New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-10-30
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A MENDMENT TO CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish Of Orleans CITY of New OrIaana.

STATE op LOUISIANA, Z
Parish Of Orleans City of New Orleans.
Be it known that this ninth day of October,
in the year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
bred and severty-twO, and of the independence of
the United States of America, the ninety seventh,
before me- Andrew Hero Jr., a nStary public in
for the parish of Orleans and city New Orleans
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned aud quail
fed, and in the presence of the witnesses heretn-
after named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Edward 3. Benton, of this city, president
OF the LOAN AND PLEDGE ASSOCIATION, duly
organized corporate body, d0miCiled in this city,
instituted under the provisions of an act of sae
Legislature OF the State No 2l2 entitled an act
10 lno0tPeorate the Loan and Pledge ASSOCIATION
approved october 81, 1868; also Richard H. Wood,
cashier of said association, and Messrs Benton
ana wood, herein acting for and on behalf of said
ASSOCIATION, under and by virtue of resolution OF
the Board of Directors thereof. passed at their
meeting held on the - day Of
Which said Messrs. Edward B. Benton and Rich
ard H. Wood. in their said capacities presented
unto nue., notary, two certain Instruments OF
writing purporting to be written agreements &C
thestockh0lders OF said Loan and Pledge AssoGia-
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 tue dement's ana privileges granted or intended
to De granted to the said association by the Legs-
latute of this State, numbered seventy-seven en-
Titled An act 10 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
which said general meeting was convened after
thirty days notice in the English and French Lam
guageS published in the daiB newspapers having
the largest circulation in the city of New Orleans
and such proposed change of name and acceptance
of the aforesaid act No. II of tue Legislature of
this State for 1870 assented to by the unani-
nous vote OF all the stock represented at such
meeting; which said Instruments of writing said
appearers requested me to record aud deposit in
my notarial archives, to serve and avail as ocea-
sion shall require, and they written in the
words and figures following, viz:
FIRST
OFFICE OF THE LOAN AND PLEDGE ASSOCIATION, {
New Orleans, La. September l6 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 meet
ing of the stockholders of the loan and Pledge
ass9clauom 10 De held Ihe sixteenth gay OF sep
tember, 1872 to accept the act of the Legislature
of Louisiana approved March 9, 1870, entitled An
act to authorize the stockholders of the LoaA and
Pledge Association to change the name of the in
corporation and to grant certain privileges to said
association" 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 signatures or 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 tho
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
names opposite number of shares.
This done in meeting assembled at the Office of
said association, at New Orleans Louisiana, the
sixteenth day of September, in the year of our
Loard one thousand eight hundred aud seventy
two.
Original signed: Shares
E. B. Benton. .... 39S
John Lockwood .................... $50
H. A. Without g. 900. $50
h. d. WOOD. 40
J. W. Hillman s.......... 200
F. o. Abbot 25
A, BenediC SIS
j. M. Burchardt, by L. 3, Benton, attorney in.
fact. IS
E. B. Benton, president Loan and Pledge Assoc,
citation Is
D. Pocheu 50
H. Burke, per pro John Burke ................. 10
W E. Murphy s.
" H. FOStei.'r III
Signed and ackno wledged by all of the above par
ties bef0
Signed: M. J0SEPHSOE,
JOHN CARTER