The herald., 1921-07-28
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF
MACkAN TELEGRAPH-CABLE
COMPANY.


on this 9TH day of 'the month or July, in
the year of our Lord. One Thousand Nine
hundred and Twenty lone. 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 i'll and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana, therein residing. and
III the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and undersigned; personally
came and appeared; G.. Il. Murray, Presi-
dent; y. +. Rebennack, Secretary, of
Mackay Telegraph Company a cor
pOratiOn created by and eyistiHg under the
laws OF the State of Louisiana by act be
fore Arthur Il. Leopold, Notary Public, in
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of
Louisiana, dated December ID, 1900, re-
corded in the Mortgage Office for the Par
iSh of Orleans, State of Louisiana, i'll Book
6I6, Folio 3Oi, ct seq, as amended by an
act before John Janvier, Notary Public.
in and for the Parish of Orleans, State
OF Louisiana, dated March g. 1872 record
ed III the Mortgage Office for the Parish
of Orleans, State of Louisiana, in Book
1901, Folio 70J, who declared unto me,
Notary, that a special meeting of the stock
holders of said Mackay Telegraph Gable
Company was held at the office of the
company i'll the City of New Orleans,
Louisiana, on the 9TH 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 j, VI and IN of the Charter or Act
of Incorporation, of said company be
amended as hereinafter SEE forth.
And the said G.. II. Murray and the said
y. +. 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 18th, 1921, they and each of them
appeared before me, Notary, for the pur-
pose of embOdying the amendments to
Articles ], VI and IN Of the Charter
or Act of Incorporation of the AIaekay
Telegraph Cable Company in nOtarial
form; and they do now declare unto me,
Notary, that Articles |. VI and IN of the
Charter or Act of Incorporation of the
Mackay Telegraph Gable 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
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
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 board of five directors, who
shall be elected annually 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 one year, 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
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They shall also elect a Secretary and a
Treasurer or one person to- act as both
| Secretary and Treasurer, and Manager,
| any or all of whom may or may not
| be members of the Board. The Board
may from time to time name and appoint
| all such other officers. agents or en-
| ployees as may be deemed necessary for
| the purposes and business of the corpora
| ton. The Board shall have power to fix
| the compensation and define the duties of
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| ficers and employees shall hold office and
| employment at the pleasure of the Board.
| In case of a vacancy occurring on the
Board, from death, resignation or other
| wise. the remaining members shall fill
| the said vacancy until the next election.
| Each member of the Board of Directors
may, in writing. appoint any stockholder
| 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 She
Board, and which said appOintee when so
appointed shall have and exercise such
powers and privileges of such director as
may be stated in the proxy. Three men,
bers of the said Board of Directors, pres
| ent in person or by proxy, shall consti-
tute n quorum. The management, control
and direction of said corporation shall
be fully prescribed in the bylaws, rules
and regulations to be adopted by the said
Board of Directors. Failure to elect a
Board of Directors shall not have the
effect of dissOlvinC the corporation.
| ARTICLE IX.-This Act of IncOrpora-
ton may be modified. changed or altered
or this Corporation may be dissolved or
the capital stock may be altered in accord
ance with law at a meeting of stockholders
| called for the purpose after notice shall
hav~~b been given in writing to each stock
holder delivered to him in person or mail
ed to him at the post-office address desig-
mated By him in writing at least fifteen
days prior to the date of the meeting I'M
less other notice be prescribed by law in
which event notice shall be given in con-
formity to law.
Thus done and passed, at my office, in
the City of New Orleans, on the day
month and year herein first above written
in the presence of Messrs. J. Il. Remley
and Eugene Thorpe, competent witnesses
who have hereuntO signed their names
together with the said appearers and me
Notary, after due reading of the whole.
Witnesses: J. T. Remley, Eugene
Thorpe.
Original Signed) G. T. Murray, Presi.
dent; A. f. Rebennack. Secretary.
AL. c.. HAMMER. -
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned, Recorder of Mort
| cages. in and for the Parish of Orleans
State of Louisiana. do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Amendment to the
graph Cable Company was this day duly
recorded in my office in Book 1853, Folio
New Orleans, July sth. 1921.
Is (Signed) ROBT. SCOTT.
by. Recorder.
!. the undersigned, Notary Public dc
4 hereby certify that the above and fore