The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-04
Names Traced to Chinese.
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF GULF
VALLEY COTTON OIL CON
PANY, LTD.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans, Be II known, that
on this 9th day OF the month OF jury
in the year of our Lord one thousand, nine
hundred and twenty-One and OF the lnde'
pendence of the United States of America
the one hundred and fOrty-siXth, before
me, Watts X. Leverich, a notary pubhc,
duly commissioned and qualihed, In ana
for the aforesaid Parish and State, therein
residing, and in the presence OF the VIII
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared, y. Z. san
chez and A. +. Sanchez herein appearing
in their respective capacities as the uuly
authorized chairman and secretary OF
meeting of the stockholders of the Gulf u
Valley Cotton Oil Company, Ltd, held at
the Office of the company AT lts dOmlClie
in the City of New Orleans, on the 18th
day of July. 1921, herein appearing by VIZ
tue of resolutions adopted at the said meet
ing certified copy of which is hereto an
neXed for reference,
Who declared, That at u meeting of the
stockholders of the Gulf l. Valley Cotton
| Oil Company. Ltd, regularly held at the
Office of the company in the CITY OF New
| Orleans. its dOmicile, on the 18TH day OF
July, 1921 at which the entire body of
| stockholders was present or represented,
| it was resolved by vote of the entire body
| of stockholders of the company, to amend
! Article Nv of the charter Of the company
so that it will hereafter read and be as
| follows, tO-wit:
| Article Iv.-The capital stock of this
| corporation shall be five hundred thousand
| $500 O00.00) dollars, divided into five
| Thousand (5,0O0) shares Of the par value
Of one hundred (s1O0.OD dollars per share.
| The certificates representing said stock
shall be signed by the president, or vice
president and treasurer, or in case OF the
| inability of said officers, or either Of them,
| to sign the certificates, the said certificates
| shall be signed by such officers the
board Of directors shall designate.
| THE certificates shall be transferable
| only on the stock transfer book Of this cor
poration. on surrender or proof Of loss Of
| the certificates; and no transfer OF stock
| shall be valid or binding on this corpora
| ton unless the same shall have been en-
tered on its books.
This corporation shall ha~- lien and
pledge on all shares Of stock to secure any
| Indebtedness due to the corporation by the
| owner thereof.
ANY shareholder wishing to sell his
| share or shares of stock in this corpora
ton. shall give the remaining shareholders
in the corporation. in proportion TO their
| respective holdings, the privilege Of pur-
chasing the shares, at such prices as shall
be bona fide offered therefor by any out
slider; which offer shall be in writing, and
shall be accepted or rejected within three
| days by the other shareholders"
And the said appearers declared tha
| they appeared before me, in accordance
| with the authority reposed in them. II
| order that the said amendment might b.
properly declared and recorded In accord
ance with law.
Thus done and passed in my office in tn,
City of New Orleans, on the day, mOntl
and year first above written, in the pres
ence of Robert g. Polack and George Pc
rez. competent witnesses, who have here
unto signed their names together with me
notary. and said appearers, after due read
ing Of the whole.
ORIGINAL SIGNED:
L A. p. SANCHEZ
A. +. SANCHEZ.
Witnesses: Robert @. Polack, Georg
Perez.
WATTS X. LEvERICH,
Notary Public
A true copy:
WATTS X. LEVERICH,
Notary Publ
Aug.+Sept. s.