The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1920-01-01
AMENDMENT OF THE CHARTER OF
FERD MARKS INSURANCE AGENCY,
LIMITED.

United States of America, State Of Louis
lana, Parish of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be IL known, that on this the 18th
day of the month of November, in the
year of our Lord, one thousand, nine
hundred and nineteen, and Of the 1nde-
pendence of the United States Of America,
the one hundred and forty fourth, before
me. Raymond ii. Saal, notary public,
duly commissioned and qualified within
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, therein residing, and in the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came
and appeared Leonard NJ. Wise, and Max
Freshman, residents of the Parish of Or
leans, State of Louisiana, of the full age
of majority, herein appearing and acing
in their capacities as Treasurer and Secre-
tary respectively, of a special meeting OF
the stockholders of the Ferd Marks In
surance Agency, Limited, held on the 18th
day of November, 1919, which said COM
pany is a Louisiana corporation, dOmiciled
i'm the Parish of Orleans, originally Or
ganized by act before William .. Hart,
notary public, in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the 9Th
day of March, 1900, and recorded in the
Mortgage Office for the Parish of Orleans,
i'm Book 446, folio $50; which act was
amended by authority of meeting OF the
stockholders of said corporation held on
the oath day of March, 1902 by act before
John c. Davey, Jr., notary public, on the
9th day of March, 1902, and recorded in
the Mortgage Office for the Parish Of Or
leans In Book 723, folio 2S9; and again
amended by authority of general meet
ing of the stockholders of the said cor
poration held on the 2Sth day of August,
1903, by act before John e. Davey, Jr.,
a notary public in and for the Parish OF
Orleans, State of Louisiana, on the 2nd
day of September, 1908, and recorded in
the Mortgage Office for the Parish Of Or
leans in Book 7J0 folio 615; their authority
in the premises being pursuant to reso-
luton passed at said stockholders meet
ing hereinabove mentioned, a certified
copy of the minutes of which meeting are
hereto annexed as part hereof.
Who declared that at the said special
meeting of the stockholders of the said
Ferd Marks Insurance Agency, Limited,
25th day of November, 1919, 1t was re-
solved that the charter of the said Ferd
Marks Insurance Agency, Limited, be re-
enacted and amended in its entirety, and
that accordingly that the said stockholders
Of the Ferd Marks Insurance Agency,
Limited, do by these presents adopt the
following articles as the charter Of the
said Ferd Marks Insurance Agency, Lin
tied, tO-wit:-
ARTICLE 1.-The name and title of
this corporation shall be The Ferd Marks
Insurance Agency, Limited, and under and
by said name, unless sooner dissolved in
accordance with law and this charter, 1t
shall exist and continue. and shall have
and enjoy corporate existence and sue
cession for a period of ninety zine (99)
years from and after the date of its in
corporation; it may have, hold, receive,
borrow, loan, exchange, acquire by grant,
gift or purchase, devise or bequest, sell
ALLEVIATE, dispose of, convey, lease, pledge,
pawn, hypothecate, cucumber or mort
gage property Of any kind whether real
personal or mixed, corporal or incor-
poreal, movable or immovable, all sub
ject to such limitations as may be de-
scribed by law. 1t may make, issue and
endorse bonds or notes and other EVIL
dences of debt. 1t may accept mortgages
pledges or other forms Of security for
contract sue and be sued, pleaded or be
implicated by its corporate name in any
court of competent Jurisdiction. 1t may
make, adopt and use a corporate seal
and alter or break the same at pleasure
1t may name, appoint and employ such
managers, directors, officers, agents and
other employees at its interests, business
| and convenience may require, and may
fix their compensation, having due regard
to the nature, character and value OF
| their services. 1t may make and establish
bylaws, rules and regulations not in.
consistent with this charter, or any exist
ling laws, fixed or altering the manage
government Of fits affairs, and the man.
ner Of the certifcation and registration OF
| its stock. 1t may wind mp and dissolve
itself, or be wound mp and dissolved In
the manner prescribed by law. 1t may
conduct business in this State or other
states, the Federal districts, the territories
and possessions Of the United States and
any foreign country. It shall have the
power to vest its Board Of Directors with
all Its corporate powers, subject to such
restrictions as may be named in this
charter, and II generally shall have and