New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-02-08
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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
Parish and City OF New Orleans
Be !: known that on this the twentv-:linta dar
Of December. IN the year OF our Lord one thousand
eight hin'ired and seventy, and of the indepen-
,tnce OF the United States OF America the ninety.
NTH btior. nue., Andrew Hero, j. notary public
in and tor the parish OF Orleans, State OF Louisiana
duly commissioned and qualified and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
dersgncd, personally came and appeared, Nor
timer o. II. Norton OF this city. President of the
La varete Association. duly organized corporate
body domiciled in this city instituted under the
tive to the organizations OF corporation:
for literary and other purposes. b. an
dat. of the trst OF March. eighteen hundred ANA
ftty-hvt, OF record III the Office OF mortgages to-.
this parish, i'll society book three, folio 28o as
John Orchard. also OF this city, Secretary OF tM
Board of Directors OF said association; SAID MeSsrs
Norton and Orchard herein acting for and on be
half of said La Val1ete Association, under and b.
virtue of u resolution of the Board OF Direction
thereof, passed at meeting OF the same, heid 0!
the twenty-scventh instant a eertlhed copy o
which said resolution is anne Ned tor reference.
Which said MeSsrs. Norton and Orchard de
clared in said capacities, that pursuant to section
six hundred and seSenty,line OF the Reyset
Statutes OF this state. and after due and iega
notice had been made and published, genera
meeting of the stockholders OF said la Variet
Association was convened at its club room il thu
city. on the twenty-sixth day QSDecenbev, IN
slant. for the purpose of altering amending thu 4
act OF incorporation OF said associltion and thai +
AT said general meeting Stockholders owning q
representing sevent hIec shares the capita
stock OF said association present Or repre-
scented, and they unanimously recommended AMI E
adopted the following alteration or anne ndment q
article nrst OF the charter OF act of incorporate.
OF said La Naricte Association. viz: Il
THAT the price OF the shares OF the said variet
Associate ION be increased from five hundred doar s
to one Thousand dollars and that i'll the discretion
OF the President and Directors of the said associ$
ton, the number OF said shares be increased to AM
number not TO exceed two hundred and nifty.
That the President and Directors De and they
are hereby authorized to call upon the st1k
holders for payments, in such instalments ana %
silch dates as they may deem ai visa BILE until eaCa
shareholder shall have paid for a full share of OiR
thousand dollars: and that on the failure OF an!
SHAREHOLDER TO pay any nstallnent tor which NJ
may be called upon such share shall be sold d
tHe president and Directors. after thirty dav
notice to the shareholder who may be il detaui
tor his account and risk
And said Messrs. Norton and Orchard moreOyg
declared that by virtue OF the authority contained
III sad resolution. and i'll order to more fully carr
INTO effect the above amendment they hereby pup
Ntlv declare and make known that the aooW
ALTERATION OF or amendment article first OF ths Z
chaCt'r OF SAID La Nariete Association has pee.
made and enacted, according to law; and i,Irthe
require the Recorder of Mort -ag-s OF and for ths
parish TO place the same record i'll his Office
mus done and passed in my office at Ne,
vi ltaS aforesaid. IN the presence OF George oen~
ana fui \. COnand witnesses, both OF this c.!. IS
VINO hereunto sign their names with the prllr y
ana me- the said notary. the day and date atoIesaS
Original signed. N. o. II. NORTON.
J. ORCHARD
GEORGE CRNAS,
p. A. CONAND,
ANDREW HERO, JR., notary pubic #