The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-05
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Excelsior Steam Laundry Company
Limited.

shreveport, La, OCt. II, 10O0-AI d
meeting of the stockholders of the Ex-
celsior Steam Laundry Company Lin
tied, called in accordance with the pro-
visions of Act No. I4o of the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana APP
proved July IA, 1893, due notice of said
meeting having been published for
more than thirty days, and printed
copy of said notice having been mailed
to each stockholders of said company at
least forty days prior to this date, all as
prescribed by Section 2 of said Act, and
the meeting having been called to order,
there were present in person the follow
ing stockholders representing the fol
lowing named amounts of the capital;
stock of said company, to-wit::
F. R. Hodges, 100 shares at $500 per
share, $I8,ooooo.
J. E. Reynolds, 572 shares at $3.50
per share, $IA3oo. 90.
Miss Lizzie Reynolds, 1873 shares at
$a5oo PEI share, $4,000.
J. D. Pennington, 20 shares at $a5.oo
per share. $4,000.
M. T. Shumate, 40 shares at $4,000
per share, $4,000.
Making a total of 1860 shares, consti-
tuting 3o-4o of the original capital stock
of the company, T. L. Pennington, the
holder of the remaining 40 shares, being
absent. When. in accordance with said
Act, the following proceedings were.
had, to-wit:.
F. R. Hodges, one of the stockholders,
was elected chairman. and ]. D. Pen
nington, a stockholder, was elected sec
retary of the meeting. The object OF.
the meeting having been duly explained,
the following resolution was offered by
]. E. REYNOLDS, stakeholder:
. BE it resolved by the stockholders of
the Excelsior Steam Laundry Company,
Limited. duly assembled for this pur-
pose, that the capital stock of said cor
poration be. and the same is hereby, in
creased to 100000, divided into 48os
shares of $4,000 each"
Which resolution was duly seconded
by NJ. T. Shumate. a stakeholder, and,
vote being taken on the proposed res
olution for the increase of the capital
stock of the corporation, it was unani-
mously adopted and passed, all of the
aforesaid stockholders voting for said
resolution Whereupon the Article of
the original Charter, adopted October
20, 1905, fixing the amount of the capita
stock of said corporation at 100000,
was duly amended by the following res
olution:
Resolved that Article " of the
Charter of the Excelsior Steam Laun-
dry Company Limited be, and it is here
by amended SO as to read as follows:
ARTICLE ".
The capital stock of said corporation
is hereby fixed at $I2o,ooo.oo, divided
into 400 shares of the par value of
$4,000 each.
Which resolution was unanimously
adopted and passed. The. purpose for
which this meeting was called having
been accomplished, the meeting adj
journed.
F. R. HODGES, Chairman.
]. d. PENNINGTON, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribe before me this
27th day of October 1900
P. NJ. WELSH,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
hereby certify that l have examined
the foregoing amendment to the Char
ter of the Excelsior Steam Laundry
Company Limited, and, finding nothing
therein contrary to law, I hereby ap-
prove the same. Done and signed of
fcially in the City of Shreveport, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, on this goth day
of October 1900.
J. M. FOSTER,
District Attorney First Judicial District
of Louisiana.
Endorsed: Filed and recorded Octo.
Der 20, 1909. w. NJ. LEVY,
Deputy Clerk and ex-Oficio Deputy Re
corder.
State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo
hereby certify that the above and fore
going Is a true and correct copy of the