New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-19
CORPORATIONS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS.
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be it known that on this, the ninth day of the
month Of March, in the year Of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and seventy five, and Of The
ninety ninth, before me- William Bernard Klein
peters 2 notary public. duly commissioned and
cisted at the said city Of New Orleans and in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named and
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residents Of the said city Of New Orleans. here.
in appearing in their Official capacities. the
Of the Bank Of Lafayette, . body corporate
dOmicilated in the said city Of New Orleans,
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stockholders Of said bank who declared that in
accordance with article thirty.two Of the charter
the Revised Statutes of the State of louisiana ap
proved March IA. 1870, being the laws Of the said
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convened and held at The counting room
zine street. in the said city Of New Orleans, On
ThuFsdav, February Is. 1875, for the purpose Of
taking into &c consideration certain pIopess
Beck, IT,. formerly e notary public in this city,
ecribed list Of votes caat. now on file in the said
bank, stockholders, holding and owning 1897
shares OF the subscribed capital stock of the said
Of the said 1907 shares represented, stockholders
owning 1887 sharee voted in favor of the proposed
ten shares voted aesinss the propossd smend
ments; and that in view Of the said Affirmative
vote thus cast the said amendments to the char
folly appear from . duly certified copy Of the
procee verbal Of the said proceedings hereto an
nexed for references and the said sppearers acting
der to carry into effect the said amendments, and
to the same to be recorded and advertised 90
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resolution ct said meeting adopted. . duly Ger.
titled copy Of which said resolution is hereto an
kins. Jr.. president, and James Strawbridge,
Cashier, acting for ana in behalf Of the said stock
By
amendments to the original charter Of the said
Bank Of Lafayette, - adopted At the said meeting
l. That in article three Of the said original
charter Of the said bank the words I'm the Fourth
District" Be stricken ont. That in article twelve
be stricken out, and the word "seven" inserted in
the stead thereof That in agticle sixteen Of the
ont and the word -four" be inserted in the stead
thereof SO that said articles three, twelve and
sixteen, AZ amended. shall read % follows. to wit:
ARTICLE ILL.,
The place Of business and legal domicile Of said
corporation shall be located In the city Of New
ARTICLE XII
Al powers Of the corporation shall be vested in
. Board of Directors consisting Of seven persons.
each 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 discounting notes
aud drafts, and for purchasing bills OF exchange,
may be determined by the by laws ofthe corpora.
ion, but for the transaction Of any other kind Of
business by the board four Of said directors shall
be required to form quorum, and the decision of
a majority Of said quorum shall be valid as cor
Thus done and passed at my Office, in the city
OF New Orleans. in the presence of Frederick
Zengei End Frank McGloin, competent witnesses
Ofisane VINO sign these pfesents a. such, together
with said appearers and me, notary, on the day
and date first afore written.
Original signed:
3. HOPKINS, JR.,
JAMES STRAWBRIDGE,
FREDERICK ZENdEL
FRANK MCGLOIN,
W. B. KLEINPETER,
Notary Public.
], the undersigned deputy recorder OF mortgages
in and for the parish OF Orleans, state Of L0uisana
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
Of the charter Of the Bank Of Lafay.
ette have been this day duly recorded in my Office
according to law in book society No. 49, folio 500,
New orleans, March 10, 1875.
G. DARCANTEL.
Deputy Recorder.
!. the ur dersigned notary public. do hereby Ger
fy the foregoing to be true copy Of the original
vet amending the charter Of the Bank of Lafayette
and certificate Of recordation thereof, now Of
record In my Office.
W. B. KLEINPETER.
mill ID Is apl Notary Public.