New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1868-10-06
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish OF Orleans. City of New Orleans.


Bs II known that on this fifth day of the month Of
September, in the year of Lord one thousand
slght hundred and sixty eight and Of the Indepen-
\ third, before me, GustAve LIE Gardeur Jf Notary
Public, duly commissioned and sworn in and foI the
the presence Of the witnesses named and
undersigned, pei sonaly came and appeared the Der
ribed and set forth, who ACKNOWLEDGEMENT that
they or those wnom they represent stockholders
under the laws Of this State and located IN ,hs
| That in conformity to law and to the twenty.
q the sid Bank under the name Of s STasS of
James kobb' passed before P. Charles CuyeIlier. a
Nose6er eighteen SrSdred and DAY e
said name Of Bank Of James Robb" was subsa.
present sppesion By resolntsn Of the BoaEd It's rs
Drectors Of the said Bank, adopted their sitting
hundred aaa ITS eight and approved b. over ta
thirds ofthe stockholders Of said bank at general
and notice required By law before =. Charles ouVei
her Notary Public in this city on the Seventeenth
the Board oi Directors Of the said Merchants BARI
proposed modification, alteration. or amendment
odsy Il their sitting Of the SEVENTEENTH Ssy Of
July, eighteen hundred and sxty-eight, the Sesolu
IS the snS ksuses ooSRs and
Resolve d fhat the stockholders be requested to
second dsE q hpEps. nex from O'clock A NJ
l.. On the propriety Of further reduction of the
| q On the propriety Of reducing The number of
| bred doll rs tslOO) each. VI 0"' AN"
8. On the propriety of increasing the number of
Bank to i've hundred thousand dollars ,o II inc me
| be represented by divided into i've tnou sand
That the said resolution was Submitted 10 a gen.
eral meeting OF the stockholders Of the ssid hank
at said general meeting. they the said snnrsisers
| representing and owning five thousand seven hun,
SMS q se whSe sumSer SbcS
thousand four hundred and seventy TIVE. -sifa-
vote upon an approve the SAID resolution aRreeinr
!. That the capital of the aaid Merchants' Bank
and one hundred and sixty dolars, (S25il6OI its
present figaro, 70 one hundred and sixtynine thous
tual value, and that the shares be thereby reduesd
from thirty dollars $50, theiE present deure. 70
q That the number Of said shares Of twebtv doI.
lars each be reduced so as to convert them into
3. That subscription books be opened to inereaaa
the number OF associates in order 70 raise the osp
thousand four hundred and forty SosIs si %
i've hundred Thousand dollars 900 OO5 10 bs ~ ma
Osls .ae Is Ene6 ssd e
sons ~ O., conformity 70 lay and to the resolution
Their sitting e the seventeenth day o. Juy. isas
shall be payable as follows. towit; Twenty per cent
cent every month therssftsr until paid ia fuli psf
That at meeting Of the said Board OF directors
lowing resolution Whereof eertied COPY Is bereo
annexed, was unanimously adopted 10 wit.
institution representing and owning over twohirds
Of The whole number Of shares Of the capital stock Of
hundred and eighty eghtl5TSs- have sub.
scrioed IN favor of the Agreement; -
l. To reduce the capital stock from two hundred
and nf.yfour thousand one hundred and sixty DOL
ars-t254 l60.to one hundred and sixty nine thous.
2 To reduce the number Of shares 50 a. te oonvar+
them into shares Of one hundred -$lOO-each,
8 To open subscription books to increase the mum.
per3 assoelaLe4 SO as to raise the capital of the
DC represented by or divided into Eve thousandN
q%SOOL=shares OF one hpndredz Sl0O-each. The
cause such agreement to be executed, recorded
and published according 70 law, and In accord.
6andre dollars & psr Share " Of one P
capt. stock of sad institution each Of the stock
drsd dollars 800 per share for every Eve shares Of
twenty dollars SO each, owned BY him in the actual
capitalo OF one hundred and sxtynine thousan four
nundreq and forty dollars tSlds,44N Of said Mer.
Now, therefore. the said appearers for themselves
and those whom they represent and tor snch othsr.
as are OF may hereafter from time to time be or be
come associated with them. do hereby covenant
j; That the capital of the said Merchants BanI, be
one hundred and sixty dollars 5s2ai6o It's nrsssnt
figure TO one hundred and sixty nine thousand four
and that the shares be thereby reduced from thTty
dollars $50 their present figure 70 twenty dollars
2 That the number Of said shares of twenty dol.
lars S2 each be reduced as to convert them into
shares OF one hundred dellar, t$l0O, each,
) Th,t subscription books be opened for the uur.
pose OF increasn the number Of associates IN Older
to rare the capital Of the Bank from one hundred
and sTty;niue thousand four hundred and forty
dollars lSlt9 40 to five hundred thousand dollars
yS5OIOoUl 70 be represented by divided into five
thousand 5000 shares of one hundred dollars (SlOO
each which taid So descriptions, in conformity to Law
and 70 me resolution adopted by the Board OF
Directors Of SAID Bank at their sitting Of the seven
eenth cay OF July, 1858, shall be payable as follows
70 WIT; Twenty per cent ON subscribing or imlne,
ilately after, and ten per cent every month thsIs
after until paid in full
4. That each of the Stockholders be entitled 20 a
certificate OF one hundred dollars slOel per share
or every hye shares Of twenty dollars $50 each
'Wned by MIN in the actual capital of one hundred
md sixty nine Thousand four hundred and forty dol
ars ISts,4iO) OF sai5 Merehsnts' Bank.
b. That the names and respective interest Of the
PARTIES 70 This act be IS follows. 70 wit: -