The herald., 1911-10-19
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER

CHARTER OF THE CONTRACTORS OIL
COMPANY, LTD.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF OR
LEANS.
Be it known, that on this Goth day of
September in the year OF our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and eleven. and Of
the independence OF the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty fifth.
before me. Alfred ID. DanZlger, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified In
and for the State and Parish aforesaid, and
in the presence OF the witnesses after named
and undersigned. personally appeared Leon
&. Weis. President. Walter c. Keenan,, Vice
President and Treasurer, and W. +. Dods-
worth, Secretary OF the Contractors OIL
Company, Ltd, all OF this city.
And which appearers, acting as aforesaid,
declared that:
Whereas. at a meeting OF the stockholders
OF the said corporation, held the fourteenth
day of August, 1911, at its Office In the
City of New Orleans, two-thirds Of the stock
of said corporation being present, an
amendment to Paragraph one OF Article
four of the Charter, as below shown, was
adopted by a unanimous vote of the said
stockholders OF the said corporation, and
appearers were authorized by said resolu-
lions to appear before a notary public and
embody the desired amendments TO the said
charter In notarial act, so as TO conform
TO the law and to serve as in justice may
appertain or occasion may require; the
whole as will more fully appear by refer
enCe to certified copy OF said resolution
hereto annexed and made a part hereof.
Now, therefore, the said appearers acting
as aforesaid, have requested me- Notary, to
promulgate said amendments and make
them part of the charter OF said corpora
ton to the end that said amendments shall
have the same force and effect from this
day as IL the original Articles of Incorpora-
ton had read as Paragraph one OF Article
" as now amended reads.
/. Notary, have accordingly promulgated
said amendments and do. by there present,
make them part OF the original Articles OF
incorporation to the end that Paragraph
one of Article " thereof. as now amended,
shall hereafter read as follows, towit:
PARAGRAPH ]. ARTICLE ".
(Amended.)
The capital stock Of said corporation Is
hereby fixed at forty thousand dollars
$40 900. OOO), divided into sixteen hundred
shares at par value OF twenty-five dollars
tS25OO) each. The stock Of the corpora
tiOn shall be issued only for money, prop
erty, or services rendered this corporation,
and shall be represented by certificates is
sued by the company and signed by the
President and Secretary
All holders of outstanding stock, issued
under the original charter, shall, within
thirty days from notification OF the amend
ment herewith promulgated. surrender TO
the Secretary OF this corporation, their
said original certificates, in order to re-
ceive therefor new certificates, issued in ac-
cordance with the provisions and require
ments OF the amendment herewith prOmul-
gated: each holder OF one share OF stock,
as issued under the original charter, being
entitled to four (4) share of stock issued
under the provisions OF this amendment.
Paragraph two Of said Article ", and
all other articles in the original act OF in
corporation. passed before Ernest T. Flor
ence. a Notary Public, on March Bird, 1911,
are TO remain unchanged and unaltered, eI-
cept as affected by the foregoing amend
mcnt.
Thus done and passed in nv Office at New
Orleans. La, on the day, month and year
herein first above written, In the presence or
Sol Weiss and Delphine Austin, competent
witnesses. which have hereunto signed their
names with the said appesrers and me- the
Notary afterd ne reading OF the whole.
Originals igned)
President and General
President and General Manager.
WALTER G. KEENAN,,
Vice-President and Treasurer.
W. f. DODSwORTH, Sec'y.
A. y. DANZIGER, Notary Public.
DELPHINE AUSTIN.
true copy from the original act.
A. d. DANZIGER, Notary Public.
I, the undersigned Recorder OF Mort
cages. do hereby certify that the above
Amendment TO the Charter OF the Contract
ors' Oil Company. Ltd, was this day duly
recorded in my office in Book 1851. folio q. d.
New Orleans, La, September %, 1911.
(Signed) EMILE LEONARD, ID. X.
true copy:
A. D. DANZIGER.
Notary Public.
Oct 8. -, 10, &c. Nov 2, Q, 1911.