Evening journal., 1922-09-27
NOTICES.
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION OF
THE CAPITAL STOCK OF COM /
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.


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CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION OF
THE CAPITAL STOCK OF COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
COMMERCE. PETROLEUM COM
PANN, a corporation organized and eN-
lsting under the laws OF the state OF
Delaware. hereby certifies as follows:
THAT the Board Of Directors OF said
corporation, az special meeting con-
Nened and held on the 2sth day OF July.
1922. al 2 o'clock +. NJ. proposed the
corporation from Five Hundred Thou
sand Dollars $500. 00o) 10 one Hundred
Thousand Dollars Csl00,000. divided
into One Thousand G,000l shares Of the
each. and az said meeting adopted
resolution setting forth such reduction.
declaring It's advisabllity. and calling
meeting OF the stockholders OF said cor
poratlon for the consideration thereof
2.-That thereafter. on to-wit. the
esth day Of July, 1922. pursuant 20 such
call Of the Board OF Directors. and upon
waiver OF notice signed by cach Stock
holder OF the corporation In accordance
with the bylaws OF said corporation, a
special meeting Of the stockholders was
duly convened, and there were present
Al such meeting, In person or BY proxy.
the holders OF Five Thousand shares
15,ooo) OF the capital stock OF said cor
Of said corporation. entitled 70 vote and
then Issued and outstanding.
3.-That az said meeting 20 held on
July IS 1922. a vote OF the stockhold-
ers entitled TO vote by ballot In person
or by proxy, was taken for and against
such reduction OF the capital stock Of
said corporation. and the holders or
Eve thousand $4,000 shares OF the
capital stock % said corporation, being
the entire capital stock of said corpora
10 saHa and than NnumnI and
outstanding voted In favor OF said re-
duction. and resolved that such reduc-
ton should be Effected by the surrender
OF each shareholder OF his shares and
the issued 70 him In lieu thereof OF
decreased number OF shares. namely
the surrender hy an Of the stockholders
Of all OF their shares amounting 10 fve
thousand f5.000l shares and the Issue %
them. In lieu thereof. OF one thousand
q. o00) shares. 90 that the outstanding
capital stock OF said corporation SHAH
thereafter be one Thousand t,nool
shares OF tho par value OF One Hundred
Dollars tsioo) each.
f.-That an OF the debts Of said cor
poratlon which are not otherwise fu.ly
secured. have been paid and discharged.
5.--That G. r. BRIGHAM II the presi-
dent Of said corporation; that the board
OF directors Of said corporation consls :
Of three members and that the follow
ing constitute said toard Of directors.
G.. +. BRIGHAM. A. W. PETERSON
AMI r. W. PATTERSON.
~ WITNESS WHEREOF. COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY has
made. under is corporate seal and the
hand OF O. T. BRIGHAM its pres dent
and tho hands Of G, +. BRIGHAM. 4.
W PETERSON and r. W. PAT FER
son. constituting majority OF me
directors OF said corporation. the fore
coing certificate, and the said prcsi-
dent and the said directors have here
unto scVcraNy set their hands ana
caused the corporate seal OF said co..
poration 10 be hereun,o affixed. this 2sth
dav Of July, a. n. 1929
COMMERCE. PETROLEUM COMPANY.
By C. r. BRIGHAM, President
G. r. BRIGHAM,
(SEAL) A. W. PETERSON,
r. W. PATTERSON.
Being al Of the Directors Of COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. COUNTY OF
COOK. SIS;
DE IT REMEMBERED, that on this
2Sth day o. July. A. u. 1899. ], John
Scheidel a Notary Public. IN and for
the county and State aforesaid. do here
by certify that G. r. BRIGHAM Presi-
dent and a director Of COMMERCE
PETROLEUM COMPANY. and G.. r.
BRIGHAM. A. ". PETERSON. r. W.
PATTERSON, directors Of said corpora
ton. personally known 20 me to be
such duly executed the foregoing GER
fINcnf0 before me- ana the hdlu IT, r.
BRIGHAM. president and director as
Aforesaid and said a. W PETERSON
and r. W. PATTERSON. directors as
aforesaid severally duly ACKNOWLEDGED,
before me, that they severally signed,
sealed and delivered the foregoing GER
tihcate as their free and voluntary act
as such president and directors, re-
spectlvely. 'or the uses and purposes
therein set forth. that tin facts set
forth and stated In said certificate are
fsfra. md 90 and that the =
ate seal 20 said certificate affixed ls
the common and corporate seal OF said
corporation. and that the same was
stockholders Of said corporation.
N WITNESS WHEREOF. have
hereunto set my hand and seal o. Office.
the day and year above mentioned.
fsignedl JOHN SCHEIDEL.
Notary Public. Cook County, Illinois
My Commission Expires Jan. ~. 1924
JOHN -sCHEfDEL. (sEAL)
Notary Public.
Cook County m.
STATE or DELAWARE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY or STATE.
I. A. r. BENSON. Secretary n state.
OF the state Of Delaware. DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and fore
going Is true and correct COPY Of
Certificate Of Reduction % Canltal
Stock, ~ the COMMERCE PETRO-
T,EITN COMPANY" as received and
filed In this office. the 25th day Of Sep
TENDER A. n. 1929, ~ / O'Clock r. NJ.
N TESTIMONY WHEREOF.
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