New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-21
CORPORATIONS.
4 WAhTER........ ..CHARTERs
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Belt known that on this. the ninth day of the
month of March. in the year Of our Lord one thou
independence OF the United States of America the
ninety ninth, before me, William Bernard Klein
qualified and for the city Of NEW orsans and
parish of Orleans, IN the State of Louisiana, dopi
cilated at the said city Of New Orleans and In the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned, personally came and appeared Sea
man Hopkins, Jr. and James Strawbridge, both
in appearing in their ofiicial Capacities, the
former as president and the latter as cashier
Of the Bank OF Lafayette: body corporate
and duly chartered under the laws of this State;
said appearers herein acting for and in behalf of the
accordance with article thirty.two Of the charter
Of the said bank. and with sections 27s and 27s Of
proved March IA. 1870 being the laws of the said
State for such purposes made and provided,
said bank Of Lafayette regularly called. was as
Of the SAID bank. situated at No. ssS Ma as.
taking into consideration certain proposed
amendments and alterations Of the charter Of tie
said bank as originally framed by act before r. J.
Beck, Jr.. formerly notary public in this city,
dated ApTil 2s 1870 That according to duly sub
bank, sto kholders, holding and owning 1891
shares Of the subscribed capital stock Of the said
Of the said 1907 shares represented. 0ckholders
owning 1897 shares voted in favor OF the proposed
representing
ten shares voted against the proposed amend.
mentr; and that in view Of the said affirmative
vote thus cast, the said amend to the charter
Of the said bank have been adopted; all which will
process Verbal Of the said preceedngs Hereto an
their said capacities further declared that in or.
der to carry into effect the said amendments, and
to cause the same to be recorded and advertised
by law required, by virtue of the powers in them
vested by the stockholders Of the said bank under
resolution Of said meeting adopted. duly Ger.
nexed for reference, they. the said Seaman Hop
kins. Jr.. president, and James Strawbridge,
holders have appeared before me- notary, and do,
by these presents declare and proclaim that the
amendments to the original charter of the said
Bank Of Lafayette, Is adopted at the said meeting
are 40 follows. to wit:
l. That in article three OF the said original
charter of the said bank the words SIN the Fourth
Dstrlct be stricken out. .. That in article twelve
OF the said original charter tho word thirteen"
be stricken out, and the word seven" inserted in
the stead thereof 3. That in article sixteen OF the
said original charter the word "fve' be stricken
ont and the word -four" be inserted in the stead
sixteen, as amended. shall read as follows, to wit:
ARTICLE I'LL
The place Of business and legal domicie Of said
corporation shall be located in the city of New
Orleans"
All powers Of the corporation shall be vested in
a Board OF Directors, consisting of seven persons.
each of whom shall hold in his name and
right, or Of the firm OF which he is member, at
least twenty shares OF the capital stock of said
company.
The number of directors for discounting notes
and drafts and for purchasing bills of exchange,
may be determined by the by laws of the corpora
tion but for the transaction of any other kind of
business by the board four of said directors st all
be required to form quorum, aud the decision of
majority of said quorum shall be valid as a cor
pOrate act.
Thus done and passed at my Office in the city
Zengel and Frank McGoin, competent witnesses
OF lawful age and dumi ated in the city of New
Orleans who sign these presents as such, together
with said appeareYs and me, notary, Oh the day
and date first afore written.
Original signed
=. HOPKINS, JR..
JAMES STRAWBRIDGE, |
FREDERICK ZENdEL. |
FRANK MCGLOIN,
w. b. KLElNPETER,
Notary Public.
l. the underse ned deputy recorder of mort cages
IN and Tor the parish OF Dreams state of Louisiana
do hereby certify that the above atd foregoing |
amendments Of the charter of the Bank Of Lafay.
cite have been this day duly recorded in my Office
and seq.
New orleans, March 10, 1878.
c. DARCANTEL.
Deputy Recorder.
l. the undersigned notary public. do hereby GER
act amending the charter of The Bank of Lafayette
and certificate of recOrdston thereof, of |
ecOrd in my office.
New Orleans March 10, 1875
W. KLBINPETER
mill Is IS apl Notary Public.