Meeting Minutes: 1915-01-28 Stockholders
Jan 28/15 Annual meeting of the Stockholders of
J. Wiss. Sons Co. held at the main office of the Company,
33 Littleton Avenue, Newark, J., on the Twenty-eighth
day of January, Nineteen hundred and fifteen.
Meeting called to order at 2:10 P.M. by the
President. Present - F.C.J. Wiss, Fanny B. Wiss,
J. Robert Wise, C.L. Gairoard, F.H. Rauh - representing
the interests of Annie Rauh.
Notice of meeting dated January Twentieth,
Nineteen hundred and fifteen, a copy of which was sent
to each Stockholder of record, was read. Minutes of the
Stockholders and Director meetings of January 22, 1914, May 5, 1914,
and November 13, 1914, were read and approved with
instructions to add to the Stockholders meeting of January
22, 1914, the names of the directors elected at the
meeting, which were omitted from the original records of the
meeting.
The Treasurer's report for the year 1914 was
received and accepted subject, however, to the correction
of any errors, which may be detected later on. It being
explained by the Treasurer that due to the Heinisch
merger and change of the system of accounting he was not
quite satisfied with the report as rendered.
On motion of Fanny B. Wiss, seconded by
F.H. Rauh, all the actions of the Board of Directors
for the past year were approved.
C.L. Gairoard moved that the President be
authorized to contract at his discretion for the erection
of such buildings as may be required for the business
for the future. Motion was seconded by J. Robert Wiss
and duly carried.
The following resolution made by Fanny B. Wiss
and seconded by C.L. Gairoard was carried:
Be it resolved that the item of Good Will amounting to
$50,000.00 carried as an asset on the books of the Company
be, and is hereby eliminated, from the accounts of the
Company and charged against the surplus account.
The Treasurer is hereby instructed to have the proper entries
made on the books and records of the Company agreeable to
this resolution.
The following motion was made by J. Robert Wiss
and seconded by Fanny B. Wiss:
Be it resolved that the Treasurer be authorized to issue
notes in the name of the Company to an amount not to
exceed $50,000.00 for paying the liabilities of the
R. Heinisch's Sons Co. merged with the J. Wiss & Sons Co.
which merger was entered into by the Board of Directors
on the Fourteenth day of December Nineteen hundred and
Fourteen, and passed upon by the unanimous sanction of
the Stockholders at a special meeting held on January
11, 1915. Motion carried.
The President reports that he received from
the Department of State certified copy of the agreement
of consolidation between the J. Wiss & Sons Co. and the
R. Heinisch's Sons Co. forming the J. Wiss & Sons Co.
The President also reports that he received
copy of Certificate of Amendment of the Charter of
J. Wiss & Sons Co. increasing its capital stock to
$400,000.00.
The following were nominated as Directors
for the ensuing year and until their successors have
been elected: F.C.J. Wiss, Fanny B. Wiss, J. Robert
Wiss. There being no other nominations the nominations
were closed and the Secretary ordered to cast the ballot
for above nominees, who were duly declared elected by
the Chair having received 1986 votes.
On motion of C.L. Gairoard seconded by
J. Robert Wiss the motion was made to adjourn and duly
carried.
Fanny B. Wiss Sec.
Meeting of the Board of Directors of J. Wiss &
Sons Co. held January Twenty-eighth, Nineteen hundred and
fifteen, after close of Stockholders meeting.
Present were F.C.J. Wiss, Fanny B. Wiss,
J. Robert Wiss, all the Directors elected at the Stockholders
meeting held this day.
The Board perfected its organization by the election
of the following officers:
F.C.J. Wiss, President
Fanny B. Wiss, Secretary
F.C.J. Wiss, Treasurer
There being no further business the meeting was adjourned.
Fanny B. Wiss Sec.