New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-06
A ,ENDMENT TO CHARTER.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA-STATE OF LOU.
ISIANA.

UNI Ed STATES OF AMERlCA-SIAIE LOU.
ISIANA
PARISH OF ORLEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
ID day of the month of December in the year Of
our Lord one thousand eight hundred and seventy
Eve aud OF the independence OF the United States
of America, the one hundredth before me,
Gustave LIE Gacdeur, Jr a notary public duly
commissioned and sworn in and for the parish and
city azores aid therein residing, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and under
sgued, personally came and appeared Jean jules
Aldige of this city, herein appearing, STIMULATING
and acting for and IN the name and as preside Mt
OF, the BlENvILLE OIL WORKS COMPANY, cor.
poration duly organized under the laws of this
State by act passed before the notary
on the twenty-nirth day of August, 1871, and 10
Gated in this city.
Which said Jean Jules Aldge, in his said ca
pacity, declared that pursuant to the ac. of in
corporation of the said company, a general meet
ing of the stockholders of the said Bienvle Oil
Works Company was held and convened at the
OFT &c of the said company the eleventh day of
December, 1875 for the purpose of authorizing
certain measures and making certain amend
ments to IT'S act of Incorporation.
That at said general meeting stockholders hold :.
ing and owning fifteen hundred and forty six
more than rhreefourths of the whole amount Of
the shares, which is fifteen hundred and fifty
were present or represented. And that at said
unanimously adopted, to wit:
Resolved, That in view Of the fact that the COM
pany has acquired nine hundred and fifty shares
That the charter of this company be amended SO
that the third article shall read as follows:
The capital stock OF this company is hereby
fixed at one hundred and ffty-fve thousand dol
lars, divided into fifteen hundred and fifty shares
of one hundred dollars each, reserying to the
stockholders. duly assembled. according to the
provisions of the charter the privilege OF increas-
ing or reducing SAID capital stock.
Transfers OF stock snail be made On the books
of the company at its office in this city, only but
not willis any indebtedness to the company exists
on the part of the hoder and no certificate of
81. Coil
As the whole fIlly appears by the minutes of
the proceedings Of the said general meeting,
hereto annexed for reference.
Now, therefore. the said Jean Jules Aldige, as
president OF the said Bienville OIL Works Com.
pany declared that by virtue of the foregoing and
said amendment adopted BY the stockholders of
the said Bienvie Oil Works Company at the gen
era meeting held and convened at the Office OF the
said company on the eleventh day OfDecember, in
stant as Aforesaid he, the said Jean jules Aldge,
does by these presents in his said capacity publicly
charter or act ofncorporaton of the said Bienvle
OIL Works Company, as passed before the under
signed notary, on the twenty ninth day Of August
1871, has been changed and amended so as to READ
and be as follows, to wit:
ARTICLE III.
The capital st ,ck of this company is hereby
| fixed at one hundred and tifty-hve thousand dol
lars divided into fifteen hundred and fifty shares
stockholders duly assembled, according to the
provisions of the charter the privilege Of iucreas
ing or reducing said capital stock.
Transfers OF stock shall be made on the books
Of the company at it's office in this city only, but
not while any indebtedness to the company exists
on the part of the holder and no certificate OF
stock shall be issued until the same is paid in full.
Thus done and passed in the city Of New Or
leans, at my office the day. month and year first
above written, in the presence of Armand Pilot
Jr., and Ambrose G. La Plce, competent witnesses
who have signed with the said appearer and me
notary, after reading the whole.
Original signed:
J. ALDIGE,
A. PILOT, JR.,
| A. Il. LA PICE,
G. LIE GARDEUR, JR,
Notary Public.
| !, the undersigned, deputy recorder Of mort
| cages for this city, parish of Orleans, State o
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the foregoini
act OF amendment to the charter Of the Bienvillt
! Oil Works Company, has been this day duly re
corded in this office, agreeably to law, in bool
| society 1l8, folio 73l.
| New Orleans, December 16, 1875.
| CHARLES DARCANTKL,
/ Deputy Recorder.
true copy:
g. LIZ GARDBUR, JR..