The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-06-13


UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. STATE
OF LOUISIANA, PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS.
Be IL known, that on this 9th day Of the
month of May, In the year Of our Lord one
thousand nine hundred and twelve. and Of
the independence Of the United States OF
America the one hundred and thirty sixth,
before me, Ethelred Macaulay Stafford a
notary public, duly commissioned and quail
ied in and for the Parish OF Orleans. State
Of Louisiana, personally came and appeared
Victor T. Sylvester, president of the CreS-
cent City Building and Homestead AsSOci-
alton, and Mr.. George Il. Morris, secretary
of said Crescent City Building and Home
stead Association. and which said asSOcia-
tiOn has organized under the laws of the
State of Louisiana, as per nOtarial act on
the date of April 18th, 1908, recorded in
mortgage office book 100, folio 3S6. ct sec
Said appearers declared that after due
notice given to the stockholders of said as
ISOLATION in compliance with the charter
Of said company, and the laws of this state,
a general meeting Of the stockholders OF
said association was held on the LIST day
of May 1909, at their office In the City Of
New Orleans for the purpose Of amending
the charter Of said company, as will be
shown by the certificate of publication here
to attached and marked by me, notary, Ne
Varietur" for identification herewith, and
by the certified copy of the minutes of said
meeting also hereto attached and paraphed
Ne Narietur" by me, notary, for idcntih-
cation with this act.
That at said meeting, as appears by the
extract Of the minutes, three hundred and
siXty-fOur shares of stock of the Crescent
City Building and Homestead Association
were present and votes I'm favor Of amend
ing articles and . of the charter of said
association.
Now, therefore, in order to carry out the
vote of the said stockholders, and TO give
publicity, the said amendments adopted by
said stockholders at said meeting, the said
appearerS acting in their aforesaid capaci-
ties and under authority Of the annexed
resolution of the board of directors of said
corporation, adopted at a meeting held on
the 2nd day of May, 1912, do hereby pro-
claim and make known that articles and
) of the charter of said Crescent City Build
ing and Homestead Association were hereby
modified and changed as follows, to-wit:
ARTICLE ".
Sec. IL. On January list and July list,
of each year, the board OF directors shall
ascertain the earnings of the association
for the preceding six months and out of
such earnings they shall deduct all the eI-
penses of the association for such time, and
the balance remaining, after setting aside,
IL the directors see fit, such an amount as
they shall deem best, TO a fund for contin-
gent losses or a surplus account, shall be
declared as a dividend TO the shareholders
In proportion to the value OF stock OF each
member at the time the preceding dividend
was declared
Paragraph 3. The directors shall elect
from lUelE uTSl VICE
president, second vice-president, secretary
treasurer, attorney and a notary. They
shall appoint such other officers and EN-.
ployees as may be necessary, who shall hold
| ONCE subject to the pleasure of the board
| They shall fix the compensation of all Off
GERS and employees, and any officer may
| hold two Offices.
Thus done and signed in my notarial OF
| flee in the City Of New Orleans, on the day
month and year, herein first above written
| in the presence of Messrs. Leonard c. Vach.
er and Howell Carter, Jr, competent wit
nesses of lawful age who hereunto sign
their names with said appearers and me
| notary, after reading OF the whole.
Signed: Victor f. Sylvester, president
| George E. Morris, secretary Witnesses
| L. c. Vacher Howell Carter, Jr.
ETHELRED NJ. STAFFORD.
| Notary Public
| I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages
| in and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing amendment TO act of incor
poration OF the Crescent City Building and
| Homestead Association, was this day duly
recorded In my Office, In book 1856, folio =
New Orleans, May 10, 1912.
| (Signed) EMILE LEONARD, by. r.
A true copy.
| ETHELRED VI. STAFFORD.
Notary Public
may 10 % 80 june 10 90