The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-03-22
February =. 1917
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
IF THE WESTERN NAVAL STORES

COMPANY
United States n America. State OF Louisiana.
Parish u Orleans. City OF New Orleans.
Be it known, that on this twelfth day of
The month OF February, in the year OF our
Lord. one thousand nine hundred and sew
eSn;een and Of the independence OF the
United States OF America, the hundred
and fOrty-hrst; before ne, w. Morgan Cur
ley, 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
peared:
Isl: NJ. Walter B. Chilean. a resident of
this city Of full age OF majority. and pres
dent Of the Western Naval Stores Company;
End. Mr.. David b. H. Chaffe, also a res
secretary OF the said western Naval Stores
Company, a corporation organized under the
avs OF this state. and domiciled in this
| city. created by act OF Incorporation passed
| before me the undersigned notary. on Au-
gust a.. 1907 and recorded in the mortgage
/ gfhce OF this parish in book No. SSl, folio
| No. $50; which said corporation was organ
| dollars lSSoco0oOl; that by resolution Of
! the stockholders legally called and held De-
ce;nber 20 1910, said capital stock was in
! creased &c one hundred thousand dollar
| (slOO.OOOOO) as shown by certificate OF the
| Secretary of State, dated January IL, 1911
| and hereto attached for reference; that by
the Western Naval Stores Company legally
held March 81, 1914, the capital stock Of
| said corporation was increased from one
hundred thousand dollars (slOO,OOO) TO one
| hundred and forty thousand dollars sl40,-
| n00l as evidenced by certificate OF the
Secretary OF State, dated April II. 1914.
hereto attached for reference.
| That said corporation has a capital
stock Of one hundred and forty thousand dol
| lars CslA0.000O), divided into fourteen hun
dred 0NO shares of hundred dollars
! $4,000 each, and said appearers further de-
clare. that meeting of the stockholders of
| the Western Naval Stores Company held
| al the Office OF said corporation in this city,
| after due notice being sent to each stock:
holder IN conformity with the charter Of said
corporation and the laws of this state. That
said meeting was held at said office on Feb
ruary O. 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 Q+OOp
| shares who took part in and voted at said
meeting and that said stockholders adopted
la resolution 10 change, alter and amend
Article " Of the charter OF said corporation.
so as to increase the capital stock of said
| and sixty thousand dollars CS56OOOO.OO) TO be
divided into thirty-six hundred 5000 shares,
{ par value of hundred dollars $4,000
| each; thus making a total capital stock OF
| said corporation five hundred thousand dol.
lars G5O00DO0) all will more fully ap-
I pear by certified copy Of said resolution
which is hereto attached and made part
4 hereof, and which reads as follows, to.wit:
g New Orleans, La. february 6, 1917
}, Minutes of the Stockholders Meeting. o:
n he Western Naval Stores Company. held a
Q | It's douIcile this date. 800 Canal Bank build
C ng, New Orleans; louisiana
Il Present: W. B. Chilean holding 1,39
n shares; ". B. GIilican. PROXY Of L; n Au
S shares; J. A. Taylor, holding shares, al
n stock issued being represented.
n On motion of J. A. Taylor, seconded b
re apital stock OF this corporation be increase
e. from one hundred and forty thousand CsI4O
= oOOO dollars 10 i've hundred thousan
v S5o2O@oo) dollars, the increase s,n being th5e
nj ,ars. - be divided into $500 shares, pa
1y value Of $1,000 each.
RS It was further resolved that the new issu
ar 4 stock be sold 70 the present stockhodei
Id 1t par, each stockholder being allowed
or purchase his pro rata proportion based on h
,ic present holdings.
~ I, was further resolved that Walter
II Chilean, president, and d. b. H. Chat
s. secretary. be and they are hereby directed
appear before W. Morgan Gurley, uotai
is public. and execute all necessary acts ar
ed documents to amend the charter 50 as
ITO increase the authorized capital stock 20 Il
lO) sum Of five hundred thousand dollars.
81 D. B. II. CHAFFE, Secretary"
all Now said appearers having been appoint,
he n. by said resolution to appear before me, Ii
all unders gned notary, for the purpose OF thr
nd ! amending the charter Of the Western Nav
capacities, and under said resolution, no
ell amend said Article " as to increase Il
We | capital stock from one hundred and for'
he thousand dollars iSlDOO0 70 FIVE hundrc
nv thousand dollars $500 5000, said increase
us stock to be represented by thirty-sx hui
~ d-ed $500 shares Of the par value of SOD
each; thus making a total number Of shar,
ed i've thousand 5000 Of one hundred dolla
nd | $4,000 each.
5y Ard here the said sppearers further d.
To- clare that all the conditions and requirt
ke mentS Of law have been complied with
Ia this said amendment. and specially require
II. ments Of Act No. 267 Of the Acts Of the Les
lie islature Of 1914.
OF Thus done and passed in my Office, at I'll
ed city of New Orleans on the day, month an
he year herein first above written. in the pre-
Y, ence Of Walter NJ Gurley and Theodor
IS Roehl, competent witnesses, who hereunt
ed sign their names with the said appearei
I'd and me, notary, after reading Of the who'll
he Original Signed: d. b. II. Chsffe, w.
in Chilean, Walter NJ Gurley, Theodor
he W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub
ed I, the undersigned recorder Of mortgage
nd in and for the parish Of Orleans, State
n and foregoing &C: Of Incorporation Of Il
al western Naval Stores Company" ";
OF amended and wa this day duly recorded
my Office IN book No. 1916, folio No. l67.
he New Orleans. La, February -, 1917.
nd lSigned) EMILE J. LEONARD, D. R
nd % be true and correct copy OF the amen
no ment to the Charter Of the Western Nav
lid Stores Company" together with the certi
OF cate of the recorder OF mortgages for Z
parish OF Orleans. Louisiana, hereG a
pended. on file and OF record in my no;
On, rial office in the city of New Orleans, Lo
hin W. MORGAN GURLEY, Not. Pub
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