The herald., 1921-07-28

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be it known, that on this first day
Of the month of July, in the year of our
Lord One thousand, nine hundred and
twenty -one and of the Independence of
the United States Of America the one hun
dred and forty fifth, before me, Arthur A.
Moreno, a notary public, duly commits
stoned and qualified, in and for this city
and the Parish of Orleans, therein residing,
ana in the presence of the witnesses here
matter named and undersigned, Personally
came and appeared: Leon Irwin. who de-
clared that a general meeting of the stock
holders of the Southern Investment Com
pany, incorporated, a corporation organ
lied by act passed before me, the under
signed notary, on the 18th day of January.
1920, recorded in the Mortgage Office of
this Parish in Book 1898, folio 2S6. and
amended on the 23rd of August 1920 by
act before me, recorded in the Mortgage
Office of this Parish in Book 1916, Folio
2OS, and again amended on the 9th of Oc-
tOber. 1920, by act before me. recorded in
the Mortgage Office of this Parish in Book
1916, Folio oil. held at the office of the
said company on the 9TH day of Decem-
Der, 1920. he was elected secretary of the
said stockholders meeting. as will NOR,
| fully appear by a certified copy of tn,
minutes of the meeting annexed hereto fol
greater reference, and he. as secretary OF
the said meeting, was authorized and EN-.
powered to appear before me for the pur.
pose of amending the said charter of tn,
said Southern Investment Company, In
! corporated.
And the said appearer, as secretary o.
said stockholders meeting and acting il
said capacity and on behalf of said corpo
ration by virtue of the authority conferred
| upon him at the general meeting of tn,
| said stockholders, declared that the char
ter OF the Southern Investment Company
Incorporated. passed before me- the under
signed notary. on the 18th day of Jan
| uary, 1920. has been altered changed and
amended so that Article ~ of said origina
charter shall read as follows:
| The capital stock of this corporation
shall consist of Two hundred and fit,
thousand $3.50. 100000 dollars of common
stock of the par value of One Hundred
Mloooo) Dollars per share, divided int,
Five hundred thousand $500. OOO.OO) dol
lars of preferred stock, divided into fiv,
| thousand (5.OO0) shares, of the par vain,
or one hundred (S100.00) dollars per share
The common stock may be increased t,
five hundred thousand (s50o. 900 OO) dol
lars divided into five thousand 5000
shares of the par value of one hundred
! (SlOO.OO) dollars per share. Each share O
common stock shall be entitled to one vote
either in person or by proxy. at all genera
elections or meetings Of the stockholders
The preferred stock shall have no victims
power, but there shall be paid on the pre-
terred stock 20 per annum, which shall
De accumulative, and the preferred stool
snail De entitled to one-fourth (K) of tn,
earnings Of the corporation after Their
mas been paid out of said earnings in an,
one year on both the common and pre
ferred stock a dividend of TO-"
ana the said appearer moreover de
clared that In consequence of the forego
ing ana pursuant to the authority in hin
vested by the stockholders Of said com
pany, he does hereby formally declare ant
| publicly make known that in the name
prescribed by law and agreeable to th,
provisions Of the charter Of the sail
Southern Investment Company, Incorpor
ated. passed before me. the undersiene,
notary, has been changed, altered an