New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-19
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF KEw ORLEANS


PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF EEw 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 nnety-seventh, before me, Gustave LIE Gardeur
Jr., notary public, duly commissioned and sworn
IN and for the parish and city aforesaid therein re-
siding and in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared MI. Jean Jules Aldige of this city, herein
appearing, STIMULATING and acting for and in the
name and as president of the BIENYILLE OIL
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
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 fourth days of
October last past (l8Tll, 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 theact of Incorporation
OF the SAID company, general meeting of the
stockholders of the said Bitnyille Oil Works Com
pany was convened and held at the office of tfe
said company the eleventh day of October
1872, for the purpose of authorizing certain meas.
ures and making ce tain amendments to its act
of Incorporation and that at said general meeting
stockholders holding and owning 248O shares Of
the capital stock OF said company-being mora
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
OF incorporation of said company, viz:
ARTICLE V.
In each and every year the president shall cause
to be made OTstwO statements of the affairs of
the company, the board of directors NAV direct
and as they may think more advisable and more ad-
vantageOu3 for the company, and at such times az
the board of directors may select and designate.
Said statement or statements will show the receipts
and disbursements made, and the true situation of
Ihe company ana on the DAY that shall or may be
fixed by the board of directors for said statement
the board of directors shall declare such dividend
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
AND the said J. j. AIdige further declared in his
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-
amendments to its charter or act of INCORPORATION
stockholders holding and owning 2l32 sharts-beinn
more than three-tGurths theTeof-were present or
represented, and they unan 'mOuslg recommended
and adopted the following alteration or amend
ment of paragraph first of article six of the afore-
pany, viz:
ARTICLE VI.
All the powers of this company Shall be exer-
cIsed by board of directors to consist OF SIX per
transaction of business.
Wherefore the said Jean Jules Adige moreover
declared i'll 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 do
cia e and make known that the article Y and the
hfst paragraph OF article vi of the charter or act
of Incorporation of said Bienville Oil Works Com
panY, as passed before the undersigned notary as
aforesaid, have been changed altered so as to
read and be as they are hereinbefore written.
Thus done and passed at New Orleans in nj
office the day month and year first above written
in the presence of AMBROSE G. La PiCe ana Edgar
honte@ut, competent witnesses, who have signed
WIN the SAID party and me, notary, after read
ing the whole.
Original signed: