The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1898-06-11

State of Louisiana. Parish OF st. Martin

state Oh LOulslaiid. al i'' VI "
BE it known. That on this Third day
of the month of May in the year OF our
Lord one thousand eight hundred ana
ninety eight.
Before me james Simon, notary pu-
bile in and for the Parish OF st. Martih'
State of Louisiana, duly commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence OF the
witnessed hereinafter NAMED and under
signed.
Personally came and appeared, Messrs
Louis c. Duchamp. Robert Martin. Feiix
Bienyenu. Albert Bienvenn. Arthur Lab
be. Theobald j. Liable, Adolph Orlliion.
Frank T. Guilbeau and Albert +. ROus-
sean constituting the Board OF Directors
of the st. Martinvile Building and Loan
Association. said Louis c. Duchamp be-
ing president and the said Robert Mar
tin being vice president thereof, all re-
sidents of the Parish of st. Martin, La,
and the said st. Martinville Building
and Loan Association being duly organ
lied corporate body of this State with
its domicile in the Town of st. Martini
vile. instituted by an act passed before
VIM. b. Eastin, Deputy Clerk and ex-
oflicio Notary Public, on the 18th OF
August 1898, and of record in the Recor-
der's Office of thi; Parish in Book folio
5s3 No 1861 of mortgages, and herein
acting in their said respective capacl-
ties and for and on behalf OF the said
corporation pursuant to the authority
Oh them conferred at general meeting
of the stock holders thereof held at the
Office of said corporation on the 9TH day
of April 1898, who said appearers decla-
red in their capacity aforesaid that in
pursuance of the provisions of the Arti-
Gle XIII of the Charter or Act OF lncOr-
poration of said Association, a general
meeting of its stock holders was con-
yened and held at the office of said cor
alton on the 9TH day of April 1898, for
the purpose Of altering or changing and
amending or adding to the said Charter
or Act Of Incorporation of the said As
sociation Of which said meeting con-
yened for said purpose ten days prior
notice thereof was mailed to each stock
holder. And that at said meeting all
the stockholders present and represented
by prOxy did vote unanimously for the
said Amendments proposed to be made
to said act Of Incorporation.
And the said appearers declared fur
Their that by virtue Of the powers il
them vested as officers of said AssOcia
ton and in conformity with the autho
rity on them conferred by said stock
holders, and i'm order to carry into effect
the said Amendment and to cause sam
> to be recorded they do hereby publicl.
. and formerly proclaim and make known
!, the following amendments to the act o
- interpretations of the st. Martinvill
= Building and Loan Association to tn
end that same hereafter and at all tim
: be as hereinafter detailed and set fort
Z and i'm full force and effect as regard
|, all persons that are in or who may here
a after become stock holders Of the sal
= Association, tO-wit: That Article Nv q
: said corporation shall be amended so a
!. read as follows:
Article ~.
The capital of said corporation sha
|. be One Million Dollars (Sl,OO0.O0W an
issued in shares, each representing tW
hundred dollars $4,000 to be paid u
- i'm weekly instalIments Of twenty ii'
per share.
. Minors and married women may hole
IN subscribe for, transfer and withdra
n n, shares in the manner prescribed by Law
K At the close of each fiscal year, Il
net profits shall be appOrtiOned and
dividend credited to the value of eac
share in force, in such manner as til
Board of Directors may determine.
Whenever the shares of any one seri,
by reason Of the payments OH accOuI
Of subscriptions thereto. together wit
the addition of the profits and accum'
lations, thereon shall be worth the p'
value of two hundred dollars $780,
each, the shares representing the seri
so arrived at par shall be liQuidated al
paid over TO the holders thereof. on u
surrender of their certificate; and wheI
ever the shares of the series last ISSUE
shall be worth the par value of two hui
dred dollars $4,000 each. the AssOcii