St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1917-02-03
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, *. D., 1917, before me
Thos. M. Burns, a Notary Public
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. u. G. Davis, President, and,
2. Robert H.o Dutsch. Cashier.
of the CoyingtJngl3ank & Trust Com
pany, who declared that at genera
meeting of the stockholders or the
Coyington Bank & Trust Company
duly convened at its banking house
in the town Of COvingt0n, Louisiana
on January 8. 1917. after due notice
Of said meeting had been given BY
publication in The st. Tammany
Farmer, newspaper published in
the parish OF st. Tammany, for and
during thirty days continuously pre-
ceding said meeting; that due writ.
ten notice to each stakeholder OF said
corporation had also been seasonably
mailed to him at his postotiice; thai
$500
PURPOSES and objects. as well as the
time and place OF said meeting; that
the same had been called for the
purpose OF amending Article V OF
the Amended Charter Of the Coving-
ton Bank & Trust Company.
That on the above said date the
meeting convened, and there was
present 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 Coyington Bank 4
Trust Company was amended, SO as
to be made to read as follows:
ARTICLE V.
"Its affairs shall be managed by q
Board of Directors, consisting OF not
less than nine 60 nor more than
dfteen (15) shareholders, tive 90
of whom shall constitute a quorum
to do business; the number OF the
Board shall be fixed, from time to
time. by the Board of Directors; that
the Board of Directors shall be elect
ed ON the second Tuesday in Janu-
airy. 1917, and on the same date eacl
year thereafter, there shall be elect-
ed a Board OF Directors annually
The election shall be by ballot anL
conducted by three CD commission
ers. appointed by the Board OF Dl
rectOrs. Notice of such election
shall be given by publication, not
less than ten (1O) days prior to such
election, in one OF the newspapers
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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 hi
rectors, shall be filled by the remain
ing Directors. A failure to elect Di-
rectors on the above date specified
shall not @dissolye the corporation,
but the Directors then in office sha
remain In Office until their success
ors are elected and qualified, and
shall cause another election to be
held a. soon as possible thereafter,
utter notice has been published as
above provided. The first BL.-rd OF
Directors elected under this Amend
ed Charter and the Boards there
after elected. shall elect from their
own number by ballot, a President,
and as 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 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 the
conduct and management of the
business and affairs of said corpora
ton. All the powers OF this cor
sporatdon are hereby vested in the
Board OF Directors, except those
specially reserved by law aud by this
eha1ter to the stockholders. The
0o6hier appointed by the Board Of
Directors shall be custodian Of the
seal on which shall be engraved
.."COVINGTON BANK & TRUST
COMPANY. Corporation Seal, Gov
mYtOns La.
Thus done and passed in my Office
In the town of Covington, Parish Of
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 hereunto
/. signed their names with the said ap.
bearers, and me, Notary, after due
reading Of the whole.
E. G. DAVIS,
n President.
r. H. DUTSCH,
Cashier.
Witnesses:
l T. e. BREWSTER.
~, WARREN THOMAS.
THOS. M. 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 Covington Bank &
Trust Company, was this day duly
recorded in my Office in Charter
Book !, tolios-
Covington, La, January 10th, A.
D., 1917.
w. e. BLOSSMAN,
by. Clerk and Ex-Oficio Recorder
State OF Louisiana,