New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-01-17
........CHARTER,

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stain ov LOUISIANA, !,
Parish and City of New Orleans
BE Il known. that on this the twenty ninth d;y
OF Deceinber III the year of our Lord thousand
eight hundred and seventy. and of the indapen.
dtnce OF the United States of America tho pipat "
fifth, before me. Andrew t.ero. Jr a notary publir
in and for the parish of Orleans State Louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified, and in tie
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared; Nor
f!iner o. H. Norton. OF this city. President of the
La saTetr Association. duly organized corporate
'ooy connected IN THIS city. instituted uEder the
provisions of the laws ot this State rcla-
i've =" the organization. of corporations
act executed under private signature uuder
date OF the first OF March, eighteen hundred and
hItyhve. az record III the office OF mort cages for
this parish in society book three lilo 2fsj: also
john Orchard also of this city Secretary of IN.
Board OF Directors of said association, said M-ssrs
Scrtoh ana trlckard herein Getting for and on be-
half OF said La Variete Association under and by
write OF Il resolution OF the Board OF Directors
thereof, passed at a meeting of the same held on
tn'' i"fNi -seVcn,a instant. certified copy OF
which SAID resolution Is annexed for reference
h,ch .aid Messrs Norton and Orchard de-
cared, IN SAID capacities. that pursuant to section
SIN hundred AMI seventy nine of the Revised
statutes OF this state. and after due and legal
meeting of the Stockholders. of said La Tariete
Association was convened at lis club room in this
city, on The t"enty-siAth day of December in
slant, Tor tine purpose Of altering or AMENDING the
act of incorporation OF said association and that
at said general me- citing stock holders OWNING or
REPRESENTING SeStHtE shares OF the tai
stock OF sad association were present or repre-
sented, and they unanimously recommended and
adopted the following alteration or amendment nj
article first of the charter act of INCORPORATION
OF said La Narictc Association, viz:
That the price OF the shares Of the said Vare@e
ASSOCIATION he increased from five hundred e1nara
to one Thousand dollars and that in the Discretion
OF the President and Directors of the said associ,
ton, the number OF said shares be increased tn an
number not to exceed two hundred and fifty.
II hat the President and Directors be and tb.y
are hereby authorized to call upon the stnrI
holders for payments i'll such installmentS and nj
such dates as they may deem advsa BILE until each
shareholder shall have paid for nll shar. of ona
thousand dollars; and that on the failur. nf an,
shareholder to pay any instalment fox which he
may be called upon, such share shall he soId hy
the President and Directors after th,ty doyys
notice to the shareholder who nav he in .i.f,,it
for his account and risk" ""''
And said Messrs. Norton and Orchard noraor.r
declared that by virtue of the authority contained
IN said resolution and in order more fully carry
INTO effect the above amendment they hereby nl,b
icly declare and make known that the above
alteration of or amendment to article frs, of the
charter of said La Variete Association has henn
made and enacted. according to law: and fnrtbar
require the Recorder Of Mortgag Of and for this
parish to place the same record in his Office
Thus done and passed in nv office st Nan,
Oreans aforesaid, i'll the presence of George Cenas
and Paul A. Conand, witnesses, both of thia citv
who hereunto sign their names with the maria,
and me- the said notary the day and date aforesaid
virginia. sIgned. n. 0. II. NORTON
J. ORCHARD
GEORGE CENAS
p. A. CONAND
ANDREW HERO, JR., notary pub,ic