The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-04
CHARTER.

that, acting under and pursuant 10 pre-
vious resolution passed by the boaru Vi
Directors of said corporation, authorILihs
and directing and convenlng oil ihe etant
of stockholders, q meeting OF the stoch-
holders of John NJ. Parker co. was regu
larlv held and convened at the domlcile OF
the company in the City OF New orleans
on June 30. 1921. at which meeting tneIe
were present, either in person or by proxy,
zach and every holder of the common
stock issued by the corporation.
Said appearers further declared that at
the meeting of stockholders OF salu Jho'
NJ Parker Co. held as aforesaid, snch pro
ceedinCs were had that, upon motlon uuiy
made seconded and unanimously adopted,
Article " of the charter OF sald corpora
ton. relating to its capital STOCK, was
changed and amended, but only to the eN-
tent of authorizing and directing the re-
tiremeut or redemption of the issued and
outstanding preferred stock. as evidenced
bv the following preamble and resolutions
adopted at said stockholders meeting:
whereas. under the provisions of Ar
ticle " of the charter as presently constr
tuted the capital stock of the corporation
i fixed at $500 10000 divided into 5.Ooc
shares of the par value of $4,000 each
whereof $3.50 10000 Is preferred, and SOW
OOOOO is common stock. all OF winch mas
been issued and paid for;
Whereas. under the provisions OF Article
" Of the charter, the preferred stock III
whole or in part may be retired or re-
deemed at any time by vote of three-quar-
terS of all of the outstanding common
stock. unon the payment TO the holders tne
mart yaIue thereof, with all accrued divl-
bends and when thus retired the same
may be held in suspense in the treasury
subject To re issuance, if ii be so desired
by the Board of Directors;
And whereas. it is deemed to be to the
best interest of the corporation and TO the
evident advantage of the holders OF the
common stock. to retire the preferred
STOCK in its entirety, the cOrnOratc indebt-
ednrSS permitting II 20 be DONE now
therefore.
BE il resolved, by the holders of all of
the common stock, exercising the right
and prrrogative conferred upon them 'un-
der the provisions of Article ~ or the
charter aforesaid. that all of the preferred
stock heretofore issued and outstanding,
aggregating $3.50 10000 in amount, be re-
tired or redeemed; ands for that purpose,
that the holders of such preferred stock
be- paid the par value thereof, with all
dividends to date: that when thus retired
the preferred stock be held in suspense IN
the treasury. subject to its re-iSsuance, at
,ot less than par, if it be so desired by the
Board of Directors.
Be il further resolved. that except for
the retirement or redemptiOns of the pre-
ferred stock herein and hereby authorized,
the provisions of Article " of the charter
i'm all other respects shall remain I'M
changed and continue in full force ana
effect"
Said appearers further declared that the
proceedings had and conclusions reached,
as evidenced by the vote taken at such
stockholders meeting. are correctly shown
by the minutes of said meeting. a copy
whereof. duly certified, is attached to ana
made part hereof.
Said appearerS further declared that. as
will appear from the aforesaid minutes of
the meeting of stockholders of said cor
pOratiOn, they were severally authorized TO
lnfnr r.
pose of executing in authentic form the
amendment TO Article " aforesaid, and
they do now appear before me, said no
tary, for the purpose of carrying out and
giving effect to the proceedings had and
resolutions adopted at said meeting in the
particulars herenbefOre mentioned and set
forth. and to cause said amendment to
the charter to be recorded and published
as required by law. to serve and avail as
the future may or shall require.
Thus done and passed, at my office. in
the City of New Orleans. on the day.
month and year first hereinbefOre written,
in the presence of Philip \. Bodet Jr., and
of Andrew L. BUTLER, competent witnesses.
who hereunto sign their names. together
with said appearerS. and me. the notary,
after due reading of the whole.
Original signed): Jos. A. Airey, Chair
man; Thos. A. Parker. Secretary.
Witnesses: z. A. Bodet. Jr., Andrew F.
Butler.
CHAs. F. FLETCHINGER.
Not. Pub.
/. the undersigned Recorder of Mort
cages, in and for the Parish Of Orleans.
State of Louisiana. hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Act of Amendment
to the charter of Jno. NJ. Parker Co. was
this day duly recorded in my office in
Book 1858. folio -. New Orleans. La.
July Is, 1921.
(signed) RoBT. SCOTT, by. r.
true copy.
CHAS. F. FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
July 21-Aug. %