The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1915-08-12

power to borrow money execute mortgage,
issue bonds, make contracts and do all things
they may deem necessary, and generally IL
do all things and acts in all matters pertinen,
10 the objects and purposes OF which are o,
may be permitted by the laws applicable =,
corporations, as also to issue and deliver full
paid shares of this stock or the bonds or OBJ
llgatlons OF this corporation, for labor done
OF money or rights in property actually re-
ceived. But no bond shall be issues ana no
mortgages executed without the assent and
authorization of the owners of two-thirds OF
the stock represented at a meeting Of stock
holders convened for that purpose after prior
notice Shall have been given as provided
above, in daily newspaper published in the
city OF New Orleans; except such mortgages
as II may be necessary to execute in order
to secure the deferred payments on property
which may be acquired by the company.
mat Article VIII was amended so as 10
read as follows:
Article Vlll.-This act of incorporation may
be changed, modified. or altered, the capital
STOCK OF the company may be decreased or
SAID corporation may be dissolved, with the
assent OF the owners OF two-thirdS of the en-
tire capital stock given at a general meeting
OF the stockholders convened for such pur-
poses, after previous notice of such meeting
shall have been published once week for
thirty days in d daily newspaper published in
the city of New Orleans
The capital stock of this corporation NAV
be increased from time to time, TO any
amount the board of directors may find nee
essary, by complying with the requirements
OF an act OF Legislature Of this State entitled
An Act to Provide the manner in which cor
porations may increase their capital stock
and TO carry into effect Article 2S9 of the
constitution approved on the 2jrd of June,
1882.
Whenever any increase of the capital stock
snail be duly authorized, thirty days notice
OF the same shall be given III of the
daily newspapers in the city Of New Orleans
within which time stockholders shall first
have the FIRST privilege OF taking the addi-
tional shares IN the proportion which the
shares held by them bear TO the capital stock
OF the company previous to such increase, and
| any shares not taken at the expiration of that
time may be disposed of by the directors for
the benefit of the corporation.
Whenever any decrease shall be determined
upon, thirty days notice of the same shall be
gwen by publication in one of the daily
newspapers OF New Orleans.
Thus done and passed at my office, in the
parish OF Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the
! day and ~ the month and year herein first
above written, in the presence of Messrs. AzzC
]. Plough and Irwin A. Boyer, competent
witnesses OF lawful age, residing in this city
who have signed their names with said ap
bearers and me, notary, after due reading Of
the whole.
l. L. Lyons, Jr., secretary. Witnesses: Azzc
! J. Plough, Irwin A. Boyer.
HENRY G. MCCALL, Not. Pub
CERTIFICATE
/, the undersigned recorder of mortgages
| in and for the parish of Orleans, State o
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
/ and foregoing act OF amendment of incorpora
ton of the Southern Mineral & Land I'm
| prOvement Company was this day duly re
corded in my Office in book ll7, folio -.
! New Orleans, August 2, 1915
(Sgned EMILE J. LEONARD, by. R.
| | do hereby certify that the above ant
| foregoing is a true and correct copy of III
original act of amendment to the act of in
| corporation of the Southern Mineral & Ian,
| Improvement Company, together with the Ger
| tihcate of the recorder of mortgages for tn,
parish of Orleans thereto appended, on fl
and of record in my notarial office.
| New Orleans, Aug. 2, 1915.
HENRY G. MCCALL, Not Pub
STAMP
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