The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1893-07-01
CHA 4 r
OF THE
Bank Of st. Martinville.
OF THE

ny this puolic instrument, know y,
tnat on this the Fifteenth day Of Jun,
A. ID. Eighteen hundred and ninet,
three.
BEFORE me. James Simon, a notay put
lie. duly commissioned and qualified Il
and Tor st. Martin parish, Louisiana
ana IN the presence of the hereinafte
banned and Undersigned witnesses.
personally came and appeared tn
herein named and undersigned persons
VINO declare that they do now organic,
themselves together for the purpose O
doing general Banking busines.
Under the laws OF the State of Louisana
and they declare the following as theil
charter. viz:
CHARTER OF THE BANK OF ST. MARTIN
VILE.
ARTICLE I.
The name Of this corporation shall be
BANK OF ST. MARTINvILLE," with its
domiciIe at st. Martinville, parish of
st. Martin. State OF Louisiana.
ARTICLE
The capital stock of this CORPORATION
IA fixed at Twenty thousand Dollars.
divided into Two hundred shares of one
hohdred dollars each: pay able one
fourth on the first day of August, A. d.
Eighteen hundred and ninety three, one
fourth in thirty days thereafter, and
Inc balance within twelve months
whenever tailed for by the Board of Dr.
rectors.
ARTICLE HI.
The following named persons are the
j. B. laeveri. of New Orleans, La. If
zen shares.
Theo. j. Liable, Of St. MartinSillc, La.
tyo shares.
Albert ,Bienverla. of ST. Mattinyille.
Ia. five shares.
Oscar NJ. Nilsson, If st. MattinyilIe.
~. twenty five shares.
Felix Bienvenu. of st. Martinyille
"a, fos.r shares.
Bertrand Audibert, of st. Martinville.
"a. ten shares.
Pierfs Faur!es, Of St MasinviIle. La.
wO shares.
Stanislas DabAdip, Of st. MartinyiIle.
IL, five shares.
Ferd. Rousseau, of st. Martihville, La,
We shares.
VIM. H. Ccsine. Of st. Martinville, la.
va shares.
Kasel Schwartz, Of st. Martinvile.
a.. two shares.
Frank NJ. Thomas, of. St. Martinville,
A.. one share
Rev. ALB. LanglOis, of st. Martinville
A.. one share.
Mrs. E. W. Bienvenu. of st. Martini
liz. La. one share. |
David Rees, OF st. Martinville La.
le share.
Adeiin DhfiO, of Arnaudeille. La.
rec shares.
Andre Getnaud. OF st. Martinyille, la,
q shares.
Robert Martin, Of st. Martinville, La,
ty shates.
Robert Martin. p. p. OF st. Maftinville.
=, forty FIVE shares.
A. NJ. Hargis. of st. Martinville, La. {
I shares.
J. B. Fprfar. Of st. Martinvillp; La, {
rec shares.
ARTICLE Nv.
This corporation shalt commence bu-
less on the 6rst day Of August, A. D. b
yhteen hundred and ninety three. IL
4 remain body polite for the term
ninety nine years.
ARTICLE v.
The affairs Of this corporation shall n
by b0atd Of nine tirec-
8, who shall be elected annually by
stockholders receiving the highest
mber OF votes at elections held for :
t purpose. Each share entitled To
vote. Said Board If Directors shall :
'oint ali the officers and employees of 9
} corporation. fix their salaries and :
ID. and make and dfdain all necessa- q
bylaws for the prdper management
he business OF this corporation.
AR9lCLE vi.
he first Board Of Directors shall be: Y
J. LeSert. r. Martin, IT,. Liable; o. 4
Nilsson. S. Dabadie. Albert Bienvehu.
'ernadd B. Aubert and +. Rousseau.
shall serve until their successors