Evening journal., 1922-10-18
;kson County. No.
EXHIBIT "a"
UNITED IRON WORKS. INC.


UNITED IRON WORKS. INC.
JUDGES CERTIFICATE.
To the Secretary OF tho United Iron
Works. Inc. n Delaware Corporation
We. the undersigned, r. W. Harry
and John s. Owens do hereby certify
that at a special meeting OF the pre-
forred stockholders and the common
stockholders OF said United Iron Works.
Inc. held on the 18th day OF October.
a. d. lsse. az o'clock In the after
noon. 20 consider proposed amendments
set forth IN resolutions duly adopted by
the Board OF Directors of said cor
poration az meeting OF said board,
held and convened, proposing and de-
claring that such amendments 70 the
certificate or Incorporation OF said corr
poration are advisable, as hereinafter
set forth. we were appointed by the
said meeting OF preferred stockholders
and common stockholders 10 be judges.
FOR the purpose OF conducting tho vote
OF the stockholders taken az said meet
Ing. by each class OF stockholders for
and against the said amendments; that
the first of said proposed amendments
"RESOLVED. That the certificate
OF Incorporation OF this corporation
be amended by striking out that
part OF paragraph Fourth" as the
same now stands and which reads
as follows:
"'The amount Of the total au-
thorlzed capital stock OF the cor
p1TSSloS si ooS ooo Of oVT Which lPR PRree S0s sl-
lion Dollars S3.0o0,00Ql Is common
stock and one Million Dollars
Isl. 600 OO0) Is preferred stock. The
number Of shares into which the
capital stock Of the corporation Is
divided Is SIXTY thousand (60,000)
shares OF common stock. OF the par
value Of Fifty Dollars $500 each
and Ten Thousands .CQ,o00) shares
OF preferred stock, Of the par value
~ ono Hundred Dollars (S100l
And by substituting in its place the
following: .,-,,
capitai stock of the corporation Is
ten thousand 100000 shares Of pre-
fererd stock of the par value OF one
hundred dollars tSlOO per share,
amounting IN the aggregate, TO one
two hundred sixty thousands ESQ.,
O00) ehares OF common stock, with
out nominal or par value.
And second said proposed amend
mehsi ssiREsoLVED. fs tG,'yEI That the certificate
OF Incorporation OF this corporation be
amended by adding 20 the ninth para
graph thereof. clause numbered (m)
"9Ninth: Cm) The shares Of the
capital stock of this corporation,
without nominal or par value, may
be issued by the corporation from.
time 70 umef tof eucu conHluetdtloh
as may be fixed from time 20 time,
by the Board OF Directors
That at said stockholders meeting,
the vote OF said preferred stockholders,
by ballot. IN person or by proxy was
duiv taken as a class FOR and against
each on said proposed amendments:
and likewise at said stockholders meet
ing. the vote OF the common stock
holders by ballot, in person or by proxy,
v,as dulv taken as class for and
against said proposed amendments;
that said vote was conducted by us rs
Judges. appointed as aforesaid for that
nurpose; that as said judges. we de- /
eided unon the qualifications Of the /
stockholders. both preferred and COM
mon. voting as separate classes az said /
meeting for and against the said pro-
nosed amendments, and when said vote /
vas completed. we did count and ascer-
tain the number OF preferred shares /
voted respectively for or against the J
said proposed amendments, and Ike