The herald., 1919-07-10
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER HEMLoCK
INDUSTRIAL LIFE INSURANCE
AND SICK BENEFIT
ASSOCIATION.

United States of merica, State of Louisiana
Parish of Orleans, City of New Orleans. BE
| It known, that, on this End Gay of the month
| OF July, in the year of our Lord, one thou
sand nine hundred and nineteen, and of the
| independence OF the United States of Ameri-
| ca, the one hundred and forty-third Before
| me, Conrad G. Collins, a Notary Public, in
and for the Parish of orleans, State OF
| Louisiana, duly commissioned and qualified
| and in the presence of the witnesses herein.
after named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared, Paul Freund, President
and Oramel II. Simpson, Secretary OF The
| Hemlock Industrial Life Insurance and Sick
| Benefit Association, a corporation organized
| under the existing laws Ur the State OF
| louisiana by an act of Incorporation passed
| before the undersigned Notary, dated Sep
! TENDER 7, 1907, and duly recorded in Mort
gage Office in Book SSl, Folio 257, and
amended by act before Joseph Sinai, Notary
| Public, of December Goth, 1907, and which
amendment is recorded in Mortgage Office,
| Book SSl, Folio -, who declared, That at
| a meeting of the members of said corpora
| ton held June 18th, 1919, the Charter of
said corporation was by unanimous vote of
| all the members amended hereinafter set
out, certified copy of the minutes of said
| meeting hereto annexed as part of this act.
In pursuance thereof, the said appearers
| do now appear before me, Notary, to make
an authentic act of said amendments, and do
hereby declare, that said act of Incorporation
| is hereby amended, as follows:
That Article III of the said Charter as
heretofore amended be amended as to
read as follows:
ARTICLE III.-The objects and purposes
OF this Association are: To conduct Mu-
tual Assessment and Industrial Life Insur-
ance, in which stipulated premiums, assess
ments, or dues levied and collected at
stated prices, less than a month apart, to
issue policies or Benefit Certificates on a
single life, in sums of Five Hundred Dol
lars or less, for disability caused by sick
ness or accident; and to provide for the SER
vices of Physicians. medicines and funerals.
That Article V, of the charter be amended
so as TO read as follows:
ARTICLE V.-All citations or other legal
process shall be served on the President,
or, in his absence, on the Secretary.
That, Article VIII, of the Charter as here
tofore amended be amended to read as
follows:
ARTICLE VIII.-Secton l. The corpo-
rate powers Of this Association shall be vest
ed in and exercised by a Board of Directors,
composed of five policy holders in good stand
ing. They shall be elected by the members
on the second Tuesday in January, 1920, and
quadrennially thereafter, under such rules
and regulations as may be prescribed by the
Board of Directors.
Section II. Each member in good standing
snail De entitled 10 one vote, winch may De
cast in person or by written proxy, granting
special power of attorney and deposited in
the office of the Association at least five
days previous to election. A majority
of the votes cast shall elect Failure to
hold an election, on the day designated shall
not dissolve this association, as the drec-
tors in office shall serve until their success
sors are duly elected and qualified
Section III. The Board of Directors, at
the first meeting after their election, shall
organize by electing from their number a
President, First and Second Vice-President,
a Secretary and a Treasurer. Three direc
tors shall constitute a quorum for the trans
action of all business. A director may rep
resent another by written proxy.
Section ". The Board of Directors shalt
have full power and authority to enact, re-
peal and amend all bylaws, rules, regula-
tions, schedules, dues, premiums and asses
mentS governing the business of the Asso-
citation or effecting the issuance of Policies
or Benefit Certificates. They shall fix all
OF officers or employees. They
shall have full authority to select meeting |
place; to suspend or discharge any officer or
employee for neglect of duty for the good |
Of the Association; to fill any vacancy &C.
curing in their number, and generally to |
perform all acts necessary for the proper
conduction of the business of the Association. |
Thus done and passed, in my office, on the !
the presence of Milton r. De Regina, and |
Georges Damiens, competent witnesses who |
hereunto subscribed their names with the |
said appearers and me, Notary, after due |
reading of the whole.
Witnesses: Milton R. De Regina, Georges
Damiens.
CThe Original is Signed Paul Freund |
President; O. II. Simpson, Secretary.
CONRAD G.. COLLINS,
Notary Public.
1, the undersigned.~ Recorder of Mortgages,
n and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act of amendment of the Hem
ock Industrial Life Insurance and Sick
Benefit Association, was this day recorded
n my office, in Book 1928, Folio 693
New Orleans, La, July 30, 1919.
(Signed) EMILE J. LEONARD, by. K.
true copy.
CONRAD G. COLLINS,
Notary Public
July 10.l7-A-3l; Aug VA.