The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-04-10
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
EDWIN SHELBY \ COMPANY,
LIMITED


United States of America, State of Lou
isiana. Parish of Orleans, City of New
Orleans.
Re it known, that on this twenty eighth
day of the month of February. i'll the
year of our Lord. one thousand nine hun
Schneidau, a Notary Public duly commits
stoned and qualified in and for the Parish
of Orleans State of Louisiana. therein re
siding, and i'll the presence of the wit
ne>>es hereinafter named and under
signed; Personally came and appeared
). +. WalmSley. the President. and Il. NJ.
Walmsley. Jr.. Treasurer, WHO each de-
clared that they represented Edwin Shelby
X Company. Limited. corporation, in
their capacities above set forth. said cor
pOratiOn being organized under the gen
eral laws of the State of Louisiana. by
act before W. Morgan Gurley. Notary
the Mortgage Office OF this Parish in
Book 9Si. Folio sol. and they further
>eyerally declared under oath that they
have executed and hereby execute on be
half of said corporation. tO-wit: Edwin
shelby x Company. Limited. this certifi
cate showing the amendments to the
charter of said corporation. and they do
hereby Severally certify. rs follows: We.
the undersigned ). L. WalmSley and l..
NJ. Walmsley, Jr.. respectively the PreSi-
dent and Treasurer of Edwin Shelby X
Company. Limited. do hereby severally
certify that on February ;, 1919. ut >
q CLOCK L. NJ. there was neld a special
meeting of the stockholders of Edwin
Shelby " Company, Limited at the office
of the company in the City of New Or
leans State ORC Louisiana. which said
meeting was held for the purpose of act
Ing upon the below described amendments
&c the charter of said corporation. chang
ing the name of the company. Edwin
Shelby & Company, Limited to "Walms-
ley X Co.. lnc.." and increasing the CAPT
tai stock from Ten Thousand Dollars
(SlO.OoO.UO) to Twenty-Five Thousand Dol
lars $50. 100000, of which meeting proper
notice, in accordance with the provisions
of the charter and the general law, rea
tive to corporations. was given. We do
| further certify that there We're present
! in person the following stockholders. to-
wit: Il. NJ. Walmslry. Jr.. owning 9S
shares; :. p. WalmSley. owning l share
J. f. Vergnes. owning l share. We do
| further certify that at said meeting of
stockholders. ). l.. Wamsley was elected
Chairman OF said meeting. and the under
| signed J. L. Nergnes was elected Secre-
tary; that the following resolution was
| duly adopted by the affirmative vote of
! stockholders. owning 100 shares of the
capital stock of said corporation. being
| all the stock of said corporation. tO-wit
Resolved That Article l of the original
charter be changed and amended, so as to
read. follows:
ARTICLE 1.-The name of this corpora
ton shall he Walmslpy & Co. Inc. with
its dOmicile in the City of New Orleans
porate name. it shall enjoy succession for
the term of ninety-nine years from date
| hereof, and shall have power to contract
sue and be sued, to make and use Il seal
| or not as they may see fit. To hold
| and receive, purchase and lease, any prop
erty used in their business. real personal
| or mixed. To make contracts, acquire
privileges, and to buy and sell. mort gage
| or hypOthecate same at their pleasure
To borrow money and to give evidence
| therefor; to appoint such officers, man
| ayers, agents and employees as its inter
ests may require, with the right to es-
| tablish agencies for its business at any
place desired within the United States
and 10 make, alter or appeal such by
laws and regulations for the proper
| management of its affairs as may be eX-
article " of the original charter b,
changed and amended, so as to read, as
| follows.
ARTICLE Iy-The capital stock of thi,
five Thousand Dollars ($25 100000. divided
into two hundred fifty (250) shares Of
one Hundred Dollars 100000 each. which
shall be paid for i'll cash or its equivalent
or may be issued fullpaid and non-as
SesSable for property purchased by. oil
| services rendered to. said corporation, ant
no stock shall be ISSUED for less thar
par. Said stock shall be transferabi,
only upOn the books of the CORPORATION
and said corporation shall retain lier
% al stock for Indebtedness due the cor
poratiOn by the OckholderS and nj
transfers shall he made subject to thi
cause.-the whole in accordance with tn.
provisions of the laws of Louisiana upoI
this subject matter.
Be it further Resolved, That tn
President and Secretary and Treasure
of said corporation he and the.
are authorized to execute and instru
ment in writing. by notarial act or other
wise to carry out the purpose of thi
resolution. Now. Therefore. in order T.
carry out the intent and purpose of tn
stockholders of the said corporation TO
the amendment of the charter of sal,
corporation as above set forth. and unde
the power and authority vested in US b,
the said resolution, we do hereby max
this certificate. and hereby declare tina
the said charter of the said Edwin Shelb
II Company, Limited. passed by Act be
fore W. Morgan Gurley, Notary Publ
in and for the Parish of Orleans, Stat
of Louisiana. dated October Z. 1910,
altered. modified and amended. as abov
set forth, so that Articles / and " o
the charter of said corporation shall rea,
as above set forth.
!. Thus done and passed. in my office Il
the City of New Orleans. State of Lou
isiana, on. the day above stated, by s
P. Walmsley as President of said corpora