The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-07-29
CHI ARTE R
OF THE
Bank Of St. Martinville.

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A. d. Eighteen hundred and ninety
three.
Before me. James Simon, a notay pub
lie. duly commissioned and qualified in
and for st. Martin parish, Louisiana,
and il the presence of the hereinafter
! named and undersigned witnesses.
| Personally came and appeared the
herein named and undersigned persons.
who declare that they do now organize
| themselves together for the purpose of
doing general Banking business
under the laws Of the State of Louisiana,
! and they declare Tire following az their
charter. viz:
CHARTER OF faE BANK OF ST. MARTINI
WILLIE.
ARTiCLEi.
The name of this corporation BhAil be
BANK OF ST. MARTiNvILLE." with its
dOmiciIe at st. Martfnviile. parish of
st. Martin, State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE III.
The capital stock of this corporation
is fixed at twenty Thousand Dollars.
divided into Two hundred shares of one
hundred dollars each. syable one
fourth on the first day Of August. A. d.
Eighteen hundred and niuety three. one
fourth in thirty days thereafter, and
the balance within twelve months
whenever called for by the Board Of Di-
rectors.
ARTICLE III.
The following named persons are the
shareholders:
J. B. Levert. Of New Orleans, La, fif-
teen shares.
Theo. j. Liable, of st. Martinyille, La,
two shares.
Albert Bienvenu. OF ST. Maftinyilie.
La, five shares.
Oscar M. Nilsson, Of st. Martinville,
La, twenty-five shares.
Felix Bienvenu. of st. MartinyiIle.
La. four shares.
Bertrand Audibert. of st. Martinville.
La, ten shares.
Pierre Fauries, Of ST. Mat:nville, La.
two shares.
+. s's AMI ln,I ps'a'ir' of st ar'invil'e
Ferd. Rousseau. Of st. Martihvilie, La,
five shares. III.
Vim. H. Cozine. Of st. Martinville. La.
Eve shares.
Kasel Schwartz, of st. Martinvile.
La. two shares.
Frank NJ. Thomas. of st. Martinville.
La. one share
Rev. A. B. Langlois, of st. Martin
Vile. La. one share.
Mrs. Z. W. Bienvenu, Of St. Martin
vile. La. one share.
David Rees. OF st. Martinyill. La
)ne share.
Adelin DuriO. Of Arnaudville, La.
,hree shares.
Andre Gernaud. of st. Martinyille. La.
I've shares.
Robert Martin. Of St. Martinville, La.
fifty shares.
Robert Martin. p. y. Of st. Mattinyiile
"a, forty five shares.
A. nj. Hargis, of st. Martintille In
en- shares.
]. B. Ferran, Of st. Martinville. La.
hree shares.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall commence bu-
mess on the first day Of, August, A. D.
iighteen hundred and ninety three.
nd remain a body polite for the term
ninety nine years.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs of this corporation shall
managed by a board of nine direc-
'rs. who shall be elected afitiuallv nv
he stockholders receiving the highest
lumber OF votes at elections held for
nat purpose. Each share entitled to
no vote. Said Board Of Directors shall
ppoint all the officers and EMPLOYEES Of
lis corporation, 6x their salaries and ,
md. and make and .otdain:ail necessa-
bylaws for the proper management !
the businesso this corporation. i
ARTICLE vi. ,
Tho Grof ponsl
B. Levett. R. Martin. +. ]. Liable n {
Nilsson. s. Dabadie. Albert Bienyenn
Gefnaud B. Audibert and F: Rousse.u'