The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1918-05-23
CHARTERS
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
PHOENIX DEVELOPMENT COMPANY,
INCORPORATED.
United States of America, state OF Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.


United States of America state OF Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City OF New
Orleans.
Be it known, that on this 1st day Of
May in the year of our Lord, one thou
sand, nine hundred and eighteen, before
me. Oscar Schneider, a Notary Public IN
and for the Parish of Orleans. state OF
Louisiana. duly commissioned and guam
fled, and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sOnally came and appeared:
Marion j. Eplcy, and Clark y. Wisner,
to me personally known, in their capac,
tiles respectively as the President and
Secretary Treasurer of the Phoenix De
velopmcnt Company, incorporated, Iesai
corporation of this Parish and State. or
ganiZed by act before me. the undersigned
Notary, on February s. 1915 and duly re
corded in Mortgage Office OF tins ParlSh
in Book 1919, folio 800.
Which said appearerS declare that. pur-
Suant to meeting of the Board OF Dlrec-
tors of this Company, held on The l3tli
day of February, 1918, whercat the SAID
Board of Directors passed a resolution
submitting TO the stockholders the ques-
tiOn of changing the name of the cOrpOr-
alton from the Phoenix Development
Company, Incorporated to Phoenix
Mining Company. Incorporated for the
reason that the name of PrOeniN Develop
ment Company. Incorporated, had already
been granted by the State of Louisiana 10
a corporation organized previously ana
OOlnS business Ill llllS Nldlt' anu hbiiii' II
ed in this city, all as will be shown 10y
the correspondence annexed hereto and
the vcritcation thereof by the Secretary
of State. And in accOrdan"" with tht
Charter of this Corporation. Article VIII
thereof, and of Act 267 of 1914 there was
sent a thirty day notice, to each of the
stockholders of this corporation. that q
meeting of the stockholders would be held
at the dOmicile thereof on March 10Th
1918. at = 30 p. m, for the purpose oil
taking into consideration the Amendment
of Article | of the Charter as recommend
ed by the Resolution of the Board of Iii
rectOrS; and
Whereas. meeting of the stockholders
of the said Phoenix Development Com
pany. Incorporated. was duly convened al
the office of the said company, ut No. 60.
Hcnnen Building, in the City of New or
leans, at the hour of 2:3O II. m, on Marcl
10Th, 1915 in accordance with the reSOlu
tion of said Board of Directors and th'
notices aforesaid; that at said meeting Of
! the stockholders there Were present anC
/ represented all of the capital stock here
| tOfOre subscribed and being more than
/ three fOurthS of the said stock both IL
/ number and amount. WheTeupOn, th'
| President as Chairman of said meeting o.
] stockholders. presented to the StOckhOld
| erS the situation as determined by tn
| Board of Directors, and after full discus
/ sion. il was thereupOn moved and second
/ ed and unanimously carried by the stock
holders meeting convened. that Article
| of the said Charter shall be amended an'
re-enacted so as to read as follows, to
wit:
! Article 1.-The name and title of tn
| corporation shall be Phoenix Mininl
| Company. Incorporated" and under Sucl
] title il shall have and enjoy succession
| and existence for Il period of ninety min
years from date hereof. 1t shall hav
/ the power and authority to contract, su
and be sued, and make and use cOrpOr
ate seal. the same to break and alter a
/ pleasure; to hold, to purchase, lease, sell
| mortgage. hypOthecate. or pledge, proper
| ty real. personal. or mixed. necessary. in
cidental or proper for the carrying on o
its business. and, to that end, to furthe
mortgage all oil or mineral leases. grant
! or contracts held by it, together with al
buildings. constructions and Improvement
| placed and erected on said lands, or {
be placed or erected thereon, as well n
to issue bonds secured by such mort
cages. such bonds to be issued in sue
amounts, at such rate of interest, and {
run for such length of time, not exceeding
the term of said leases. as said leases o
guarantees may determine, to buy and {
hold stock in any other company or com
panieS that may assist this company i
| its objects and purposes; TO make and Is
| sue notes and certificates of Indebtedness
to name. elect and appoint managers. di
| rectOrS and clerks or other employees I
| properly conduct its corporate business
and to make and establish such bylaws
rules and regulations as may be fOun
! necessary, or desirable. for the manage
ment of the business and affairs of tn
corporation. and generally to do all an
every other act. matter or thing, neceS
sary for the complete and proper carry
ing out of said business"
And whpreupon the said Marion ]. Ell
ley and Clark y. WiSner. President an
Secretary Treasurer respectively, have al
peared before me. Notary. to perpetual
in the public records the results of tn
meeting of the stockholders aforesaid, an
did make by these presents authenti
proof of the Amendment of said Article
of the Charter of said Company to b
spread publicly upon the Parish and Stat
records.
Thus done and passed, in my office.
the City of New Orleans, on the da.
month and year first above written.
the presence of Henry l.. Hammett an
Eliza Pickett, competent witnesses VIII
hcreuntO sign their names with the sal
appearerS and me, Notary. after due read
ing of the whole.
| (Original signed):
NJ. ]. IEpley, President, c. n. Wisne
| Secy.-TreaS.
Witnesses: Henry f. Hammett, Eliz
| Pickett.
OSCAR SCHREIBER. Not. Pul
l, the Undersigned Recorder of Nor
cages in and for the Parish of Orlean
state of Louisiana. do hereby certify tn;
ment to the Charter of the Phoenix d.
velOpment Company, Incorporated" We
this day duly recorded in Mortgage o
flee Book 1222. folio 600.
New Orleans. May LIST, 1918
: (Signed) EMILE ]. LEONARD, ID.
hereby certify that the above an
foregoing is true and correct copy
, the original on file in my current nOtari
OSCAR SCHREIBER, Not Pu
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