St. Tammany farmer., 1917-01-20
AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER
OF the
CONVICTION BANK & TRUST
COMPANY.
United States OF America, State OF
Louisiana, Parish OF
St. Tammany.

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Be it known that on this 9Th day
OF January, A. D., 1917. before me,
Thos. M. Burns, 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. e. G. Davis, President, and,
z. Robert H. Dutsch, Cashier,
of the Coyington Bank 4 Trust Com
pany. who declared that at general
meeting OF the stockholders OF the
Covington Bank T. Trust Company
duly convened at its banking house,
in the town OF Coylngton, Louisiana,
on January =, 1917, after due notlce
OF said meeting had been gwen ny
publication in The St. Tammany
Farmer, a newspaper published in
the parish OF st. Tammany, Tor anu
during thirty days continuously pre-
ceding said meeting; that due writ
ten notice to each stockholder OF SAID
corporation had also been seasonably
mailed to him at his postothce; 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 for the
purpose OF amending Article ' OF
the Amended Charter OF the Coving-
ton Bank 4 Trust Company.
That on the above said date the
meeting convened, and there was
present or represented. more than
tvo-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 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 OF not
les than nine 60 nor more than
llfteen (15) shareholders, tive (o)
Of whom shall constitute quorum
70 do business: the number OF the
Board shall be fixed, from time TO
time, by the Board of Directors; that
nhe Board of Directors shall be elect
Cd on the second Tuesday in Janu-
ary. 1917, and on the same date eacA
year thereafter, there shall be elect
ed q Board OF Directors annually
The election shall be by ballot AM
conducted by three CD COMMISSION
err, appointed by the Board OF Ia
rectors. Notice OF such election
shall be. given by publication, no.
less 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-
t5tled to one vote tor each share OF
stock standing in his name on the
books Of che Bank. to be cast IN
person or by proxy. and the majority
o6 the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy on the Board OF ID
fectors, shall be filled by the remain
ing Directors. A failure to elect d.
rectors on the above date specified
shaN not dissolve the corporation,
but the Directors then in office sha
remaan 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
cd Charter and the Boards there
after elected, shall elect from their
own uMmber by ballot, a President,
and % many Vice-Presidents rs 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
eotablish. az well as alter and amend,
any such bylaws. rules and regula-
t3ons, necessary and prope- tor the
conduct and management OF the
business and affairs of said corpora
tton. ALI 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
ngton. 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-
pearers, and me, Notary. after due
reading of the whole.
E. G. DAVIS,
i President.
r. H. DUTSCH,
Cashier.
Witnesses:
T. E. BREWSTER.
WARREN THOMAS.
THOS. M. BURNS.
Notary Public.
I, 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 OF the
Charter Of the Covington Bank &
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-Offcio Recorder
State of Louisiana,
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