The herald., 1918-06-20
CHARTERS
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE

OF The
COLLINS PrANO 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
commissioned and qualified within and foI
the Parish of Orleans, State Of Louisiana,
and in the presence of the witnesses mere
matter named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared II. II. Collins and h
". 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 corporation
domicied in this city, organized by Act
passed before Ernest Touro Florence, Notary
Public, on the 5Oth day Of January, 1914,
under the name of teh Collins Pitcher Pia-
no Company, and amended by Act before
Ernest Touro Florence on the 18th day OF
| November, 1916 whereby the name was
| changed 10 Collins Piano Company, and un-
der and by virtue of Resolution passed at
| a stockholders meeting hereinafter mention
| ed 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 TO law, the
| following amendments TO 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
That Article III of the Charter Of said
| corporation was amended so 20 read as
| follows:
| ARTICLE III-The authorized capital stock
of this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
of Fifty thousand dollars (S50,UOOO) divided
into five hundred shares Of the par value
OF one hundred dollars per share TO be sold
when and 10 whom and IN what quantities
the Board of Directors may in their dlscre.
ton order, provided that if stock IS offered
for sale it shall be offered pro rata to all
the stockholders OF record first, and that nc
stock shall be issued until full pair for in
money.
poration was amended 50 as to read as fol
lows:
ARTICLE V-The Board of Directors shall
be vested with full power and authority K
adopt all Bylaws, rules and regulations fol
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 o
the business and affairs OF the Company
The Board Of Directors may elect time
to fill. for the uneXpired term, any vacanc!
occurring in said Board:
That Article VII of the Charter wa
amended 50 as TO read:
ARTICLE VII-This Act of Incorporation
/ may be changed, altered modified, or thl
| CORPORATION NAV be dissolved, or its capita
! 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 issue
, stock OF the Company represented at said meet
ing after fifteen days prior notice of sue
meeting shall have been given under registere
cover with return receipt demanded, sal
registered notice being deposited in the Post
! Office properly addressed to each stockhod
; er at last fifteen days before such Meeting
: The address OF such stockholders for tn
purpose Of delivery Of such notice shall b
| the address stated in the subscription 70
J. stock of said stakeholder until a change /
said address has been furnished in writin
;. 10 the corporation by such stOckholder.
y The whole as more fully appears by tn
y annexed certified copy of the Minutes
e said stockholders Meeting.
And the said appearers having requisite
me- Notary, 70 put said Amendments in al
d thentc form. / do by these presents receiy
l. said amendments in the form of this publ
% Act, and to the end that these amendment
k may be promulgated and recorded, and thu
y fore Ernest Touro Florance, Notary Publ
: on the 50th day Of January, 1914, and I
n amended on the 18th day of July, 1914, an
70 as amended the 18th day OF NOvembe
h 1916. as per Acts before Ernest T. Floranc
10 Notary Public.
g Thus done and Signed. at my office in Il
City of New Orleans, on the day and da
IL herein first above written, in the present
ID of Edgar NJ. Calm and William F. Conke
d ton. competent witnesses, who hereunto sig
b. their names with me, Notary after due rea
lie ing of the whole.
" Witnesses:
E. Edgar NJ. Calm,
r VIM. F. Conkerton,
~ Original Signed
- Z. w. WILSON, Jr.,
- THEODORE A. SCHUBER,
Notary Publ
~ l. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgage
10 in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
n Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abo
81 and foregoing Amendment of the Act of l
= corporation Of the Collins Piano Co., In
was this day duly recorded in my office,
.. Book 1919, Folio 70l.
New Orleans, May LIST, 1913.
(Signe6 EMILE J. LEONARD, by.
THEODORE A. sCHUBER, Notary Publ