The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-17
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 1t 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. Fertier, 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 H. WE'LL
residents of the city of New Orleans, State
and acting for and in behalf of The Conti-
mental Investment Company, Inc, a Lou
isiana corporation, domiciled in the city of
New Orleans, organized by act before Me-
loncy c. Soniat, Notary Public, in and for
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 l15, 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
person by every stakeholder of the company,
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 Fifty Thousand (Ss00OoOO Dollars, rep.
resented by Five Thousand $4,000 shares Of
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
held to be valid or binding, so far as the
company is concerned, unless made upon the
books Of the company. No sale of stock shall
be valid unless such sale is accompanied by
written certificate signed by the President
or Vice, President and Secretary Treasurer
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
period of ten days and they have failed
or declined to purchase same"
The whole as in full appears by the an
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, l did in these presents, receive
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 e Soniat, Notary Public on the
Thus done and passed in my Office, in the
city of New Orleans, on the day and date
first hereinasove written, in the presence of
Louise Jacobs and Helen Schmid, competent
witnesses. who hereunto sign their names,
with said appearers and me, notary, after
due reading of the whole.
Original Signed
w. IRVING MOSS,
w. II. WE'LL.
JAMES J. A. FORTIER, N. p.
/, 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 Continentl Investment Company. Inc,
was, this day duly recorded in my Office in
Book 1919, Folio So.
New Orleans La, December 18th, 1917
EMILE J. LEONARD, by. Rec.
! hereby certify that the above and fore
going is a true and correct copy of the orig