The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1921-08-11
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
MACKAY GEOGRAPHICALLY
COMPANY.

MACKAY GEOGRAPHICALLY
COMPANY.
United States of America, State OF Louis
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City Of New Or
leans. Be 1t known and recommended that
on this 18th day of the month of July, in
the year Of our Lord, One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Twenty-one, and OF the In
dependence OF the United States Of Ameri-
ca, the one hundred and forty sixth; be-
fore me, Alfred Charles Hammer, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned, sworn and
qualified in and for the Parish of Orleans,
State of Louisiana, therein residing, and
in the presence Of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned; personally
came and appeared; G. T. Murray, Presi
dent; A; T. Rebennaek, Secretary, of
Mackay Telegraph Company, a cor
poration created by and evisting under the
laws of the State of Louisiana by act be-
fore Arthur b. Leopold, Notary Public, in
and for the Parish Of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, dated December Is, 1900, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office for the Par
ish Of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Book
6I6, Folio SOi, ct seq, as amended by an
act before John Janyier, Notary Public,
in and for the Parish of Orleans State
Of Louisiana, dated March 8. 1912 record
ed in the Mortgage Office for the Parish
of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Book
1851, Folio 705, who declared unto me,
Notary, that special meeting of the stock
Company was held at the office of the
company in the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana, on the It'll day of July, 1921,
pursuant to a waiver of notice executed
by every stockhOlder of the company.
That at said meeting or stockholders so
held on the 9TH day of July, 1921, 1t was
resolved by the unanimous vote of all of
the stockholders present and represented
at said meeting there being present and
represented at said meeting the total is
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company Ga certified copy of the minutes
of the stockholders meeting Is hereto
annexed and made part hereof, that Ar
ticles /, VI and TX of the Charter or Act
of Incorporation Of said company be
amended as hereinafter set forth.
And the said G. T. Murray and the said
A h. Rebennack, respectively, the Presi-
dent and Secretary of the Mackay Tele
graph-Cable Company, further declared
unto me, Notary, that under due authority
of said stockholders meeting held on
July eth, 1921, they and each of them
appeared before me, Notary, for the pur-
pose OF embodying the amendments to
Articles /, VI and TX Of the Charter
or Act of Incorporation Of the Mackay
Telegraph-Cable Company in notarial
form; and they do now declare unto me,
Notary, that Articles l. vi and TX of the
Charter or Act Of Incorporation OF the
Mackay Telegraph-Cable Company shall
be amended so as to be and read as fol-
| lows, to-wit:
ARTICLE 1.-The name Of this corpora
| ton shall be: Postal Telegraph Cable
Company, by which name said corporation
shall have and enjoy corporate existence
and succession for the term Of ninety nine
years from and after the date hereof, I'M
| less sooner dissolved according to law
and its domicile shall be in the City of
New Orleans. 1t shall have power to con-
| tract, sue and be sued, to make and use
a corporate seal, and the same to break
IL hn1I atr~A
lease, purchase, sell and convey, as well
i as mortgage and hypothecate, under its
| corporate name, property, both real and
personal; to acquire rights or way, Dy
donation, purchase or appropriation; to
borrow and lend money; to give and re-
ceive securities therefor; to name and ap-
point such managers, directors, officers
and agents as the interests and convent
ence OF said corporation may require; to
| make and establish such bylaws, rules and
proper; to prescribe In said bylaws, rules
and regulations, the way, manner and
| form of entering into and concentrating
contracts, and the same to alter and
amend at pleasure.
| ARTICLE vI.-All the corporate powers
/ Of said corporation shall be vested in, and
| all its business and affairs managed and
| directed by a board of five directors, who
shall be elected annually on the firs'
Monday In February Of each year, com
i
ruary, 1902.
The directors shall hold their office fol
the term Of onesIear, and until their sue
cessors shall have been duly elected and
qualified. The Board of Directors shall
at their first meeting elect from their Owl
number President and a Vice-President
They shall also elect Secretary and
Treasurer or one person to act as boil
Secretary and Treasurer, and Manager
any or all Of whom may or may no
be members of the Board. The Boart
may from time to time name and appoin
all such other officers, agents or EN-
ployees as may be deemed necessary fo
/ the purposes and business Of the corpora
ton. The Board shall have power to III
the compensation and define the duties o
ficers and employees shall hold office ant
EN- loyment at the pleasure OF the Board
In case Of a vacancy occurring on tn
Board, from death, resignation or other
wise. the remaining members shall III
the said vacancy until the next election
Each member Of the Board Of Director
may, in writing, appoint any stockholde
of said corporation In his place to repre-
sent him at any, meetings OF the board
which said appointment shall be in writ
ing and spread upon the minutes OF tn
Board, and which said appointee when 8
appointed shall have and exercise sucl
powers and privileges of such director
may be stated in the proxy. Three mem
bers of the said Board of Directors, pres
ent in person or by proxy, shall constr
tute a quorum. The management, contro
and direction of said corporation shal
be fully prescribed in the bylaws. rule
and regulations to be adopted by the SAT-
Board of Directors. Failure to elect
Board Of Directors shall not have tn
effect Of dissolving the corporation.
ARTICLE IX-This Act Of Incorpora
ton may be modified. changed or altere
or this Corporation may be dissolved Q
the capital stock may be altered In accord
ance with law at a meeting of stockholder
called for the purpose after notice sha
have been given In writing to each stock
holder delivered to him in person or mai
ed to him at the post-office address desfg
, mated by him in writing at least fiftee
! days prior to the date Of the meeting IN
less other notice be prescribed by law
! which event notice shall be given In con
: formity to law.
Thus done and passed. at my office. !
, the city of New Orleans, on the daI
month and year herein first above write
in the presence of Messrs. J. Il. Remle
and Eugene Thorpe, competent witnesses
, who have hereunto signed their names
, together with the said appearers and mi
/, Notary, after due reading Of the whole
ri witnesses: J. T. Remley, Eugen
Z Thorpe.
Original signed) @. T. Murray, Pres
dent; A. r. Rebennack. Secretary.
1 AL. c. HAMMER,
: Notary Public.
I. the undersigned, Recorder Of Mort
/. gaees. in and for the Parish Of 0rlean
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify tins
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