The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-02-23
AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE III OF THE
CHARTER OF GEARY-OAKEs
CO.. INC.

United States of America, State of
Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City of
New Orleans. Be it known that on this
second day of the month Of January, in
the year of our Lord, one thousand nine
hundred and twenty-five, and Of the In
dependence Of the United States of
America, the one hundred and forty-ffth,
before me, GUSTAvE JOSEPH RICAU,
Notary Public, duly commissioned and
qualified in and for the Parish of Or
leans, State Of Louisiana, and therein re-
siding, and in the presence Of the wit
nesses hereinafter named and under
signed, personally came and appeared,
James Geary, President, and William +.
Cakes, Vice-President, of the GEARY-
CAKES CO., INC, herein acting in their
said capacities, and also under and by
virtue of resolution passed at a meet
ing Of the stockholders of said corpora
ton, held on December 81, 1921, a copy
Of which resolution is hereto annexed for
reference, who declared that, as will ap-
pear by reference to a duly certified copy
of the minutes of a special meeting Of
the stockholders Of said corporation, an
nexed hereto as part hereof, special
meeting Of the stockholders was held on
December p. 1921, at the office Of said
corporation, after all notices required by
the charter of said corporation had been
given, and after all the stockholders, rep
resenting all Of the outstanding stock Of
said corporation had waived any irregu-
larities In said notices, for the purpose
of voting upon q change and amendment
Of the original act of Incorporation Of
said corporation, a corporation domiciled
in this city, and organized under the laws
Of this state, by act before the under
signed Notary, on December 3, 1919, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office of this
parish in book 1888, folio II; that at said
meeting all Of the stock present and rep
resenting all of the outstanding stock Of
said corporation voted to increase the
capital stock of this corporation from
Fifteen Thousand Dollars to THIRTY
THOUSAND DOLLARS.
Appearers, in their said capacities, for
and in behalf of said GEARY- CAKES
CO., INC, and in order to carry out the
objects and purposes Of said meeting, and
to give the change and amendment legal
force and effect, now formally declare.
publish and give notice to the world that
Article III Of the original act Of incor-
poration of said GEARY-OAKES CO.,
INC, has been changed, modified and
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE III.
The amount Of the capital stock of this
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS $780,
0OO.00), and which capital stock may be
increased to the sum Of Fifty thousand
Dollars (s5O,000.0O), said capital stock
par value Of One Hundred Dollars (s1OO)
each. The stock shall be paid in cash
when subscribed for, or may be issued
In whole or in part at not less than par,
purchased or received by it. No frac-
tional share shall ever be issued.
No transfer, sale or other disposals Of
the stock in this corporation shall be
valid, unless first offered to the remaining
stockholders of this corporation at the
book value thereof, as established by the
last inventory. and when said offer has
been made to the corporation Il shall be
the duty Of the Secretary Treasurer to
advise the other stockholders, and they
haI ~ tn urrho
said stock. On failure of the said stock
holders to avail themselves Of such offer
to acquire said stock after thirty days
notice to each stockholder by registered
mail, the stock may be sold by the owner
thereof at will.
All stock acquired in this corporation
shall be subject to this provision Of the
charter.
Appearers further declare that they do
hereby authorize and require the said
corded and published, according to law.
to the end that same may be operative
and binding on all persons who are now
or who may hereafter become stockhold-
ers Of this corporation, or become other
wise interested therein.
Thus done and passed in my office at
New Orleans, Louisiana, on the day and
in the month and year herein first writ
ten, In the presence Of w. j. Boudreaux
and @. Gernon Brown, competent wit
utsses, TcsiuluB THIS city, WHO mere
unto sign their names, together with said
appearers and me, Notary, after due read
ing Of the whole.
(Original Signed)
GEARY-OAKES CO., INC,
James Geary, President;
GEARr-OAKES CO., INC,
VIM. F. Cakes, yice-President.
| Witnesses:
w. ]. BOUDREAUX,
G. GERNON BROWN.
GUS J. RICAU.
Notary Public.
| I, the undersigned Recorder Of Mort.
| cages, in and for the Parish Of Orleans
| State Of Louisiana, de hereby certify thai
the above and foregoing amendment To
| the charter Of GEARY-0AKES CO., INC
has this day been recorded In my ofics
| in book 1868, folio 514.
| New Orleans, La, Jan. 8. 1922.
| (Sig-ed) ROBT. SCOTT,
| Deputy Recorder.
A True Copy:
GUS J. RICAU,
Notary Public.
(SeaD GUS ]. RICAU,
Jan. 2s-Mch.2