The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-10-21
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF GULF
MILL a LUMBER COMPANY, INC.

United States of America, State OF Lou
isiana, Parish Of Orleans. city of New Or
leans. BE IL known, That on this, the
fourth day OF the month of October, in the
year one thousand nine hundred and TWEEN
ty, before me, Charles ROsen, n Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified
and in the presence of the undersigned
witnesses, personally came and appeared
Sigismund 5. Levy, Chairman. and Harrv
Hardie, Secretary Of a meeting OF the
stockholders Of the Gulf Mill 4 Lumber
Company, Inc, a corporation organized
by act before the undersigned Notary Pub
lie, on the 2lst day OF June 1917, and re-
corded in Mortgage Office OF this Parish,
i'll Book 1872 Folio 1923; which said ap-
bearers declare that at special meeting
Of the stockholders Of said corporation.
held on this day, at which all Of the stock
holders were present In person or repre-
scented by proxy. certified copy OF the
minutes of said meeting being hereto an
neNed, Article Four OF the charter of said
corporation was by unanimous vote amend
ed so to read as follows tO-wit:
ARTICLE IV.-The capital stock Of this
corporation Is hereby declared TO be sixty
thousand 1850, 10000 dollars, consisting Of
six hundred 1000 shares Of the par value
of one hundred $4,000 dollars per share.
whereof twenty five thousand (S2J, 100000
dollars represents the original capital
stock heretofore authorized. issued and
presently outstanding. and thirty five
thousand 1895, 900 OOD dollars represents the
increase in the capital stock. The Board
Of Directors IL hereby authorized and en-
powered TO transfer, as OF July 1st, 1870.
the profits and surplus OF this corporation
to the capital stock and TO issue therefor a
stock dividend AZ of July LIST, 1920 amount
ing TO thirty five thousand ($Bj geo OO) dol
lars to the stockholders OF this corpora
ton. Tn" amount to which the capital
stock may be increased shall be one hun
drrd thousand ($1OOOOOOO) dollars All
transfers of stock shall be made on the
books of the Company on the surrender Of
the outstanding certificate and pursuant to
such rules as the Board of Directors may
prescribe
The Board OF Directors shall have the
power TO receive subscriptions for and To
issue all stock hereafter subscribed for
hut all such stock and any increase there
% must first be offered to the existing
holders and owners Of stock at the time
of such issuance In proportion TO their re
spective holdings
As thus amended this Article super
Sedcs Article -Four Of the charter as orig
inally adopted and any amendments there
to-"
Said appearers declare that they were
duly elected as the Chairman and Secrc-
tary respectively of said meeting, aud were
by said meeting authorized to certify to
SAID proceedings, and authorized and di-
retcd to make an authentic nOtarial act,
of said amendment to the charter, and to
file, record and publish the same accord
ing to law. Said appcarers accordingly
appear before me. Notary. and do hereby
declare that said charter has been amend
ed a. above set forth. and they do hereby
make this authentic nOtarial act Of sand
. amendment to said charter and do hereby
request and authorize me to record and
publish the same according 10 law.
Thus done and passed, in my Office at
tn" city Of New Orleans. on the day,
month and year herein first above written.
in the presence Of Messrs. Ralph j. SchWarz
and Earl \. Richard, competent wit
n"sSes. who herruntO sign their names
with the said appearers and me Notary.
after reading OF the whole.
Original signed) s. ). Levy, Chairman.
/ Harry Hardie, Secretary.
Witnesses: Ralph }. Schwarz, Earl A.
Richard
CHARLES ROSEN, Net. Pub.
. !. the undersigned Recorder OF Mort
cages in and for the Parish Of Orleans
state Of Louisiana, do hereby c"rnty that
the above and foregoing Act OF Amendment
/ Of Incorporation Of the Gulf NH n Lum-
Der Co.. Inc was this day duly recorded
in my office in Book l246, Folio -.
New Orleans, oct 9Th, 1920
tSignedD EMILE LEONARD, Dy. X.
4 true copy. (Sealb 4
CHARLES ROSEN, Not. Pub.
Oct. l4-NOy. is.