New Orleans Republican., 1875-12-30
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CHARTER. ......... ....CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARIsnND CITY OF
NEW ORLEANS


Be 1t known that on this tenthsGf of December
In the year of our Lord one tt6and eight hun.
dred and seventy five and of tiBniependence u of
the United States of Ans rica ttS ne hundre dth
before me, Niehoias Browse Triskt notary public
in al for the parish of Or'eauState Of Louis
lana, duly commissioned ard qoAhed, and 10 the
presence of the witnesses her Inter named and
guste Bohn, president, and Moo jEHaiTis. cashier:
of the MECHANICS AND TRs DlB BANK OF NEW
ORLEANS, a corporation unddr ne laws OF this
state, domcilate ed IN this city kh herein acting
in their respective capacities tkesaid in virtue
OF their efces and in pursuanSeD a resolution OF
the Board OF Directors of said hnk adopted at
their meeting OF the eleventh 8yovember 1875,
copy OF which, duly certified 10 hereto annex xed
for reference; who declared ttnipursuant TO the
provisions of section E9 of til revised statutes
OF this State, and to article Ell d section one of
the original charter of said ball as adopted by
act passed before Pierre Char kCuvellier late
notary in this city, on the IIrh dav OF August
1873, and after the notice reSued by law had
been duly given in the official Smal of this State
pubiishedin this city, the folld&tg amendment of
the charteT OF said bank was Ytmtted for their
action to the stockholders thetN, 70 wit.
That article two, section or1olf the charter of
sad bank be smeL ded so as td.md as follows:
.tThe capital stock Of said ~ 9raton shall he
three hundred Thousand dol u .vided into iii.
tee n thousand shares of twentyiolars each"
Said appeart re- further de sfs that the general
meeting OF the stockholders 'csaid bank called
according to law and to thu barter thereof, as
aforesaid, was convened and ~ for that purpose
at the banking house OF said srporation, in this
CITY, on the twenty.sixth ds bof July last 1875
and adj journed from day 10 da{o the ffth of Octo-
Der last, 1875; that at said xtting eleven thou.
sand three hundred and ninetyight shares of the
capital stock of said bank tR.g more than two
thirds thereof, were preseL L. represented, and
were unanimously voted in DIR Of the adoption
of the aforesaid amendment will more fully
appear reference being had phe hereto annexed
duly certified process verb&G the proceedings
had at said general meeting. II q -. : q d.
Wherefore, and for the pIroee Of having the
said amendment to the CHAIR of said bank
corded and published acco1hg 10 law, the said
appearers, in their said offcAcepscity and In be-
half Of the stockholders therS DO hereby declare,
proclaim and pubish as bn0x on the SAID stock.
holders, their successors andl8igns and all others
whom II may or does conce n that the charter of
the said Mechanics and Trs ks Bank of New Or
leans has been duly and lep&H changed modified
and amended in the msnntiform and words as
hereinbefore set forth.
Thus done and passed 10y office at New Or.
leans, in The presence OF hguste Huard and
Leonce C.Vlllere, competent Witnesses dOmiciliated
in this city, who hereuntO their names with
the appeareTs and me, said rxary, the day, month
and year hrst above wrtt&
Original signed;
AUG. H(aN, President;
MosEdlARRlS, Cashier;
l.: G. YLtRf
AuGCH HUARD,
o. go N. B. INST Notary Public.
I, the undersigned depF recorder of mort.
cages IN and for the city Oflhw Orleans parish of
Orleans, State Of Louisiahl do hereby certify
tnat The above and fOreg0& amendment TO tho
charter of the Mechanicsf fnd Traders Bank of
New Orleans was this davl6ly recorded in my
othce according to law, III box ll8, f0lios 128 and
New Orleans, December kls75.
G. DARCANriL, Deputy Recorder.
hereby certify the abohto be a true copy OF
the original amendment, al of the thereunto at
tsched certifcste OF the rtorder OF mortgages, of
record in my office.
As witness my onbeial SEQ and signature at New
orleans, this thirteenth q OF December 1875.
def4 z28 je4 N. B. RIST. Notary Public.