St. Tammany farmer., 1917-02-17
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
of the
COVINGTON BANK & TRUST
COMPANY.
United States of America, State OF
LouisianA Parish OF
St. Tammany.


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. +. G. Davis, President, and,
z. Robert H. Dutsch, Cashier,
of the Coviugton Bank & Trust CON
pany. who declared that at genera
meeting OF the stockholders or the
Covington Bank 4 Trust Company
duly convened at its banking house
in the tossa OF Coyington, Louisiana
on Januasy ., 1917, after due notice
of said meeting had been given by
publication in The st. Vammany
Farmer. a newspaper published IN
the parish OF St. Tammany. Tor and
during thirty days continuously pre-
cediug said meeting; that due writ
ten notice to each stockhOlder OF sald
corporation had also been seasonaDly
mailed to him at his postolhce; tha1
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 Tsaaed Tor 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 than
two-thirds OF the capital stock OF
said corporation. and by vote OF
more than tWo-thirds OF the capltal
stock, Article v OF the Amended
Of the Covington Bank q
Trust Company was amended. SO as
to be made to read as follows:
ARTICLE V.
"Its affairs shall be managed by a
Board OF Directors, consisting on not
less than nine 90 nor more thah
fifteen (l5) shareholders, 1Ve toj
of whom shall constitute a quorum
20 do business; the number OF tnv
Board shall be fixed, from time u
time, by the Board OF Directors; ina,
the Board OF Directors shall De elect
ed ON the second Tuesday IN Janu
ary. 1917. and on the same GATE eAcL
year thereafter, there shall De elec'-
cd a Board OF Directors annua.4y
The election shall be by ballot i-iie
conducted by three l3) commlssiol
ers, appointed by the Board OF y.
rectOrs. Notice OF such election
shall be given by publication, MOI
less than ten l1O) days prior TO sucL
election, in one OF the newspapers
published 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 ~
person or by proxy. and the majority
Of the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy on the Board OF Di
rectors, shall be filled by the remain
iug Directors. A failure to elect Di-
rectors on the above date specified
shall not dissolve the corporation,
but the Directors then in office shu.
remain in office until their success
orr are elected and qualified. and
shall cause another election to be
held as soon as possible thereafter,
after notice has been published as
above provided. The first BL.-rd OF
Directorsselected 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 oi
Directors may appoint from time to
time, such officers, agents. or clerks
and other employees as they may
deem necessary for the purpose and
businessMof said corporation, who
shall hStd 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
tton. All the powers OF this cor
poration are hereby vested in the
Board OF Directors. except those
specially reserve" by law and 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
hgton. 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 7. aE. 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,
President.
r. H. DUTSCH,
Cashier.
Witnesses:
T. E. BREWSTER.
WARREN THOMAS.
THOS. M. BURNS.
Notary Public.
/, the undersigned Dy. Clerk and
Recorder of Mortgages. in and for
Parish Of st. Tammany. Louisiana.
do hereby certify that the above and
foregoing act of Amendment ofthe
Charter Of the Covington Bapko &
Trust Company, was this day duly
recorded in my Office in Charter
Book /. f0lios-. O
Covington, La, January 10th, A.
D.. 1917.
w. e. BLOSSMAN,
Dy. Clerk and Ex-Officio Recorder
State OF Louisiana.
Parish of St. Tammany.
Town OF CovingtOn.
I, the undersigned Dy. Clerk OF
Court and Ex-Ofticio Notary Public
do hereby certify that the above and