The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-09-01
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF
THE WIDMER ELECTRICAL E>Gl-
NEERING 4 CONSTRUCTION COM
PANY INCORPORATED.

BE it known. That on this the thirtieth
day of the month of July, in the year OF
our Lord one thousand nine hundred and
twenty One, and of the Independence OF
the United States of America the one hun
dredth and fOrty-tifth, before me, Joseph
Sinai, Il notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, therein residing, and in the pres
ance of the witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came and APP
prared Henry Widmer and Helen Widmer
Coats, in their respective capacities as
President and Chairman, and as Secretary
Of Il stockholders meeting of The Widmer
Electrical Engineering n Construction Com
pany. Incorporated u corporation dOmiciled
in this parish and State, and organized by
Act of incorporation passed before Ethel
red Magaulay Stafford, notary public, in
this city, ON February % 1915. and re
corded in the Mortgage Office, Book 1885,,
folio -. which said appearerS declared
that, pursuant to a meeting of the Board
of Directors of this corporation, held on
March LIST, 1921. where at said meeting OF
Board of Directors, there was passed a
resolution submitting to the StOckh Olders
the question of the ACCESSIBILITY of chang
ing the name of this corporation and in
creasing the capital stock of the same up
TO the sum of twenty-five thousand dollars.
and providing that no stakeholder should
have the right to dispose of his stock
without first Offering the same TO the Board
OF Directors at its then book value,
and the said Board have fifteen days
within which to purchase said stock
appearers further declared that due notice
of said stockholders meeting, fixed for
April .. 1921 to be held at the Office of
the corporation, was given.
Whereas, at a meeting of I stockhold
crs of The Widms Electrical engineering
* Construction Company ! held at IL
once d.tia OF said company 9. grill Fii 1921, a
New Orleans, La, in accordance with q
of sal rf nf
the notice aforesaid, at which meeting OF
the said stockholders there were present
and represented thirty-two and one-halt
shares of the capital stock of said corpora
ton, or all but one share of the entire
capital stock of said corporation.
Whereupon, the President. duly elected
as Chairman Of said stockholders meeting
presented to the stockholders present the
situation as determined by the Board of
Directors of said corporation, and after
full discussion il was thereupOn moved and
duly seconded and unanimously carried by
the stockholders meeting, a duly certified
copy of the minutes of which said stock
holders meeting being annexed in the mar
gin hereof, that the original charter of
said corporation be amended and re-en-
acted as to read as follows-namely
Who declared that they do hereby or
ganiZe under the laws of this State "A
corporation to exist for ninety nine years
from date, and TO be knewn as THE Wild
MES ELECTRICAL COMPANY. INC
domiciled in the City of New Orleans with
capital stock of Twenty-Five thousand dol
lars, divided into two hundred and fiftN
shares OF the par value of One hundred
dollars each, payable cash, and no stock
holders to have the right to dispose of his
stock until first Offering same TO the Board
or Directors at its then book value, tn,
SAID board to have fifteen days within
which TO exercise its right to purchase
said corporation being authorized to con.
tract, sue and be sued; to make and use
common seal, and alter same at pleasure
to acquire property, by grant. beauest or
otherwise; to lease, hold, improve and dis
pose OF property, and to mortgage and
pledge the same; to appoint such officers
and agents as the business of the corpora.
ton may require, and to fix the compen-
satlon OF the same; to make, alter and
change bylaws"
Thus done and passed, in my office, at
the City Of New Orleans, on the day,
month and year, herein first before writ.
ten. in the presence of Messieurs Charles
Leblanc and Frank. T. Doyle competent
witnesses of age, residing in this parish
who have signed these present. together
with the said appearers, and me. notary.
after due reading of the whole.
Original signed) Henry Widmer. Chair
man; Helen Widmer Coats. Secretary.
witnesses: Chas. Leblanc, Frank T
Doyle.
JOSEPH SINAI.
Notary Public.
cages, In and for the Parish of Orleans.
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of Incorpora-
ton. of the Widmer Electrical Engineering
Construction Company, Incorporated
was this day duly recorded in my office.
IN BOOK 1253 folio 754. New Orleans, July
Pc 1921.
July 2S-Sept. 1.