The herald., 1920-09-23
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF LUCAS
T. MOORE STAyE COMPANY.

United States of America state Of Lou
isiaua Parish Of Orleans City Of New or
leans. BE it known. That on this 9th
day of tho month of August, in the year
Of orr Lord, one thousand nine hundred
and twenty, and of the Independence of
the United States Of America. the one
hundred and fOrty-fifth, before me, Viii
liam J. Gustp 4 Notary Public. duly com
msSiOnrd and qualified, in and for the
above parish and State, therein residing.
and in the presence Of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned. person
ally came and appeared Lucas +. Moore,
Vice President and Secretary Of Lucas +.
Moore slave Company. a corporation or
ganiZcd and created under and according
to the laws of the State of Louisiana by
virtue of act Of Incorporation passed be
fore Charles 7. SOniat Notary Public. on
June Goth. 1908: recorded in Mortgage
Office Book S13. Folio 662. which charter
WAS amended by act before Charles T.
SOniat. Notary Public. on May 10th. 1911
and recorded in Mortgage Office for the
Parish of Orleans. in Book lOlS. Folio GIL E;
also by act before VI. G. Soniat. Notary
Public. on June 18th. 1914, recorded in
Mortgage office for the Parish Of Orleans.
In Book 1927, Folio 1I3 also by act before
Philip GcnSler. Jr., Notary Public. on
office for the Parish Of Orleans. in Book
1888, Folio 2.ri; also by act before Philip
Geuslcr. Jr.. Notary Public. on March 10th.
1917. recorded In Mortgage Office for the
also by act before Philip Gensler. Jr.. No
tary Public dated May 9Th. 1918: record
cd in Mortgage office Book -. Folio
--. who declared. that at a special meet
ing Of The stockholders Of Lucas T.. Moore
Stavc Company. held ut the office of the
cOrpor. tiOn. on the 10Th day Of August.
1920. NJ which meeting all Of the capita!
stock of said corporation was present or
represented by the holders and owners
thereof I'm person or by proxy. II was
unanimously resolved that Article " Of
the charter Of the corporation be amended
So rs 10 read as follows:
The capital stock Of this corporation IS
hereby declared to be one million ISL
eco OOW dollars. rs authorized. to be di-
Nided into four thousand shares Of par
value of one hundred tSlOOO0) dollars
. each Of authorized preferred stock, to be
paid for in cash. and six thousand shares
, of par value Of one hundred (SlOOOOl dol
lars each of authorized common stock. 10
. be- paid for in cash. the additional stock
. 10 remain in the treasury and to he issued
by the Board Of Directors on such terms
and conditions as they may see fit pro-
vided that said stock shall not be issued
or sold for less than its par value. The
preferred stockholders shall have the first
right 10 subscribe 10 the authorized pre-
frrred stock, and the common stoCkhold-
erS shall have the first right 10 subscribe
to the authorized common stock. The pre-
ferred stock shall receive dividends at
the rate of eight per cent per annum, and
no more, out of the profits OF the COM
pany. payable in semi-annual inStallments
on the first day of January and the first
day of July each year. which dividend
shall be cumulative. and no dividends on
the common stock shall be paid until all
dividends due and cumulative on the pre-
ferred stock shall have been paid or set
aside. The common stock shall receive
the remainder Of the net earnings OF the
company, or so much thereof as may be
distributed by the Board of Directors and
not reserved for such surplus or undivided
profits or special reserve fund as herein
after stated. Ten days before the first
day of July. 1921. and each year there
after, so long as the preferred stock shall
remain outstanding. there shall be set
apart and deposited with the Registrar as