New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-04-01
CORPORATIONS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA. PARISH OF ORLEAES.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
CHARTER.

BE kaown that on this, the ninth day of the
month OF March, in the year of our Lord one thou
saia etsht hnndred ana ssyenty, i've and OF the
ninety ninth. before me, William Bernard Klein
peter notary public, duly commissioned and
qaa.i led in and for the city of New Orleans and
parish of Orleans IN the State of Louisiana, domi
ciatei at the said city of New Orleans, and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersisned. personally came and appeared Sea.
Eian Hopkins Jr. and James Strawbridge both
S5 the said haf city Of New here
former president, and the latter as cashier
OF the Bank Of Lafayette, body corporate
domtciated in the said city of New Orleans,
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 tne said bank and with sections 27s and 279 of
proved March H. 1870, being the laws Of the said
stas for such 20 idss and proyded y,
os tile SAID bank, ks situated at at % No. sss Mssa. %
Thursday February 25. 1875, for the purpose OF
taxing into consideration certain proposed
amendments and alterations of the charter Of the
said bank originally framed by act before T. J.
Beck, Jr., formerly q notary public in this city,
aat on e n ss sas s
bank stockholders, holding and owning 1907
shares Of the subscribed capital stock of the said
bolLs took part in the said proceeding. That out
Of the said 1907 shares represented. stockholders
owning 1897 shares voted in favor of the proposed
ten shares voted against the proposed amend
meuts; and that in view Of the said affirmative
vote Aus cast, the said amendments to the charter
of the SAID bank have been adopted all which will
fully appear from duly certified copy of the
process yeihal OF the said proceedings hereto an
tleir said capacities further declared. that in
def 10 carry into effect the said amendments, aud
to clEse the same to be recorded and advertised
by law required. by virtue of the powers in them
yestei by the stockholders of the said bank under
n resolution at said meetbg adopted, a duly GER
~ fed copy of which said resolution is hereto
n Sxei for reference, they the said Seaman Hop
k.S.4 Jr, president, and James Strawbrdse
1asS pier acting for ana in behalf of the said stock
ha1 tars have appeared before me, notary, and do
amen, Sments to the original charter of the said
Bank III Lafayette, as adopted at the said meeting
are az Afollows, to wit:
char-ef of the said bank the words I'm the Fourth
DafrInti be stricken out 2. That in article twelve
o. q, sse out and the word SEVEN inserted in
tine st.af thereof That in Article sixteen OF the
the ss wS1a in be s sesd
fheraof kSO that said articles three, twelve and
sixeesa. a. amended, shall read as follows. to wit
ARTICLE Ill.
Tb, nlacsN of business and legal domicile of said
corporatiouA shall be located in the city OF New
o''eaas ARTICLE XII. .
A., oowsrs &pf the corporation shall be vested in
a Board of directors, consisting OF seven persons
rrgf- ar of tine firm of which he is q member, at
least twenty WARES OF tne capitai s'ocA ot sAio
e0"'Au ARTICLE XVI
r1,a ,,mber on directors for discounting notes
o,d irafts and Nor purchasing bills of exchange,
,na, a. iaterminled by the by laws of the corpora
+a5 80 for fha Transaction Of any other kind of
1 s,ass Inv the IN hard four of said directors shall
- a,sirsd 70 fnrrA quorum and the decision of
&c oi,-tU oS said &uOrum shall be valid q
p0-ate act. u, :. A..
Th;s done and ps esed st my once, n IA ry tne clty
- I'D Erant sycGloin, competent witnesses
cfIawt,,i aga and dor cilisted in the city of New
Criaars wSo SIGN 1haR presents as such, together
viii said annearers aS me- notary, on the day
and de irst afore w |tten.
o-tI signed: uopr,Ns Tn
AMES STRAWBRlOGE,
FREDERICK ZENGEL,
III VANk McGLOIN,
WvB KLEINPETER.
Notary Pubic.
, 80, ,,os-s,gned denutt recorder of mortgages
=; AMI Sor ths nsrish OF oreAns, State of LOuisians
do hereby. certify that the\aoSve ana foregoing
80. ba "a haan this day duly3 recorded in my Office
accot ng to law in book sod ety NO. Alo, folo ooo
and seq - ~ IL
Ne" o'eAh'' A~''A -'' q DARCANTEL,
Deputy Recorder.
+r,a undsraiened notary public, do hereby Ger
tify the foregoing to be true Sopy o. tne Original
act amending the charter OF the bSnk OF Lafayette
and certifcste Of recordatio thereof, now Of
record in my ONCE.
New Orleans, March TO- ls1s. xtRrxpprpp
mill 1s Is apl Notary Public.