St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-10
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
of the
CONVICTION BANK u TRUST
COMPANY.
United States of America, State o.
Louisiana, Parish OF
St. Tammany.

Be it known that on this 9th day
OF January, A. D., 1917, before me.
Thos. N. Burns, Notary Public,
duly qualified in and tor the parish
ana State aforesaid, and in the pres
ence OF the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared:
l. e. &. Davis, President, and,
z. Robert II. Dutscn, Cashier,
Of the Covingtou Bank Trust Com
pany, who declared that at general
meeting OF the STOCKHOLDERS Oh the
Coyington Bank u Trust Company,
Quly convened at its banking mousse
in the town OF CoylngtOu, LOUISIANA
on January >. 1917. after due notice
OF said meeting had been given ny
in the st. lammany
FARMER, a newspaper published III
the parish OF st. Iammany. Tor ana
during thirty days continuously pre-
cediug said meeting; that duSWrlt-
ten notice to each sIockhoider OF SAID
corporation had also been seasonaDly
mailed to him at his postoMces that
both OF said notices set out the salo
purposes and objects, as Well as the
time and place OF said meeting; that
the same had been called tor the
purpose OF amending Article Oh
the Amended Charter OF the Cov1ns-
ton Bank & Trust Company.
That on the above said date the
meeting convened. and there was
present or represented. mare than
tWo-thirds OF the capltaISgtock Oh
said corporation. and by vote OF
more than tWo-thirds OF the capital
stock. Article v OF the Amended
Charter OF the Covington Bank &
Trust Company was amended, SO as
to be made to read as follows:
ARTICLE v.
eta affairs shall be managed by
Board OF directors. consisting OF not
loss than nine co nor more Ihan
nfteen (15) shareholders, I'VE toJ
Of whom shall constitute a Quof UNI
TO do business; the number or the
Board shall be fixed, from time u
time. by the Board OF Directors; ina
tha Board OF Directors shall De elecI
cd ON the second Tuesday III JaAu-
airy. 1917, and on the same date eacA
year thereafter, there snail De eiec.-
ed a board OF Directors aLnua4Ay
The election shall be ny Daliot ah1
conducted by three 81 commission
ers. appointed by the Board Oh IN
rectors. Notice OF SUCH electloA
shall be given by publication, not
less than ten (10) days prior to such
election, in one OF the newspapers
uublished in the town OF Covington.
Each holder OF stock shall be en-
titled to one vote for each share OF
stock standing in his name on the
books OF the Bank, to be cast IN
person or by proxy, and the majority
az the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy on the Board OF "a
rectors. shall be filled by the remain
ang Directors. A failure to elect Dl-
rectors on the above date speclhed
shau not dissolve the corporation,
but the Directors then in office sh,-
remain in Office until their success
ors are elected and qualified. and
shall cause another election to be
held Is soon as possible thereafter,
after notice has been published as
above provided. The first BL.-rd Of
Directors elected under this Amend
Cd Charter and the Boards there
after elected, shall elect from their
own number by ballot. q President
and a. many Vice-Presidents as the
bylaws shall direct. Said Board OF
Directors may appoint from time to
time, such officers, agents, or clerks
and other employees as they may
deem necessary tor the purpose and
business of said corporation, who
shall hold Office at the pleasure OF
the Board OF Directors. The said
Board OF Directors may make and
establish. as well as alter and amend
any such bylaws, rules and regula-
lions, necessary and prope-' TOR the
conduct and management OF the
business and affairs Of said corpora
ton, All the powers Of this cor
poration are hereby vested In the
Board OF Directors. except those
specially reserve by law aud by this
charter to the stockholders. The
Cashier appointed by the Board o.
Directors shall be custodian OF the
seal on which shall be engraved
''COVINGTON BANK & TRUST
COMPANY. Corporation Seal. Gov
ington. La"
Thus done and passed in my Office
in the town of C0vington, Parish o.
st. Tammany, Louisiana, the day
month and year first above written
in the presence OF T. E. Brewster
and Warren Thomas, both competent
witnesses, residing in the Parish Of
st. Tammany, who have hereuntt
signed their names with the said ap
bearers, and me, Notary. after due
reading Of the whole.
e. G. DAVIS,
President.
r. H. DUTSCH.
Cashier.
Witnesses:
T. E. BREWSTER.
WARREN THOMAS.
THOS. NJ. BURNS.
Notary Public.
I. the undersigned by. Clerk and
Recorder Of Mortgages, in and fol
Parish of st. Tammany, Louisiana
do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act OF Amendment Of the
Charter OF the Coyington Bank &
Trust Company, was this day duly
recorded in my office in Charter
Book l, tolios-
Covington, La, January 10th. A
d., 1917.
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
by. Clerk and Ex-Oficio Recorder
State of Louisiana,
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