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CERTIFICATE OF CHANGE OF SHARES
OF CAPITAL STOCK
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY

WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT COMPANY.
of the 74th Congress Of the United States
OF America. approved on May L; 1886;
the District of Columbia as amended the
Board of Directors of Washington Gas Light
COMPANY at meeting held on March 81.
1877. unanimously adopted resolutions de-
clarins advisable a change OF all the
presently authorized. issued and out
inston Gas Light Company as herein stated
and calling meeting Of the stockholders
OF SAID company to take action thereon,
called upon such notice as the bylaws
OF said company provide
That, at a reconvened meeting OF stock
holders OF said company duly held on June
l6. 1887. pursuant to said notice. at which
tnere were present IN person or by proxy
10000 authorized. issued and outstanding
shares OF the capital stock Of the par value
OF SO each Of said company, the holders
being more than two-thirds in interest OF
the only class of stockholders Of said
company having voting powers or of other
persons having like powers. voted in favor
OF and adopted = resolution providing In
part as follows:
First; The presently authorized, issued
and outstanding l3O,uun shares of capital
STOCK OF the par value OF SO each be and
hereby are changed into $50, 900 shares OF
common stock without par value. by
changing each OF the presently authorized
issued and outstanding shares OF said
capital stock OF the par value OF $40 each
into three shares OF said common stock
without par value
Second Each Of the certificates repre-
sentins shares Of said capital stock now
issued and outstanding shall without any
lurther actlon by the company or by the
holders thereof be deemed and taken to
represent the number OF shares OF common
STOCK into which the shares OF said capt al
stock previously issued and represented by
said certificates are Chauged as aforesaid i'd:
provided. however. that the company Will,
~ ha foot
cerillcateS representing issued and out
standing shares OF said capital stock and
certificates so surrendered deliver in ex-
change thereof a certificate or certificates
ior shares of common stock. at the rate
OF three shares OF common stock for each
one share of said capital stock repre-
sented by the certificate or certificates so
Surrendered all under such reasonable
therefor"
That the Public Utilities Commission
OF OF the District Of Columbia has approved
an order dated June IS 1887, and
That: WASHINGTON, Gas Light Company
a and Sppont0 appolnt MnRc9 ane goes Is
SPERRY. its President. to be It's true and
lawful sttorney-in-tact. for It and in its
lzed by law to take and certify acknowl-
edgement of deeds to be recorded in the
Rstrlet lbs OF coumbia and to sign under
acknowledge. as in the case of deeds of
real estate, this certificate as the act and
deed OF said Washington Gas Light Com
IN WITNESS WHEREOF. Washington
Gas Light Company has caused this GER
ilflcate to be executed and ACKNOWLEDGED
by its president. thereunto duly authorized.
and ITS corporate seal to be affixed hereto
Marcy sperry and q EdWard ffe'sts E stsro!d ana
WASHINGTON Gas Light COMPANY have
slsned this certificate under said corporate
seal. and acknowledged the same, this six
teenth day Of June. 1887.
waSHINGT9N IS MsRc2 l. Gas ASEReH 15eyr CO..
President of Washington Gas
Light Company.
BY ei EDWARD T. ST STAFFORD.
DIsTR1cT 81 81 coIUMslA. sSlH S.:
Public in and for the District % Of columsia, s
DO hereby certify that MARCY L. sPERRy.
President of Washington Gas Light Com
the foregoing certificate bearing date the
sixteenth day Of June. 1897, and hereto
annexes bs IKE G appeared before me in
sonally we'll known to me as the person
who executed the said instrument as presi-
dent OF and on behalf of said Washington
be the attorney n-fact duly appointed
therein to acknowledge said certificate on
attorney -in-fact he acknowledged said
certificate to be the act and deed Of said
WdSIlNslOH Gas Llsh nj Company. I further
certify that the said MARCY L: sPERRY.
being by me duly sworn did depoSe and
say that he knows the seal of said COM
pany. that the seal Affixed to said certifi-
cafe IS such corporate seal, that it was so
af1xed by order Of the Board Of Directors
Of said company. and that he signed his
name thereto by like order
Given under my hand and official seal
this sixteenth day Of June. 1913,
HAZEL G. THOMPSON.
Notary Public
District of Columbia
|. HAZEL G THOMPSON a Notary
do hereby certify that EDWARD +. STAT
FORD, party to the foregoing certificate
bearing date the sixteenth day of June
1897 and hereto annexed. personally
0fere tho ssd me EnwARb Il sd pstre
FORD being personally well known to me
as the person who executed the foregoing
certifcate and acknowledged the same
to be his act and deed
Given under my hand and seal this
sixteenth day of June. 1887
HAZEL @. THOMPSON.
Notary Public
DISTRICT OF co1 T2Mp RT1Stplct Of Columbia.
Public In and for the District OF Columbia
40 hereoy certify that MARCY L. SPERRY.
q party to the foreeoing certificate bearing
hereto annexed personally appeared before
MARCY L. sPERRY being upia pepsouais shs Sa,d Wei
L known to me as the person who executed
the same to be his act and deed.
Given under my hand and seal this
sixteenth day of june. 1887
..,. Notary Public
le24;Jy1 .s15 District OF Columbia.