The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-03
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF THE CONTINENTAL INVESTMENT
COMPANY, INC.

United States OF America. State of Louisiana
iaIlsh oil orleans, City OF New Orleans
BE 1t known, that on this the eleventh d,v
OF December IN the year OF Our Lord an,
thousand nine hundred and seventeen. and
Vi the Independence OF the United States al
America the one hundred and forty-seeond
before me, James J. A. Fertier, Notary
fuDIlc, duly commissioned and qualified
"ithln and tor the parish of Orleans. STATE
of Louisiana, therein residing and in the
presence OF the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned: Personally came and an
peared: ~
Messrs. Irving Moss and Walter II We'll
residents OF the city of New Orleans, State
oi Louisiana, of full age, herein appearing
ana acting tor and in behalf of The Cont.
mental investment Company, Inc, a Lou
slana corporation, domiciled in the city Of
New Orleans, organized by act before Ne
ioncy L. Sonat, Notary Public, in and "a,
the parish of Orleans, on the l2th dav az
me month OF April 1915, and duly recorded
on the 18th day of April, 1915, in the mort
sage othce in and for the parish of Orleans
IN Book llS, who declared that at a general
meeting OF the stockholders of said corpora
non convened on the 2Sth day of November
i9i/, which had been convened for the espe
Clal purpose, and which was attended in
person by every stakeholder of the company
me ioliowing amendment to the charter Of
Said corporation was adopted, to-wit:
Article lN.-"The capital stock OF this cor
peration IS hereby declared to be the sum
OF Fifty Thousand (S5O,OO0OOJ Dollars, rep
resented by Five Thousand 5000 shares Of
me par value of Ten $1,000 Dollars per
snare. All stock shall be common stock and
shall be payable in cash, services rendered
or other valuable consideration.
The capital stock of this corporation mar
De increased to One Hundred Thousand Dol
lars by vote OF two-thirds of the stock Of
.nis 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
DOCKS OF the company. No sale of stock shall
De valid unless such sale is accompanied BY
written certificate signed by the President
or Vice, President and Secretary Treasurer
OIL the company to the effect that said stock
IS ohered to the remaining directors through
the Board OF Directors at its book value tor
period of ten days and they have failed
or declined to purchase same"
Inc whole as in full appears by the an,
nexed certified copy Of the minutes OF sad
stockholders meeting held on the 18th day
of November f9l7
And the said appearers having requested nc,
Notary, to put the said amendments in az
thentic form, l did in these presents, receive
SAID amendments in the form Of this publk
act to the end, that said amendment may BE-
promulgated and recorded and thus be fesa
INTO the original charter passed before
Meloncy c. Soniat. Notary Public on inc
l4th day of April 1915.
nus done and passed in my Office, in INC
city of New Orleans, on the day and dais
hrst hereinabove written, in the presence
Louise Jacobs and Helen Schmid, competen'
witnesses, who hereunto sign their NAMES
with said appearers and me, notary, aissf
due reading of the whole
Original Signed =.
w. IRVING moss
w. II. WE'LL
JAMES J. A. FORTIER, N. r.
l, the undersigned Recorder OF Mortgage.
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o.
Louisiana. do hereby certify that the so0st
and foregoing amendment of the eharter %
The Continentl Investment Company. lne'
was this day duly recorded in my ofhee "
Book 1919. Folio s. -.
New Orleans. La, December 18th, ~
EMILE J. LEONARD, Dy. i keS
| hereby certify that the above and 10Y
going is true and correct copy OF the OTIS
inal on file in my notarial record. ~