The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-04-25

OF J. 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 Janin, q notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified. in
and for the parish of Orleans, state of Lou
isiana, personally came and appeared, ].
Bart Davis, herein appearing In his official
capacity as president of The J. Bart Davis
flanO 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
pactty. and for and In behalf of said corpO-
ration under and by virtue of a 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 t4O) days prior to said meeting. and
publication thereof having been made in the
Daily States, a 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 f. Dodge were chosen chairman
| and secretary, respectively, for the purpose
OF amending the original act of incorpOra-
ton OF 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
| folio 300; and that at said meeting more
than three-fOurths (3-4) of all of the can't
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 corpora ton
divided into two thousand (2.OOO) shares OF
/ (S2OO0) twenty dollars each. One thou
sand shares 1,0O0) shall be common stock
and 10000 shares shall be preferred stock
alive. All stock shall be paid in cash OF
its equivalent, and shall be paid for in such
instruments and on such terms as the board
or directors may fix"
And the said appearer, J. Bart Davis, in
his said capacity, further declared that said
change and amendment to Article " of the
original act OF Incorporation was adopted
unanimously by the stockholders of said cor
poratlOn and acting under the authority
vested in him as president of said corpora
ton, by a resolution at said meeting adopted
as per duly certified copy of same annexed
neret0 and made part hereof; the said
Bart Davis further declared for and in behalf
or said J. Bart Davis Piano Company thai
Article Nv Of said act of incorporation Of
SAID company has been modified changed
altered and amended so as to hereafter rea 4
be and exist as is hereinbefore written anf
set forth. and he does hereby authorize AND
require said alteration and amendment Il
| oe uuiy Iecorueu ana published In the man
ner required by law, to the end that tn,
same shall hereafter and at all times b,
binding upon the said stockholders, and al
such persons as may hereafter become stock
holders of said corporation.
Thus done and passed, in my Office in tn,
city or New Orleans, on the day. month ant
year herein first above written. in the pres
ence of Messieurs Edward Montegut and FL
ward j. Thilborger, competent witnesses
who have hereunto signed with the said an
pearers, and me, notary, after reading O
Original signed) J. Bart Davis presi
dent: CWftnesses) z. Montegut, +. ]
u tSeaD LAWRENCE NJ. JANIN,
Notary Public
: /. the undersigned. recorder of mortgages
! In and for the parish of Orleans. state O
, Louisiana. do hereby certify that the aboy
and foregoing act of amendment of incorpo
J ration of The J. Bart Davis Piano Compap,
} was this day duly recorded in my office. Ii
book 1851, folio :.
New Orleans. April 9Th. 1912
(SeaD (Signed) EMILE LEONARD.
by. r
:. Parish of Orleans