The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1909-12-07
CHARTER AMENDMENT.
Excelsior Steam Laundry Company
Limited

Shreveport, La, Oct. II, Iooo.-At
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 ap-
proved July Il, 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 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, 72o shares at $25.oo per
share, $18.ooo.oo.
J. E. Reynolds, s72 shares at $a5.oo
per share. $4,000. 90.
Miss Lizzie Reynolds, 1873 shares at
$25oo nsr share. $4,000.
]. D. Pennington, 20 shares at $4,000
per share, $4,000.
| M. T. Shumate, 90 shares at $25
per share, $4,000.
Making a total of 1850 shares, consti
tuting 1910 of the original capital stock
of the company, T. l. Pennington, the
holder of the remaining 20 shares, being
absent. When, in accordance with said
Act, the following proceedings were
had, to-wit:
T. r. Hodges, one of the stockholders,
was elected chairman, and J. D. PEN
nington, 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 $I2oooooo, divided into 1900
shares of $25.oo each
! Which resolution was duly seconded
by M. T. Shumate, stakeholder, and,
a vote being taken on the proposed res
olution for the increase of the capital
stock Of the corporation, it was una1i-
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,ooooo, divided
into 48oo 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 ad-
journed.
F. R. HODGES, Chairman.
]. D. PENNINGTON, Secretary.
Sworn to and subscribe before me this
27th day of October 1909.
P. M. WELSH,
s Notary Public
| State of Louisiana, Parish of Caddo:
] hereby certify that I have examined
the foregoing amendment to the Char
ter of the Excelsior Steam Laundry
Company Limited, and, finding nothing
therein contrary to law, / hereby ap-
prove the same. Done and signed of
6cially in the City of Shreveport, Cad
do Parish, Louisiana, on this 2oth day
of October 1909.
]. 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 ::
l hereby certify that the above and fore
going is true and correct copy of the