The herald., 1917-12-06
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
GULF & VALLEY COTTON OIL con


United States of America, State of Lousi-
ana, Parish of Orleans
Be it known, That on this 9th day of the
month of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen
ODD, and of the independence of the United
States of America the hundred and
forty-second; before me, Watts X. Leverich,
a Notary Public, duly commissioned and
State, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned; personally came and appeared:
Albert P. Sanchez and ]. Blanc Monroe,
herein appearing in their respective capaci-
ties as the duly authorized chairman and
secretary Of meeting of the stockholders
of the Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Company,
Ltd, held at the Office of the Company at
its domicile in the City of New Orleans, on
the 9th day of November, 1917, here in ap-
the said meeting, a certified copy of which
is hereunto annexed in the margin for ref
crence;
Who declared, That meeting of the stock
holders of the Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil
Company, Ltd, regularly held at the Office
of the Company in the City of New Orleans.
its domicile. on the 9th day Of November,
1917, at which the entire body of stock
| resolved. by vote of the entire body OF
stockholders of the company, to amend Arti-
Gle " of the charter of the Company so tina,
it will hereafter read and be as follows
to-wit:
Article w. The capital stock of thi.
corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand
| (sl00.0O000) Dollars, divided into One Thou
sand $1,000 shares of the par value of One
Hundred ClooOO Dollars per share. TIL,
certificates representing said stock shall b,
signed by the President or Vice-Presiden
and Treasurer, or in case of the inabilit,
of said officers, or either of them, TO sigr
1 the certificates, the said certificates shall
be signed by such officers as the Board O
L DIraCfnra q
The certificates shall be transferable onl,
on the stock transfer book of this corpora
ton, on surrender or proof of loss of the Ger
tihcates; and no transfer of stock shall b,
valid and binding on this corporation unless
the same shall have been entered on it,
| books.
This corporation shall have a lien ans
pledge on all shares of stock to secure an,
indebtedness due to the corporation by thu
owner thereof.
"Any shareholder wishing to sell his shar,
or shares of stock in this corporation. shall
| give the remaining shareholders in the cor
holdings, the privilege of purchasing tn,
shares; at such prices as shall be bona hd.
offered therefor by any outsider; which of
fer shall be in writing. and shall be accepte,
or rejected within three days by the othe
| shareholders"
And the said appearers declared that the,
appeared before me, in accordance with tn
authority reposed in them, in order that tn
| said amendment might be properly declares
and recorded in accordance with law.
Thus done and passed in my Office in tn
City Of New Orleans, on the day, month an,
year herein first above written, in the pres
ence of Messrs. Isaac S. Heller and VIM
Nugent, competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names together with me
notary, and said appearers, after due readin
of the whole.
A. p. SANCHEZ,
J. BLANC MONROE.
Witnesses: Isaac s. Heller, VIM. Nugen
WATTS K LEVERICH, Notary Public
l, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgage.
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State @
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov
and foregoins act of amendment to the cha,
ter of Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Compan,
Ltd, was this day duly recorded in my Of
fee in Book 1912, folio -.
New Orleans. November. 1917.
EMILE ]. LEONARD, D. R.
A true copy.
WATTS K LEvERICH. Notary Publ,
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