New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-12-10
CORPORATIONS.
CHARTER
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STAIR or
LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF EBB ORLEANS

PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF EBT ORLEANS.
Be it known that on this twenty fifth day of the
mouth of November, in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and seventy.two and nj
the independence of the United States of America
the ninety-seventh, before me, GustaTe lie Gar1eur
Jr., notary public duly commissioned and sworn
and for the parish and city aforesaid therein re-
siding and in the presence OF the witnesses herein.
aft ec namrd and Undersigned personally came and
appeared Mr. Jean Jules Aid'ge of this city, herein
appearing, STIMULATING and acting for and in the
name and as president OF the BIRNyILLB OIL
WORKS COMPANY. corporation duly organized
under the laws of this State by act passed before
the undersigned notary on the twenty ninth day of
August, eighteen hundred and seventy one, and
herein acting in such capaC 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 fourth days of
october last past u87ll 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. general MEETING of the
stockholders of the said Bienville Oil Works Com
panv convened ard 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 Ge tain amendments to it's act
of incorporation, and that at said general meeting
stockholders holding and owning 2480 shares Of
the capital stock OF said COmpany-beng more
than threefourths of the ThOle amount of shares
which is twenty five hundred-were present or
rep esented and they unanimously recommended
and adopted the following alteration or amend
ment of article five of the aforesaid charter act
OF incorporation OF Sdlu company VIZ:
ARTICLE v
In each and every year the president shalLcapse
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 ad-
vantageou for the company, ana at slich times as
the board of directors may select and designate
Said stateme statements will show the receipts
and disbursements made and tho 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
and Tx 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 he said company, convened
and held at the office of the said company on the
.thOrziug certain measures and making certain .
amendments to its charter or act of incorporation
stockholders holding and owning 2l32 shares-beino
than three-fourths thei eot-were present or
represented, and they unan mousg 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
ARTICLE VI
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 pacity that by of the
powers i'll him vested b., the aforesaid resolutions
and in order 20 more fully carry into effect the
aforesaid amendments he GOES hereby publicly de-
clare and make known that the article " and the
first paragraph of article VI of the charter or act
pany, as passed before the undersigned notary as
aforesaid, have been changed or altered so as to
read and be as they are hereinbefOTe written.
Thus done and passed at New Orleans in nv
Office, the day month and year first above written
in the presence of Ambrose G. La Pice and Edgar
Montegut, competent witnesses who have signed
with the said party and me- notary, after read
ing the whole.
Original signed: