The herald., 1920-02-12
CHARTER.

| lea the one hundred and forty fourth be-
| fore me, Joseph Sinai, Notary Public,
| for the Parish Of Orleans, therein residing,
and In the presence Of the witnesses here
| matter named and Undersigned, person
| ally came and appeared Charles y. Fred
erick and William Dalton, in their respec-
! tive capacities rs President and Chairman
and as Secretary Of q stockholders meet
ing of the National Weekly Sick BENEFIT
| aad Accident Association, a corporation
organized by act passed before Joseph
sinai, Notary Public, in this city, on De-
cember 20, 1913, and recorded in the Mort
gage Office. in Book 1119 Folio ISL, which
said appearers declared that pursuant .
u meeting Of the Board of Direc1Drs of this
corporation, held on December 10th, 1919,
wherat said Board of Directors meeting
there was passed resolution submitting
TO the stockholders the question of the
visibility of changing the name of this
corporation and the number of members of
the Board Of Directors of this corporation;
appearers further that in accordance
al Weekly Sick Benefit and Accident AS
ISOLATION, ana In accordance with the pro-
visions of the law in such cases made and
provided, notice to all stockholders of this
corporation that meeting of the stock
holders of this corporation would be held
at the domicile of the corporation on jan
uary 18th, 1920, at 10 O'Clock in the fore
noon, for the purpose of taking into con-
ISOLATION, also change constitutional num-
her Of Board of Directors, and any other
business that may appear; said notice hav-
Ing been published in the New Orleans
Item, Dolly newspaper published in the
city Of New Orleans, for thirty consecu-
| tive days prior to said stockholders meet
| ing, a copy of which notice is annexed in
the margin hereof, as occasion may re-
quire. Whereas, at a meeting OF the stock
| holders of the National Weekly Sick Bene-
| fit and Accident Association, held at the
Office of said association, No. 210S Maya
zine street, New Orleans, Louisiana, in ac-
cordance with a resolution Of said Board
| of Directors, and the notice aforesaid, at
| which said meeting of the stockholders
aforesaid, there were present or represent
| ed eight hundred and thirty seven (S3I)
shares of the capital stock of said corpor-
alton heretofore subscribed out of Il to-
| tai of twelve hundred and twenty eight
| Q22s) shares of the capital stock of said
| corporation. Whereupon, the President,
| duly elected as Chairman of said stock
| holders meeting, presented to the stock
holders present, the situation deter
mined by the Board of Directors of said
| corporation, and after full discussion IL was
thereupon moved and duly seconded and
unanimously carried by the stockholders
meeting convened, a duly certified copy Of
the minutes Of said stockholders meeting
being annexed In the margin hereof, that
the original charter of said corporation.
and particularly Articles and of said
character, be SO amended and re-enacted
as to read as follows:
ARTICLE Is-Said corporation shall be
known and designated the First Ma
tional Life. Health and Accident lnsur-
ance Company, and il shall exist and en-
joy succession by and under its corporate
name for period of Dinety-nine years
from date hereof, and IL shall enjoy and
exercise all powers and privileges granted
now or hereafter by law unto corpora
lions; to contract, sue and be sued; to
make and use corporate seal, ana the
same to break or alter at pleasure; TO
purchase, own, hold, lease, accept by dona-
lion. or acquire in any other manner au-
thorized by law, real, personal and mixed
property OF every sort and description; 10
ALLEVIATE, sell, hypothecate. mortgage, lease
and pledge any or all of it's real. mixed
and personal property, rights, grants,
franchises; to borrow and loan money; TO
give and receive securities by mortgage
pledge and. or any other legal manner;
and generally to do and perform all things
necessary or incidental to the proper con-
duct of the affairs Of this corporation, and
which may not be specially enumerated in
this charter.
ARTICLE v.-The business of this cor
poration shall be managed by and all Its
corporate powers shall be vested In and
exercised by a Board of Directors, Of not
less than nine nor more than nfteen inen-
beers, to be elected annually from among
the stockholders of the corporation, and
majority OF said Board shall constitute
quorun, for the transaction OF business.
The Board of Directors shall have power
Ito make, amend and abrogate all bylaws.
rules and regulations for the manasement
of the affairs of this corporation; TO APP
point, employ and discharge all Officers
and employees, fix all salaries and remun-
Grafton. and generally to do and perform
all things necessary IN the trapsacuon
alton; provided, they may delegate TO the
President or other person or persons Sc
lected by them, such authority as they
/ A. h.
officers of this corporation shall be Pres
ident, one or more Vice Presidents. Sec
retary>and Treasurer, who shall be elect
ed by the Board of Directors. On the Sec
ond Monday in January, 1921, and annual
ly thereafter, or as soon-after as possible,
at a meeting of the stockholders called
for the purpose, an election for Directors
shall be held at the office of the corpora
ton, in the city of New Orleans, State OF
Louisiana, after ten days. written notice
mailed to each stakeholder at his last
known address, and by publication IN 4
daily newspaper published in the city OF
said meeting At said election each stock
holder shall be entitled to cast either In
person or by written proxy, one vote Tor
each share of stock owned by him or
corporation, and a majority Of stock pres
ent or represented shall De sufficient to
elect. Vacancies in the Board of Diree-
tors shall be filled by Ii from among the
STOCKHOLDERS OF tne corpOTdtlou
Thus done and passed, in my Office. at
the city of New Orleans, ON the day,
month and year herein first before writ
ten In the presence of Messrs. Frank L.
Doyle and Lezlie p. Beard, competent
male witnesses of age. residing in this
parish, who have signed these presents,
together with said appearers and me, No
tary after due reading Of the whole.
Original signed.) Charles n. Frederick,
President and Chairman: VIM. Dalton.
Secretary; Il. Il. Doyle. l.. II. Beard.
JOSEPH SINAI. Notary Public
/. the undersigned Recorder of ,aort-
cages, In and for the Parish Of o. 'eans.
do hereby certify that the above and fore
going Amendment to the Charter Of Ma
tional Weekly Sick Benefit and Accident
Association was this day duly recorded in
my office, in Book 1885, Folio -.
New Orleans, January -, 1920.
EMILE J. LEONARD, by. r.
JOSEPH SINAI. Notary Public.
Feb. 5-Mch. IL.
CHARTER OF SPARTAN OIL AND RE-