New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-25
CORPORATIONS.
QUARTER. CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
QUARTER.

Be it known that on this, the 1antn 9ay 0! .he
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;
| peter, . notary public, duly commissioned ard
| qualifed' in and for the city of New Orleans and
Of # sad a,9 the the
| presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named anu
| undersigned, personally came and appeared Sea
residents OF the said city Of New Orleans. here
| in appearing in their official capacities, the
% 4s Ra 10 .he sody
domici ated in the said city Of New Orleans,
and duly chartered under the Jaws Of this state;
said sppearers herein acting for and in behalf of the
stockholders OF said bank who declared that in
accordance with article tbirty-twO Of the charter
of the said bank and with sections 278 and 2.9 Of
the Revised Statutes Of the State of Louisiana. ap
proved March Ia. 1870, being the laws of the said
State for such purposes made and provided
said bank Of Lafayette, regularly called. was
convened and held at the counting room
Of the SAID bank. situated at No. $50 Maya
l1e street. in the said city Of New Orleans, on
Thursday, February rs, 1875, for the purpose OF
taxing into consideration certain proposed
amendments and alterations Of the charter Of the
naid bank originally framed by act before r. J.
Beck, Jr., formerly notary public in this city.
dated April %. 1870 That according to duly sub.
bank. stO kholders, holding and owning 1901
shares of the subscribed capital stock of the said
Of 9TH he s said so7 shares
owning 1897 shares voted in favor of the proposed
amendments, while stock representing
ten shares voted against the proposed amend
ments; and that in view of the said affirmative
vote thus cast the said amendments to the chatter
of the said bank have been adopted all which will
fully appear from a duly certified copy Of the
process verbal of the said proceedings hereto an
nexed for reference; and the said appearers acting
their said capacities further declared that in
der to carry into effect the said amendments. AID
to cause the same to be recorded and advertised.
VsseG Of the ssS BANK under
q resolution at said meeting adopted. duly Ger.
titled copy of which said resolution is hereto an
nexed for reference, they. the said Seaman Hep
kins, Jr. president. and James StrawbIidge,
cashier, acting for ana in behalf of the said stock
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 as adopted at the said meeting
]. That in article three OF the said original
charter of the said bank the words sin the Fourth
District" be stricken out. 2. That in article twelve
of the said original charter the word thirteen"
be stricken out, and the word "seven" inserted in
the stead thereof That in article sixteen OF the
said original charter the word five" be stricken
out and the word -four" be inserted In the stead
thereof. So that said articles three, twelve and
sixteen, as amended. shall read follows. to witt
ARTICLE ILL.,
The place Of business and legal domicile of said |
corporation shall be located in. the city Of New
Orleans"
ARTICLE XII.
AL powers of the corporation shall be vested in |
Board OF Directors cons sting Of seven persons.
zach of whom shall hold in his own name and |
right, or Of the firm of which he is q member, at
least twenty shares of the capital stock Of said
company.
ARTICLE XVI
The number of directors for discountng notes
md drafts. and for purchasing bills of exchange
nay be determined by the by laws Of the corpora
ion, but for tho transaction of any other kind Of
business by the board four OF said directors s all
'e required to form quorum and the decision of |
majority of said quorum shall be valid as q cor.
'Orate act.
Thus done and passed at my office. in the city
NeVe Orleans; in the presence of Frederick |
engel End Frank McGloin. competent witnesses
'rl. ans. who sign these presents such, together
nth said appearers and me, notary, on the day |
nd date first aOre written.
Original signed:
s. HOPKINS. JR, |
JAMES STRAWBRIoGE,
FREDERICK ZENbEL |
FRANK MCGLOIN
W. KLElNPETER,
Notary Public.
and for the parish OF Or cans, State Of Louisiana
D hereby certify that the above and foregoing |
nendments OF he charter OF the Bank Of Lafay. |
tie have been this day duly recorded in my office |
,cofding to law i'll book society No. l8, folio $780,
1d seq.
c. DARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
], the ur dersigned notary public DO hereby Ger.
It amending the charter OF the Bank of LAFAYETTE
I'D certificate Of recOrdation- thereof, now Of |
cord in nv office
W. B. KLBINPETER.
mhil 10 70 apl Notary Public.