The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-02-01
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF ROOD BLACK COMPANY.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF Or
LEANS, CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.

Be It known, that on this second day OF
January in the year of our Lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twelve, and OF the
independence Of the United States of Amer
lea the one hundred and thirty-sixth, before
me, James Zacharie Spearing, a notary pup
of Louisiana, duly commissioned and quail
fed and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned. person
ally came and appeared, Edwin W. Rod,
president of Rodd- Black Company. a corpo-
ration duly organized and incorporated I'M
der and by virtue of the laws OF this state
by an act of Incorporation passed before me.
first day Of December 1905. duly recorded in
the mortgage office Of this parish In book
$40 folio 191, which appearer declared that
whereas a general meeting OF the stockhold.
held at its Office in this city on the 18th
day Of December, 1911, after all the delays
required by law had been complied with the
said stockholders In meeting assembled;
unanimously voted to change. alter and
amend the said act Of Incorporation. as fol-
lows, to-wit:
Article I of the said charter was amend
ed and re-enacted so as to read as follows,
to-wit: The name and style of this corpo-
ration shall be the ROOD WHITE COM
PANY: and by that name 1t shall have pow
er and authorlI- to exist and enjoy success
sion for the full term and period OF ninety
nine years. commencing on and to be COM
puted from and after the date and day
hereof.
Now, therefore, in order to carry out the
objects and purposes of said stockholders
meeting, and to clothe said amendment In
proper form, and to give same legal force
and effect said appearer does now and here
by formally declare, publish and make known
that the charter Of Rodd Black Company
has been changed, altered and amended and
modified in the manner and form and to the
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hereby authorize and require that the fore
going act of said amendment be recorded
and published according to law, TO the end
that the same may become operative and be
binding upon all persons, who are now or
who may hereafter become stockholders OF
the said corporation, or become otherwise
interested therein.
Said appearer further declared that the
foregoing amendment was authorized by the
proceedings and votes OF the said meeting
Of stockholders; and the said stockholders
did by a motion duly offered, seconded ant
carried at said meeting. authorize and direct
the said appearer to formally execute the
said amendment by notarial act, and duly
record same according to law, as the same
will more fully appear by reference to the
minutes of said meeting certified copy O
which are hereunto annexed and made part
hereof
Thus done and passed In my ONCE in til,
city of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year aforesaid, In the presence Of Messrs
y
dahl, Jr, witnesses of lawful age, residing
| in the parish, who have signed their names
with the said parties and me, notary, after
due reading of the whole.
(Original signed) f. W. Rodd, president
| (witnesses) Chester NJ. Schneidau, A. Bug
dahl, Jr.
J. ZACH. SPEARISG, Not. Pub
I. the undersigned. deputy recorder Of
mortgages In and for the parish Of Orleans
state OF Louisiana. do hereby certify thai
| the above and foregoing act of amendment
| to the charter Of the Rodd Black Company
was this day duly recorded in my Office In
book 1851, folio 512.
| (Signed) EMILE LEONARD,
Deputy Recorder of Mortgages
New Orleans, La, January 9th, 1912.
I, the undersigned, notary public, In ant
| for the parish OF Orleans, do hereby certif.
the above and foregoing to be a true ant
correct copy of the original act of amend
ment to the charter of Rodd Black Com
pany and of the certificate of the records
Of mortgages for this parish. thereunto ap
pended and Of record In my once.
In faith whereof, I have hereunto set m,
hand and oficial seal this 18th day of Jan
uary. 1912
| ]. ZACH. SPEARINc, Not Pub
| (Sea) Jan IS 25 feb I Is % 191.