The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-05-16
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF ]. BART DAVIS PIANO COMPANY.

or ]. BART DAVIS PIANO COMPANY.
Be it known, that on this sixth day of
the month OF April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and twelve be-
for me, Lawrence Mclean Jann. a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified, in
and for the parish OF Orleans, state OF Lou
isiana. personally came and appeared, J.
Bart Davis, herein appearing In his official
capacity as president Of The ]. Bart Davis
Piano Company. corporation duly organ
lied under the laws Of the state OF Louisi-
ana, and dOmiciled in this city: the said ap-
pearer herein, acting in his said official ca
pacity. and for and in behalf OF said corpO-
ration under and by virtue Of resolution
adopted at the special meeting OF the stock
holders thereof, hereinafter referred to, who
declared; that written notice thereof having
been mailed TO each stakeholder more than
forty (4O) days prior to said meeting, and
publication thereof having been made in the
Daily states, daily newspaper in this city
on the 4th, 18th, 18th and 18th OF Febru-
airy, 1912 and March 4th, 1912, in addition
thereto. a special meeting OF the stockhold-
ers of the said j. Bart Davis Piano Company
was convened and held at the Office of said
company, in this city, on the 14th day of
March, 1912, Of which meeting Louis Scher.
er and Marie +. Dodge were chosen chairman
and secretary, respectively, for the purpose
of amending the original act OF incorpOra-
ton or said company passed before me, the
Undersigned notary public, on the 22nd day
OF November, 1911, and recorded in the
mortgage office of this parish in book 1851.
than three Ourths (3-4) OF all of the capt.
tai stock of said company was present and
voted; and 1t was at this said meeting
unanimously agreed and decided by all OF
the stockholders of said company that Arti-
Gle ~ OF said act of Incorporation should
be changed, altered and amended, so as to
hereafter be and read as follows, to-wit:
The capital stock of this corporation
shall be forty thousand dollars (S4O, OO0)
divided into two thousand Cocoon shares of
$4,000 twenty dollars each. One thou
ISn md ghn -. 4
and (1,000( shares shall be preferred stock,
bearing eight per cent (S9o) interest cumul-
alive All stock shall be paid in cash or
It's equivalent and shall be paid for in such
insta llments and on such terms as the board
| of directors may fix"
And the said appearer, ]. Bart Davis. in
| his said capacity, further declared that said
| change and amendment to Article w of the
original act OF Incorporation was adopted
unanimously by the stockholders Of said cor
poration and acting under the authority
vested In him as president Of said corpora
| ton. by resolution at said meeting adopted
| as per duly certified copy of same annexed
hereto and made part hereof: the said 7
Bart Davis further declared for and in behalf
OF said = BART Davis Piano Company that
Article " Of said act OF incorporation OF
said company has been modified, changed
| altered and amended, so as TO hereafter read
be and exist as is hereinbefOre written and
set forth, and he does hereby authorize and
| require said alteration and amendment 70
be duly recorded and published in the man
ner required by law, to the end that the
same shall hereafter and at all times be
| binding upon the said stockholders, and ali
such persons as may hereafter become stock
| holders OF said corporation.
| Thus done and passed. in my office in the
city of New Orleans, on the day. month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
l ence of MesSieurs Edward Montegut and Ed
ward ]. Thilborger. competent witnesses
who have hereunto signed with the said an,
pearers, and me, notary, after reading OF
the whole.
| (Original signed) J. Bart Davis. presf
dent: CWitnesses) e. Montegut, e. J.
Thilborger.
| (Sea) LAWRENCE VI. JANIN,
| Notary Public
/. the undersigned. recorder of mortgages.
in and for the parish of Orleans, state of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of amendment of incorpo-
ration of The ]. Bart Davis Piano Company
was this day duly recorded in my office, in
book 1851, folio =.
| New Orleans, April 9Th, 1912.
(SeaD (Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
by. r.
Srate of Louisiana,
| Parish of Orleans: