The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-15
February y. 1917.
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
THE M-ESTEpN CTnpE :

COMPANY.
United States Of America. STATE of Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans. City of New. Orleans:
Be it known, that on this twelfth day OF
the month Of February, in the year Of our
Lord, thousand nine hundred and
entcen and OF the independence OF the
United States OF America, the one hundred
and forty-hrst; before ne, w. Morgan Cur.
ley, a notary public, duly commissioned and
sworn. in and for the city and the parish
| of Orleans, therein residing, and in the
| presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and ap-
| peared:
lst Mr.. Walter B. Chilean, resident Of
| this city OF full age Of majority, and pres
| dent of the Western Naval Stores Company;
| 2nd. Mr.. David b. H. Chaffe, also a res.
ident Of this city Of full age Of majority and
secretary of the said Western Naval Stores
| Company, a corporation organized under fhe
| laws OF this state, and domciled in this
city. created by act Of Incorporation passed
| before the undersigned notary, on Au-
| gust p. 1907, and recorded in the mortgage
| office OF this parish in book No. SSl, folio
| No. $50; which said corporation was organ
dollars ($5O.OOOOOl; that by resolution Of
the stockholders legally called and held De-
cerber 20 1910, said capital stock was in
creased to one hundred thousand dollars
| lSlOO,mOOO) as shown by certificate of the
Secretary of State, dated January IL, 1911,
| and hereto attached for reference; that by
subsequent resolution Of the stockholders of
| the Western Naval Stores Company legally
held on March 81, 1914, the capital stock of
said corporation was increased from one
hundred thousand dollars Csl0,0O00O) TO one
o0oO, as evidenced by certificate of the
| Secretary of State, dated April a. 1914,
hereto attached for reference
That said corporation now has a capital
| stock Of one hundred and forty thousand dol
lars (Sl40,0O00O), divided into fourteen hun
bred Q+0O) shares of hundred dollars
$4,000 each, and said appearers further de-
clare, that meeting of the stockholders of
the Western Naval Stores Company was held
at the office of said corporation in this city,
after due notice being sent to each stock
corporation, and the laws of this state. That
said meeting was held at said office on Feb
ruary 8, 1917, at the hour of eleven o'clock
a m. IN conformity with said call.
That there was present and represented
, at said meeting the entire issue of stock OF
said corporation viz: fourteen hundred (l+O0l
shares who took part in and voted at said
meeting and that said stockholders adopted
resolution TO change, alter and amend
e Article " of the charter of said corporation.
f so as to increase the capital stock of said
d corporation by an addition Of three hundred
II and sixty thousand dollars (S56O,Oo0OO) to be
# divided into thirty-six hundred 5000 shares
If par value of one hundred dollars $4,000
n each; thus making total capital stock o
II said corporation FIVE hundred thousand dol
y lars (s5OO,OOOOO; all as will more fully ap
81 pear by a certified copy of said resolution
y, which is hereto attached and made par
" New Orleans, La. FEBRUARY 6, 1917.
., Minutes OF the Stockholders Meeting, o
in the Western Naval Stores Company, held a
~ its donIcile this date, 800 Canal-Bank build
a af Present: W. b. Chilean holding l39
IN shares; w. B. Chilean. proxy Of l. NJ; Al
s se trey shares; D. B. II. Chafe, holding
IN stock issued being represented. =,
n. On motion of J. A. Taylor, seconded b
nd D. b. H. Chaffe, 1t was resolved that III
rs from one hundred and forty thousand (slO
- OOOOW dollars to FIVE hundred thousan
v. (S5Oo,OOOOo) dollars, the increase being shre
mt lars, to be divided into 5000 shares, pr
bv value of $4,000 each.
Dy 1t was further resolved that the new issr
"a, Of stock be sold to the present stockholde
IA at par, each stakeholder being allowed
~ purchase his pro rata proportion based on h
. | present holdings.
~, &c 1t was further resolved that Walter
II Chilean, president and d. b. II. Chaff
II secretary. be and they are hereby directed
20 appear before w. Morgan Gurley. uotaI
i public, and execute all necessary acts an
ed documents to amend the charter so as
ITO increase the authorized capital stock 10 II
M sum of FIVE hundred thousand dollars.
II, D. B. II. CHAFFE, Secretary"
iii Now said appearers having been appointe
bs by said resolution TO appear before me, II
ali undersigned notary. for the purpose Of thu
81 amending the charter of the Western Nav;
id Stores Company, they do in their respectiy
capacities, and under said resol luton, no
ya capital stock from one hundred and fort
SSe thousand dollars $4,000 to five hundre
nv thousand dollars $500. 0O0OO), said increase
,iss stock TO be represented by thirty-six huI
~ dred $500 shares Of the par value OF SlOOt
. each; thus making total number of share
Cd FIVE thousand 5000 Of one hundred dollar
nd $4,000 each.
hu And here the said appearers further d,
~ clare that all the conditions and requirt
~ ments of law have been complied with
,w this said amendment, and specially requir
ar. ments of Act No. 267 of the Acts Of the Lei
-Ie islature of 1914
Of Thus done and passed, in my Office, at Il
ed city of New Orleans, on the day, month ar
he | wear herein first above written, in the pre-
~ ence Of Walter NJ. Gurley and Theodo
K Roehl, competent witnesses, who hereun
led sign their names with the said appeare
he Original Signed: D. B. II Chsfe, w;
in Chilean, Walter NJ. Gurley, Theodo
he w. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub.
ed l, the undersigned recorder of mortgage
md in and for the parish Of Orleans, State
Jay Louisiana. do hereby certify that the aoo
5at "Western Naval Stores Company" W
Of amended and was this day duly recorded
nv Office in book No 1876, folio No. l67
the New Orleans. La, February Is. l9l7 .
md LSigneD EMILE J. LEONARD D. R
-es- l hereby certify the above and toregol
and to be a true and correct copy Of the amer
Who ment to the Charter of the Western Ma
"a Stores Company" together with the cert
~ cate of the recorder of mortgages for
parish OF Orleans, Louisiana, here;a
pended, on file and of record in my
don. rial office in the city of New Orleans,
min W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not F
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