New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-20
..CfIARTER.
( 'lI.ARTEis


SrA-y OF LOUISIANA,
Parish and City OF New Orleans.
Be !: tn"'l. Kat Oh this the ."eatv-ninth ,iaI
OF December. the wear OF Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy, ana of TIE !udtpe!-
deuec o: the United States OF America the ninety
fifth, before Andrew Hero, Jr.. notary public.
in and fot the parish OF Orleans State of Louisiana
duly commissioned and &'Ia.lt'd, and in the
presence OF the witnesses Hereinafter named and
undo guci personally came and appeared. Nor
timer .. H. Norton. OF this city, Prtsl,en; OF the
La vaTiete Association a dul, organized corporate
body. domc:!ed III this city, instituted under the
provisions of the laws OF ting STATE lrl;'-
tive 20 the organizations o.: corporations
tor literary and otntr purposes, by an
act executed under private signature. under
date OF the first of Ma.ci,, eighteen hundred and
hity-ivr, OF record ii the othcc OF mortgages fox
this parish in society book three, folio 23o; also
John Orchard, also OF TIM. city, Secretary OF the
Board OF directors OF SAID association; SAID Ncs5ls
Norton ami Orchard herein acting for and on be-
hal: of said la Valtrte Association, under and by
virtue OF :. resolution of the. Board Of Directors
Thereon, passed at u meeting of the same held or
the tnent y-scyenth instant, a certified copy of
which sad resolution is annexed for reference.
Which said Mtssrs Norton and CrickA,d de
claIri III said capacities, that pursuant to section
SIX hundred and seventy nine of the Revised
Statutes OF thiS State, and after due and legal
notic. had been made and published, "A general
meeting OF the stoc ho.derS OF said La EaI.ttt
Association was convened at its club room IN this
city. the twenty -slXth day of December in
stat. Tor The puIpoe" of altering amending the
act OF incorporation OF said association and that
at said general IN. etjng stockholders owning or
representing scveutv-three shares OF the capital
stock OF said association were present or VrpTe-
scented and they unanimously recommended ana
adopted the iOilOWIn alteration or :inendmrn! of
article first of the charter act OF incorporation
of said La Varietc Association. viz:
''Tha. the price OF the shares OF the said Nariett
Association be increased from FIVE hundred dollars
to thousand dollars ana that i'll the disc letion
OF he President ana Directors OF the sad aSsOcia-
ton tine number o! si sarts be increased 20 any
number not {" exceed 1--WE hundred and fifty.
That tn. PIesi"n: and DIRECTORS be and they
are hereby authorized 10 can upon the stock
holders for p.g n,ts. III S,icti Instruments and at
such dates iloi r.H crc. advisable until each
shareholder snail hay" paid for tul! share OF one
thousand dollars and tAat on the failure OF any
shareholder 10 pay ANY .!sthliment Tor winch he
w. called upon ,s;eh share snail be sold by
the President and directors after thirty days
not;c. to this ehar, holder who may be il. default.
for his account and risk"
And said Mcsars. Norton and Orchard moreover
declared tl,t 10y Writ of the authority contained
in said ,:iOn AID order to fully carry
into ef,ec. TN, 11o.r amendment they hereby pub
licly d. clare ana make known hat the above
alttrat ion of Or :.n.ndmeLt to article first of the
charter OF said la Variete Association has been
made and enacted according 10 law; and further
require tho Recorder of Nor gags of and for this
parish to place.. t.l. record III his office.
Thus done and passed IN my Office. at New
Or.,aIs a0re said. i'll the presence of George Cenas
and Paul A. Conand, witnesses, both OF this city,
who hererntO sign their names with the parties
AID me til. said notary, the day ard date aforesaid.
Original signed. NJ q. II. NORTON.
J. ORCHARD.
GEORGE CENtS
?. A. CCNANn
ANDREW HERO, JIs notary public.