New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-12-14
CORPORATIONS,
{ ARTER''''.............,"..CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH AND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS

Be it known that on this tenth day of December
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight nun,
dred and seventy i've and of the ependence OF
the United States OF An RIGA the one huudredth,
before me Nicho'as Browse Trist notary public
in al d for the parish of or cans State Of Louis.
ANA, duly commissioned and qualified and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
unders,gned' personally came and appeared Au.
gnrte Bohn, president, and Moses Harris, cashier;
Of the MECHANICS AND TRs DERS BANK OF NEW
ORLEANS, corporation u der the laws OF this
State domiciaed in this citv, both herein acting
in their respective capacities aforesaid, in virtue
OF their offices and in pursuance to resolution of
the Board of Directors of said bank adopted al
their me etng of the eleventh of NOvemb r. la75
a copy OF which, duly certified is hereto annaY.d
for reference; who declared that pursuant to the
provisions of section 279 of the Revised Statutes
of this State, and to Article eight section one of
act passed before Pierre Charles Cuvelie4 late a
notary in this city, Oh the ninth day OF August
1873, and after the notice required by law mad
been duly given in the official Journal of this State
published in this city, the following amendment OF
the charter of said bank was submitted for their
action to the stockholders thereof, to wit:
That a t!cle two; section one, of the charter of
said bank be anne ded so as to read AS follows:
The capital stock of said corp ration shall he
three hundred thousand dollars divided INTO ff.
to- tnoDsind shares of twenty dollars each"
Said appeartrs further declared that the general
me- ting of the stockholders OF said bank called
according to law and to the charter thereof as
aforesaid, was convened and held Tor that purpose
at the banking house of said corporation in THIS
CITY, on the twenty sixth day of July last 1875
and adjourned from day to day to the nth of Octo
Der last 1875 mat at said me eting eleven thou.
sand three hundred and ninety eight shares of the
capital stock of said bank. being more than two
thirds thereof, were preset represented and
were unanimously voted i'll favor Of the adoption
of the aforesaid amendment. will more fully
appear reference being had TO the hereto annexed
duly certified process verbal of the rocesdings
had at said general nesting
Wherefore. and for the purpose of having the
said amendment to the charter of said bank re.
corded and pub ished according 10 law the said
appearers in their said official capacity and in be.
hall OF the stockholders thereof do hereby declare,
proclaim and publish as binding on the SAID stock.
whom i may OIL does concern, that the charter of
the said Mechanics and Traders Bank of New nr.
leans has been duly and legally changed modified
and amended in the manner form and WORDS as
he Feiubef0re set forth.
Thus done and passed IL my office at New Or.
leans, in the presence of Auguste Huard and
"a TINS city, who hereunto sign their names, with
the appeareIs and me, said 10 airy, the day mouth
and year fist above written.
Original signed
AUG. BONN, President;
MOSES HARRIS, Cashier;
l.. c, VILLtRt
AUGl STB HuARD,
n. B. TRlST, Notary Public
cages in and for the city OF New Orleans parish of
Orleans, state OF Louisiana, do hereby certify
that the above and foregoing amendment to the
charter of the Mechanics and Traders Bank of
1928 N
New Orleans, December 10. 1875.
C. DARCANThL, Deputy Recorder.
hereby certify the above to be true eopy of
the original amendment, and of the thereunio at
taehed ceItitcate Of the recorder of mortgages of
As witness my ofneal seal and signature at New
Orleans this thirteenth day of D ecember 1875
del4 u " Jai N B. TRIST, Notary Public.