thorizing an increase of the Capital Stock of The Security Trust and Life Insurance Company, (Seal) together with the Treasurer's Return on said actual increase, as the same appear of record and remain on file in this office. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Secretary's Office to be affixed the day and year above written. LEWIS E. BEITLER, Deputy Secretary of the Commonwealth. AMENDMENT TO CHARTER. Security Trust Company. Amendment to Charter and Change of Name to "The Security Trust and Life Insurance Company.' PHILADELPHIA, August 17th, 1896. To His Excellency, Daniel H. Hastings, Governor of Pennsylvania. SIR: The Security Trust Company, a corporation of the State of Pennsylvania, incorporated under an Act of Assembly, approved the 25th day of May, 1871, hereby certifies under its common corporate seal, That at a meeting of the stockholders of the said Company held pursuant to due and legal notice, mailed to each stockholder on the 15th day of July, 1896, at its offices in Philadelphia on the 17th day of August, A. D. 1896, the following resolutions were offered: Resolved, That this corporation accepts the provisions of the Constitution of the State adopted December 16th, 1873, and the President and Secretary are hereby authorized and directed to make, under the seal of the corporation, and to file in the office of the Insurance Commissioner the certificate required by law for the purpose aforesaid. Resolved, That in accordance with the provisions of the Act of 1st May, A. D. 1876, entitled "A Supplement to an Act entitled 'An Act to establish an Insurance Department,' approved the 4th day of April, 1873, et cetera.' This corporation accepts the provision of said Act so far as not inconsistent with its said charter, for the purpose of acquiring all the privileges, immunities and franchises conferred upon like corporation by said Act of Assembly. Resolved, That the name of this corporation be changed from "The Security Trust Company" to "The Security Trust and Life Insurance Company." Resolved, That the charter of this corporation which reads as follows: An Act to Incorporate the Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that Charles Stokes, H. B. Bruner, H. H. Houston, H. N. Johnson, Samuel Collum, and all persons who may associate with them hereafter, shall be and are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of The Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company, of Germantown, City of Philadelphia, to be located in said city, which shall have perpetual succession, with power and authority to make contracts of insurance, either for life, fire, marine, inland or any other insurance for goods, wares, merchandise, or any other article or thing insurable; and, also, to take and execute trusts of any kind, receive deposits of money on interest, and do all and every kind of insurance trust et cetera, that any company now chartered may have the right or power to do with any person or persons or any body, politic or corporate, and to make all kinds of insurance, trust, et cetera as aforesaid, for such premium and consideration, and under such modifications and restrictions as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties. SEC. 2. That the capital stock of said corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into ten thousand shares of fifty dollars each; at the time of subscription at least ten dollars shall be paid on each and every share, and balance shall be paid in such manner, time and place as the directors of said corporation shall determine. SEC. 3. That said corporation, after complying with the provisions of the Act to provide for incorporation of insurance companies approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, shall have power to commence business under their paid charter whenever fifty thousand dollars of their capital is subscribed for and paid in. SEC. 4. That said corporation shall have all the rights, privileges and immunities, power and authority, that is now granted to any other insurance and trust company in this State, and shall be subject to all laws approved or now in force, or hereafter passed for their regulation and control. SEC. 5. That said corporation in declaring dividends, all sums over eight per cent., one per cent. of said surplus shall be paid into the State Treasury for the use of the Commonwealth. JAMES H. WEBB, Speaker of the House of Representatives. WILLIAM A. WALLACE, Speaker of the Senate. Approved the twenty-fifth day of May, Anno Domini, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one. JNO. W. GEARY. In the Court of Common Pleas, No. 2, for the County of Philadelphia. In the matter of Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company for change of name to "The Security Trust Company." December Term, 1883. No. 284. Be It Remembered, That on the 13th day of February, 1884, on motion of Joseph S. Goodbread, Esquire, the Court upon consideration of the petition and affidavits, due proof being thereto attached of notice of this application being given to the Auditor General and of publication of the same in compliance with the Acts of Assembly. And it appearing to the Court that the change proposed is lawful and beneficial now, it is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that the name, style and title to the said "The Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company" shall be changed to "The Security Trust Company," and that upon filing with the Auditor General, by parties in interest, a copy of this decree and the recording of the said amendment, that then and from thenceforth said corporation shall exist and be known under the name, style and title of "The Security Trust Company," to the same intent and with the same force and effect, rights, powers, privileges and immunities as if it had been so named and provided in the Act of Assembly originally incorporating the said corporation. In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the said Court at Philadelphia, the 9th day of November, 1889. (Seal) CHAS. H. WHITE, Prothonotary. Shall be amended so as to read as follows: "AMENDED CHARTER." An Act to Incorporate the Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company (Amended to "The Security Trust and Life Insurance Company.") SECTION I. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, that Charles Stokes, H. B. Bruner, H. H. Houston, H. N. Johnson, Samuel Collum, and all persons who may associate with them hereafter, shall be and are hereby constituted a body, politic and corporate, by the name of The Germantown Deposit, Trust and Insurance Company (amended to The Security Trust and Life Insurance Company), to be located in the city of Philadelphia, which shall have perpetual succession with power and authority to make contracts for life insurance, to take and execute trusts of any kind, receive deposits of money on interest, and do all and every kind of life insurance, trust et cetera, that any company now chartered may have the right or power to do with any person or persons or any body, politic or corporate, and to make all kinds of life insurance, trust, et cetera, as aforesaid for such premium and consideration and under such modifications and restrictions as may be agreed upon between the contracting parties. SEC. 2. That the capital stock of said corporation shall be five hundred thousand dollars which shall be divided into ten thousand shares of fifty dollars each; at the time of subscription at least ten dollars shall be paid on each and every share, and balance shall be paid in such manner, time and place as the directors of said corporation shall determine. SEC. 3. That said corporation after complying with the provision of the Act to provide for the incorporation of insurance companies approved April second, one thousand eight hundred and fifty-six, shall have power to commence business under their paid charter whenever fifty thousand dollars of their capital is subscribed for and paid in. SEC. 4. That said corporation shall have all the rights, privileges and immunities, power and authority, that is now granted to any other life insurance and trust company in this State, and shall be subject to all laws approved or now in force or hereafter passed for their regulation and control. SEC. 5. That said corporation in declaring dividends, all sums over eight per cent., one per cent. of said surplus |