New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-05-09
CHARTER
CHARTER.

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 seyenty-one
before nae, fdward Barnett, notary public in and
Tor the parish and city of New Orleans state OF
Louisiana aforesaid, duly commissioned and sworn
personally came aud appeared Edwin H. Summers
Esq, President of tie Crescent City Bank cor
poratlon established in this city under the laws
Oh TINS state, herein actiag in his aforesaid ca
paclty, under and Big virtue of resolutiou alopted
by the Board of Directors of said bank at their
sittng OF the twenty-ninth of March last 1871 a
certned copy OF which is hereto annexed for refer
ence, who declared that in order TO carry into
eneet the resolutions adopted at a general meeting
OF the stockholders of said institution held on the
Iwehty-nIth day OF March, 1871 pursuant to a call
made by the said Board of Directors after the time
ana notices required by law, will appear by re-
terence to the annexed certified COPY OF the uro-
eeedings OF said Board of Directors and to the
original process verbal of said general meeting Of
sIocknoideTs representing and owning in the aggre-
gate eight thousand one hundred and ninety-eieht
shares OF the capital stock of said bank and there
iore, more than twothirds required by law he the
sad appearer acting in his aforesaid Capacity does
ny these presents on behalf of the stockholders of
publish the following changes and ENTERTAINMENTS ~
the cnarter of said Crescent City Bank which
nave oeen unanimously adopted at the said orig
inaI meeting OF stockholders of said bank to be
henceferth binding and obi gatory upon the stock
holders OF said institution and all others whom the
SAINT snail OF may concern, and that the articles Of
association and charter of said bank be and are
accordingly amended follows, viz:
=, rHst-EF"ry flve shares of the present stock of
one hundred dollars. -0 9- -
Sooohu-l MS series OF stock so converted shall
oe eItitled 10 any surplus realized from the assets
e tne 13nk as they now stand, over and above
twenty dollars per share
4, Ihlrd-Ihe capital subscribed shall not be less
ttLan Tour hundred thousand dollars estimating
tne present stock as above stated
Fourth-The Board of Directors shall be composed
VI seven members and no more; and every member
" the BOARD shan own at least five thousand dol
lars OF stock in said bank.
\, mus done and passed in my Office at the city of
* orleans aforesaid on the day, month and year
Ma~ce H'9se written, and in presence of Messrs.
narcel l. Ducros and Joseph W. Jones, competent
witnesses whe sign their names with said appearer
and me notary
Original signed:
+. H. SUMMERS
NJ I. DUCRos,
}. W. JoNxs
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 and the impress of my seal of office,
at the city of New Orleans on this fifth day of April,
eighteen hundred and seventy one.
EDWARD BARNETT Notary Public.
NOTlCE.-B0oks of subscription are now open at
the Crescent City Bank for stockh elders " no may
wish TO avail themselves of the privilege of taking
additional stock under the amendment to the
charter CHARLES FATRIE JR
apo law4t Cashier.