The herald., 1921-07-21
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER VICTORIA
LAND AND CANAL CO.. INC.

United States of America, State of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans BE il known. that on this 9TH day
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 resid-
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 OF the
State of Louisiana, dOmiciled in this city
and parish, created by an act passed be-
fore Watts X. Leverich, notary public,
dated the 14th day of October. 1919, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office for the
Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana. In
Book 1921. Folio
The said appearer further declared that
at a meeting of the stockholders OF the
said Victoria Land 4 Canal Co., Inc, held
at the Office of the corporation, New or
leans Louisiana. on Thursday, June 3Oth,
1921 at which meeting the entire out
standing capital stock Of the corporation
was represented. 1t was unanimously voted,
upon motion duly made and seconded. that
Article " of the charter OF the Victoria
Land & Canal Company be amended to
read as follows:
ARTICLE IV-"The capital stock Of
| this corporation is hereby fixed at the sum
| of Three Hundred Thousand Dollars lS3OO,-
| OOO), divided into three thousand t$S,WOl
shares of the par value OF one hanarea
Dollars (S1O0O0) per share. The amount
of stock may be increased to One Million
| (SlOOOOOO) Dollars. The whole or any
| portion of said stock may be issued ana
/ delivered to any person, hTm or corpora
| tion for the acquisition Of the rights. priyi-
leges or property owned or controlled oy
| such person, firm or corporation, for the
I 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 for any
and all purposes as in its judgment may
/ seem fair and proper.
| Said appearer further declared that he Is
| authorized and sinstructed to ELECT tne
amendment to the charter herein ses OUT,
and that he authorized to appear before =
notary public, in and for this parish anu
| state for the purpose OF executing TINS
| amendment in authentic form, as ProViaeo
by law, and that he does now appear pc
1 fore me, notary, in order to make proper
notarial record Of the said amendment anu
TO have the same recorded, as required by
law. all of which will fully appear by re
ference to certified copy OF an eh ,Is,
from the minutes Of the said stockhoiders
meeting. attached for reference to the orisi-
nal Of this Act of Amendment.
And the said appearer further declared
that the reduction Of the capital stock OF
the corporation effected by TINS amenu
ment to its charter will not operate 70 re
duce the capital stock Of the corporation
TO an amount less than the corporate IN
| debtedness.
Thus done and passed, at my Office. N
. the City of New Orleans, on the day, month
and year first above written, In the pres
ence of Paul Il. Chasez and A. Holland
competent witnesses, who have mercury
signed their names, together with the saie
appearers and me. notary, after due read
ing of the whole.
(ORIGINAL SIGNEDD:
Witnesses: Paul II. Chasez, A. Holland:
SEAI) HERMAN l.. BARNETT
Notary Public
Recorded in Mortgage Office Book 1858
Folio III.
4 A true copy:
HERMAN l.. BARNETT,
IL Notary Public
July 21-Aug. %.