The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-31
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CONTINENTAL INVESTMENT
COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State of Louisiana,
| Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans.
| Be II known that on this the eleventh day
| of December in the year of Our Lord one
| thousand nine hundred and seventeen, and
| of the Independence of the United States of
America the one hundred and forty-second.
before me, James J. A. Fsrtier, a Notary
] Public, duly commissioned and qualified
within and for the parish of Orleans, State
of Louisiana, therein residing and in the
] and undersigned: Personally came and ap-
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter named
peared:
Messrs. Irving Moss and Walter II. We'll,
residents of the city OF New Orleans, State
and acting for and in behalf of The CONT
mental Investment Company, Inc, a Lou
isiana corporation, domiciled in the city of
New Orleans' organized by act before Me
the parish of Orleans, on the 18th day of
| the month of April 1915, and duly recorded
on the 18th day of April, 1915, in the mort
gage office in and for the parish of Orleans,
in Book 1857, who declared that at a general
meeting of the stockholders Of said corpora
ton convened on the 18th day OF November,
1917, which had been convened for the espe-
cial purpose, and which was attended in
the following amendment to the charter Of
said corporation was adopted, to-wit:
Article IV.-"The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be the sum
OF Illy Thousand DOllarS, rep
| resented by Five Thousand 5000 shares of
| the par value of Ten $1,000 Dollars per
share. All stock shall be common stock and
shall be payable in cash, services rendered,
or other valuable Consideration.
The capital stock of this corporation may
be increased TO One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars by vote Of two-thirds Of the stock of
this corporation at meeting of the stock
| holders duly called for that purpose.
No transfer of stock shall be admitted or
4 hpI IN he al md far h.
company is concerned, unless made upon the
books Of the company. No sale of stock shall
| be valid unless such sale is accompanied by
| a written certificate signed by the President
| or Vice, President and Secretary Treasures
| OF the company to the effect that said stock
| IS offered to the remaining directors through
| the Board Of Directors at its book value for
| a period of ten days and they have failed
| or declined TO purchase same"
The whole as in full appears by the
| nexed certified copy of the minutes Of said
| stockholders meeting held on the 18th day
| Of November 1917.
And the said appearers having requested me,
Notary, to put the said amendments in au-
| thentic form, | did in these presents, receive
4 said amendments in the form Of this public
act TO the end, that said amendment may be
promulgated and recorded and thus be read
into the original charter passed before
Meloncy c. Soniat, Notary Public on the
| l4th day. of April, 1915.
Thus done and passed in my Office, in the
| city Of New Orleans, on the day and date
first hereinabove written, in the presence Of
Louise Jacobs and Helen Schmid, competent
witnesses, who hereunto sign their Snames,
with said appearers and me, notary, after
| due reading Of the whole.
| Original Signed 1900
w. IRVING MOSS.
| w. II. WE'LL.
JAMES J. A. FORTIER. " P.
I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mortgages:
| in and for the Parish of Orleans, State OF
! Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing amendment Of the charter OF
The Continent Investment Company, Inc'
was this day duly recorded in my Office IN
| Book 1919 Folio 50. ,.,-
| New Orleans. La, December 18th, 1917
| EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy' Rec.
| I hereby certify that the above and Tore
| going is a true and correct copy Of the orig
| JAMES. j. A. FORTIER. Not. PUB.
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