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EXHIBIT NO. 2.3
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF
ECO-SYSTEMS MARKETING CORPORATION (4/28/1997)
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FILED
THE OFFICE OF THE
SECRETARY OF STATE OF THE
STATE OF NEVADA
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
??? 10 1997 (After Issuance of Stock)
C139-93 ECO-SYSTEMS MARKETING CORPORATION
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/s/ DEAN HELLER
DEAN HELLER, SECRETARY OF STATE
We the undersigned, Donald L. Trapp, President and Cherie Larson, Secretary
of Eco-Systems Marketing Corporation do hereby certify:
That the Board of Directors of said corporation as a meeting duly convened,
held on the 28th day of April, 1997, adopted a resolution to amend the original
articles as follows:
Article Four is hereby amended to read:
"The corporation shall be authorized to issue two classes of stock,
namely, common stock and preferred stock. The number of common shares
is Ten Million (10,000,000) shares with a par value of 1 Mil ($.001)
per share and the number of preferred shares is One Million (1,000,000)
shares with a par value of 1 Mil ($.001) per share."
The number of shares of the corporation outstanding and entitled to vote on an
amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is 100%; that the said change(s) and
amendments have been consented to and approved by a majority vote of the
stockholders holding at least a majority of each class of stock outstanding and
entitled to vote thereon.
/s/ Donald L. Trapp
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June 4, 1997 Donald L. Trapp, President
/s/ Cherie Larson
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Cherie Larson, Secretary
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CALIFORNIA ALL-PURPOSE ACKNOWLEDGMENT
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State of California
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County of Marin
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On June 4, 1997 before me, N.MOSHIRI, NOTARY PUBLIC
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Name and Title of Officer (e.g., "Jane Doe, Notary
Public")
personally appeared Donald L. Trapp & Cherie Larson
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Name(s) of Signer(s)
/x/ personally known to me
/ / proved to me on the basis of satisfactory
evidence
to be the person(s) whose name(s) is/are
subscribed to the within instrument and
acknowledged to me that he/she/they executed the
----------------------------- same their authorized capacity(ies), and that by
N. MOSHIRI their signature(s) on the instrument the
NOTARY PUBLIC - CALIFORNIA person(s), or the entity upon behalf of which the
MARIN COUNTY person(s) acted, executed the instrument.
MY COMM. EXPIRES SEP 28, 1997
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WITNESS my hand and official seal.
/s/ N. Moshiri
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Signature of Notary Public
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Though the information below is not required by law, it may prove valuable to
persons relying on the document and could prevent fraudulent removal and
reattachment of this form to another document.
DESCRIPTION OF ATTACHED DOCUMENT
Title or Type of Document: Certificate of Amendment to Articles of Inc.
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Document Date: 6-4,1997 Number of Pages: One
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Signer(s) Other Than Named Above: None
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CAPACITY(IES) CLAIMED BY SIGNER(S)
Signer's Name: Signer's Name:
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/ / Individual / / Individual
/X/ Corporate Office / / Corporate Office
/ / Title(s): President & Secretary / / Title(s):
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/ / Partner -- / / Limited / / General / / Partner -- / / Limited / / General
/ / Attorney-in-fact / / Attorney-in-fact
/ / Trustee / / Trustee
/ / Guardian or Conservator / / Guardian or Conservator
/ / Other: / / Other:
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