The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1899-10-14
The Charter of Incorporation ar
ssIhC HANK OF Leland, -


SEQ II Goepel, o A. CAson, g. q.
Dean. u o AeGee, and THEN iulutea8 otlgleh
are hereby nude a gefHefhlun' uhNet NY,
name Of The DnnE Of Leland, 90 e4ist ana
have sret essi0n for ATTY yers, .md 10 have ll-
domicil 81 Lelahi, in the slate of Mississippi
See p The purpose of said euriofailun Do,
10 engage ia the business ol pans OF u'luf't
and discount, and 90 pursue such segeIl,
banking business, rs Is usually pursued d!
Sec Ihopowers OF said corporation are,
10 adopt corporate -vall AMI 10 alter Ve eplnr
at pleasures a. sue and be sued, plead anu nN
Implicated, 20 prosecute, and be prosecutor, To
Judgment and satisfaction. lu all courts TO
contract and be contracted Withi q. receive
money, commercial paper stocks eehu5 Sc
ruriues and evidences of debt, oIull Hnu, on
general OF special ldepnsti, 90 receive COM
merria paper aud evidences OF uehl on every
Kind, for collection, TO lend money
notes, bills OF exchange, stocks, bonds,
evidences of debt, ana property OF every klhu q
and TO purchase the same, by way or discount
or otherwise to acquire, by purchase or nlier,,
wise, real property, personal property mixed
properly, stocks bonds, and al KIND on COM
mcicial paper aud chooses In action, ana TO SCI D,
mortgage, pledge, convey AMI ul~poef OF the
same, nt peasurci 20 borrow money Issue
notes, except for circulation ~ M n,g, make
and draw drafts, checks, domestic an1 foreign
bills at exchanges 10 accept ana moore COM
meToal paper TO adopt by-laws Tor IT. EoNeiu-
ment, not contrary TO law, ana 90 do WhalcNtI
else may be necessary for the proper conduct ul
ils basaess, and to further the purpose of Is
creation,
ton Is 10 be hlNen thousand S0llars, TO be dl-
yldel into shares of one hundred dollars, eh'h
but the Capital stock may be- increased once
or oilsncr, by the stockholders, nc regular or
called meeting, TO any sum NOT 10 tActeu my
thousand dollars.
Sec g. Tho Affairs Of said corporation shalt
Ia managed by Board OF Directors Not les.
than three or more than seven persons shall
In nNuF ff al
Them shall be stockholders, of said corporation
They are to be elected by the stockholders,
when they meet to organize under THIS tmtltr,
and. thereafter, annually by the Stockholders
nfrhpir regular meeting, in january but the
directors, when elected, shall continue IN OF
ice until their successors shall be elected
Nftur the Directors are elected, and as soon
thereafter as practicable, they shall eject one o.
their number to be president of said curpOiulol
who shall also he president Of the Board o
Directors and the Board shall appoint
Cashier, and may prescribe the uuues' sal"L
and teuurs of unlce, Of the President ana Cash'
! ieT and may employ such other officers, au'
agents as 10 may deem advisable All OF I'VE
powers conferred by this charter. or 10y law
may be exercised by the Board of Director, uI
under its direction, except the power To- lh
crease the Capital Stock, but any bylaw
regulation or rule adopted by the Boat0 OF ~
rectOrs shaA be subject To modlHcHunh
amendment or repeal by she Stockholders, NJ Z
! regular OF called meeting; ana any bylaw rue
or regulation adopted by the stoekHo!ders' u
any such meeting, sha! superseue any bA-l""
rule or regulation, adopted by the Board %
Directors where the same may be in conflict
Sec. Tive first meeting of the incorporator
herein may be called by any one ui the lncoPor
atOrs, upon 1--WE days notice TO e1ch OF VIZ
others. and the meeting, when asSelpblei, may
nrocped to organize the CORPORATION. There
after tire stockholders shall meet, on the I'm
Tuesday, after the first Monday, in January
annually, for the purpose OF electhE DIRECTORS
and the transaction of such other business ~
may he deemed lfrOppr: and special meetings o.