The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-02-06
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF THE
HERMAN MIESTER INSURANCE
AGENCY INC


State of Louisiana. Parish of Orleans. City
OF New Orleans Be it known. that on this
second day of January, in the year One
Thousand Nine Hundred and Nineteen, be-
fore me, Harry L. Loomis, Jr.. Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the Parish Of Orleans, State of Louis
lana. and in the presence of the witnesses
hereinafter named and undersigned, person.
ally came and appeared: Herman Miester,
Alfred Miester and Walter Miester. all of
lawful age and residents of this city, who
declared: That they hereby form themselves
and those who may become associated with
them, into a corporation, under the provis-
ions OF the laws OF this state, for the purpose
Of carrying on a general insurance agency,
and particularly the agency of the Mechanics
& Traders Insurance Company of New Or
leans. under the name of the Herman Mester
Insurance Agency, Inc, which corporation
shall begin business on January 2 1919, and
exist for twenty-five years from that date
Its domicile shall be in the city of New
Orleans, Louisiana. and its capital stock
Fifty-one Hundred dollars divided into fifty.
one share of One Hundred Dollars each.
all of which have been subscribed and paid
tor by the three appearers herein, they
hereby declare. in the proportion of seven
teen shares each. Said stock has been paid
for with the good will of the general insur-
ance agency business at present carried on
by the subscribers. particularly the agency
OF the Mechanics & Traders Insurance Com
pany of New Orleans; which good will. the
corporation, value and appraise at the sum
of Fifty-one Hundred Dollars, and do by
these presents sell, transfer and assign the
same to said corporation, Said capital stock
may be increased to Twenty-Five Thousand
Dollars. The business of the corporation
shall be conducted by a Board of Directors
composed OF three stockholders The Board
shall be elected asnually on the first Mon
day. in January. the first election to be
held in 1920. The officers shall be Presi-
dent, Viceresident and Secretary
Treasurer. The. first Board of Directors and
officers selected to serve until the next
annual election until their successors are
elected and qualified. are declared to be:
Herman Miester. President, post office ad-
dress No. S25 Port street. New Orleans La.
Alfred Miester, Vice-President, post office
| address No. 1922 First street. New Orleans,
louisiana; Walter Miester Secretary-Treas.
urer post office address No2s4O franklin
Avenue. New Orleans, Louisiana. The
President shall be the executive officer of
the corporation, and in his absence, or in
ability to act. the Vice-President shall be
such officer.
Thus done and incorporated in my office
at New Orleans, aforesaid. in the presence
OF Louis F. Sauve and Wihelmna Won Beh.
rem, witnesses, both of lawful age and resi-
dents Of this city, who sign these presents
with said aDpearers and me. notary, the
day and date first aforesaid.
Original Signed II. Miester, Alfred Me
ster. Walter Miester.
Sauve.
II. L. LOOMS. JR., Notary Public.
|. the undersigned Recorder of Mortgages
for the Parish of Orleans. La, do hereby
certify the above and foregoing charter Of
Herman Miester Insurance Agency, Inc, was
this day recorded in my office in Book 1922
Folio -. New Orleans, La. January
2. 1912
(SigneD EMILE J. LEONARD. D. R.
A true and correct copy of the original
II. L. LOOMS, JR., Notary Public
Jan. 9-l6-23-30; Feb 6-l3.