New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-11
CHARTER
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STATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF NFW ORLEANS

STATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Be it known that on this fifth day of April in the
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy one
for the parish and city of New Orleans. state or
Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn
personally came and appeared Edwin II. Summers
Esq, PRESIDENT of the Crescent City Bank,
poratlon established in this city, under the laws
OF this State, herein acting in his aforesaid ca-
pacty, under and by virtue of resolution adopted
by the Board of Directors of said bank at their
sitting of the twenty-ninth of March last 1871, o
certified copy of which is hereto annexed for refer
ence, who de Jared that in order TO carry into
effect the resolutions adopted at general meeting
OF the stockholders of SAID nstitu ton held the
twenty fifth day of March, 1871, pursuant to call
made by the said Board of Directors after the time
and notices required by law, will appear by
ference to the annexed certified copy OF the pro-
ceedings of said Board of Directors, and to the
original process verbal of said general meeting of
stockholders representing and owning in the aggre
gate eight thousand one hundred and ninety eight
shares of the capital stock OF said bank and there
fore, more than twothirds required by law he, the
said appearer, acting in his aforesaid capacity does
by these presents, behalf of the stockholders of
the said Crescent City Bank declare proclaim and
publish the following changes and amendments to
the charter of said Crescent City Bank which
have been unanimously adopted at the said orig
inal meeting of stockholders of said bank to be
henceforth binding and obligatory upon the stock
holders of said institution and all others whom the
same shall or may concern, and that the articles of
association and charter of said bank be and are
accordingly amended as follows viz:
First-kvery five share of the present stock Of
the said bank shall be converted Into one share Of
one hundred dollars
Seconu- MS series OF STOCK converted shall
be entitled TO any surplus realized from the ssets
OF the bank as they stand over and above
twenty dollars per share
Ihlrd-The capital subscribed shall not be less .
IMAM -FOUR hundred thousand dollars estimating
the present stock as above stated
foufth-The Board of Directors shall be comroeed
OF seven members and more and every member
Oh the BOARD shall own at least five thousand dol
lars of stock in said bank
Thus done aud passed in nv office at tbe c;tv of
Sew orleans aforesaid, on the day month and year
nTst above written, and in presence of Messrs-
Marcel I. Ducros and Joseph w. Jones' competent
Witnesses VINO sign their names with said appearer
and me notary
Original signed:
H. II. SUMMRRs
NJ. T. DUoRos
j. W. JONES.
EDWARD BARNETT Notary Public.
! certify the foregoing TO be true copy of the
original act extant in my current records
IN faith whereof grant these presents under
my signature aud the impress OF my seal of office
at the city ofNew Orleans thisfifth day of April
eghteeh hundred and seventy one.
EDWARD BARRETT, Notary Public
fOTlCB.-Books Of subscription are now open ut
the crescent City Bank for stockholders who NAV
wish to avail themselves of the privilege of taking
additional stock under the amendment 10 the
charter. CHARLES FAURIE IN
"Po laWse Cashier.