The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-09-06
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF ALEX
ANDRIA T. WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RAPIDES.
CITY OF ALEXANDRA

| Be it known that, on this 3lst day OF
July, A. d., 1918, before me, Ralph :.
Thornton, a Notary Public, duly com
missioned and qualified within and for the
Parish of Rapdes, State of Louisiana,
| and in the presence of the witnesses here
inc fter named and undersigned, persons
ally came and appeared:
| T. Cheney Lawless, acting for himself
and as the duly authorized agent and at
torney- iu-fact of William +. Stewart,
whose written proxy or procuration was
produced by him and paraphed NE
| them herewith and also personally came
and appeared Mrs. Maggie Hanson Law
less, acting for herself and As the duly
authorized agent and attorney-iD- fact OF
Mrs. Minnie Hanson Connolly, whose proxy
or procuratiOn was by her produced and
was paraphed sNe Varietur" by me, said
Notary, to identify same herewith; and
also personally came and appeared Pete
Cherry and r. Clarence Lawless and
William E. Gardner; all Of said appearers,
and all of said parties represented by
said appearers, being residents OF the
parish Of St. Mary. State of Louisiana;
and said appearers declared and acknow-
| lodged unto me. said Notary, that they
own, hold and represent all o. the out
standing capital stock, being One Thou
sand and Eleven GOLD shares of the
Alexandria 4 Western Railway Company,
the State Of Louisiana. and heretofore
domiciled in the Parish Of Rapides, Louis
siana, as follows. viz:
r. c. Lawless, Fifty-Four ga shares;
Mrs. Minnie II. Connolly, Five Hundred
and Twenty Six t526l shares; Mrs. Mag.
Twenty-Seven (427) shares, William E.
Gardner, One az share; William f.
Stewart, One ny share; 7. Clarence Law.
less, one Ol share; and Pete Cherry, One
Cd share.
And the said appearers further declared
and acknowledged unto me, said Notary.
that, availing themselves OF the Constitu"
ton and laws of the State of Louisiana,
pertaining to the amendment of charters
of corporations, organized under the laws
of this State, and especially the provisions
of Section 6S7 of the Revised Statutes of
a general meeting of the stockholders OF
the said Alexandria & Western Railway
Company, at the c flee Of the corporation.
as designated in its Charter, in the City of
Alexandria, Louisiana. on this 31st day of
. july. 1913, after due notice to all of the
stockholders had been published in the
'sWeekly Town Talk" a weekly news
paper published in the City of Alexandria,
Louisiana, in its issues Of Saturday, the
2Sth day of June, and the 9Th. 18th, 18th.
and 10Th Of July. 1913, clipping of which
publication is hereto attached, paraphed
me Varietur" by me. said Notary, for
identification herewith.
And that they, said appearers, had, ~
the affirmative vote of ali OF the said
capital stock owned and represented by
them, amended and re-enacted Article III.
Nv, vi and VII, of the Charter or Act OF
Incorporation of the said Alexandra and
} Western Railway Company as originally
passed before Ralph $. Thornton, Notary
Public, on the 18th day of september, 1909.
so as to read as follows, respectively, VIZ:
ARllCLE IL;
; ''The place chosen Tor the domiclle or
this corporation Is the Io"n OF uatden
City, IN the farlsn OF ot. mary, Siate VI ,,
Louislaha' "hefe ~ ina!I V'io0 Shall 'e'
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All cltatlohs anu otnel leSai p ti se
issuing IRON Tue Quits asain ~, n 1nas Ior
portion snall NC seIveu upon us Lestoe =,
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vice.fIss,oent it thn $780, en w Trea".
dler "a ms nv ~ Soi t"mnanr "o UNIV al"
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tne III po, . Az 20 va.tad IN . Rnard a.
niraetnrs "onanosed of Five r., stoctholi
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rhon, ~ hanav I-awleSs is President.
, w. stawart is VicesPresident: Pete
Cberrv il Secretary and Treasurer. The
oho1 r 80 differs and directors shall
hold Office until the first Tuesday in Nov.
emher. 1918. ON which date. and annual
10 tbereafter. a meeting of the stockhold .
ers Of this Corporation shall be held and
there shall then he elected Five (50 Stock.
s. holders Of this COMPANY. to serve s. direc.
r tors during the ENSUING wear. Notice of
e this meeting shall he giyen in any news.
naner nmhiished in the parish Of s.. Mary.
fo'isiana. for fuli ten u0 DAYS prior
thereto. or it NAV be given by personal
sarvice on each stoekhSder or nv letter