New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-06-12
CORPORATIONS.
4 MKNDhkNT To CHARTER.
STArB OF LOUISlANA-PARIsH OF oRtRANA
CITY OF NRw ORLEANS.

Be it kno~n. that ON this the twenty NTH DAY
Of the month Of May, in the year of our Lord one.
the Independence Of the United States of Americas
the ninety-H ninth, before me, William BernarI
aud aaa6ed in and for the city of New Orleans and
parisn Of ORLEANS in the State Of Loui sana don't.
eated in the said city OF New Orleans. and in the
undersigned, personally appeared Isaac n. Marks,
a resident Of This city of New Orleans, hereiu aps
FIREWgNS INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW or.
LEANS. body corporate, dom'cilia ted in the said
city of New Orleans. and duly char tered under the
laws of this State and acting for and in behalf Of
the stockholders OF SAID company. who declared
hat in accordance with article eleven Of th@
charter of said company, and with sections l76
ard 279 of the Revised Statutes of the State OF
Louisiana. approved March IA. 1870, general
Insurance Company of New Oreans, regu ar y
ca led, was convened and held at the counting
rom Of the said company. situated at the corner
of Camp and Gravier streets in this city on Mon.
day of the twenty fourth day Of the month of May.
in the yea- of our Lord. one thousand eight hun.
drsd and seventy 1--we. for the purpose of takin.
into consideration proposed amendment to thr
charter Of said company as originally framed by
act before me- notary February Is 1873.
That at the said meeting s.oct holders holding
and owning 1915 shares of the capital stock of the
said company were present or represented an6
took part IN the deliberations thereof: that the
said stockholders holding and owning lai. shares
of stock represented ut the said meeting. being
company and the laws of this State in such cases
made and provided, voted unanimously in favor
of the said proposed amendm MT aud that in view
OF the affirmative vote thus cast the said amend.
ment to the charter of the said company has been
adopted. All which facts and figures are fully
shown by subscribed list of votes cast on SAID
proposed ame ndment now on file and OF record in
the office of the said company and by the process
verbal Of the deliberations had at said NEE ting.
duly attested by the secretary of the said come
pany under the seal thereof, hereto anne Ied for
reference.
ment and to cause the same to be- duly recorded
and advertised rs by law required, and by virtue
6" powers IN MN vested oy the sad stoskhodevs:
meeting, a duly certified copy of which said
luton 10 hereto annexed for refere he the said
Isaac N: Marks. president aforesaid, acting for and
in behalf Of the stockholders of the said mpsny.
has appeared before me. notary, asd by these
tn e Of
company, az adopted at the said meeting. is ~ fol-
That paragraph third Of section second Of article
second of the original charter of the Fremen's
Insurance Company of New Orleans, reading a.
follows, During the first twelve months OF this
existence Of the said company, IT'S business shat bs
confined to insurance against loss or damage BY
fire only. After that period. the diIecrors ems.
powered III they deem it wise3 to extend 'he bus:
ness OF the said company TO any and al! bran hes
of risks set forth in TINS article be stricken ont
so that said article second as amended shall read
follows, to wit:
ARTICLE SECOND.
The purposes for which the Firemen's 1n.uranoA
Company If New Orleans 10 established, and tho
nature Of the business to be carried Oh by it are
First-To make insurance on dwelling hoases.
sugar houses cotton presses, aad all other build'
ings of every de scriptOn. on household furniture.
goods wares. merchandise aud other property
against loss or damage by fire.
SecOnd-TO make insurance on ships and sea-
going vessels, on steamboats, and other vessels on
freishts, goods, wares, merchandise. spec,,. bull.
lion; commissions, profits bank notes. bills Of
exchange and other evidences of debt and gen.
orally all and every insur nee appertalning To
and connected with maritime, inland aud ira, spor'
ia ton risks bOttomry and Respondents interests
In other words, the purposes and business Of
said company shall be to effect fire, marine, river
and inland insurance of all and every kind what.
sOever, with privilege. however of exercising ALI
or either of the SAID diff rent KINDS of insurance
The said company shall also have power to Cause
itself to be reiHsured against any risk upon which
it shall have made insurance, and to invest it's
and to dispose of it's pIopeIty and effects in
the manner and for the purposes hereinafter proc
vided for.
Thus done and passed at my office In thi. city
Of New Orleans IN the presence OF Frederick zenge
aud Flank McGlOin, competent witnesses Of liwfut
a domicilated in the said citv OF New o. leans,
who sign these presents as SUCH together with
the said appearer and me. notary. the day and
date first afnre written.
Original signed.
l. n. MARKS, President:
FRED Il NIGEL,
FRANK MctiLOIN.
". Z. KLEINPkTE6, Notary Public.
/, the undersigned, deputy recorder Of morts cages
In and fol the city and parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act amending the charter of the Fire'
! mems Insurance Company of New Orleans was this
| da- duly recorded i'll my office according t. law.
| III book No. ll8 fOlios TO- Gil and Gl2.
New Orleans May 26, 1875.
/ {. DARCANTEL. Deputy Recerdef.
! the Undersigned, notary public, do hereby eel.
tfy the fore going TO be true copy of the originaa
act of amendment to the charter of the f!remen y
! Insurance Company of New Orleans, and the Ser-
tifcate Of secordatiOn thereof now extant In my
ofes and forming part of N.Y. cugge3t netar:si reg
I isteY.
New Orleans, MAY . 1873.
W. B. KLEINyETER. Notary Public.
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