The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-07-03
HERMAN L. BARNETT,
Notary Public


| June, 1919.
HERMAN L. BARNETT.
me l926-Jul' Notary Public
CHARTER OF MOSS COMPANY, INC
United States of America, State Of Louis.
lana Parish of Orleans, City OF New VI
leans Be it known, that on this 9th day
of the month of March, in the year OF oar
Lord, One Thousand Nine Hundred and
Nineteen, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America, the One Hundred
and Forty third; before me, Alfred Charles
Hammer a Notary Public, duly commission
ed sworn and qualified in and for the Par
ish of Orleans State OF louisiana therein
residing and in the presence OF the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned; person
arlly came and appeared the several per.
sons whose names are hereunto subscribed
who severally declared that availing them
selves of the provisions OF the laws OF the
State of Louisiana in such cases made and
provided and particularly OF the provisions
of Act No. 267 OF the Acts OF the General
Assembly of the State of Louisiana for the
year 1914, they have covenanted and agreed
and do, by these presents, covenant, agree
AL bind themselves, well as such persons
IS may hereafter join or become associated
with them. 10 form and constitute a Cor
porItion and body polite in law for the OBJ
jects and purposes and under the articles and
stipuations hereinafter set forth and ex-
-
this corporation to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style OF
this corporation shall be Moss * Company 4,
Inc, and under its said corporate name it
shall have and enjoy corporate existence and
succession for the full term and period OF
ninety. nine (99) years from and after the
date hereof; TO contract, sue and be sued,
10 rake and a corporate seal, and the
same - alter and break at pleasure; to hold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey, as well
4 L,-,o AL
personal mixed, corporal and incorporate
t. cwr and hold stocks and bonds OF other
corporations; to name and appoint such man
ayers, agents, directors and officers as its
business u convenience may require, lnd to
max, and establish, as well as alter and
amend, from time to time, such bylaws,
rules and regulations for the proper govern
mert Of the affairs of said corporation as
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicie of said cor
r5ration shall be in the City of New Or
leans, State of Louisiana, and all citation
and other leagl process shall be served upon
the President of said corporation, or in his
absence upon any one of the Vice Presidents
thereof, or in the absence of said officers
upon the Secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE 1ll.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
established and the nature of the business
to be carried on by II are declared to be:
To conduct a general insurance agency bust
ness, to solicit insurance of all kinds, either
on salary or commission; to act as in
surance engineers; to act as agent and man.
ager for resident and nonresident insurance
companies, associations combinations of
persons of all kinds; to inspect insurance
risks, to adjust insurance losses and general
average; TO do general stock brokerage and
commission business; to buy and otherwise
dispose of, own and deal in stocks bonds,
mortgages, debentures, trust receipts, COM
mercial papers, consols, and government Sc
curlties, 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 or
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 businests which under the law II
may be entitled to carry on or which may
seem to the corporation to be calculated di.
rectly or indirectly to effectuate the afore.
sara OBJECTS, or either of them, or to facili-
rate IT In the transaction of its aforesaid
business, or businesses, or any part thereof.
DR. IN the TRANSACTION of any other lawful
business that may be calculated directly or
indirectly to enhance the value of or TO
,enuer profitable any of the company's prop
erties and rights and generally to have and
exercise all such powers and privileges as
Ire incidental or relate to the objects and
purposes hereinabove set forth, or as NAV be |
leeessary, useful or convenient for effecting |
and objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-The Capital Stock NJ This
2 orPoraTion is hereby fixed at the. sum OF
i've thousand Dollars ($5.OOOOO, divided
MO and represented by One thousand Il OOm
1 iIies OF STOCK n OF the par value of Five
aid for in cash at such time in such
mounts and after such notice TO the snb-
ORDERS as may be fixed by the Board n,
'lrectors and the same may be issued at not
Eli, .nan par Tor labor done or property ac-
naliy received by the corporation.
This corporation shall become T going con
ern and be authorized to do business az
Don as Three Thousand Dollars (s3.OOO OM ~
: capital stock shall have been subscribed
u hd paid 1or. The amount to which the capi.
= ~, I'Teh OF ms corporation may be increased
nan be the sum of One Hundred Thousand
Dollars (Sl0OOOOOO). 'aiu
NO stockholder shall have the right to sci,
otherwise dispose of any stock Of tb;s
orp?ratlon without first offering the same in
orst;e, ~ .t ,ne BOARD OF Directors of this cor
pIdIioh' through its President, which board
nail have ten (lO days within which 70
ccept or refuse the offer, but said Ro,rd
directors shall have the right to purcbase
!. ny b STOCK so offered or any part thereof at
nv - Irrespective OF what price
Jay nave been Offered for said stock bv
nyone Should said Board of Direcfrs fall
avail itself of said privilege within said
sriod OF time, the said stock may be offer
d ana sold to any other person or persons
ARTICLE YAH of the corporate powers
TINS corporation shall be vested in and
sercised by Board of Directors. comnosed
Five (5) Stockholders, three (3j of whom
laii constitute quorum. Said Directors
lali be elected annually on the third Tues.
ay IN January of each year at general
eeeng OF the stockholders, except the first
oard OF Directors appointed in this Char.
r. who shall hold their offices until the
lrd Tuesday in January, 1920. All such
ections shall be held by ballot and CON. 2
icted at the office of the corporation under }
appointed by the Board of Directors. t
otice of such meeting and of ali other c
ockholders' meetings shall be given in the a
amer prescribed by law, and when NOT so a