New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-05
PARIsH az oRLEANs. oIrY oF NEw oRLEANs

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE OF
| LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known that on this twenty.fffh 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 seventh, before me, Gustave lie Galde1r
| Jr., notary public, daily commissioned and sworn
in and for the parish and city aforesaid therein re-
siding, and in the presence of the Witnessed heraf
| after NAMED and undersigned, personally came and
appeared Mr.. Jean Jules Aldige of this CITY herein
| appearing, stipulating and acting for and in the
| name and as president of the BIENVTLLB OIL
! WORKS COMPANY, corporation duly Oroanize1
under the laws OF this State By act passed before
the undersigned notary on the twenty dav 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 (I8tI), duly certified copies of
which SAID resolutions are annexed in the margin
| hereof for reference
Which said Jean Jules Adge declared in his said
capacity that pursuant to the act of Incorporation
OF the said company, general meeting of the
stockholders of tie said BitnyiIIe OH WoTls CON-
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 itg act
of Incorporation, and that at said general meeting
stockholders holding and owning 2430 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
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 v.
In each and every year the president shall cause
to be made one two statements Of the affairs of
the company, as the board of directors may direct
and as they may think more advisable and more aG-
vantageous for the company, and at such times as
the board of directors may select and designate.
SAID sJatS nent or statements will show the receipts
and disbursements made, and the true situation of
the company, and on the day that shall NAV be-
fixed by the board of directors for said statement
the board of directors shall declare such dividend
as may accrue of the etprofts 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. Aldfge further declared in Lfa
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 ali-
thorizins certain measures and making certain
amendments to its charter act of INCORPORATION
stockholder5 holding and owning 2l32 shares-being
more than three-fourths there0f-were present Of
represented and they unanimously recommended
ana ADOPTED the following alteration or amend
ment OF paragraph first of article Six of the af0re
SAD charter or act Of incorporation of said com
pany, viz:
ARTICLE vi
Al the powers Of this company shall be ezer-
clsed 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 Aldige moreover
declared in his said capacity that by virtue the
powers in him vested by the aforesaid resolutions
and in order 30 more fully carry into effect the
clare and make known that the article v aud the
rst paranTaph Of article VI Of the charter or arf
of interpolation OF said Bienyil1e Oil Works Com
pany az passed before the unders gned notary as
aforesaid, have been changed or altered SO as to
read and be as they are hereinbefOre written.
Thus done and passed at New Orleans in my
Office the day, month and year first above written
il the presence Of Ambrose q. La Pice and Edgar
Montegut competent Witnesses who have signed
with the SAID party and me- notary, after read