The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1912-05-09
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF ]. 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, a notary
public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish OF Orleans, state Of Lou
lslana, personally came and appeared, J.
Bart Davis, herein appearing In his official
capacity as president of The J. Bart Davis
Plano 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-
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
DdHy States, daily newspaper. In this CITY
on the 4th, 18th, 18th and 25th 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
er and Marie II. Dodge were chosen chairman
ana secretary, respectively, for the purpose
| or amending the original act OF incorpOra-
ZION 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 1OJI
folio 399 and that at said meeting more
| .
| 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
shall be forty thousand dollars (S4O,OOO),
divided into two thousand (2,OO0) shares Of
| (S2O.O0) twenty dollars each. One thou
sand shares 10000 shall be common stock
| h0 Shan ha
| bearing eight per cent (Soo) interest cumul-
| alive. All stock shall be paid in cash or
It's equivalent, and shall be paid for in such
| lnstallments and on such terms as the boa I'd
or directors may fix"
And the said appearer, J. Bart Davis. in
his said capacity, further declared that sa
chanse and amendment to Article " Of the
orlglnal act or 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 resolution at said meeting adopted
as per duly certified copy of same annexed
hereto and made a part hereof: the said 7
Bart Davis further declared for and in behalf
OF said J.. Bart Davis Piano Company that
a a,i ~ or said act Of Incorporation OF
said company has been modified changed.
altered and amended so as to hereafter road
De ana exist as Is hereinbefOre written and
SET torth, and he does hereby authorize and
require said alteration and amendment TO
be duly recorded and published In the man.
ner required by law, to the end that the
same shall hereafter and at all times he
olndlng upon the said stockholders. and ali
sueh persons as may hereafter become stock
holders OF said corporation.
Thus done and passed, in my office in the
city or New Orleans, on the day. month and
year herein first above written in the nreS-
ence or Messieurs Edward MontegIIt and Ed
WARD j. Thtlborger. competent witnesses
VINO have hereunto signed with the said an,
pearers and me, notary, after reading OF
/
Original signed) J. Bart Davis. presi.
dent: CWftnesses) E. MOntegut. ii 7
Thilborger. " o.
(Seal) LAWRENCE NJ J.SrS
Notary Public
/. the undersigned. recorder of mortgapes
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 J. Bart Davis Piano COMPANY
was this day duly recorded in nv office. n,
book 1851, folio =.
New Orleans, April 9Th, 1912
(SeaD (Signedl EMILE LEONARD,
by. r.
Parish Of Orleans