New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-20
CHARTER.
QUARTER
STATE OF LOUISIANA CITY OF NEW 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,
before me, Edward Barnett a notary public in ard
for the parish and city of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn.
personally came and appeared Edwin Fl. Summers,
Esq, President of the crescent City Bank, a cor
poraton established in this city, under the laws
of this State, herein acting in his aforesaid
pacity, 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, a
certified copy OF which is hereto annexed TOR refer
ence who DEF Jared that in order 10 carry INTO
effect the resolutions adopted at general meeting
of the stockholders of SAID institution held on the
twenty DAY OF oalcH TO-! PuiSu'nI ~ a tSii
made by the said Board of Directors. after the time
and notices required by law as VIII appear by re-
ference to the annexed certified copy OF the pro
ceedings of said Board of Directors ana 10 the
original process verbal of said general meeting of
stockholders representing and owning in the aggre-
gate eight thousand one bundled aud nlnet eight
shares of the capital stock OF said bank and there
fore more than two-th.rds required by law. he the
said auDearer acting in his aforesaid capacity does
by these presents on 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
hencelorth 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-Every five shares of the present stock Of
the said bank shall be converted into one share of
one hundred dollars
be entitled to any surplus realized from the asseta
of the bank they now stand, over and above
twenty dollars per share.
Third-The capital subscribed shall not be less
than four hundred thousand dollars, estimating
the present stock as above stated.
Fourth-The Board of Directors shall be composed
of seven members and no more; and every member
of the board shall own at least five thousand dol
lars of stock i'll said bank
Thus done and passed i'll my Office at the city Of
New Orleans aforesaid, on the day, month and wear
first above written, and in presence of Messrs.
Marcel T. Ducros and Joseph W. Jones' competent
witnesses who sign their names with said appearer
and me notary
Original signed:
+. H. SUMMERS,
NJ T. DUCR0s,
j. ". JONES
EDWARD BARNETT, Notary Public
certify the foregoing to be true copy of the
original act extant Ill my current records.
In talth whereof grant these presents, under
my signature and the impress of my seal of office,
at the city OF New Orleans, thistfth 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 PAURIE, JR.,
APPS law4t Cashier-