St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-01-13
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARIEt'
Of the
CONVICTION BANK & TRUST
COMPANY.
limited States of America, state OF
Louisiana, Parish OF
st, Tammany.

st. Tammany.
BE it known that on this 9th day
OF January, A. D., 1917. before me-
Thos. M. Burns, Notary Pubic
duly qualified in and for the parish
and State aforesaid, and in the pres
ence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally
came and appeared:
l. f. G. Davis. President, and'
2. Robert H. Dutsch, Cashier,
of the Covington Bank & Trust COIL
pany. who declared that at general
meeting of the stockholders OF the
Coyingtou Bank & Trust Company
duly convened at its banking mousse
in the town of Coyington, LOUISIANA,
on January 3, 1917. after due notlce
Of said meeting had been gwen py
publication in The st. Tammany
Farmer, a newspaper published IN
the parish of st. Tammany, LOT anu
during thirty days continuously pre-
ceding said meeting; that due VIII
ten notice to each stakeholder OF salo
corporation had also been seasonably
mailed to him at his posto1hce; tnat
both OF said notices set out the salo
purposes and objects. as Well as the
time and place OF said meeting; tnat
the same had been called for the
purpose of amending Article OF
the Amended Charter of the Covlng-
ton Bank & Trust Company.
That on the above said date the
meeting convened, and there was
present or represented, more IMAM
two-thirds OF the capital STOCK OF
said corporation. and by a vote o.
more than two-thirds OF the CAPITA
stock. Article v Of the Amended
Charter of the Covington Bank 4
Trust Company was amended, SO as
to be made to read as follows:
ARTICLE V.
"Itn Affairs shall be managed ny q
Board OF Directors. consisting OF not
less than nine 60 nor more than
nfteen (15) shareholders, hve 20
Of whom shall constitute quorum
to do business; the number OF the
Board shall be fixed, from time to
time. by the Board Of Directors, tnal
the Board Of Directors shall be elect
ed ON the second Tuesday IN Janu-
airy, 1917, and on the same date each
year thereafter. there shall be elect
cd q Board of Directors annually
The election shall be by ballot an4
conducted by three l3) commission
err. appointed by the Board OF "
rectors. Notice of such election
shall be given by publication, MOI
lees than ten (10) days prior to such
election, in one Of the newspapers
published in the town OF Covlngton.
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
Of the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy on the Board OF ~
rectors, shall be filled by the remain
Ing Directors. A failure to elect Dl-
rectors on the above date specined
shall not dissolve the corporation,
buk the Directors then in office sha
remain In office until their success
orr are elected and qualified. and
ehall cause another election to be
held as soon as possible thereafter,
otter notice has been published as
above provided. The first BL..rd OF
Directors elected under this Amend
ed Charter and the Boards there
otter elected, shall elect from their
own number by ballot, President
and @ many Vice-PreSidents as the
bylaws shall direct. Said Board o.
Directors may appoint from time &c
time, such officers, agents, or clerks
and other employees as they may
deem necessary for 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-. for thu
conduct and management OF thu
business and affairs Of said corpora
ton. All the powers OF this cor
poratton are hereby vested In thu
Board Of Directors, except thost
specially reserve by law and by Till
charter to the stockholders. Thu
Cashier appointed by the Board o
Directors shall bee custodian of TIN
oeal on which shall be engraved
"COVINGTON BANK & TRUST
COMPANY, Corporation Seal, Gov
lnGton. La"
Thus done and passed in my ofiic'
in the town Of Covington, Parish o
st. Tammany, Louisiana, the day
month and year first above written
in the presence of T. E. Brewster
and Warren Thomas, both competen
witnesses, residing in the Parish o
St. Tammany, who have hereuntl
signed their names with the said ap
bearers, and me, Notary, after du
reading of the whole.
e. G. DAVIS,
81, President.
r. H. DUTSCH,
Cashier.
Witnesses:
T. E. BREWSTER.
WARREN THOMAS.
THOS. NJ. BURNS.
Notary Public.
I, the undersigned by. Clerk an
Recorder Of Mortgages, in and TO
Parish Of St. Tammany, Louisiana
do hereby certify that the above an
foregoing act of Amendment OF tn
Charter OF the Covington Bank 1
Trust Company, was this day dull
recorded in my Office in Charte
Book /, folios-
Covington, La, January 10th, A
d.. 1917.
w. E. BLOSSNlAN,
Dy. Clerk and Ex-Oficio Recorder
State OF Louisiana,
Parish of st. Tammany,