The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1922-01-26
Jan. 1s-Feb. 16
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 II known that on TINS
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-hfth
before me, GUSTAVE JOSEPH RlCAU,
Notary Public, duly commissioned ana
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 E.
Cakes Vice-President, of the GEARl-
CAKES CO., INC. herein acting in their
said capacities, and also under ana Dy
virtue of a resolution passed at meet
ing of the stockholders OF said corpora
ton, held on December q, 1921, copy
of which resolution is hereto annexed for
reference, who declared that, as will APP
pear by reference to a duly certihed copy
of the minutes of special meeting OF
the stockholders Of said corporation, an
neXed hereto as part hereof, special
meeting OF the stockholders was held on
December 81 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 a change and amendment
of the original act of Incorporation Of
in this city, and organized under the laws
of this state, by act before the under
signed Notary, on December ., 1913, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office Of this
parish in book 1898, 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-OAkES
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-0AKES CO.,
INC, has been changed, modified and
amended so as to read as follows:
ARTICLE Ill
The amount of the capital stock of this
corporation is hereby fixed at the sum of
THIRTY THOUSAND DOLLARS $780,
increased to the sum Of Fifty Thousand
Dollars tS50,00000), said capital stock
divided into three hundred shares of the
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,
for the property or goodwill actually
purchased or received by il. No frac-
tional share shall ever be issJed
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
snail have an opportunity to purchase
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 stakeholder 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.