The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-01-24
AMENpMENT TO THE CHARTER
Of The CONTINENTAL INVESTMENT
EnAfDANV INC

COMPANY, INC.
United States of America, State of louisiana,
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans
Be it 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 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 APP
presence of the witnesses hereinafter named
peared:
Messrs. Irving Moss and Walter H. We'll,
residents of the city of New Orleans, State
of Louisiana, of full age, herein appearing
and acting for and in behalf of The Conti-
mental Investment Company, Inc, 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 115 who declared that at 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 adopted, to-wit:
Article IV.-"The capital stock of this cor
poration is hereby declared to be the sum
of Fifty Thousand (S5O,OOO.OO) 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-thrds of the stock OF
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
a 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 fol
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 sait
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, 1 did in these presents, receiv,
said amendments in the form of this public
act to the end, that said amendment may b,
| promulgated and recorded and thus be reaC
| into the original charter passed before
Meloncy c. Soniat. Notary Public on tn,
14th day of April, 1915
lcity of New Orleans, on the day and date
| first hereinabove written, in the presence o.
Louise Jacobs and Helen Schmid, competent
| witnesses, who hereunto sign their names
with said appearers and me, notary, aftei
due reading of the whole.
Original Signed
w. IRVING MOSS
w. II. WE'LL.
JAMES J. A. FORTIER, N. P.
I, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State o.
Louisiana, do hereby certify that the abov,
and foregoing amendment of the charter o.
The Continent Investment Company, Inc.
was this day duly recorded in my Office If
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
inal on file in my notarial record.
JAMES J. A. FORTIER, Not. Pub
Dec u Ian 10 IL % 81