New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-04
CHARTER
CHARTER. .
ATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known that this fifth day of April in the.
year one thousand eight hundred and seventy one,
before me, Edward Barnett, a notary public in and
for the parish and city of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn,
personally came and appeared Edwin H Sumners
Esq, President of the Crescent City Bank cor
poration established in this city, under the lave
of this State, herein acting in his aforesaid car
pacity, under and by virtue of aresOiution adopted
by the Board of Directors of said bank, at their
sitting Of the twenty ninth of March last 1871 q
certified copy of which is hereto annexed for refer
ence, who declared that in order 10 carry into
effect the resolutions adopted at general meeting
OF the stockholders of SAID ton, held the
twentytfth daS OF March, 1871, pursuant to a call
made by the said Board of Direct after the time
and notices required by law, will appear by re-
ference to the annexed certified copy OF the pro
ceedngs of said Board of Directors, and to the
original process verbal of said general meeting Of
stockholders, representing and owning in the aegre-
gate eight thousand one hundred and ninety -eight
shares OF the capital stock of said bank aud there
fore more than two-thirds required by law he, the
said appearer, acting in his aforesaid capacity does
by these presents on behalf of the stockholders of
the said Crescent City Bank, declare proclaim and
p1blsh 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
henceferth binding and obligatory upon the stock
holders OF said institution and all Others whom the
same snail or may concern, and that the articles of
association and charter of said bank be and are
accordingly amended as follows, viz:
tlrst-kvery i've shares of the present stock of
one hundred dollars
Necohu-lh ms series OF stock so converted shall
oe entitled to any surplus realized from the assets
OF the bank as they now 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 above stated.
fourth-The Board of Directors shall be composed
OF seven members and no more; and every member
OF tho board shall own at least five thousand dol
lars of stock in said bank
~ Ihus done aud passed in my office at the city of
new orleans aforesaid, on the day, month and year
nrst above written, and in presence of hessrs.
Marcel T. Ducros and Joseph w. Jones competent
witnesses who sign their names with said appeared
and me notary
Original signed:
T. II. SUMMERS
NJ. T. DUcRos
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
TIT ftt1 tire impress of my be5Ii OF U4tiey
at the city OF New Orleans thsith day of April,
eighteen hundred and seventy one
EDWARD BARNETT Notary Public.
NOTlCE.-Books of subscription are now open at
the Crescent City Bank for Stockholders who may
wish to avail themselves of the privilege of taking
additional stock under the amendment TO the
charter. CHARLES FAURIk JR
ape law4t Cashier