Meeting Minutes: 1919-01-23 Stockholders
Jan 23/19 The Annual meeting of the stockholders of the
J. Wiss & Sons Co. held at the main office of the
company at 33 Littleton Ave. Newark New Jersey
on the Twenty Third day of January Nineteen
Hundred and Nineteen.
Meeting called to order by the President at 1:50
P.M. Present were Fred C.J. Wiss, Fanny B. Wiss,
J. Robert Wiss, Jerome B. Wiss,
C.L. Gairoard, Fred H. Rauh and C.A. Thober.
Secretary read notice of meeting dated Jan 17/19
copy of which had been sent to all stockholder
of record.
Minutes of the Stockholder meeting of Jan 24/18
were read and approved.
Treasurer report was not ready. The result of
1918 Business depending on the amount of income
tax to be paid, but as the tax bill had not yet
been passed no definite results could be reported,
but they appeared to be same as 1917 but
possibly been on account of the high income tax
as anticipated would have to be paid.
On motion of C.L. Gairoard, duly seconded
all the action of the Board of Director up to
date were approved.
Fanny B. Wiss offered the following amendments to
the By-Laws:
Amend Article III, Section I to read as follows:
"The officers of the Company shall be a
President, Vice President, Secretary,
Treasurer and Assistant Treasurer and one
person may hold any two of these offices."
Add to Article IV the following Section:
Section 4. The Vice President shall, in the
absence or disability of the President, perform
all the duties of that office.
Section 5. The Assistant Treasurer shall,
under the Treasurer's direction, perform such
duties of that office as may be assigned to
him, and in the absence or disability of the
Treasurer, shall perform all the duties of that office.
The amendments were declared adopted by a
vote of 1930 1/2 shares.
Fred C.J. Wiss, Fanny B. Wiss and J. Robert Wiss
were nominated as direction to serve for the ensuing
year and until their scissor have been elected
and qualified. There being no other nominee
the secretary was directed to cast a ballot
representing the Stockholder present. The nominees
were declared elected by 1930 1/2 shares.
The President requested for the files of the company
written reports covering the previous year
experiences and condition for the following:
C.L. Gairoard sales manager, as to selling and
selling condition, Fred H. Rauh superintendent
manufacturing conditions and manufactures facilities.
C.A. Thober - master mechanic, plant.
There being no further business, a motion to adjourn
was carried.
Fanny B. Wiss Sec.