Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-25
4 ORGANIZATION CERTIFICATE OF THE
Bank of Hot Springs.

Know all men by these presents. that we,
whose names IRE hereuutO subscribed, have
this day united ourselves together to formnn
association for CARRYING ON the business of
Dniiota. and have adopted and executed arr
ticles of nssociati"n.. in duplicate. for that
purpose: and have duly forwarded a copy of
Dakota: TINT we do hereby under our hands
make and file the following as our certificate
of orsnnizmtion:
Bunk of Hot Springs. y
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Hot Springs, South Dakota.
~THIED.-The amount, Of the capital stock
and, the amount into which its shares nre to
be divided is ten thousand dollars, divided
into one hundred shares of the par value of
one hundred dollars each.
FOtRTH.- The names and the places of resi-
deuce of the shareholders and the number of
shares held by each Of them are MS follows:
nici E".at Z. Lake. k kss1as"se. M No. of Shares e.
c.. smith: Hot Springs. S: ID. 10
ton shah on m nne'n"' bss M"ss' shall .hhr be e" "n the
LIST day of APRIL. 1898, and it shall terminate
our hnnd and seals. each for himself, this 2snd
day of January. 1s9s.
RICHARD G. LAKE. IsEALl
JAMES HALEY, IsEALl
II. q. SMITH. lSEALl
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
State of Illinois.
On this END day of January. in the year
ons thousand eight hundred aud ninety eight,
b!eforc me Frank p. hudson. II notary public
i'll and for said county and state, personally
appeared Richard c Lake. known to me to
b tle person who is described in and who
executed the within and foregoing instru-
mci.t and acknowledged to me that he eXecu
ted the same.
IsEALl FRANZ p. JupsoN:
Notary Public.
Stnte of soutl, Dakota.
County of Fall River.
February. ls9s, before me, Walter Anderson.
state. !cisnsallNi appeared james HALEY and
sons who are described i'll and WHO Executed
the foregoing freely.
In witness whereof i have hereunto set my
hand and official seal ut said county the day
and year above written.
lsEALl WALTER ANDERSON.
Notary Public. =.
ANTITRUST CERTIFICATE
state OF South Dakota.
County of Fall River.
James HALEY and g. G. Smith. being duly
sworn. each for himself. deposes and says
that he is one of the persons described in and
who signed the foregoing articles of incor-
has read said articles and knows the contents
thereof: that the ~incorporutors Intended in
good iaith to form u corporation for the pur-
as set forth i'll said articles. and NOT for the
purpose of enabling several corporations to
laws of 1850. being an net entitled x Act to
ueciire certain combinations. agreements or
trusts unlawful, and to restrain and punish
me same. JAMES HALEY,
CT SMITH
Subscribed and sworn to before me this a3d
, WALTER ANDERSON,
isEALl Notary Public.
STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA.-CERTIFICATE OF
M, CORPORATE EXISTENCE.
Whereas. Richard @. Lake: James HALEY
and G: {. Smith have filed in this office a copy
Of i1n the,r articles OF association. and an organ
one and two of.An Act to Provide for the Or
ganization and Government of State Banks"
approved March 10Th. 1891. setting forth NIL
the facts r,equi:.el to he stated in said seq
tEe ,a aIId naVe IN al. resnects complied with
ganizntion of state banks. as contained in the
act hereinbefore referred to.
NOW therefore,. i. William H. Roddle. score.
tary OF state of the state of South Oakota, i'm
virtue and by. authority of law, do hereby
cerailS that said parties. their associates and
corporate, under the corporate name of The
haliik Of HOT Springs. and by that name are
authorized to commence the business of
DauKltig; 10 adopt and Use a corporate seal, to
sue and be sued. purchase, hold and convey
said act, to have succession for n neriod If
twenty. years. to make contracts and to have
anu ENJOY ailthe.rights nd privileges granted
stote bailks under the laws of this state. sub.
}ect TO their articles of incorporation. and all
thereto. III ~
In Testimony whereof 1 have hereunto set
my haId and affixed the great seal of the state
this 18th day of March: A. D. 1893.
r William H. ROBBIE,
First b,,b,;c..,,,, \, Secretary of State;