The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-11-29
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER
GULF & VALLEY COTTON OIL COM.
PANY LTD

United States of America, State of Louisi.
ana, Parish of Orleans.
BE 1t known, That on this 9th day of the
month of November, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred ard seventeen
Q9l), and of the Independence of the United
Mates OF America the one hundred and
orty-second; before me, Watts X Leverich,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified, in and for the aforesaid Parish and
State, therein residing, and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and I'M
dersigned; personally came and appeared:
Albert r 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
the 9th day of November, 1917, here in ap-
pearing by virtue of resolutions adopted at
the SAID meeting, certified copy of which
is hereunto annexed in the margin for ref
erence;
Who declared, That meeting of the stock.
holders of the Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil
Company, Ltd, regularly held at the bfhce
OF the company in the City of New Orleans,
r., ITS domciie, on the 9th day of November,
1917, at which the entire body OF stock,
holders was present or represented it was
resolved, by vote of the entire BODY of
stockholders of the company, to amend Arti.
Gle ~ of the charter of the Company so that
1t will hereafter read and be as follows.
to-wit:
Article ~. The capital stock of this
corporation shall be One Hundred Thousand
SSlO9'OCo 100000, Dollars, divided into One Thou
Hun o }s snaTes % ct the par value of One
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, to sign
sne certIhcates, the said certificates shall
De signed by such officers as the Board of
Directors shall designate.
The certificates shall be transferable onlv
on the stock transfer book of this corpora.
tihcates; and no transfer of stock shall he
valid and binding on this corporation unless
books v" i's
This corporation shall have lien and
pledge on all shares of stock to secure any
Indebtedness due to the corporation nv the
owner thereof.
ANY shareholder wishing to sell his share
or shares of stock in this corporation, shall
give the remaining shareholders in the cor
pofation, IN proportion to their respective
holdings, the privilege of purchasing the
shares; at such prices is shall be bona hde
enered therefor by any outsider; which Of
fer shall be in writing, and shall be acceoted
or rejected within three DAYS by the otheT
shareholders" ~-
And the said appearers declared that thew
appeared before me, in accordance with the
autnority reposed in them, in order that the
and recorded in accordance with law.
thus done and passed in my Office in the
City OF New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein hrst above written. in the pres
ence of Messrs. Isaac S. Heller and Wn,
Nugent, competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names together with me,
notary, and said appearers, after due reading
Ap. SANCHEZ.
49,. ]. BLANC MONROE.
witnesses: Isaac S. Heller, VIM. Nugent.
WATTS K LEVERICH, Notary Public.
1, the undersigned Recorder of MORTGAGES
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoins act of amendment to the char.
ter OF Gulf & Valley Cotton Oil Company,
fee in Book 1912, folio -.
New Orleans, November. 1917.
EMILE J. LEONARD, d. R.
A true copy.
:. WATTS K LEvERIcH, Notary Public
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