The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-06-05
CHARTER OF MOSS & COMPANY, INC


lana, Parish of Orleans, City OF New Or-
leans. Be it known, that on this Zth day
of the month of March, in the year Oh oui
Lord. One Thousand Nine Hundred ana
Nineteen, and of the Independence OF the
United States of America, the One Hundred
and Forty-third; before me-, Alfred MARIE
Hammer. a Notary Public, duly commission
ed sworn and qualified in and Tor the far-
ish of Orleans State OF LOUISIANA thelelh
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 suDseIloeu
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 tor the
year 1914, they have covenanted ana agreed
and do by these presents, covenant, agree
AMI bind themselves, well as such persons
as NAV hereafter join or become associated
with them. TO form and constitute cor
poraton and body polite in law for the 3D.
iects and purposes and under the articles and
stipulations hereinafter set forth and ex-
pressed which they adopt the charter OF
this corporation to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name and style OF
this corporation shall be Moss Company !,
Inc, and under its said corporate name 1t
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 De sued
70 make and use a corporate seal, and the
same II alter and break at pleasure; to hold,
receive, lease, purchase and convey, as well
as mortgage and hypothecate property, real,
personal or mi xed, cOrporeal and incorporeaI;
t. cvr and hold stocks and bonds of other
corporations; to name and appoint such man
ayers, agents, directors and officers as ITS
bugIneSs OF convenience may require, and to
make and establish, as well as alter and
amend, from time to time, such bylaws,
IL Co. +ha
nert Of the affairs of said corporation as
may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE 1.-THE domicile of said cor
roration shall be in the City of New Or
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, in the absence of said officers
upon the Secretary of said corporation.
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
for which this corporation is organized and
established and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it are declared to be:
To conduct general insurance agency bust
ness, to solicit insurance of all kinds, either
on a salary or commission; to act as in
surance engineers; to act as agent and man
ager for resident and nonresident insurance
companies, associations or combinations OF
persons of all kinds; to inspect insurance
risks, to adjust insurance losses and general
average; to do general stock brokerage and
commits sion business; to buy and otherwise
dispose of, own and deal in stocks, bonds,
mortgages, debentures, trust receipts, COM
mercial papers, consols, and government Sc
curities, either for itself or as the agent,
factor or representative of any person, firm
on corporation, and upon COMM ssion 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 demise 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 commissio or otherwise; to borrow
money and grant mortgages, bond mortgages
or notes therefor; to lend money and to re-
ceive therefor mortgages, bonds, any
other evidence of Indebtedness; to carry on
any other businests which under the law il
may be entitled to carry on or which may
seem to the corporation to be calculated d-
rectly or indirectly to effectuate the afore-
said objects, or either of them, TO facili-
tate 1t 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 profitable any of the company's prop
critics and rights and generally to have and
exercise ali such powers and privileges as
are incidental or relate to the objects and
purposes hereinabove set forth, or as may be
necessary, useful or convenient for effecting
said objects and purposes.
ARTICLE IV.-The Capital Stock of this
- HOLSoy liAcu dt tnc sum OF
Five Thousand Dollars (ssyOOOOO), divided
into and represented by One Thousand q .OOO)
shares OF stock of the par value of Five
Dollars $500 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 be fixed by the Board OF
Directors and the same may be issued at not
less than par for labor done or property ac-
fualiy received by the corporation.
This corporation shall become a going con-
Germ and be authorized to do business as
soon as Three Thousand Dollars (s3:OOOOO) of
Its capital stock shall have been subscribed
and paid tor. The amount to which the CAPT.
tai stock OF this corporation may be increased
snail be the sum of One Hundred thousand
Dollars (S1o0OOOOO.
NO stakeholder shall have the right to sell
or otherwise dispose of any stock of this
corporation without first offering the same in
writing to the Board OF Directors of this cor
Poration, through its President, which board
shall have ten (0) days within which 70
accept or refuse the offer but said Board
OF Directors shall have the right to purchase
any stock so offered or any part thereof AT
us DOCK value irrespective of what price
may nave been offered for said stock by
anyone, Should said Board of Directrs fail
70 avaii ftseH of said privilege within said
PERIOD OF time, the said stock may be offer.
Gu ana SOLO TO any other person or persons
Ak!ICLE VAN of the corporate powers
OF this corporation shall be vested in and
EXERCISED by a Board of Directors, Composed
OF FIVE tS) Stockholders, three (3) of whom
snan constitute quorum. Said Directors