New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-01-04
rHARTER.. CHA"
STATE OF LOUISIANA, PARISH AND CT
NEW ORLEANS. OF
QUARTER

Be it known that on this tenth day of Decemb |
in the year of our Lord one thousand eight nun
bred and seventy five, and of the Independence OF
the United States of Am 7rica the one hundred th
before me, Nicholas Browse Trist notary public
in and for the parish of Orleans. State of Louis.
lana duly commits and qualified and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named and
unders gned, personally came and appeared An.
guste Bohn, president and Moses Harris. cashier;
OF the MECHANICS AND IRA DERS' BANK OF NEW
ORLEANS, corporation under the laws or this
State, dom ciliated in this city, both herein acting
in their respective capacities aforesaid in virtue
of their eihees and in pursuance to resolution of
the Board of Directors of said bank, adopted at
their meeting Of the eleventh of November, 1873,
q copy of which, duly certified is hereto annexed
for reference; who declared that pursuant to the
provisions of section 279 OF the Revised Statutes
of this State, and to a tice eight eectiO one of
act passed before Pierre Charles Cuveller. late a
notary in this city, on the ninth day Of August,
d anS nt mad
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 article two, section one of the charter Of
said bank be amended so to read as follows
The capital stock Of said corporation shall be
teen Thousand shares of twenty dollars each"
Said appearers further declared hat the general
met ting Of the stockholders of said bank called
according to law and to the chatter thereof, as
aforesaid, was convened and held for that purpose
at the banking house of said corporation, in tbs
cty, on the twenty sixth day of July last, 1875
and adjourned from day to day to the fifth of Octo
Der last, 1875; that at said meeting eleven thou
sand three hundred and ninety eight shares of the
capital stock of said bank, being more than two
thirds thereof, were present represented. and
were unanimously voted in 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 proceedings
had at said general meeting.
Wherefore. and for the purpose of having the
said amendment to the charter OF said bank re-
corded and published according 10 law, the said
appearers in their said official capacity and in be-
half of the stockholders thereof. do hereby declare
proc aim and publish binding on the said stock
holders their successors and igns, and all others
whom il may or does cOncera, that the charter of
the SAID Mechanics and Traders Bank of New II
leans has been duly and legally changed modified
and amended in the manner, form and words as
hereinbefOre set forth.
Thus done and passed in my office at New Or
leans, in the presence of Anguste Huard and
LeOnce C.Villere competent witnesses dOmicated
in this city, who hereunto sign their names, with
the appeareIs and me-, said :ary, the day, month
and year first above written.
Original signed:
AUG. BONN President;
MOSES HARRIS. Cashier;
L. c. VILLkRE,
AUGUSTA HuARD
N. B. TRIST. 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
New Orleans was this dav duly recorded liz my
office according to law, in book lib, foios 12S and
729
New Orleans, December 10. 1875
G. DARCANTEL, Deputy Recorder.
thereby certify the above to be . true copy of
the original amendment, and of the thereunto at
tached certificate Of the recorder Of mortgages, Of
AZ witness my ofasial seal and signature At New
Orleans, this thirteenth DAY Of Decomb Dor 1875,
della II % ja4 NIB. fRlsT, Notary Public