The herald., 1917-10-11
At The PlayhOuSeS
AMENDED CHARTER
OF MERCANTILE REALTY COMPANY
INCORPORATED

INCORPORATED.
United States Of America, State OF LouISl'
ana, Parish OF Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Be il known, that on this eighth day OF the
month Of October, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and seventeen,
and OF the Independence OF the | nited
States Of America the one hundred and forty
first, before me, Francis T. Burns, a no.
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
IN and for this city and the Parish OF Or
leans. therein residing and in the presence
Of the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
derSigued.
Personally came and appeared Edgar NJ.
Rea, president, and Peter J. Stouse, secre-
tary, Who declared that AT special meeting
Of the stockholders OF the Mercantile Realty
Company, Incorporated, a corporation organ
ICED by an act passed before Francis =.
Burns, notary public, on April Sth, 1917. re-
corded in VI. o. b. 100, folio $50, held AZ
the office OF said Mercantile Realty Com
pany, incorporated. on October s, 1917, they
werr authorized as president and secretary,
respectively Of said Mercantile Realty Com
pany Incorporated. a. appears by copy OF
the resolution Of the Stockholders hereto at
tached and made part hereof, 10 appear be
fore u'P, notary, for the purpose OF amend
ing the SAID charter Of the Mercantile Realty
Company, incorporated.
And the said appearerS. as president and
secretary, respectively, OF the SAID Mercan.
tile Realty Company, Incorporated, and act
OF said corporation 10y virtue OF the authority
conferred upon them at the aforesaid special
meeting Of the stockholders 81 the Mercan-
tile Realty Company, Incorporated, declared
that Article Four OF the charter OF said Mer-
camille Realty Company, incorporated, passed
before me, notary, on April S:h, 1917, has
been changed, altered and amerded 10 read
as tDliOws, tp-wit:
Article +.-"The capital stock OF this cor
pGra,ion is hereby fixed A; the sum of fifteen
thousand (Sl5,OO0OOj dollars, divided into
one hundred and fifty Q5O shares OF the par
value OF one hundred GlO0oO dollars each,
provided that the amount 10 which the cap
ital stock OF this corporation may be in
creased shall be one hundred thousand
$lpt0CO dollars.
Fifty per cent OF the capital stock OF this
corporation must be subscribed FOR before the
filing Of the articles OF Incorporation. The
subscribed capital stock OF this corporation
shall be payable in cash.
No stakeholder shall ever De held liable
or responsible for the faults, contracts or
debts Of this corporation IN any further sum
than the unpaid balance due the corporation
the shares OF stock subscribed for by him,
nor shall any mere info-mality in the organ
IIa;Ion have the effect Of rendering this
chatter null Or OF exposing any shareholder
10 any liability whatsoeer."
And the said appearerS moreover declared
that ~ consequence Of the foregoing and
pursuant 70 the auth orty in them vested by
the stockholders 81 said Mercantile Realty
company. incorporated, they do hereby Tor
mally declare publicly and make known that
in the manner prescribed by law and agree
able - Tire provisions Of the charter Of said
Mercantile Realty Company. incorporated,
Article Four OF said charter, passed before
me. notary on April s 1917, has been
changed. altered and amended as hereinaboye
Sc: forth and written and they do hereby
direct and require that the above stated
change and amendment Of Article Four OF
the charter OF Mercantile Realty Company
I,,- ed he Id HI
The manner prescribed by law 10 the end
that the said change and amendment here
after and at all times be as hereiuabove set
forth, regards all persons that are now
~ may hereafter become stockholders OF the
aforesaid company
Thus done and passed at my Office in the
City Of New Orleans, on the day, month and
year herein first above written, in the pres
euce Of 81. Clair Adams and Leon Where,
competent witnesses, who hereunto sign their
names with the said appearers and me, no
iary. after a reading OF the whole.
Original Signed f. VI. Rea, p. J. Stouse
Witnesses: St. Clair Adams, Leon Nillere.
FRANCIS F. BURNS Notary Public
l. the undersigned Recorder OF Mortgages
in and for the Parish III Orleans State of
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act OF Incorporation of Mer-
camille Realty Company Incorporated, was
amended and this dav duly recorded in
my office in book l2l2. folio -.
New Orleans. Oct. 9th 1917.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD by. r.
A true copy:
FRANCIS r. BURNS, Notary Pubic
Oct II Is 2S Nov IS