The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1913-08-02
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF ALEX.
ANDRIA 4 WESTERN RAILWAY
COMPANY.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF RAPIDES.

Be it known that, on this 31st day of
July, A. D., 1918, before me, Ralph S.
Thornton, Notary Public, duly com.
missioned and qualified within and for the
Parish of Rapides, State of Louisiana,
| and in the presence of the witnesses here
| meter named and undersigned, person,
ally came and appeared:
I. Cheney Lawless, acting for himself
and As the duly authorized agent and at
torney.in.fact Of William E. Stewart,
whose written proxy or procuratiOn was
produced by him aud paraphed "Ne
Varietur" by me, said notary, to identify
them herewith; and also personally came
and appeared Mrs. Maggie Hanson Law
less, acting for herself and as the duly
authorized agent and attorney lin fact Of
Mrs. Minnie Hanson Connolly, whose proxy
or prOcuratiOn was by her produced and
was paraphed "Ne Varietur" by me, said
Notary, to identify same herewith; and
Also personally came and appeared Pete
Cherry and T. Clarence Lawless aud
William E. Gardner; all Of said appearers,
and all of said parties represented by
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 Q0lD shares of the
Alexandria 4 Western Railway Company,
corporation organ ICED under the laws Of
the State OF Louisiana. and heretofore
domicilcd in the Parish Of Rapides, Loui.
sana, as follows. viz:
I. {: Lawless. Fifty-Four GA shares;
Mrs. Minnie II. Connoy, Five Hundred
and Twenty-six (526) shares; Mrs. Mag
gle II. Lawless, Four Hundred and
Twenty-Seven (427) shares, William f.
Gardner, One % share; William E.
- fny RI IN \ chorn
less, One Cd share; and Pete Cherry, One
Q) share.
Ana the SAID appearers further declared
and acknowledged unto me, said Notary,
that, avaiing themselves OF the ConstAH-
ton and laws Of the State of Louisiana,
pertaining to the amendment Of charters
Of corporations, organized under the laws
OF this State e. and especially the provisions
OF section 6S1 Of TIE Revised Statutes of
this State, they. said appearers, had held
. general meeting of the stockholders of
the said Alexandria & Western Railway
Company, at the ofice Of the corpor aticn.
as designated in its Charter, in the Cit, of
Alexandra, Louisiana. on this 3lst day of |
July. 1913, after due notice to all of the |
weekly Town Talk" a weekly news |
paper published in the City Of Alexandra, |
Louisiana, in its issues of Saturday. the |
18th day OF June. and the 9Th, 18th. 10Th.
and goth Of July. 1913, clipping Of which, |
publication is hereto attached, paraphed |
NE varietur" by me, said Notary. for
herewith.
And that they, said appearers, had, Ly
the amrmative vote of all 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 S. Thornton, Notary
Public, on the 10th day of September, 1908.
so as to read as follows. respectively, viz:
ARTICLE III.
The place chosen for the domicile of
this corporation is the Town Of Garden
City, in the Parish of St. Mary, state of
LOUISIANA, where its main Office shall be. -
ARTICLE ".
All citations and other legal proce.ses
issuing from the courts against this cor.
portion shall be served upon its President
Or in his absence from the Parish of St.
Mary, upon the Vice. President, or in the
ABSENCE OF 10th the President and the
from the Parish Of st.