The herald., 1921-07-28
CHARTER.

that, acting under and pursuant ts pre-.
vious resolution passed by the Doaru
directors of said corporation, autnorlIine
and directing and convenlng oi "a. s,onI7
Of Stockholders, meeting OF the stock-
holders of John NJ. Parker GO. was regu
lnrIy held and convened at the domicile oi
the company in the City OF New orleans,
on June 80, 1921, at when meeting .nere
we're present either in person or by proxy,
eoch and every holder of the common
stock issued by the corporation.
Said appearers further declared that at
the meeting of stockholders OF sala Jno'
NJ Parker Co. held as aforesaid, such pro-
ceedings were had that, upon motion uuly
made seconded and unanimously adopted,
Article Nv of the charter OF SAID corpora
ton relating to its capital STOCK, was
changed and amended, but only TO the eA-
rent of authorizing and directing the re-
tirement or redemption of the issued and
outstanding preferred stock, as evidenced
nv 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
is fixed at 500, 10000, divided into o.Wc
shares of the par value of SlOO.OO each,
whereof $3.50 10000 is preferred, ana SZ'o'-
OUOGO is common stock, all or winch mas
been issued and paid tor'
whereas. under the provisions of Article
" of the charter. the preferred stock IN
whole or in part, may be retired or re-
deemed at any time by vote of three-quar-
tiers of all of the outstanding common
stock. upon the payment to the holders u, tne
mart value thereof with all accrued divi-
dqnds. and when thus retired the same
NAV be held in suspense in the treasury,
subject to resistance, IL 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 cornorate 'lndebt-
eduess permitting 1t to be done; now
therefore.
BE it resolved. by the holders of all of
the common stock exercising the right
and prerogatiye conferred upon them I'M
der the provisions of Article Nv OF the
charter aforesaid, that all of the preferred
stock heretofore issued and outstanding,
aggregating $3.50. 10000 in amount, be re-
tired or redeemed; and, for that purpose,
that the holders of such preferred stock
be paid the par value thereon, with all
dividends to date: that when thus retired
the preferred stock be held in suspense IN
the treasury. subject to its resistance, at
.ot less than par, If il 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
in all other respects shall remain un-
changed and continue in full force and
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. copy
whereof. duly certified, is attached to and
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 10
| L.fo vatrhl fnr hn
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 hereinbefore mentioned and set
forth. and to cause said amendment ia
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 +. BUTLER. competent witnesses,
who hereunto sign their names, together
with said lppearers. and me- the notary,
after due reading of the whole.
Original signed): Jos. 4. Airey, Chair
man: ThOs. A. Parker. Secretary.
Witnesses: =. A. Bodet. Jr., Andrew +.
BUTLER.
Not Pub.
I, 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.
n true copy.
CHAS. F. FLETCHINGER.
Notary Public.
July 21-Afp o.