New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-24
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 seventytwo and Of
| the independence of the United States of America
the ninety seventh before me GustayA Ip "a rIair
! Jr, notary public, duly commissioned and sH 0rn
N ana for the parish and city aforesaid therein re
siding, and in the presence Of the W,itnesses
attGr NAMED and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Mr.. Jean Jules Aldge of this citv herein
| appearing, stlpuatIng and acting for and in tie
| WORKS COMPANY, a corporation duly oraanizad
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 capacity of president under
ana by virtue OF the several resolutions passed at
tne meetlnsS OF Inc stockholders and of the Board
OF Directors of said company held respectively on
the eleventh, twelfth and twenty fourth days Of
OGtoDef last past (l8Hl, duly certified copies Of
which said resolutions are annexed in the margin
hereof for reference.
Which said Jean Jules AIdige declared in his said
capacity that pursuant to the act of INCORPORATION
stockholders of the said Bienyiiie oil Wiz q % Io
panY was convened and held at the office of the
said company on the eleventh day of October
1917, tor the purpose Of authorizing certain meas
uies and making certain amendments to its act
OF Incorporation and that at said general meeting
stockhoBers holding and owning 2l8O 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, ana ihey unanimously recommended
and adopted the following alteration or amend
ment OF article five of the aforesaid charter or act
OF Incorporation OF said company, viz:
ARTICLE "
In each and every year the president shall cause
to be made one or two statements of the affairs of
the company, as the board of directors NAV direct
and as they may think more advisable and more ad-
Tantageous for the company, and at such times as
the board of directors may select and designate
Sald statement or statements will show the receipts
and disbursements made and the true situation of
the company, and on the day that shall may be
hXed BY the board of directors for said statement
the board Of directors shall declare such divideLd
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 bia
said capacity, that at subsequent general meeting
of the stockholders of the said company convened
and held at the office of the said company on the
twelfth day OF October 1872 for the purpose of au-
thorzlng certain measures and making certain |
amendments to its charter act of Incorporation
sIochholders holding and owning 2l32 shares-being
more than three-iourths the1e0f-were present or
represented, and they unanimously recommended |
ana ADOPTED the following alteration or amend |
ment OF paragraph hrst of article six of the afore-
SAID charter or act OF incorporation of said com
pany, viz:
All the powers of this company shall be exer. |
csed BY board Of directors to consist CT SIX per.
sons, three of whom shall form Quorum for the |
transaction of business.
Wherefore the said Jean jules AIdige moreover |
declared II his said capacity, that by virtue of the
powers in him vested By the aforesaid resolutions
and in order 10 more fully carry into effect the |
aforesaid amendments, he does hereby publicly de-
clare and make known that the article v and the |
first paragraph Of article vi of the charter or act
of Incorporation of said Bienville Oil Works Com
psny, as passed before the undersigned notary, as
aforesaid, have been changed or altered so as to |
read and be as they are hereinbefcre written.
Thus done and passed at New Orleans, in N
office the day, month and year first above written
IN the presence of AMBROSE G. La Pice and Edgar /
hontegut, competent witnesses, who have signed |
with the said party and me, notary, after read
ing the whole.
Original signed:
j. ALDTGB,
A. PITOT, JR.,
A. G. La PICE.
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