The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1919-02-06
AMENDMENT TO CHARTER OF WHIT
NEY-CENTRAL TRUST & SAVINGS
RANK

United States of America. State of Louis
lana. Parish of Orleans. Be it known, that
on this 2Sth day of the month of January,
in the year Of Our Lord. One Thousand Nine
Hundred and Nineteen Q9l9). and of the In
dependence of the United States. the l43rd.
Before me, Watts X Leverich, a Notary
Public, duly commissioned and qualified in
and for the aforesaid Parish and State, and
in the presence of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned, personally came and
appeared John E. Bouden. Jr.. and Chas. w.
tive capacities of President and Cashier of
the Whitney Central Trust and Savings Bank
by virtue of resolutions passed at meet
ing of the stockholders of said Whitney
Central Trust & Savings Bank, held pursuant
to due notie on the oath day of January,
1919 of the stockholders of the said Whitney
Central Trust g. Savings Bank, a corporation
organized by act before Alexis Brian, No
tary Public, the third day of July, 1908,
recorded in the Mortgage Office OF the Par
ISL of Orleans. in Book 9l2. Folio 255, the
said John E. Bowden, Jr., and the said Chas.
w. Fox Jr., acting as chairman and Secre-
tary respectively of said meeting declared
that at said meeting of the stockholders
held at the domcie of the said bank in the
City of New Orleans, pursuant to due notice,
and according TO law and the charter of the
said bank, all will more fully appear by
reference 10 the certified copy Of the pro.
ceedings OF said meeting hereto annexed
and made part hereof, it was voted by the
unanimous vote Of all the stockholders and
representatives at the said meeting being
the entire amount of outstanding capital
stock of the said bank to amend Articles 2
90 and II, OF the charter Of said bank, SO
as to make said articles hereafter, read as
follows:
ARTICLE IT-This association shall have
and possess all the powers granted to bank.
ing associations, savings, safe deposit and
trust banks under the provisions of Act No.
l65, approved March IS, 1855, entitled "An
Act to Establish a General System OF Free
Banking in the State Of Louisiana" as
amended and reenacted by various subse-
quent statutes of the State OF Louisiana, and
particularly by the provisions Of Act No. $50
of the Acts OF 1888, approved July y, 1888,
Act No. s. of the Acts of 1892, approved
July 9TH, 1892, and Act No. IS, of the Acts
of 1902, approved June 81, 1909. This asso-
citation is specially authorized TO establish
and maintain its existing and additional
tons permitted 70 trust and saving banks
by any of the statutes of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IX-The Board Of Directors
shall be elected annually, the second
Tuesday of January of each year, except the
first Board OF Directors heretofore appointed
by this charter. All such elections shall
be by ballot and conducted at the office Of
the association, under the supervision Of
three COMM ssioners, TO be appointed by the
Board Of Directors. Notice OF such cleo
tons shall be given by publication not more
than fourteen nor less than ten days prior
to such election, in or more newspapers
published in the City Of New Orleans. Every
for each share OF stock standing in his name
on the books Of the association FOR not less
than twenty days prior TO the election, 70
be cast in person or by written proxy; and
a majority OF the votes cast shall elect.
Any vacancy among the directors by death,