Evening journal., 1922-10-11

sponsihle Tor any debts. unless con
tracted by myself Howard f. Webb
oct6-eod-3t.
CERTIFICATE OF REDUCTION OF
THE CAPITAL STOCK or COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
COMMERCE. PETROLEUM COM
FANhs corporation organized and eN +.
lsung under the laws OF the state OF
THAT the Board Of Directors Of said
corporation, az special meeting con
yened and held on the 2sth day Of July.
1922, az 2 o'clock r. NJ, proposed the
reduction Of the capital stock OF said
corporation from Five Hundred Thou.
sand Dollars $500, 00O) 10 one Hundred
thousand Dollars 600 900. divided
into one Thousand G.000l shares OF the
par value Of one Hundred Dollars Hieol
each. and az said meeting adopted a
resolution setting forth such reduction,
declaring It's Availability. and calling a
meeting Of the Stockholders OF said cor
poratlon for the consideration thereof.
ssth day Of July, 1879. pursuant 70 such
call OF the Board OF Directors. and upon
waiver OF notice signed by each stock
holder Of the corporation In accordance
with the by-laws o. said cooperation, a
special meeting Of the stockholders was
duly convened. and there were present
a. such meeting. In person or by proxy,
the holders OF Five Thousand shares
$4,000 Of the capital stock OF said cor
poration, being the entire capital stock
q said corpora ion. entitled to vote and
then issued and outstanding
3.-That AZ said meeting 80 held on
July % 1922 vote Of the stockhold-
ers entitled % 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
FIVE thousand $4,000 shares OF tne
capital stock Of said corporation, being
hn amHfr. M ~ ~ TnrmnFn A.
tion entitled to vote and then Issued ana
outstanding. voted In favor OF said re-
ductou, and resolved that such redlc-
tlcn should be effected by the surrender
OF each shareholder OF his shares and
the issued TO him In lieu thereof or a
decreased number OF shares. namely,
the surrender by all OF the stockholders
OF an OF their shares amounting 10 ave
them In lieu thereof, o. one THOUSAND
q 000l shares, 40 that the outstanding
capital stock OF said corporation shall
thereafter be One Thousand f.oool
shares Of the par value Of one Hundred
THAT ali Of the debts Of said cor
nnrufion which are not otherwise fu.ly
secured. have been paid and discharged.
SHAT G. T. BRIGHAM IL the Presl,
dent 0f said corporation; that the board
Of directors of said CORPORATION consists
~ three members and that the follow
ing constitute said GARD Of directors.
C. p. BRIGHAM, A. W. PETERSON
AMI r. W PATTERSON.
~ WITNESS WHEREOF, COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY. has
made. under its corporate seal and the
hand Of q. Y. BRIGHAM. is president,
aud Che hands Of G. F. BRIGHAM A.
SON constituting a majority OF the
directors of said corporation. the fore
going certificate. and the said presl-
dent and the said directors have here
% lie chair hands and
caused the corporate seal Of said co..
poration 10 be hereun.o affixed, this 2@h
day OF July. A. n. 1929
COMMERCE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
BY GaF BRIGHAM President
G.. F. BRIGHAM.
(SEAIO L. ". PETERSON,
r. W. PATTERSON.
Being an OF the Directors of COM
MERGE PETROLEUM COMPANY.
STATE OF ILLINOIS. COUNTY OF
COOK. SIS;
re IT REMEMBERED. that on this
ssih day Of July. A , p 1922. ! John IN
the county and state aforesaid, DO here
by certify that g. r. BRIGHAM. Presl-
don't and a director of COMMERCE
PETROLEUM COMPANY. and @. y.
BRIGHAM. A. W. PETERSON. r. W.
PATTERSON, directors OF said corpora
ton. personally known 10 me 20 be
such, duly executed the foregoing cer-
tIhcate before me, and the said q. =.
BRIGHAM. president and director AZ
aforesaid. and said A. W. PETERSON
and r. w PATTERSON. directors AZ
aforesaid. severally duly acknowledged,
before me. that they scverally signed.
sealed and delivered the foregoing GER
a. such president and directors. re-
spectively, for The uses and purposes
therein set forth: that the facts set
forth and stated IN said certificate are
true and eorrect;. and that the eorpor-
the common and corporate seal Of said
corporal ton. and that the same was
duly affixed by the authority OF the
stockholders Of said corporation.
N WITNESS WHEREOF. 7 have
hereunto set my hand and seal ~ office.
the day and year above mentioafd.
(SIgnedl JOHN ScHEIDEL
Notary Public. Cook County, Illinois
JOHN ScHEIDEL. (sEAL)
Notary Public.
Cook County. H.
STATE OF DELAWARE.
OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
]. A. r. BENSON. Secretary 81 State.
NJ the state Of Delaware. DO HEREBY
CERTIFY that the above and fore
going h. true end correct copy Of
certificate Of Reduction ~ Canital
stock. % the COMMERCE PETRO-
LEtfM COMPANY" as received and
filed IN this office. the 25th day Of Sep
III TESTIMONY WHEREOF. I
have hereunto set my hand
and official seal. az Dover.
(sEAL) this 25th day OF September. IN
the year Of our lord one thou
sand nine hundred and twenty |
A. r. BENSON.
Secretary 81 State.