The herald., 1917-01-04
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER

OF PELICAN OIL REFINING COMPANY,
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
Of New Orleans
BE it known that on this sixth day OF the
month OF December, in the year OF our Lord,
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, and
Of the Independence Of the United States
If America, the one hundred ana forty-hrst,
before me, Andrew NJ. Buchanan, notary
public duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the parish Of Orleans, therein resid-
ing. and in the presence OF the witnesses
herein after named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared
Mr.. Edwin NJ Telle, OF full age and a
resident Of this city, herein appearing IN
his capacity as secretary Of the Pelican Oil
Refining Company, Inc, and as secretary
Of meeting Of the stockholders OF the said
corporation held August 81 1915, herein
after referred to, who declared that as will
appear by a certified copy of the proceed.
ings thereof annexed hereto, a meeting OF
the stockholders OF the Pelican Oil Rein
ing Company, Inc, was held at the ONCE
of the said corporation, No. llO5 Hepnen
Building, in this city, on August 81, l9lo,
al which meeting there were present and
represented all OF the shares OF the capital
stock Of said corporations; that said meeting
was called for the purpose OF considering an
amendment 10 the charter Of the said cor
poration, particularly Article III thereof rel
alive to the capital stock of said corpora
ton. and at which meeting, after motion
duly made and seconded, the following res
olutions unanimously adopted, viz:
Resolved: That Article III of the Char.
ter of this corporation, being an act passed
before Lewis Rossner Graham, notary pub
lie for the parish of Orleans, on the 18th
day Of July, 1915, be amended and readopted
SO as to read as follows:
Article III.-The capital stock of this cor
pOration shall be one hundred thousand dol.
| lars (SlOO,ODOO)., divided into one thousand
shares of the par value of one hundred dol
lars (SlOOOO) each. Fifty thousand dollars
| (S5O,OOOOO) thereof shall be preferred stock
ten per cent annual dividends out of the
earnings and profits of the corporation before
any dividends shall be paid on the common
| stock, which said dividends on said pre-
mainder of said stock shall be common stock,
/ and said stock shall share equally with the
preferred stock, all dividends that may be
earned and declared in excess OF the ten
| per cent dividend on preferred stock.
! BE it further resolved that the chairman
| and secretary of this meeting, or either OF
| them, be and they are hereby authorized
and directed to appear before notary pub
| lie to publish and authenticate and place
Of record the foregoing amendment OF the
| charter Of this corporation"
| And the said appearers further declared
that by virtue of the authority in him vested
| by said stockholders at said meeting held
on the 3lst day Of August, 1916, and for and
in behalf of said corporation and in order
to carry out the purposes of said meeting
! and to give the alteration, change and
| amendment adopted at said meeting full
| legal force and effect, he does now declare
publish and give notice to the world tina
| Article III of the charter of the Pelican Oi
| Refining Company, Inc, executed before
| Lewis Rossner Graham, notary public, OF
| the 18th day of July, 1915, was amended AM
the same is hereby amended so as to reaC
| as follows to-wit:
| Article III-The capital stock of this cor
| all he hundred thouSaud dol
lars (SlOOOm.0O, divided into THOUSAND
| shares OF the par value of one hundred dol
lars $4,000 each. Fifty thousand dollar
(S5O,OOOO0) thereof shall be preferred stool
and the same shall be entitled to receiv
ten per cent annual dividends out of tn
earnings and profits Of the corporation be
fore any dividends shall be paid on the com
mon stock, which said dividends on sal
preferred stock shall be cumulative. TIL
remainder Of said stock shall be commo
stock, and said stock shall share equal
with the preferred stock. all dividends tina
may be earned and declared in excess Of tn
ten per cent dividend preferred stock.
The said appearer further declared that h
does hereby authorize and require the sal
alteration, change and amendment to b
duly incorporated into notarial form and {
be recorded and published according TO la
10 ne end that the same may be operativ
and binding upon all persons whomsoever.
| Thus done and signed at my office in III
; city of New Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
the presence OF May A. Keir and Joseph ]
Mott, Jr., competent witnesses, residents
the City Of New Orleans, who have her,
unto affixed their signatures together wi,
the said appearers and me, notary, after du
reading Of the whole.
(Signed) E. NJ TELLE, Secty
Witnesses: May A. Keir, JOS L. Mott,
ANDREW NJ. BUCHANAN, Not Pu
I, the undersigned recorder of mortgage
? in and for the parish of Orleans, State
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the a
of Incorporation of the Pelican Oil Reinir
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: my office, in book l2Ol, folio 59l.
: New Orleans, December 7. 1916.
: (SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD, by.
. true copy.
ANDREW NJ. BUCHANAN, Not. Pu
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e ACT OF INCORPORATION
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