New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-13
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS

PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
Be it known that on this twenty-ffth day of the
month of November in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy-tWo, and OF
the independence of the United States of America
the ninetY-seyenth, before me- Gustave LIE Gardeur
Jr., notary public, duly commissioned and sworn
III and for the parish and city aforesaid therein
siding and i'll the presence of the witnesses herein
aztec named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Mr.. Jean Jules Aldtge of this city herein
appearing stipulating and acting for and in the
name and as president Of the BlENVILLE OIL
WORKS COMPANY, a corporation duly organized
under the laws of this State by act passed before
the undersigned notary the twenty ninth day OF
August, eighteen hundred and seventy one, and
herein acting in such ty OF president under
and by virtue of the several resolutions passed at
the meetings of the stockholders and of the Board
of Directors of said company held respectively on
the eleventh. twelfth and twenty-fou DAYS Of
October last past (l872l, duly certified copies OF
which said resolutions are annexed in the margin
hereof for reference.
Which said Jean Jules Aldige declared in his said
capacity that pursuant to the act of Incorporation
of the said company, q general meeting Of the
stockholders of the said Benville Oil Works Com
panY was convened and held at the office of the
said company on the eleventh day of October,
1872, for the purpose of authorizing certain meas.
ures and making certain amendments to it's act
of incorporation, and that at said general meeting
stockholders holding and owning 248O shares Of
the capital stock of said company-being more
than three.fourths of the whole amount of shares,
which is twenty five hundred-were present or
represented, and they unanimously recommended
and adopted the following alteration or amend
nent of article five of the aforesaid charter or act
Of incorporation of said company, viz:
ARTICLE V.
In each and every year the president shall cause
to be made or two statements of the affairs of
tho company, as the board Of directors may direct
and as they may think more advisable and more ad-
vantageous for the company, and at such times as
the board of directors may select and designate.
Said statement or statements will show the receipts
and disbursements made, and the true situation of
the company, and on the day that shall or NAV be
fixed by the board Of directors for said statement
the board of directors shall declare such divide!
as may accrue of the net profits of the company
and fix and determine the time and manner IN
which said dividend shall be paid to the stock
holders.
And the said J. J. Aldige further declared in his
said capacity, that at subsequent general meeting
of the stockholders of the said company, convened
and held at the otnGe OF the said company on the
twelfth day of October, 1872 for the purpose of
thOrizinC certain measures and making certain
amendments to its charter act of incorporation
stockholders holding and owning 2l32 shares-being
more than three-tOurths theIeOf-weTe present or
represented, and they unanimously recommended
and adopted the following alteration or amend
ment of paragraph first of article six, of the afOre
said charter or act OF incorporation of said com
pRny, viz:
All the powers Of this company shall be exer-
Cised by board of directors to consist of six per
sons, three of whom shall form quorum for the
transaction of business.
Wherefore the said Jean Jules Aldge moreover
declared in his said capacity that by virtue of the
powers in him vested by the aforesaid resolutions
and in order 20 more fully carry into effect the
aforesaid amendments he does hereby publicly de-
clare and make known that the article " and the
rsG paragraph OF article VI of the charter or act
of Incorporation Of said Bienville Oh Works Com
pany, as passed before the undersigned notary, as
aforesaid, have been changed or altered SO as to
read and be as they are herelnbefore written
Thus done and passed at New Orleans in my
Office, the day, month and year first above written,
in the presence of AMBROSE G. La PiCe and Edgar
hontegut, competent witnesses VINO nave signed
with the said party and me- notary, after read
ing the whole.