The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-06-18
Amendment to Charter

Be it known and remembered that
on this the 9th day of June, 1914, be-
fore me, Hiram E. Smith, Notary
Public, duly commissioned and quail
fed in and for Washington Parish,
Louisiana, personally came and ap-
peared William e. Bickham, President
of the corporation, Bickham & Son,
Limited, and Benton E. Bickham,
Secretary of said corporation, who
declared to me in the presence Of the
hereinafter named and undersigned
witnesses that in accordance with a
resolution passed by the stockholders
of the said corporation at a general
meeting of the stockholders called for
that purpose, held at the domicile of
said corporation on Monday, May %,
1914, due notice of which was pub
llshed for more than 80 days prior to
said date in the Era Leader, a weekly
newspaper published at Franklinton,
Louisiana, and a written notice mailed
to each stakeholder of SAID corpora
ton at his usual place of residence,
more than forty days prior to the
date of said meeting, which said reso-
luton authorized the said William E.
Bickham, President, and the said
Benton E. Bickham, Secretary, to
amend Article Number Two (2) and
Article Number Four ca of the char
ter of said corporation passed before
Ansil N. Simmons, Notary Public,
February Goth, 1908, of record in
mortgage book u, folio ATS, of the
mortgage records of Washington Par
ish, Louisiana, all stockholders being
present aud voting therefor. and in
accordance with said resolution, and
to carry the same into effect the said
William E. Bickham and the said
Benton E. Bickham, do he reby amend
Article Number Two (2) of said char
ter to read as follows:
"The domicile of said corporation
shall be at Hackley, Washington Par
lsh, Louisiana, and all citations or
legal proceedings shall be served on
the President of the corporation, and
in his absence or inability to act, on
the Secretary of said corporation
And they do further amend Article
Number Four "a of said Charter tc
read as follows:
"The capital stock of said corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum Of
Fifteen Thousand (s15,0OO) Dollars,
to be divided into and represented by
One Hundred aud Fifty U5O) shares
of stock in the sum of One Hundred
| ($10000) Dollars each; said stock
shall be paid for at the time of sub
scription or the same may be issued
at not less than par value in payment
for property, real, personal or mixed
actually received or purchased by sai(
corporation, and when the prlct
thereof has been agreed upon by thu
Board OF Directors, or such agents OF
officers as may have been designate,
for that purpose"
Thus done and signed at my Motor
ial Office at the Town of Franklinton
Washington Parish, Louisiana, OF
this the 9Th day of June, 1914, in tn
presence of j. A. Grain and f. w
Brock, two competent witnesses.
w. Z. BICKHAM,
BENTON E. BlCKHAM.
Witnesses:
J. A. GRAIN,
F. w. BROCK,
HIRAM E. SMITH,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish of Washington.
Clerks Office.
l certify that this instrument wa
filed for record June 8, 1914, at /
o'clock a. m, in Charter Book 1, entr
81 of the official records.
d. d. MCELVEEN,
Chief Deputy Clerk
and ex-officio Recorder.
June 11.July IS.