The herald., 1921-08-18
CHARTER.
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
MACKAY TELEGRAPH-CABLE
COMPANY.

MACKAY GEOGRAPHICALLY
COMPANY.
United States of America, State OF louis-
lana, Parish Of Orleans, City of New Or
leans. Be II 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. 7. Murray, Presi-
dent; A. +. Rebennack, Secretary, of
Mackay Telegraph Cable 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 10. 1900, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office for tho Par
ish of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Book
6I6, Folio 304, ct seq, as amended by an
act before John Janvier, Notary Public
In and for the Parish of Orleans, State
ed in the Mortgage Office for the Parish
of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Book
1901. Folio 7O5, who declared unto me-
Notary, that a special meeting Of the stock
holders of said Mackay Telegraph Cable
Company was held at the office of the
company in the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana, on the 7th day of July, 1921
pursuant to a waiver of notice executed
by every stakeholder of the company.
That at said meeting or stockholders so
held on the 9TH day Of July, 1921, it 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
sued and outstanding capital stock of said
company "a certified copy of the minutes
of the stockholders meeting is hereto
annexed and made part hereof, that Ar
ticles l, vi and TX of the Charter or Act
of Incorporation of said company be
amended as hereinafter set forth.
And the said G. 7. Murray and the said
A. +. 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 9TH, 1921, they and each Of them
pose of embodying the amendments to
Articles I, 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 1. 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 it's 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
and alter at pleasure; to hold, receive.
lease, purchase, sell and convey, as well
as mortgage and hypothecate, under its
corporate name, property, both real and
personal; to acquire rights OF way, by
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
regulations as may be necessary 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 first
Monday in February of each year, COM
mencing with the first Monday in Feb.
| ruary, 1902
The directors shall hold their office for
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 own
number a President and a Vice-President
They shall also elect a Secretary and q
| Treasurer or one person to act as botf
Secretary and Treasurer. and a Manager
any or all Of whom may or may no,
Ibe members Of the Board. The Board
1 may from time to time name and appoin,
all such other officers, agents or EN-
ployees as may be deemed necessary FOL
| the purposes and business of the corpora
| ton. The Board shall have power to fl,
/ the compensation and define the duties Of
every officer and employee and all Of
| ficers and employees shall hold office and
employment at the pleasure Of the Board
In case of vacancy occurring on thu
Board, from death, resignation or other
| wise, the remaining members shah III
| the said vacancy until the next election
Each member of the Board OF Director
may, in writing, appoint any stockholdei
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 or tn
Board, and which said appointee when s,
powers and privileges Of such director a
may be stated in the proxy. Three mem
ibers of the said Board of Directors, pres
ent in person or by proxy, shall eonsti
tute a quorum. The management, contro
and direction of said corporation shall
be fully prescribed in the bylaws. rule
and regulations to be adopted by the salt
Board of Directors. Failure to elect
Board Of Directors shall not have tn
effect of dissolving the corporation.
ARTICLE IX-This Act of Incorpora
ltion may be modified, changed or altered
or this Corporation may be dissolved o
the capital stock may be altered in accord
ance with law at a meeting OF stockholder
called for the purpose after>notice shal
have been given in writing to each stock
ed to him at the post-office address desig
mated by him in writing at least fiftee
days prior to the date Of the meeting I'M
less other notice be prescribed by law Il
which event notice shall be given In con
lformity to law.
Thus done and passed, at my office. i
the City Of New Orleans. on the day
month and year herein first above write
in the presence Of Messrs. ]. Il. Remie
and Eugene Thorpe, competent witnesses
who have hereunto signed their names
together with the said appearers and m'
Notary, after due reading Of the whole.
Witnesses: J. T. Remley, Eugen
Thorpe.
(Original Signed G. T. Murray, Pres
dent; A. +. Rebennack. Secretary.
AL. c. HAMMER,
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned, Recorder Of Mort
cages. in and for the Parish Of Orlean
State of Louisiana, do hereby certify this
the above and foregoing Amendment to Tn