New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-03-23
CORPORATIONS.
STATE OF LOUISIANA PARISH OF ORLRANS
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Belt known that on this, the ninth day of the
ID 81 and
independence of the United States Of America the
ninety ninth, before me, William Bernard Klein
qusliied in and for the city Of New Orleans and
parish of Oreans, IN the State Of Louisiana domi-
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
undersigned. personally came and appeared Sea
man Hopkins, Jr. and James straw6ridge, both
residents OF the said city Of New Orleans. here.
iD appearing in their official capacites the
former president. and the latter as cashier
domieilated in the said city. of New Orleans,
and duly chartertd under the laws of this State
said sppesrers herein acting for and in behalf of the
stockholders OF said bank who declared that in
accordance with article thirty.twO of the charter
Of the said bank, and with sections 27s and 279 Of
proved March IA. 1870, being the laws of the said
State for such purposes made and provided.
general meeting Of the stockholders Of the
said bank Of Lafayette, regularly called. was
Of the SAID bank. situated 1t No. sss M Tse@
THURSDAY, February IS isss for the purpose OF Of
taking into consideration certain proposed
and Gf the charter tie
dated April IS. 1870 That according to duly sub.
bank, sto kholders, holding and owning 1877
shares of the subscribed capia al stock of the said
bonk took part In the said proceeding. That out
of the said 1877 shares represented stockholders
owning 1887 shares voted in favor Of the proposed
amendments. while stockholders 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 cha ter
OF the said bank have been adopted; all which will
fully appear from duly certified copy of the
process verbal of the said proceedings hereto an
Dexed for reference and the said app+a acting
III their said capacities further declared that or
der to carry into effect The said amendments, ard
to canse the same to be recorded and advertised as
OF II
resolution at said meeting adopted. duly GER
fled copy OF which said resolution is hereto an.
nexed for reference, they. the said Seaman Hop.
kins, Jr., president, ard James Strawblidge
cashier, acting for il behalf of the said stock.
holders have appeared before me- notary ard do
bl these presents declare and proclaim that the
amendments to the original charter Of the said
Bank Of Lafayette ae adopted at the said meeting
l. That in article three Of the said original
charter OF the said bank the words "ln the Fourth
Of the said original charter the word "thirteen"
be stricken out. and the word "seven" inserted in
the stead thereof 3. That In Article sixteen of the
sad original charter the word five" be stricken
ont and tho word four be inserted in the stead
thereof. 80 that said articles three, twelve and
sixteen. as amended. shall read as follows to wit:
ARTICLE III.
The place Of business and legal domice of said
corporation shall be located in the city Of New
Orleans"
All powers Of the corporation shall be vested in
Board OF Directors, cons sting of seven DC rsOns
each of whom shall hold in his own name and
right, or Ut the firm Of which he is member at
least twenty shares of the capital stock of said
company.
ARTICLE XVI.
The number of directors for discOunting notes
sand drafts, and for purchasing uis 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 sb all
be required to form quorum. and tn. decision of
q majority of said quorum shall be valid q cor
pOrate act.
Thus done and passed at my office, in the city
Of New Orleans. in the presence of Frederick
Zenge snd Frank McGlon, competent witnesses
OF lawful age and mi SLATED in the city of New
Dries who Sign these presents such, together
with said appeareIs and me, notary, on the day
and date first atOre written
Original signed:
s. HOPKINS, JK.,
JAMES STRAWBRIDGE, |
FREDERICK ZENuEL, |
FRANK MCGLOIN,
W. B. KLEINPETER.
Notary Public.
l, the undersigned deputy recorder of mortgages
In and for the parish or Or cans state of louisiana
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing
amendments of he charter OF the Bank of Lafay.
cite have been this day duly recorded in my office
ami Seu.
New Orleans, March 10, 1875.
c. DARCANrEL.
Deputy Recorder.
l, the ur dersigned notary public do hereby GER
tify the foregOig to be true COPY of the original
act amending the charter OF he Bank of Lafaye