Louisiana § RS 6:232 - Articles of amendment; contents and filing

§ RS 6:232. Articles of amendment; contents and filing

A.  After an amendment has been duly adopted as provided in R.S. 6:231, articles of amendment setting forth the amendment, the date and manner of adoption thereof, and the number of shares of each class or series represented at the meeting and voted for and against the amendment shall be executed in the state bank's name by the president, cashier, or any other person thereto authorized by resolution or consent of the stockholders.  If the articles of amendment are not executed by the president or cashier, a copy of the resolution or consent of stockholders authorizing the person who executed the article, certified a true copy by the secretary of the board, shall be annexed to the articles of amendment.  The articles of amendment shall be acknowledged by the president, cashier, or other authorized person who signed them or may instead be in the form of an authentic act.

B.  After an amendment has been duly adopted and executed as provided in Paragraph A of this Section, the articles of amendment shall be filed with the office of financial institutions.  Articles of amendment may be delivered to the commissioner for filing as of any specified date within thirty days after the date of delivery.  The articles of amendment shall be effective as of the date and, if requested, the hour of filing with the commissioner, except that if the articles of amendment were filed within three days, exclusive of legal holidays, after acknowledgment thereof or execution thereof as an authentic act, the amendment shall be effective as of the time of the acknowledgment or execution.

C.  The articles of amendment shall thereafter be filed for record in the office of the recorder of mortgages of the parish of domicile of the bank.

Acts 1984, No. 719, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1985; Acts 1999, No. 342, §3; Acts 2003, No. 17, §1, eff. May 23, 2003; Acts 2003, No. 60, §1, eff. May 23, 2003.