The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1914-07-16

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 APP
peared William E. Bickham, President
Of the corporation, Bickham & Son,
Limited, and Benton E. Bickham,
Secretary of said corporation, who
declared to ne in the presence Of the
hereinafter named and undersigned
| witnesses that in accordance with
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 25,
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 (4) of the char
ter of said corporation passed before
Ansil N. Simmons, Notary Public,
February Goth, 1903, of record in
mortgage book u, folio 476, 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 h, rnby amend
Article Number Two ca 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, aud
in his absence or inability to act, on
the Secretary of said corporation"
And they do further amend Article
Number Four ca of said Charter to
read as follows:
"The capital stock of said corpora
ton is hereby fixed at the sum of
Fifteen Thousand ($l5,OOO) Dollars,
to be divided into and represented by
One Hundred aud Fifty 15O) shares
of stock in the sum of One Hundred
/, (S10O.00) 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 said
corporation, and when the price
thereof has been agreed upon by the
Board OF Directors, or such agents or
officers as may have been designated
for that purpose.
Thus done and signed at my Motor
ial Office at the Town of FrankIntun,
Washington Parish, louisiana, on
this the 9th day of June, 1914, IN the
presence of }. A. Grain and f. W.
Brock, two competent witnesses.
W. +. BICKHAM,
BENTON f. BICKHAM.
Witnesses:
j. A. GRAIN,
F. w. BROCK,
HIRAM L. SMITH,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana,
Parish Of Washington.
Clerks Office.
certify that this Instrument was
fled for record June S, 1911, at II
o'clock a. a., il Charter Book I! entry
81 of the official records.
y. y. McL.NlEN,
Chief htYu!y 7. RI;
and ex-r iiiciD Il, c,rder.
Junr III ly lG.