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

United States Of America, State or Louis |
lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or-
leans Be it known, that on TINS 'th ia!
of the month of July, in the year OF our
Lord, one Thousand. Nine Hundred and
Twenty one. before me, Herman l.. bar
nett notary public, duly commissioned
and qualified. in and for the city OF New
Orleans, State of Louisiana. therein resld-
ing, and in the presence Of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, per
sonally came and appeared l.. Carroll Root
of this city, and of the full age of majority,
which said appearer declared:
That he is the Secretary Treasurer OF the
Victoria Land & Canal Co., Inc, corpora
ton duly organized under the laws or the
State of Louisiana, dOmiciled in this city
and parish, created by an act passed Pc
fore Watts X. Leverich. notary pubic
dated the 18th day of October, 19l9' re
corded in the Mortgage Office for the
Parish of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, III
Book 1881, Folio
The said appearer further declared that
at meeting of the stockholders OF the
said Victoria Land Canal Co., Inc, held
at the office of the corporation, New Ut
leans. Louisiana, on Thursday, June 3Oth,
1921, at which meeting the entire out
standing capital stock OF the corporation
was represented, IL was UNANIMOUSLY Noteu'
upon motion duly made and seconded, that
Article " of the charter of the Victoria
read As follows:
ARTICLE Iv-"The capital stock of
this CORPORATION is hereby fixed at the sum
of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars SS9 IN
OOOl, divided into three thousand (S3' UOol
shares of the par value of One hundred
Dollars 100000 per share. The amount
of stock may be increased to one Mlinoh
! C$1.OOO0OO Dollars. The whole or any
portion of said stock may be issued and
delivered to any person, firm or corpora
| ton for the acquisition of the rights. prlvl-
| leges or property owned or controlled Dy
such person, firm or corporation. Tor the
fair value thereof as appraised by the board
| of Directors; and the Board of Directors
hereinafter created is specially authorized
| to issue and dispose of the stock Tor any
and all purposes as in its judgment may
seem fair and proper"
| Said appearer further declared that he Is
| authorized and instructed to effect the
amendment to the charter herein set out
| and that he authorized to appear Deiore Z
| notary public, in and for this parish and
state, for the purpose of executing TINS
amendment in authentic form, as PROVIDED
by law. and that he does now appear De
| fore me- notary, in order to make proper
notarial record of the said amendment ana
| 70 have the same recorded, as required by
law. all of which will fully appear by re-
| ference to a certified copy Of an extract
| from the minutes Of the said stockholders
meeting, attached for reference to the origl
| nal of this Act of Amendment.
| And the said appearer further declared
| that the reduction of the capital stock OF
| the corporation effected by this amend
| ment to its charter will not operate to re-
duce the capital stock of the corporation
| to an amount less than the corporate IN
| debtedness.
| Thus done and passed, at my Office. In
| the City of New Orleans, on the day, month
and year first above written, in the pres
| ence of Paul f. Chasez and A. Holland
competent witnesses, who have hereuntC
| signed their names, together with the said
| appearers and me, notary, after due read
/ ing of the whole.
| ORIGINAL SIGNED
L. CARROLL ROOT.
| Witnesses: Paul r. Chasez. A. Holland.
| SEAL) HERMAN L: BARNETT
| Notary Public
Recorded in Mortgage Office Book 1888
| Folio Ill.
| A true copy:
| HERMAN L. BARNETT
| Notary Public
July 21-Aug. %.