The herald., 1917-11-15
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
GULF & VALLEY COTTON OIL col
PANY, LTD.

GULF & VALLEY COTTON OIL COM
PANY, LTD.
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
lyHD, ard Of the Independence Of the United
STATES OF America the one hundred and
forty second before me Watts X Leverich
Notary Public, duly COMM ssioned and
qualified, m and for the aforesaid Parish and
State, taereln residing. and IN the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
deTSigned; personally came and appeared:
Albert p. Sanchez and J. Blanc Monroe,
herein appearing IN their respective capacI-
ties as the duly authorized chairman and
secretary OF a meeting of the stockholders
ot the Gulf Valley Cotton OIL Company,
Ltd, held at the 0thce Of the Company at
ITS domlcile IN the City Of New Orleans, on
the stl day OF November 1917. here in ap-
pearng by virtue Of resolutions adopted az
the SAID meeting, a certified copy OF which
Is heTelnto annexed IN the margin for ref
erence;
Who declared, That a meeting of the stock.
/ holders Of the Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil
/ Company, Ltd, regularly held at the Office
81 the Company IN the City Of New Orleans,
ms dnneIie, on the 9th day of November.
| 1911, N which the entire body OF stock
| holders was present or represented, it was
resolved by 4 vote OF the entire body of
! stockholders Of the company, to amend Arti-
! Gle " Of the charter Of the Company so that
/ It Will hereafter read and be as follows,
to-wIt:
Article ". The capital stock of this
| corporation shall be One Hundred thousand
/ tSlO.O000O) Dollars, divided into One Thou
. sand 1000 shares Of the par value Of One
Hundred $4,000 Dollars per share. The
. certificates representing said stock shall be
/ signed By the President or Vice President
/ and Treasurer, or in case Of the inability
Of said officers, or either OF them, 10 sign
the certificates, the said certificates shall
be signed by such officers as the Board Of
Directors shall designate.
The certificates shall be transferable only
on the stock transfer book Of this corpora
ton, on surrender or proof Of loss Of the GER
valid and binding this corporation unless
The same shall have been entered on its
books.
This corporation shall have a lien and
pledge all shares Of stock to secure any
indebtedness due to the corporation by the
Any shareholder wishing to sell his share
or shares Of stock in this corporation, shall
give the remaining shareholders in the cor
po-ation, in proportion TO- their respective
shares az such prices as shall be bona hde
, offered therefor by any ovtsidc-; which Of
!, fer shW be in writing, and shall be accepted
Or rejected within three days by the Other
shareholders"
And the said appelrers declared that they
: appeared before ne, in accordance with the
1 authority rep1sed in them. in order that thc
saii amendment might he properly declared
and recorded in accordance with law.
Thu done and passed IN my Office N th'
CITY Of New Orleans, on the day, month and
wear herein first above written. in the pres
ence " Ness~s. Isaac s. Heller and VIM
I Nuyent. competent witnesses. who have here
unto signed their names -oyethe- with ne
notary. and said appeare-,, after due readiu'
. % the whole.