The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1916-11-09
AMENDMENT TO
CHARTER
OF LAFAYETTE FIRE INSURANCE COM.
PANY

OF LAFAYETTE FIRE INSURANCE CON-
PANY.
United States of America, State of Louisi-
ana, Parish Of Orleans, City OF New Or
leans
Be il known. that on this twentieth day
of the month OF October, in the year OF our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and SIX,
teen, and of the independence OF the United
States of America, the one hundred ana
notary public, duly cOmmissioted and
qualified in and for this city and the Parish
OF Orleans, therein residing, and IN the
and undersigned. personally came and ap-
reared: l. John Y. Wegmann; and ?. Charles
A. Gordon, both of age and residents OF the
City OF New Orleans, here appearing IN theIr
spectively, of the Lafayette Fire Insurance
| Company, corporation organized under the
| laws of the State of Louisiana and domiciled
! in the City of New Orleans; who declared
| that as will appear by the certificate hereto
annexed a meeting Of the stockholders OF
the Lafayette Fire Insurance Company was
2l5J Magazine street, on Wednesday, OctC-
| Der II, 1916 at the hour of eleven o'clock
| a. n. That there were present and repre-
| scented fourteen hundred and twenty nine
| corporation out of fifteen hundred shares
issued and outstanding. That said meeting
was called for the purpose OF considering
| certain proposed amendments to the charter
|
| were in due course adopted by the said meet
| ing That at said meeting the. appearers
| we're appointed committee for the purpose
| Of causing to be embodied in due formal ana
legal shape the amendments 10 the Charter
l of tfhe Lafayette Fire Insurance Company
adopted at such meeting. 3,
And the said appearers further declared
| that by virtue of the authority IN them
| vested by said stockholders at said meeting
held Wednesday, October II, 1916, and for
and in behalf of said corporation. and in
ing and to give the alterations, changes and
amendments adopted at said meeting full
legal force and effect. they do now declare.
publish and give notice to the world that
Article II of the Charter of the Lafayette
Fire Insurance Company, executed before
John J. Ward. notary. public, on the 2ls,
day of November, 1894, was amended. and
the same is hereby amended and re-enacted
so as to read as follows, to-wit:
Il "Article II.-This corporation is created
for the purpose of transactng the business
of insurance against loss or damage to prop
/ erty by fire, lightning, windstorm or lorna
, does and to do any and all things necessary
| to accomplish and sustain the said objects
and purposes.
reinsured against any risk upon which II
{ | may have made or shall make insurance"
E Said appearers further declare, publish and
give notice to the world that Article III o.
! the Charter of the company as executed be
y fore John J. Ward. notary, public, on th'
5 | 2lst day of November, 1894, was amended
4 and the same is hereby amended and re
enacted so as to read as follows, to.wit:
y ARTICLE III.-The capital stock of this cor
| poration shall be two hundred thousand dol
lars Cs2O0.OO000, divided into and repre- sentet
by two thousand shares of one hundred dol
lars $4,000 each, TO be paid for IN casl
at the time of subscription.
mo fractional shares shall hereafter b
| issued.
THE fractional parts of shares now exist
ing shall not be entitled to vote.
III "The capital stock may be transferred
provided such transfer shall be made o
III the books of the corporation and upon SUI
III Appearers further declare that they
hereby authorize and require the sal
| changes and amendments to be duly inco'
| porated into notarial shape and 10 be n
| corded and published according 20 law,
the end that the same may be operative an
binding on all persons whomsoever.
III Thus done and passed at my office al Ne
Orleans, on the day, month and year heIei
| first written, in the presence OF II. +. Da
and w. X. Dart, competent witnesses, WI
have hereunto signed their names, togeth
with the said appearers and me, notary.
iii (Signed): John X. Wegmann, Charles
Gordon. Henry P. Dart, William Kerna
/ HENRY P. DART, JR., Notary Publ
iii I, the undersigned recorder OF mortgage
II in and for the parish Of Orleans. State
| Louisiana, do hereby certify that the act
| amendment to the charter of the Latayet
| II recorded in my Office in book l9Ol, folio
III New Orleans, October, 1916.
III (Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. K
III n HE HENRY P. DART, JR., Notary Publ
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