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Ni 191. I CO., INCORPO SI ca.E State of Louisi SOrleans, City of New , on the tenth of January, oa d, one thousand nine .n (1918), before me, puy oblic in and for s r , State of Louisiana, and qualified and in the Itaesses herecnafter nuned personally came and i"p S i persons whose ranxts are [, of the iull age of , lared to me that availing laws of this State r:c.tive of corporation;. partic of 1914, p~ige 521, ,fi the this State. they have coy and by !.c, e presentt for t!c:n eilves and Sassigns ti teurmn tham a ration, and Iady politic S.obiCt5 and purposes, and . stii W l Shereinafter set forth. Same and title of the cor Columbia Sulphur C. .mpany, an. under such title it shall - a. scosion and existence for - jp~y.nine ) ears from date have the power and atthor l a and be sued, and make s-e -.l, the same t , break g- phasUf. 'to hold, to purchase, ,hypothecate, or p!edge, peaoal, or Imixed, nicessary, for the car: ying on of to thst end, :, further. o mineral leases. grants or it, together with all build and improve: in:s placed said lands, or to be placed as well as to issue bonds mt mortgages, such bonds to eb amounts at such rate of tne for suchi length of time. .0 term of said leases, as , Ua.atees may determine, to stick in any other Company tnat may assist this Company d purposes; to make and sertifcates of indebtedness. and appoint managers. dircc er other employees ti prop - arporate usrines', and to such by-laws, rules and be found necessary, or A m;gefment of the bbusi of the corporatlon, and 0-all and every other act, `aceasary for the complete ,-t of said business. domicile of the corpo a ia the city of New Orleans, State of Louiiana, where a eher legal process shall be - n president, or, in his ab Vlke-President. objects and purposes for ion is orgsnized, and the to be carried on by Sdekclared to be as follows: bore and drill for, and sulphur and other minerals; or otherwise acquire lands -ha oil, gas, sulphur and t erect and maintain there stations, reservoirs, tanks, her facilities and conven a necessary or required in tild, construct, lease, pur acquire, buildings, ma apparatus for refining, * or otherwise wok miqeral lands either gsporati a, or other per and to refine, smelt, work up the by tierals, and to operamte market the products or to the best ad oa such other business ,foresaid purposes as or desirable, or such in by a corporation capital stock of this cor Mamd at the sum of Two delars ($200,000.00) divid. shares (2000) of the dollars ($l00.0 each, sas, or its equivalent un rm, o for propegrty r o asekhbolder shall ever -omoeible for the faults, .1 this corporation in the unpaid balas Sthe shares of stoee m; ar shall any mere organization have the tis charter null, or of to any liability what stock be subjected to * the erporate powers of be vested in and ex of Dhietors to be cornm a majority of a uorm for the Until the first Mon the followin¶ named a Dosed of Dive-c towit: .D Glas, F. V. b. Themafter the dime annally a the Brst sac yar.. All ec be b lot, and be entitled to one slaek stndiag in his atte eanoada this rsnes, or by written to elect The Iardl o. Directors on is d : BaoAd of DIrge lteir a successaors sa o Directors thall t stated tatervals at med in the bj-Iaws aeetinga shell be te t orgorstion, bht -g spoelal meeings o at iech times as he sea he reuirnd to wheneve r r st of the bosrd notice of such to erve, shall bh Natural Gas for New Orleans * No One Development Would Mean More for the City's Future Prosperity trominent men throughout the city are devoting their time and energy to the supplying of the City of New Orleans with natural gas; for they realize that the change it would bring about in our manufacturing enterprises would de velop the city's industries as would no other proposition or commodity. * Drsi rWd N. lbwmmeom..e~~ MrMt ft. A. w.L., d DiWi."' There IS gas in Houma and Terrebnne--but they are a long way from o.. oif e G Deelopment Cn rleu, Aho has bro New Orleans. We BELIEVE-and with GOOD REASON-that there is MORE ,t d "h. 'e . a", "i n , " a c THAN SUFFICIENT natural gas just eight miles from the heart of the city. to supply the entire city-and then some! We found gas that TESTED HIGH when' drilling our first well for oil. When this well was 2500 feet deep we unfortunately broke our drill pipe and were forced to stop. " But we HAD GAS-and our second well is noW being drilled with brilliant prospects of being able to bring in more than enough natural gas to furnish the city's needs. THIS WILL BE OWNED BY NEW ORLEANS CAPITAL A small amount of stock is still for sale in this Company, the board of direc d,.am .L....r...T.- tors of which contains only substantial business men-and full particulars of our activities will be given by applying to De"Co I)fP. .T F DEVELOPMENT COMPANY SrEET- RI HUGHESFsa MAN 3 "a ,,iY"/ý.C...i :.. r.rS.2,.f~ ' Rir l iw \.'S',!' `ý;+ts, _ " ` `v=>.7 ý7 .M'ýi,. ,.'.Y" " ._y ~ a.3ir. sn.. r . CHRTDRH. Board of Directors of this orarttioa I all be reuired to draft a sutab e e o b-y laws for the government of this eorpatie . which ma7 be altered, amended or cha as the exinces of the ame my requir Article VII.-Tbe officers of this eoo tion shall consist of a President, Pim rie President, a Seoond Vice President anad Treasurer, and 'Secretary, any two of the above officers except that of President and Secretary nmy be combined and held by one person, all of whom shall be stockbolders and members of the Board of Directors. Un til the Board of Directors to be elected on the irst Monday, in January, 1919, ohall otherwise elect the following named persone shall constitute the officers of this corpo ration: H. Alden Adams, *w President whose address is No. 14 West Ohio Street, Indianapolis, .Indiana, H. D. Glass, as First Vce-President, whose address is Lambert, Mississippi; F. V. B. Price, Second Vice President and Treasurer, whose address is Pinebur, Mississippi; Henry Richard Fine, Secretary, whose address is No. 7823 Birch Street, New Orleans, La. Article VIII.-This charter may be modi fled or altered, the capital stock thereof in creased or decreased or the corporation may be dissolved upon compliance with the law in such case and provided. ARTICLE IX.-At the expiration of this charter or the earlier dissolution of this corporation, its affairs shall be liquidated by two commnissioners, to be elected by the 'tockholders. all of whom shall hold stock in said Company, and said commissioners are hereby vested with full power and au tloroty to sell any and all asets and property, real, personal and mixed of this corporation, and to convey full and com plete title thereto, and to do and perform all acts essential to a full and complete liquidation of this corpor.tion, and to dis tribute the proceeds, if any. In the event of the death, inability, or resignation of any or more of said commissioners, the survivor shall continue to act and be likewise invest ed with all the powers herein mentioned. Thus done and passed, in my office, in the city of New Orleans, upon the day, month and year first above written in the presence of Charles LeBlanc and Frank T. Doyle, competent witnesses, who have hereunto signed their names with said appearers and me. Notary, after due reading of the whole. (Original signed) II. R. FINE et als. Chas. LeBlanc, Frank T. Doyle. JOSEPII SINAI, Notary Public. I. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages, in and for the Parish of Orleans, do hereby certify that the above and oregoing amend ment to the charter of Columbia Sulphur Com pany. Incorporated, was this day duly re corded in my office, in Book 1219, Folio -. New Orleans, La., 1917. EMILE LEONARD, D. R. A true copy. JOSEPHI SINAI, Notary Public. J.n 17 24 31 Feb 7 14 21 AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF TIlE HARTWIG MOSS INSURANCE AGENCY, LTD. United States of America, State of Louisi ata. Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. Be it known and remembered, that on this 12th day of the month of January, in the year of our Lord One Thousand and Nine Hundred and Eighteen, and of the Inde pendence of the United States of America, the one hundred and forty-second, before me. Alfred Charles Kammer, a notary public, duly commissioned, sworn and qualified in and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, therein residing, and in the pres ence of the witnesses hereinafter named and undersigned: Personally came and appeared: W. Irving Moss and Arthur S. Huey, re spectively the President and the Secretary of The Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency, Ltd., who declared unto me, Notary, that a meeting of the stockholders of The Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency. Ltd., was held on the 22nd day of December, 1917, at 3 o'clock P. M., at the office of the company, in the City of New Orleans, No. 830 Union street, pursuant to a resolution of the Board of Directors of said company passed at a meet ing of said Board held on the 10th day of December, 1917. and pursuant to a waiver of notice executed by every stockholder of the company. said stockholders' meeting having been called for the purpose of amending the Charter of said company so as to chsange or enlarse its objects and purposes; to increase its Capital Stock; to create two kinds of stock to be known as Preferred and Com mon Stock; to increase the number of stock holders to constitute the Board of Directors and to consider the amendment of its Char ter or Articles of Incorporation in any other respect as may be deemed advisable. That at said meeting of stockholders, so held on the 22nd day of December, 917, at I o'clock P. M., it was resolved by a unani mous vote of all the stockholders present and represented at said meeting, there being prehent and represented at said meeting the total issued and outstanding Capital 6teek if said company (a certified copy of the minutes of which stockholders meeting is hereto annexed and made part hereof), that the Charter of this company be amended as hereinafter set forth. And the said W. Irving Mose and the said Arthur S. Huey respectively the President and Secretary of the Hartwig Moss Iamr anee Agency, Ltd., further declared unto ne. Notary, that under due authority of mid stockholders masting, held on December 2nd. 1917. they and each of them appes sfore me, Notary, for the purpose of em sodying the amendments of the Charter of the Hartwig Mose Insurance Agency, Ltd., a notaual form; and they now declare unto s, Notary, that the Charter of The Hartwig loes Insurance Agency, Ltd., shall be mended so as to read as follows, to-wit: Article I.--The name and style of this orporation shall be The Hartwg Moss In aranee Agency, Ltd, and under its said orporate name it shall have- and enjoy oorre rt exlstence and mecession for the all term and period of ninety-nine (9) ears from and after the date hereof; to -ntract, sue and be sed; to make and corporate seal, and the same to alter and rk at pleasure; to hold, receive, lease, nchase and coenvey, as well as mortgage ad hypothecate property, real personal or izxed, corporeal end ineorporeal; to owan and old stocks and boeds of other crorpratons; name and appoeint such m r agents, Ireters and offlcers as its bsaines er avernlene my require, and to make ad stabli*, as well as alter and amend, feemta me to time, such by-laws, rules and teua itions for the proper governmeat of tho lairs of said corporation as may be es - ry and paper. CHaTs'as. Article IL-The dimidle of said easra tion shall be in the City of New Orlesa, State of uisia, d citation sad other Jegal pocess t he senvd uoen the Pres iet of said crporation, or is his absence upon any one of the Vace-Presidents thereof or is the absence of slrid ocers, upon the Secretary of said crorstion. Article II.--The objct and purposes for which this corporation is organised and es. tablished and the nature of the business to be carried on by it are hereby declared to bet To conduct a general insurance agency bsminess. to solicit insurance of all kinds, either on a salary or commission; to act as insurance engineers; to act as agent and manager for resident end non-resident insur ance companies, associations or combinations of persons of all kinds; to inspect insurance risks, to adjust insurance losses and gen eral average; to do a general stock broker age and commission business; to buy and otherwise dispose of, own and deal in stocks, bonds, mortgages, debentures, trust receipts, connmmercial papers, consols, and government securities, either for itself or as the agent, factor or representative of any person, firm or corporation, and upon commission or other wise; to transact a general real estate agency and brokerage business, including the man agement of estates; to buy, sell, let, lease. hire, own or demise or generally deal and trade in real estate, whether improved of unimproved, either as principal or agent, for its account or for account of others, and upon commission or otherwise; to borrow money and grant mortgages, bond mortgages or notes therefor; to lend money and to re ceive therefor mortgages, bonds, or any other evidence of indebtedness; to carry on any other business which under the law it iay be entitled to carry on or which may seem to the corporation to be calculated directly or indirectly to effectuate the aforesaid ob jects, or either of them, or to facilitate it in the transaction of its aforesaid business, or businesses, or any part thereof, or in the transaction of any other lawful business that may be calculated directly or indirectly to enhance the value of or to render profit able any of the company's properties and rights and generally to have and exercise all such powers and privileges as are in cidental or relate to the objects and pur poses hereinahove set forth, or as may be necessary, useful or convenient for effecting said objects and purposes. Article IV.-The Capital Stock of this cor poration is hereby fixed at the sum of Thirty Thousand Dollars ($30,000.00) divided Into and represented by Three Hundred (300) shares of stock of the par value of One iHundred Dollars ($100.00) each, Two Hundred (100) shares of which said stock shall be known as Preferred Stock, and One Hundred (10j) shares of which said stock shall be known as Common Stock. Separate and dis tinct certificates shall be issued for each class of stock. Said stock shall be paid for in cash at such time, in such amounts, sand after such notice to the subscribers as may be fixed by the Board of Directors, and the same may be issued at not less than par for labor done or property actually received by the corporation. Preferential dividends shall be paid on the Preferred Stock at the rate of Six Per Cent. (6%) per annum, and any dividend payment omitted or passed, either in whole or in part, shall be paid in full before the Common Stock shall receive any dividends. The Board of Directors may at any time declare an extra dividend on the Preferred Stock, but not uptil dividends to at least Twenty-five Per Cent. (25%) per annum shall have been declared on the Common Stock. The Preferred Stock shall have no voting power or privilege in any case whatsoever. The Board of Directors may, at the end of any fiscal year set aside from the net earnings or profits of this corporation for said year such proportion thereof as may be deemed advisable, said net earnings or profits to be placed to the credit of what shall be known as the "Com mon Stock Surplus Account." The Board of Directors may, however, in its discretion, at the end of an fiscal year, place any part or portion of said net earnings or profits, not exceeding one-half thereof, in what shall be known as the "Preferred Stock Surplus Account." If the business of the corporation at the end of any fiscal year shows a loss for said year, then and an that event the Board of Directors may, in its discretion, charge the whole or any part or portion of said loss to the said "Preferred Stock Sur plus Account." The Board of Directors may, at any time, call and retire the whole or any part of the Preferred Sfock of this corporation by paying to the holder or holders thereof the full par value thereof, together with the dividends on said Preferred Stock in full up to the date of the retirement, including any dividends passed, in whole or in part, plus whatever interest said Preferred Stock so called and retired may have in and to said "Preferred Stock Surplus Account." If the business of the corporation shows a lss for the current year up to the date of the call and retire ment of any or all of said Preferred Stock then and in that event there shall be charged to whnatever interest said retired Preferred Stock may have in said "Preferred Stock Surplus Account" such' proportion of any such loss as said retired Preferred Stock bears to the then issued and outstasding Pre ferred Stock of the corporation. In the event part only of said Preferred Stock is retired, the Board of Directore shall ve the right, power and authority by reso ntion to designate the speciSe shares of stock which it desires to retire. Notice of the retirement of any designated share or shares of Preferred Stock shall be given to the owner or owners thereof by written no tice deposited in the. Peolt~ice of the City at New Orleans, postage prepaid, properly addressed to the particular owner or owners thereof at his or their lst known resideacent ar place of business. Preferred Stock which has been called and retired may be again -iaued, but never for less than its pr In the event of any liquidation or disso lution or winding op of the oepr tioa, trs of the Preferre Stock aLlbs paid in il. the pr value of their shares, together with all cumulated dividends theses at the 'te of Six pr Cet .(6) per anum to the late of said liquidation, plus whatever suMo r sumns may he to the credit of the "Pre ered Stock Surplus Account, and after ymeent to the holders of the Preferred I .ock of its par value with said cumulated iidends ed whatever sum or sum may e to the credit of said "Pelrred Stock -rlus Aemount," the rmaining assets and unds of tme corporatin shall be divided Ma and aid to the boideam of the Co- I mon Stock, ratably according to their re spective shares. No holder of any of the Preferred Stock of this corporation shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of any of said Pre ferred Stock without first offering the same in writing to the Board of Directors of this corporation, through its President, which Board of Directors shall have ten (10) days within which to accept or refuse the offer, but said Board of Directors ehall have the right to purchase any or all of said stock so offered at its par value, plus any accrued dividends and plus any interest which said stock may have in any amount to the credit of the "Preferred Stock Surplus Account." In the event the business of the corporation shows a loss for the current year up to the date of the purchase of any such Preferred Stock by this corporation, then and in that event there shall be charged to the interest said purchased stock may have in said "Pre ferred Stock Surplus Account" such propor tion of said loss as said Preferred Stock so purchased hears to the then issued and out standing Preferred Stock of the corporation. Should the Board of Directors fail to avail itself of said privilege within said period of time, the said stock may be offered and sold to any other person or persons, subject, however, to all the conditions contained here in. The Common Stock of this corporation shall be entitled to such dividends as may be declared by the Board of Directors, subject to the provisions heretofore set out in this Article of this Charter, and shall be entitled to share in the assets and funds of the corporation in the manner herein prescribed. All voting rights of every kind shall be exclusively vested in the holders of the Common Stock, each holder being entitled to one vote for each share standing in his name on the books of the corporation, which vote may be cast either in person or by proxy. The Common Stock shall be the now out standing One llundred (100) shares of the present stock of this corporation, which stock shall hereafter be known and designated as Common Stock. All certificate or such stock shall be called in and new certificates for Common Stock shall be issued therefor. No stockhslder shall have the right to sell or otherwise dispose of any Common Stock of this corporation without first offering the same in writing to the Board of Directors of this corporation, through its President, which Board shall have ten (10) days within which to accept or refuse the offer, but said Board of Directors shall have the right to purchase the Common Stock so offered or any part thereof at its book value irrespective of what price may have been offered by anyone. Should said Board of Directors fail to avai) itself of said privilege within said period of time. the said Common Stock may he offered and sold to any other person or persons, subject, however, to all the condi tions contained herein. The amount to which the Capital Stock of this corporation may be increased, in the manner provided by law, shall be the sum of One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100, 000.00) all of which said increased Capital Stock shall be Preferred Stock. In the event the Capital Stock of this corporation is increased, only the holders and owners of the Common Stock shall have the privilege of taking additional shares in the proportion which the shares held. by them bear to the entire Common Stock of the cor poration, which privilege must be exercised within thirty (30) days, and any shares not taken at the expiration of that time may he disposed of by the Board of Directors for the benefit of the corporation at not less than their par value. * Article V.-Al of the corporate powers of this cosporation shall be vested in and exer cised by a Board of Directors, composed of not less than Five (5) nor more than Seven (7) stockholders, a majority of whom shall constitute a quorum. Said Directors shall be elected annually on the Third Tuesday in January in each year at a general meeting of the common stockholders, except the first Directors appointed in this Charter. who shall hold their offices until the Third Tuesday in January, 1919. If, at any time, a less number than the maximum be elected by the stockholders, then the Board of Directors may elect others pot exceeding the maximum number for the unexpired term. All elections of Directors shall hbe held by ballot and conducted at the office of the corporation under the su pervision of two (2) commissioners to be ap pointed by the Board of Directors. Notice o( such meeting and of all other stockholders' meetings shall be given in the manner pre scribed by law, and when not so prescribed, then written notice of such meetings shall be deposited at least Steen (15) days prior to the date of such meeting in the post-osie of the City of New Orleans, postage prepaid, properly addressed to each common stock holder at his last known residence or place of business. At all such elections and at all corporate meetings every aemmee stbbeeldsr shall be entitled to one vote for each share of Co(a mon Stock standing in his name on the booke of the corporation, to be east by him in person or by his written proxy, and a majority of the votes cast shall elect. Any vacaney or vacancies occurring among the Directors by death, resieation, or other wise, shall be filled by election for the un expired term by the remaining Directors. The failure to elect Directors on the day above specified, shall not dissolve the cor poration, nor impair its corporate existence or management. but the Directors thea in office shall remain i office until their suc cessore are elected and qualified. The Board of Directors shall annually at its first meeting after election, elect from its own number a President, a First Vice. President, a Second Vice-President and a Third Vice-President. It shall also elect s Secretary and a Treasurer, or one person who may be both, either or both of whom nay or may not be members of the Board. All of said olfers must be the owners and solders of either the Common or Preferred tock of this corporation. The Board of Di ector may also elect not more than two (2) ssistant Sretariea neither of whrom need -e embers of the ard or stockldmders ia his corporatio. The Board of Diectors hall have power and athority to name aad ppeint all such other eliceis, agents ead em loyees as may be deemed unecessary for the rposes and business of this corpm ation. iaid Uoard shall have power and eutherity o fix the eompensation and defne the daties Severy offer mad employee, and all o ers nd employees shall hold odeS and employ aent at the pleasure of sauid Board. Said Board may make and establish, as ell n alteur and emend, ay and all by awe, rules and rqgatlonus nec r and mCARTERB. proper in its judgment for the conduct and management of the business and affairs of said corporation. At all meetings of said Board of Directors, each Director shall have the right to appoint from amongst the directors a proxy to act in his place and stead. Said Board ;hall have full power and au thority to borrow money, execute mortgages. and create liens, to ussue bonds, notes and other obligations, and to secure the same by mortgage, pledge or otherwise, and generally to do any and all things reasonable, conven. ient and necessary for the proper carryingi on of the business and affairs of said cor poration. = Said Board may issue full paid shares of stock for cash or in payment of labor done and performed for said corporation, or prop erty actually received by said corporation, upon complying with the formalities required, by law. Article VI.-Whenever this corporation shall be dissolved, either by limitation or from any other cause, its affairs shall be liquidated by two (2) commissioners to be appointed from amongst the holders of the Comman Stock at a general meeitng of the common stockholders convened for such pur pose; two-thirds in amount of all the ou't standing Common Capital Stock of this cor- poration represented at such meeting shall be requisite to elect. Said commissioners shall remain in office until the affairs of said corporation shall have been fully liqui dated. It case of the death of one or more of the commissioners, the vacancy or vacan c:es shall te tilled by election by the sur viving commissioners from amongst the cornm. mon stockholders. Said commissioners shall hhld all powers conferred upon them by law or by the common stocklwlders, at such meet ing if not inconsistent with law. ARTICLE VII.-No stockholder shall ever he held liable or responsible for the con tracts, faults or debts of said corporation in any further sum than the unpaid balance, ii any. due the corporation on the shares of stock owned by him, nor shall any mere informality in organization have the effect of rendering this Charter null or of expos ing a stockholder to any liability beyond the unpaid balance, if any, remaining due on his or her stock. Article VIII.-This Act of Incorporation may be changed, modified or amended, or the Capital Stock of this corporation may be increased or decreased, or said corporation may be dissolved with the assent of two thirds of all the outstanding Common Stock of this corporation at a general meeting of the holders of said Common Stock convened for that purpose, after such notice and in the manner now or hereafter provided by law. Article IX.-The folowint shall cosntitute the Board o Directors of this corporation: W. Irving Moss, 830 Union St., New Or. leans, La.; Mike M. Moss, 830 Union St., New Orleans, La.; Edward Kory, 830 Union St., New Orleans, La.; Arthur S. Huey, 830 Union St., New Orleans, La.; Mrs. Rosa Rose Moss, 1619 Valence St., New Orleans, La. and W. Irving Moss shall be President, Mike M. Moss, First Vice-President, ffdward Kory, Second Vice-President, Rosa Rose Moss, Third Vice-President, and Arthur S. Huey. Secretary. Said Board of Directors shall hold office until the Third Tuesday in January, 1919, or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. And othe said appearers further declared unto me, Notary, that the original Charter of The Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency, Ltd., was created by an act of incorporation passed before Felix J. Dreyfous, Notary Public, on the 12th day of February, 1898, recorded in the Office of the Recorder of Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, in Book 600, folio -, and that said original Charter was heretofore amended by an act passed before Bernard Titche, Notary Pub. lic, on the 28th day of February, 1906. and raid amendment was recorded in the Office of he Recorder of Mortgages for the Parish of )rleans, in Book 642, folio 484. Thus done and passed in my office, in the City of New Orleans, on the the day, month and year first above written, in the presence ,f Messrs. Nat. W. Bond and M. L Dresner, :ompetent witnesses, who have hereunto tigned their names, together with said ap pears and me, Notary, after due reading of the whole. W. IRViNG MOSS, President. ARTHUR S. HUEY, Secretary. *Witnesses: -Nat. W. Bond. M. L. Dresner. AL C. KAMMER, Not. Pub. I,. the undersigned, Recorder of Mortgages, For the Parish of Orleans. State of Louisiana, 3o hereby certify that the above and fore ping Amendment to the Act of Incorporation SThe Hartwig Moss Insurance Agency, Ltd., was this day duly recorded in my ASce, in Book "119, Polio - New Orleans, January 14 1 lSigned) E EMIL J. LEONARD, Dy. R. I te undersigned Notary Public, do here by certify that the above and foregoing is a trie and eorrect copy of the amend at to the original Act of Incorporation of The Flartwig Moss Insurance Agency, Ltd., on fle and on record in my oice, together with the certificate of the Deputy Recordes of Mortgages thereto attached. Witness my hand and seal of office at New Orleans, La., this 15th day of January, 191. (SEAL) AL. C. KAMMEO Not. Pub. Fan 17 2I4 1 Feb 7 14 21 s CIARTER )F CRESCENT CITY, MOSS GINNERY, INCORPORATED. Jnited States of America, State of Louisi ans. Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. Be it known, That on this ffteenth day f the month of January, in the year of oar ard one thousand nine hundred and eighteen, md of the Independence of the United itates of Amerea. the one hundred and feorty econd, before me, deric Charles M a otary Public, duly commissioned n naliied, in and for the Parish of Orlets, tate of Laisiana, and in the preence ofi te witnesses, hereinafter nomad and an- I ersigned personaUy case and appered: t The several persons whose names ae here te subscMribed, all residents of the City of rew Orlean, State of Louisia, l of Se full age of majority, who seterally de are, that availing themselves of the pro isions of the laws sad Conastitution of this t tate, relative to the oelanimtion of crpe. ations, they have covenanted and agreed ad by thease presents, cetnts agree and I ned and obligte t.hemelves, as well as I CHARTERS. such persons as may hereinafter become as sociated with them, to form and constitute a body politic in law, for the objects and purposes and under the agreements and stip ulations herein following, which they adopt as their charter, to-wit: Article I.-The name and title of this cor poration is hereby declared to be Crescent ('ity Moss ftinnery, Incorporated, and shall have corporate existence for the period of ninety-nine ',0)) scars from the date hereof. and shall have and exeicise for the purpose of the businesr to le carried nt iby t, all the powers conferred byv law on sitnlllr cor pIrations, Including the poIwer to mnake and use a corporate seal and the sanre to break or alter at pleasure; t cntrueac:, sue andi be sued in its corp,,,te nane; t ,hoid, vey, mortgage, hypothec.i:i. pledge, or o-h vey. mortgag. hiypo'heraate, Ii dgei, ir oth erwise elncumber pri,pperty. h,uth real and pet -ntalc; )to issue hinds,. nltes r other o',u:gi ttons, for the purpose ,,i r r. ri: monney, and to secure samte yv motgage t- lter w ,ie. tI, name and app,.nt sutchl io..r,t" .ltn aer-. director,. agenut and othtr et.pl,,yes' as the ititerest of the said c rl!,rat .i aavs require. and t e.s!ablish such !s-Ilawe. rule, ant regula 'i,- a :nay he n-ct-aary and proper, anld the .same to alter, amend ,r abolish at pIht-re, and generally t., di ant perform all :iic acts and pr ,per to carry out and execu:lt, the purposes of thil cr r poratioin. Article II -The dontlcil of :h. s irptra tion shall be io trl :ty of New (Ut lias. State of Louis:aira. !a: it may establi-h aind operate ,thices. and agenlt es wherever It may deer advts ible. Al citati-on or other legal .ce, shall bie -rrved -t the Ireidlent and Treasurer of this a -irpora; :. . or Io thet esiti .if hi- absence ior lla!blllty- t-" act uponl the Vice-President. Article IIl.-The o!ject:. aid I pupn.ies for shicli this c urpiorati otn is ,raci:,iced antd the nature of the Iultne.li t to ie crntei Ivi hv it are hereby declared to ,e: To gian, buy. sell, export, clean and generally to deal ill mnoss; to purchase, hold, lea-c and st:het wise acquire. ctonstruct, maintain and tloperate fac tories. mills anti ginneries, in this State and elsewhere, as may he necessary, convienient or deemed prloper for the pIrosecultil, of its business. and generally to do, any and all things which may he necessary or incildtntal to the conduct of the ,u-ine-s herein coin templated. Article V1.--The Capital stock of thli cor poration is hereby taxed at the sum of seventy thousand dollars ($7000.00tJi divided into, and represented by seven hundred 17101 shares i,f stock of the par value of One llundred Dollars ($100.00) each. Said stock shall be paid for in cash at such time. in such amounts and after such notice to the sub scribers as may he fixed by the lBoard of Directors, and the same may he issued at not less than par for labor done or property actually received by the corporation. Said stock shall be fully paid and non-assessable when issued. No transfer of said capital stock shall be binding upon this corporation unless made in accordance with the charter and by-laws and recorded on the stock trans fer books of the company. No stockholder of this corporation shall sell his stock to any person, until he has first offered the same to the then stock holders of the corporation at its then hook value, and the said stockholders shall have the right to accept or reject said offer within five days after the same has been made in writing and filed with the Secretary of the corporation. This corporation shall be a going concern as soon as Forty-five Thousand Dollars of the capital stock has been subscribed for. The capital stock of this corporation may be increased or diminished in accordance with the laws of the State of Louisiana, in such cases made and provided. The amount to which the capital stock of this corporation may be increased is hereby fixed at Two Hundred Thousand Dollars, (-a4,000 00). Article V.--All the powers of this corpo ration shall be vested in and exercised by a Board of Four Directors, each of whom shall pwn at least one share of the capital stock of this corporation, and three directors shall constitute a quorunm The said directors shall be elected by bal lot at the annual meeting of the shareholders, under the supervision of two commissioners, appointed by the Board of Directors, which meeting shall be held on the Third ionday of January of each year, after due notice given to the stockholders by the Secretary by mail at least fifteen days prior to the date of such election. At all meetings of the shareholders each shareholder shall be entitled to cast one vote, in person or by proxy, on each share of stock held by him, Iut no persons shall vote and stock trans lerred within ten days of the holding of said meeting. At all elections it shall require a majority of the votes cast to elect. At any meeting of the Board of Directors, any director absent from said meeting may be represented by another director, who may cast the vote of said absent directors pon all matters coining before the meeting. The ,Board of Directors shall have the power to lease, sell, mortgage or pledge any and all of the property, movable and immovable, be longing to the corporations, without refer ence to the shareholders for power to do so, and they may also purchase for cash or on credit. property of any kind required for any of the purposes of this corporation, with out authority from The shareholders, The Board of Directors shall have the power to issue or confer general or special power on the President and Treasurer to issue prom issory notes and other negotiable paper. It shall require the vote of a majority of the Directors to transact any business, or pass any resolution or motion. Until the next general meeting to be held under this charter, via: on the Third Monday of January, 1919, the Board of Directors of this Company shall be composed of Molse Lrvy, Jr., 732 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La., Nathan 8. Stern, IM0 Berlin Street, New Orleans, La., Waiter . Levy, 730 St. Charles Ave., New Orleans, La., and Jake . Stern, Canal and Royal Streets, New rleans, La., with Moise Levy. Jr. Pres dent and Treasurer, Nathan S. Stern, Vice President, and L P. Delabhousaye, Secre a=e Offcers of this corporation shall be SPresident and Treasurer and a Vice-Pres dent and a Secretary. ibThe Secretary need sot be a shareholder or director. The Board f Directors shall have full power and an hority to fill all vacancies occurring in the umber. All oficers and directors of this tororation shall remain in offe until their ucceamsors are elected and qualified. Failure to hold the annual election or meeting shall CHARTERS. not dissolve the corporation, but the meeting shall be held as soon as possible after the regular date. Article VI.-At the termination of this charter by limitation or otherwise, the busi ne.s and affairs, shall be liquidated by two I liudators to be appointed from among the stockholders at a meeting of the stockhold ers c,nvetned foir such purpose after ten dltys n,,::ce in writing shall have been given by the Secretary to each stockholder in person o b:y Imal. . s.,d liquidator shall be elected by th c- I .:Ih, voeC of the share, of the capl ' tl tt rk p:ir(int or representedl at said S.:te Vl.I -This chiarer may be chiiL:ged. .ii"'er l ot .,ult dindl. or tic corpl.ration ltmay S dit, , , .,- .,'.', Iiuidated liv a iv te of, three f.'. ti s ,: thei capital stock present ,r r iepl c' tcl .it i :c.it:tng of the ,'.,ck hl.!I-d c t :v'nedI t..r Ich purposes. after tenl 1. - :: v in i.r:t::ig hall have been given ,v the s.':c:i.: : the stockholder in per - :: or ',v n. :1. .1:,:r VIII!. N s:.sI k i,,'h kr shall ever ' " .,e ,r r't in., for the col t , tl: , this .,rporation in any f:ter -'l hao:: the unp ,ti balance due to the ',.": , n , "'i." - re oft stock owned ''." .' y :eire iinformnahty itn S %i" 'i.cffect of rendering :I : ir : Ill or ,f exp,- ng any stock ,!,re 1. ll, ty r. ,1d the amount Ar-fr IX --T1' n.,wc and postotiie ad d -. ,, :I e :i .lc rh to the stock of Sc. ,,: lanalI the numbnler of shares -i'. f bhy e., hi of them are as fol i.. - M -e l.: vy, Jr . 73) St. Sharlrs Ave., New (i.-l in,. La, 349 share,; N ithant S. .sci: . 17 I l i: i St~cct. New 4 )rle in. La.. +> s'.ihtcs; li ke S. Stern. ('anal ;ii d R yal 'r',:-. \..w i ): icant , l.a. ,I sh!i.re and 1.,t r " I vv\. 73.1 St (haraes Ave, New O h s-. , () !.(ep Total number of shares su'cri'id fir Seven Hundred i700) shares. 1'ir -l' r ll, ac . thi, a t of incnrpora tinn have also written .opposite their names, re-peticrel), the amount of stock of this corltpra:ilon su!,bcriied for by each of them, si th.it this charter may alsi serve as the r in.l -b:h.irip in ist of said corporation, .and ti'- alc. atta.i!chll ed hereto a description if the prIpert tl o ,be trantiferred to said crailrat ioun pl i,.,e'nt of st,.ck subscribed for. t .irethr .a t: the valuatio. n placed there in by ,i lnard of Directors named in the charter. Thius dine anrd pa~sed at the City of New Orleans. ,in the day, month and year here in.iti.,ve tirat written. in the presence of JIoeph Rosenbcrg and Hlenry Waelde, com petent witnesses, who hereunto sign their namne. with the said appearers and sme, No tary, after due reading of the whole. Era sures and interlineations made and approved before signing. (Signed) Moise Levy. Jr., 349 shares: Dr. Walter E. Levy, I share, hv Moise Levy. Jr.. Nathan S. Stern. 349 shares, Jake S. Sterti, by Nathan .. Stern, I share. FRED. C. MARX. Notary Publie. Witnesses: Joseph Rosenberg, Henry Wael. de. State of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans. 1, the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages, in and or the Parish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above and foregoing act of incorporation, together with the annexed one page exhibit of prop erty to be transferred to said corporation, which corporation is known as the Crescent (ity Moss Ginnery, Incorporated, was this day duly recorded in my office in Book 1219, folio 190. New Orleans, La., January 15, 1918. (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD. Deputy Recorder. A trite copy. (Signed) FRED. C. MARX, Notary Public Jan 17 24 31 Feb 3 10 17 We have the Experaleeo. We have Pure Drugs. We reader Perfect Service. 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