The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1909-06-26
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
OF
The Burnside and Donaldson
vile Packet Company,
Limited.
United States of America State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.

United States of AInerlea-State of Louisiana
Parish of Ascension.
ESEF0R NE. G. Adolph Gondran a notary
1B public 1taly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish of Ascension, state of LOUISE
ana and IN the presence of the hereinafter named
and undersigned witnesses, personally came and
| appeared Messrs. Henry G. Braad, herein acting
III his quality OF president Of and James P. Ar
naitage, herein acting IN his quality secretary
| of the Burnside and Donaldsonville Packet Eem-
pany, Limited, a duly incorporated Institution
sas per act OF incarceration passed before r. Nc
| GuIloh. a notary public in and for the parish OF
| Ascension. on the End day of March, 1885 res
corded in Book of Miscellaneous Acts No. Fiyes
Folio $50, of the recorders Office ofthe parish of
Ascension, Louisiana, said appearers being herein
and hereunto authorized and empowered by
virtue of a resolution of the board of directors of
said corporation adopted on the 10th day of
June, 1909, a duly certified copy Of which IS
| hereto annexed and made part hereof for ref
erence-
Which said appearers acting as aforesaid.
| seyeFally declare that in pursuance with Article
Y of the charter of said corporation, q general
meeting of the stockholders and shareholders of
said corporation was duly convened and held at
its office at Burnside Ascension parish. Loufsi-
ana. on the 10th day of june, 1903, after thirty
days previous notice hy publication in the Dom
aIdsonville Ghief. "a IeAsI3aE per published in the
town of Donaidsonyilie, la, as required by the
provisions of said charter for the purpose of
amending Articles Two and Six of said charter
st which meeting majority Of the shareholders
of said corporatsoa Tepresenting over three
voted for and in favor OF said amendments. as
viii appear bs certified copy of the minutes OF
said meeting.
the aforesaid respective capacities declared that
they do hereby make It known that agreeahIy to
the provisions of SAID charter Of said corpora
tion the aforesaid Articles Two and SIX of said
charter were amended to read8as follows:
ARTICLE H
The objects and purposes for which this cor
poration is established and the nature Of the
business TO be carried on b. it are hereby de-
clared 10 be TO procure, maintain and operate
one or more steamboats,. toTyboats or other yes
sells faF the TRANSPORTATION of passengers freight
merchandise and the mails of the United States
and the towage OF barges, etc, and the transac-
ton of any and all business connected with or
appeTtainjng to the employment and running,
thartefing and maintaining OF one or more lines
of steamboats, and ether water crafts from the
city of New Orleans to all points on the Missi
spDi river and its tributaries in he state of Lou
isiana and eiseN here. ana to operate ferries on
and across the Mississippi river at any point IN
the state el Louisiana and to engage IN and do
a general passenger ann toWage business upon
any OF the waters or ravigatlc streams of this
and adjoining states; to operate and build rail
reads and toll IoaGs in connection with said
Steamboats, and generally TO do and perform all
that may be requisite or reasonably necessary
for the carrying ont OF the aforesaid objects aud
purposes Of this corporation s.raI g -
The capital stock Of his corporation is hereby
Hsed at the SUM of u ~ En- IH -FIE e THOUSAND
HD0LLAIis, To- be divided into and represented
hy twenty-five hundred shares of stock of the
sum of TEN DOLLARS each. Said stock shall
be raid in cash al such time IN such manner
anu in such amounts and after such notices %
the stockholders as may be fixed By the board of
direstofs, or the same Tlay be issued for labor
rendered rGone. services rendered or money o.
property actually received Of purchased by the
said corporation upon such terms and II such
amounts and at such times as may be prescribed
by the board OF directors.
Thus done and passed at the parish Of AsCen-
sion. state Of Louisiana, on this 10t Gag Of June
1903 IN the presence of NesSfS. Al IL fsicESnY