The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-05-16
CHARTERS.
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE
IhuANO COMPANY, INCOR
PORATED

VOILINS Id.ANO COMPANY, INCOR-
PORATED.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.
STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ORLEANS,
CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
BE IT KNOWN, That on the thirtieth
day of the Month Of April. 1918, before
Theodore A. Schuber. a Notary Public duly
COMM sSloned and qualified within and for
the Parish Of Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
and in the presence Of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared II. II. Collins and +.
W. Wilson. Jr., Of New Orleans. Louisiana
herein appearing in their respective Capaci-
ties as Chairman and Secretary respectively
of a stockholders Meeting Of the Collins
Piano Company, Incorporated, a corporation
domiciled in this city, organized by Act
passed before Ernest Touro Florence, Notary
Public. on the SOth day Of January, 1914,
under the name of teh Collins Pitcher Pa
no Company, and amended by Act before
Ernest IOuro Florence on the 18th day Of
November. 1916. whereby the name was
changed to Collins Piano Company, and un-
der and by virtue Of Resolution passed at
a stockholders meeting hereinafter mention
ed a certified copy OF the Minutes Of which
meeting Is hereto annexed and made part
hereof; who declared that at meeting of
the stockholders Of said corporation, held on
the LIST day Of February, 1918, which had
been duly convened according 10 law the
following amendments 10 the charter Of said
corporation were adopted by a unanimous
vote Of all OF the holders Of stock OF said
Company, present or represented at said
meeting, to-wIt:
That Article III of the Charter Of said
corporation was amended 50 as to read as
follows:
ARTICLE III-The authorized capital stock
OF this corporation i hereby fixed at the sum
OF Fifty thousand dollars (S5OOOOOO divided
into five hundred shares OF the par value
Hf dol nor -'nars h.. ! 4
when and to whom and in what quantities
the Board Of Directors may in their disCre-
zion order, provided that if stock is offered
for sale IL shall be offered pro rata 20 ali
the stockholders OF record first. and that no
stock shall be issued until full pair for in
money.
That Article V Of the Charter Of said cor
porati0n was amended 50 as 10 read a. fol-
lows:
ARTICLE V-The Board of Directors shall
be vested with full power and authority to
make all contracts. purchases and sales and
adopt all Bylaws, rules and regulations for
the government of the business and affairs
Of the Company. and alter, amend and change
same at pleasure; appoint, hire and dis
charge all officers. agents and EMPLOYEES
fix all salaries and generally do and perform
all that Is necessary in the transaction Of
the business and affairs of the COMPANY
The Board Of Directors may elect times
10 M, Tor the qnexpired term, any vacancy
That Article VII Of the Charter was
amended 50 to read
ARTICLE NII-T1s Act Of incorporation
may be changed, altered snodfied, or this
corporation may be dissolved. or its capital
stock may be increased or decreased at a meet.
ing Of the stockholders called for that purpose.
and on a vote OF three fourths of the issued
stock OF the Company represented at said meet
ing, after Fifteen days prior notice of such
meeting shall have been given under regi stored
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registered notice being deposited in the Post.
Office properly addressed to each stockhold-
er at last fifteen days before such Meeting
The address OF such stockholders for the
purpose Of delivery OF such notice shall be
the address stated in the subscription for
stock of said stakeholder until a change in
said address has been furnished in writing
to The corporation by such stakeholder
The whole as more fully appears by the
annexed certified copy of the Minutes of
said stockholders Meeting
And the said appearers having requested
me- Notary. 10 put said Amendments in au- |
thentic form, | do by these presents receive |
SAID amendments in the form of this public |
Act and to the end that these amendments |
may be promulgated and recorded and thus |
be read into the original charter passed be- |
fore Ernest TOuro Florance, Notary Public, |
on the Both day of January. 1914 and as
amended on the 18th day of July, 1914. and |
as amended on the 18th day of November
1910, as per Acts before Ernest T. Florance /
Notary Public.
Thus done and Signed, at my office in the
City OF New Orleans, on the day and date
herein first above written. in the presence
Of Edgar NJ. Calm and William F. Conker-
ton, competent witnesses, who hereunto sign
their names with me, Notary after due read
ing of the whole.
Witnesses
Edgar NJ. Calm,
VIM. F. Conkerton.
(OripiuaI SigneH