The herald., 1921-02-17

HERMAN L. BARNETT
Notary Public.
JAN 20-Feb. "a
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
ii. L. COTTAM CO, INC.
United States of America, State of Lou
isiana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans: Be it known, That on this twenty
fourth day of the month of December, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty, and of the Indepen-
dence of the United States Of America, the
one hundred and forthwith before me-
Henry Z. Dart, Jr., a Notary Public, duly
commissioned and qualified, in and for
this city and the Parish of Orleans, therein
residing, and in the presence of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared II. Thorn
Gotham and Cornelius j. Everett of age
and residents of the City of New Orleans,
herein appearing in their respective ca
pacities of President and Secretary of Ii.
I. Gotham K Co., Inc. a corporation DOM
iciled in the Parish of Orleans, created I'M
der the laws of Louisiana, by charter ex-
ecuted before the late b. f. Choate, No
tary Public, Aug. IL, 1892, and amended
by act passed before Henry p. Dart, Jr.,
Notary Public, July i, 1918. recorded re-
spectively in Mortgage Office, Parish of
Orleans, in book 4i4, folio $50 and in book
1922 folio 213, who declared that at a
meeting of the stockholders of said cor
poration, duly held at the Office of the
same, In this city, on Dec. %. 1920 and
thereof, duly held on the same day, the
capital stock of said corporation was in
creased from one million dollars to one
million, eight hundred thousand dollars,
and that they, the appearers, were author
lied, empowered and directed to cause to
be executed all the acts, deeds and instru-
ments necessary to perpetuate, enforce
and to carry into effect the said action of
the said corporation and of the stockhold.
ers and Board Of Directors of the same as
VIII appear from a certified copy of the
minutes OF several meetings aforesaid,
hereunto annexed as part of this act
said authorization and for the purposes
aforesaid. the appearers declare that they
nave appeared before me, Notary, for the
purpose of further amending the said char
ter, and to put in due and formal shape
the action of said corporation at the meet
ings aforesaid, and the appearers accord
lngly declare that at meeting of the
| stockholders of II. L. Gotham K Co, Inc
held at the office of the corporation. in the
| City of New Orleans, La. en- Dec 22, 1920
there were presented and represented ten
thousand- shares of the capital stock of said
corporation, being the entire capital stock
authorized to be issued and actually is
| sued and outstanding at that time. That
| at said meeting IL was unanimously re-
| solved TO amend the charter of said cor
poration so as to increase the capital
| stock of the same from one million dollars
| TO one million, eight hundred thousand
| dollars, or which increase five hundred and
| nifty thousand dollars shall be issued Il
| the present stockholders of said corpora
ton as stock dividend. full paid and
| non -assessable, and two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars shall be issued for mon
| ey paid at the time of the issuance there
| or. That at meeting of the Board Of
| Directors Of said corporation. held on tn,
SAID End of December, 1920. the saiC
Board of Directors approved and confirmed
the said action of the said stockholder,
and authorized the increase of said eapi
tai stock, and declared a stock dividend o
hve thousand, five hundred shares of tn,
par value of one hundred dollars each O
total of five hundred, fifty thousand dol
lars: to be issued and delivered to stock
holders OF record at that date in full
paid and worcestershire shares of capita
stock Of the par value of one hundred dol
| iars each, In the proportion of fifty-fv
hundredths of share for each one shar
OF the capital stock of said corporation
heretofore issued and outstanding Tha
said Beard also authorized the issuance o
Two thousand, five hundred shares of tn
par value of one hundred dollars each
said two hundred and fifty thousand dol
said.
| Now. therefore. said appearers declar
mat Article III Of the charter of H. I
Gotham 4 Co, Inc, as amended aforesaid
De s and 1t Is hereby amended SO as TO rea,
ARTICLE III-The capital stock of tn
corporation is hereby fixed at one million
eight hundred thousand dollars. divide
value of one hundred dollars each. where
of ten thousand shares have been hereto
fore issued and paid for under subscrip
tons to the original charter of this cor
poration, and under the several amend
ments thereof, and five thousandsfive hun
dred shares shall be issued under thi
amendment Of said scharter as a stoc
dividend to stockholders of record at thi
date. and two thousand five hundred share
shall be issued at par for money paid a
the time of the issuance thereof.
That, save as ferein amended. the re
mainder of said Article III of said charte
and amendments thereof shall remain IN
| affected and unchanged by this act.
And said appearers further declare ths
, save and except as herein amended, tn
said original charter of said corporatio
| and the amendments thereof shall renal
In full force and effect, and they have r,
quired me. Notary. to cause this amend
: | corded, published and filed as required b
law. to the end that the same may b
operative and binding on all persons VIII
now are or may hereafter become stool
: holders of said corporation. or be othel
! wise interested therein or affected hereb!
Thus done and signed at my office.
New Orleans. on the day, month and yea
herein first above written. in the present
Iof John Dart and Benjamin W. Dart, con
: petent witnesses, who have hereunto sigI
ed their names with the said appearei
and me, Notary, after reading Of II
whole.
: Original signed.) II. Thorn Gotham. (
j. Everett.
Witnesses: John Dart, Benjamin Y
HENRY P. DART. JR..
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned. Recorder of Nor
cages, In and for the Parish Of Orlean
|; State Of Louisiana. do hereby certify tn;
! the Act of Amendment of the II. +. Co
tam Co.. Inc, was this day duly r
corded In my Office, in book 1246 folio 20
New Orleans, Dec. q, 1920.
z Original signed.)
RoBT. SCOTT, Deputy
y I hereby certify that the foregoing cor
Z Of Act of Amendment to Charter of Fl.
: | Gotham & Co., Inc, is a true copy of Il
!. original passed before me and on file
y my notarial office.
HENRY P. DART, JR..
: (Sea1) Notary Public.
o Jan. 20 Feb. "a.
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