The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-12-26
ACT OF AMENDMENT OF CHARTER OF
THE MANUFACTURERS DISTRI-
BUTING COMPANY LTD

United States of America State of Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be it known, that on this, the
Twenty-Fifth day of the month of November
IN the year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and eighteen and of the Indepen.
dence of the United States of America, the
one hundred and forty third; before me,
Ulysses Marinoni, Jr, Notary Public, duly
commissioned, sworn and qualified in and
for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louis.
lana, therein residing and in the presence
OF the witnesses hereinafter named and un-
dersigned. personally came and appeared,
George A. Lott ard Mrs. Matte Rittiner,
femme sole, both residents of the City of New
Orleans and of the full age of majority,
herein acting and appearing respectively the
firSt as President, and the second, as Sec
retary' OF the Manufacturers Distributing
Co;, Ltd, corporation duly organized, ex-
Istng and operating under and by virtue
OF the laws of the State of louisiana and
domlciled in the City of New Orleans who
hereby declare, that the said corporation was
duly created by notarial act executed before
Bussiere Rouen. Notary Public, in this city,
dated March 3rd. 1906, and recorded in Mort.
gage office, Book s42, Folio 4SS That in
SAID charter the power is expressly reserved
to change, amend or alter the articles of said
charter That at a special meeting of the
stockholders of the said corporation held at
the office of said company, No go Cont
street. on Saturday, November 23rd, 1913 all
OF the shares Of said corporation being pres
one
thousand shares in number, it was moved
and duly seconded and unanimously carried
that Article first of the charter of the said
corporatioD reading, the name and style
Of TINS corporation shall be the Manufac.
turers Distributing Co., Ltd, shall be and
IS hereby changed to read, THE name and
style OF this corporation shall be the &c A.
Lotz Co., Ltd, the balance of said article 10
remain as originally written, That at said
special meeting it was also moved and sec
onded and unanimously carried that the
President and Secretary of SAID corporation
shall be and are duly empowered to carry
out into affect the change of said charter
and the change of name of said corpora.
ton. That in accordance with said resolu.
tions, as appears from the minutes of said
special meeting of the stockholders duly
certified copy of which resolutions are attach.
ed to this notarial act the said apnearers
IN furtherance thereof, and of the power there.
IN granted to them, do now formally declare
that the said resolutions are now and here.
with carried into effect, and that therefore
the name OF said corporation is hereby
changed, and said article first of the said
charter is hereby amended and changed so
as to read as follows:
ARTICLE FIRST.
The name and style of this corporation shall
De u. A Lott, Co., Ltd, and under that
name It shall have any enjoy all the rights
and privileges granted by law to corpora
tons, il shall exist for the period of ninety
nine years from this day; it shall have the
power 10 contract, sue and be sued in its
corporate name. to make and use corporate
seal; to hold receive, purchase, convey,
mortgage, hypothecate or pledge property,
both real and personal; issue bonds, notes
and other obligations: to have and employ
| such managers. directors, officers, agents and
other employees as the interest and convent
ence of said corporation may require. and to
make and establish such bylaws, rules and
regulations for the proper management and
control OF the affairs of said corporation as
may be necessary and expedient.
Thus done and passed and executed in nv
Notarial Office on the day, month and wear
first above written in the presence of Alton
Tureaud and JOS. W. Tureaud, Competent
witnesses. who have signed these presents
with said appearers and me, Notary, after due
reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Alton Tureaud, Jos. w. tn.
reaud. Original Signed G. A. Lott, Presi.
dent; M. Rittiner, Secretary. u. MARI.
NOM, JR., Notary Public
/, the undersigned, Recorder of MORTGAGES,
in and for the Parish of Orleans. State OF
louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Act of Amendment of the
Manufacturers Distributing Co., Ltd, was
this day duly recorded in my office, in Book
l2z2, Folio No. 6l3. New Orleans, November
10Th, 1918.
EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. R.
a true copy. U. MARINONI, JR, Notary
Dec. s-i2,I9-6; Jan. 20.