oct
ber 4, 191
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. L
A true espy.
(Signed) RExD. C, MARX Notary Public.
act Ul 9 2 nov 29 21
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