St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-24
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
of the
CONVICTION BANK & TRUST
COMPANY.
United States of America, State Of
Louisiana, Parish OF
St. Tammany.

Be it known that on this 9th day
of January, A. D., 1917, before me-
Thos. M. Burns, Notary Public
duly qualified in and TOR the parish
and State aforesaid, and III the pres
euce OK the witnesses hereinafter
named aud undersigned, personally
came and appeared:
/. T.. G. Davis, President, and,
z. Robert II. Dutsch, Cashier.
OF the Covington Bank Il Trust Com
pany, who declared that at general
meeting Of the stockholders or the
Covington Bank 4 Trust Company
duly convened at its banking house,
in the town OF Covlngtou, Louisiana
on January >, 1917. alter due notice
OF said meeting had been gwen Dy
publication in The st. Iammany
Farmer, a newspaper published IN
the parish Of st. Tammany. tor and
during thirty days continuously pre-
cediug said meeting; that due VIII
ten notice to each stakeholder or SAID
corporation had fso been seasonaD4y
mailed to him az his postohce; that
both OF said notices set out the SAID
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 V OF
the Amended Charter OF the Covlng-
ton Bank 4 Trust Company.
That on the above said date the
Ameetiug convened, and there was
Sbresent or represented. more than
two-thirds OF the capital stock OF
said corporation. and by vote OF
more than two-thirds OF the capital
stock. Article v OF the Amended
Charter OF the C0vington Bank 4
Trust Company was amended. SO as
to be made to read as follows:
ARTICLE v.
s.Ita affairs shall be managed by a
Board OF Directors, consisting OF NOT
less than nine 90 nor more THAN
fifteen (15) shareholders, nve lol
az whom shall constitute a quorum
60 do business; the number or tne
Board shall be liked, from time "
time. by the Board OF DIRECTORS; Ina.
the Hoard OF Directors shall De elect
ed ON the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary. 1917, and on the same uaLe each
year thereafter. there SHAH oe elec.-
cd Board OF Directors annual,
The election shall be Ivy Dallot am
conducted by three l5) commiss4o4i
ers, appointed by the Board o. ~.
reotors. Notice OF such electloL
shall be given by publication, no.
lees than ten (1O) 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
o& the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy on the Board of d.
rectors. shall be filled by the remain
ang Directors. A failure to elect d.
rectors on the above date specified
shall not dissolve the corporation,
but the Directors then in office sll,.
remain In office until their success
on are elected and qualified. and
shall cause another election to be
held - soon as possible thereafter,
after notice has been published as
I 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, a President,
and - many Vdce-Presidents as the
byelaws shall direct. Said Board OF
Directors may appoint from time to
tdme, 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 ana
3 ootabush, 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 OF
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 Covington. Parish OF
st. Tammany, Louisiana, the day,
month and year first abVke written,
IN the presence OF T. E. Brewster
and Warren Thomas, both competent
witnesses, residing in the Parish OF
st. Tammany, who have hereunto
signed their names with the said ap-
pearers, 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
/, the undersigned by. ClerAtnd
Recorder of Mortgages, in and for
Parish Of st. Tammany, Louisiana,
do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act Of Amendment of the
Charter of the Covington Bank 4
Trust Company, was this day duly
recorded in my Office in Charter
Book l, folios-
Covington, La. January 10th. A.
D., 1917.
w. E. BLOSSMAN,
Dy. Clerk and Ex-OMcio Recorder
State OF Louisiana,
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