New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-22
CORPORATIONS,
70 CHARTER.

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Orleans, City Of New Orleans.
Be it known that on this ninth day of October,
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy-two, and of the independence of
the United States of America, the ninety seventh
before me- Andrew Hero, JT a notary public in
tor the parish of Orleans and city New Orleans
state of Louisiana duly commissioned and quail
ted, and in the presence Of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Edward b. Benton, of this city, president
OF the LOAN AND PLEDGE ASSOCIATION a duly
organized corporate body domtciled in this city,
instituted under the provisions of an act of the
Legislature OF the State, No. 2l2 entitled ian act
10 incorporate the Loan and Pledge Association"
approved October 3d. 1868; also Richard H. Wood
cashier OF said association, and Messrs. Benton
and Wood, herein acting for and on behalf of said
association under and by virtue of a resolution of
the Board of Directors thereof, passed at their
meeting held on the - day OF -.
Which said MeBsrs. Edward B. Benton and Rich
ard H. Wood, in their said capacities, presented
unto me, notary, two certain instruments of
writing, purpOrting to be written agreemensr CT
the stockholders Of said Loatfand Pledge Assocla-
ton, made and entered into at general meeting
Of said stockholders convened for the purpose Of
changing the name of said association and accept
ing the benefits and privileges granted or intended
to be granted to the said association BY the Legs
lature of this State, numbered seventy-seven. en-
titled AN act to authorize the stockholders Of the
Loan and Pledge Association 10 change the name
OF the incorporation, and to grant certain prlvi-
leges to said association" approved March g. 1870,
winch said general meeting was so convened after
thirty days notice in the English and French Ian
Ruages, published in the daily newspapers having
Jhe largest circulation IN the city of New Orleans,
and such proposed change Of name and acceptance
OF the aforesaid act No. II of the Legislature of
this State for 1870 was assented to by the unani-
nous vote of all the stock represented at such
meetlHg which said Instruments OF writing said
appearers requested me to record and deposit in
my notarlal archives, to serve and avail Occa.
sion shall! require, and they are written in the
words and figures following, viz:
FIRST
0PBICR OF THE LOAN AND PLEDGE ASSOCIATIONS !
a. New Orleans La, september 10, 1872. :
IN pursuance OF the notice published on and since
the thirteenth day of August 1872, in the New Or
leans Times and the New Orleans Bee for a meet
ing of the stockholders of the Loan and Pledge
Association, to be held the sixteenth day of Sep
of Louisiana approved March 9, 1870, emitted IAN
act to authorize the stockholders of the Loan and
Pledge Association to change the name of them
corporation and to grant certain privileges said
association" we the undersigned stockholders,
each and severally holding and representing the
number OF shares of the capital stock OF the Loan
and Pledge Association written below and opposite
our signitures names, do hereby respectively
vote and assent for said association to accept said
act of the Legislature of Louisiana, approved
March 8, 1870, entitled can act to authorize the
stockholders of the Loan and Pledge Association
to change the name of the incorporation and to
grant certain privileges to said association" In
testimony whereof we have hereuntO subscribed
our names opposite our number of shares.
This done in meeting assembled at the Office of
sixteenth day of Sepsember, in the year of our
Loard one thousand eiGtt hundred aud seventy
two.
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