The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-09-04
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF H. B,
STEVENS AND COMPANY,
LIMITED.

State OF Louisiana, Parish Of Orleans, City
OF New Orleans. Be it known, that on this
the seventh day OF the month OF August. in
the year thousand nine hundred and
nineteen, G9lqD, and of the independence
OF the United States of America the one
hundred and forty fourth; before me- Charlie,
L. fletchInger, 4 Notary Public, duly COM
mlsSlOned and qualified in and for the CITY.
Parish and State aforesaid, therein residing
and in the presence OF the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned personally
came and appeared; Charles |. Jarvis, Chair
man and {. /. Stockton. Secretary, of a
meeting OF stockholders OF II. b. Stevens and
Company, Limited Corporation created un-
der the laws of the State OF Louisiana. bv
act OF Incorporation passed before jeff C.
MencE, Notary Public, in this City. on the
18Th day OF July, 1892, and recorded in the
Mortgage Office of this Parish in Book 49,
Folio so, and amended by an act passed be
fore Joseph +. Fulton, late Notary, under
date OF May Il, 1905. recorded in the Mortgage
Office of this Parish in Book S1S, Folio $50
held at the office of said corporation in this
city on the 9TH day Of August 1919 at which
SAID general meeting all the capital stock
Of sand corporation was represented by the
stockholders thereof, either in person or by
proxy.
Said appearers declared that the holders
and owners of all of the capital stock OF
said Corporation and represented at said
meeting, either in person or by proxy, waived
and dispensed with all previous notice by
publication or otherwise 10 attend and hold
said meeting as provided in Article seven OF
the Charter OF said Corporation, all as will
more fully appear by reference to the min
utes OF said stockholders meeting COPY
whereof duly certified is hereto attached, and
made par thereof.
That at said meeting of stockholders it
was unanimously resolved by the stGckhold-
ers present either in person or by proxy,
mat Article one of the Charter OF said cor
pOratIon be altered and amended as herein
after expressed and the Chairman and Sec
rotary OF said meeting were authorized and
directed to sign and execute all requisite
and necessary acts and proceedings, to carry
out and give effect to said amendment, ali
OF which will more fully and at large appear
by reference to a certified copy of the pro
ceedings of said meeting hereto attached as
aforesaid.
Now, therefore, in order 20 carry out and
give effect to the purposes of said stock
holders meeting and in order to clothe the
same with proper form and give the same
legal force and effect, the said Charles |.
Jarvis as Chairman and {. L. Stockton as
Secretary, do hereby formally declare and
make known that Article one of the Charter
OF II. b. Stevens and Company. Limited has
been changed, altered and amended so as to
read follows:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title OF this
corporation is hereby declared to be Stevens,
Incorporated The domicile of said corpo.
ration shall be in the City of New Orleans.
Louisiana. 1t shall nave and enjoy success
ninety years from and after date hereof
All citation other legal process shall be
served upon the President. and during his
absence from the State. upon the Vice-Presi-
dent of said Corporation.
Thus done and passed at my office in the
City of New Orleans, on the day and month
and year first hereinbefore written, in the
presence of John d. Miller and Clyde Schil-
ling, competent witnesses who hereunto sign
their names together with said appearers and
me, Notary, after due reading OF the whole
Witnesses: John D. Miller, Clyde Schl-
ling.
Original is Signed Chas l. Jarvis. Presi.
dent; {. l.. Stockton. Secretary Treasurer
CHAS. F FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
|, the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages.
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, hereby certify the above and fore
going amendment to the charter of H. B.
Stevens and Company, Limited, was this day
duly recorded in my office in Book 1921, Folio
13l.
New Orleans, La. August r. 1919
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. DIV. r.
true and correct copy of the original act
CHAS. F FLETCHTNGER.
Aug. l+-Sept H.