Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-01-24
CHARTER
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
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BEIT KNOWN, That on this |
sixteenth day of December, in the |
wear of our Lord One Thousand,
Nine Hundred and One, before me,
EFF. Newell, deputy Clerk of Court
and ex-officio a Notary Public in
and for the Parish Of Tensas, State
of Louisiana, duly CO commissioned
and qualified, and in the presence
of witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally cane
and appeared, the several persons
whose names are hereunto SUBJ
scrihed, who declared, that avail
ing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of the State of Louis
lana relative to the formation OF
corporations for the purpose OF
banking, they have associated
themselves together, and have Gov;
enanted and contracted and by
these presents do hereby covenant
and contract, both for themselves
and for those who. shall hereafter
become associated with them, and
hereby bind themselves into and
form and constitute corporation
for the purposes aud under the
regulations and articles herein fol-
lowing, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name assumed for said bank
ling corporation and to be used i'll
its dealings shalt be frank OF
SAINT JOSEPH" The banking
business of said association shall
be carried on in the Town of Saint
Joseph, Parish of Tensas, State OF
Louisiana, and the domicile of said
Incorporation shall be the said Town
of Saint Joseph.
/ ARTICLE II
The capital stock of said corpor.
alton shall be Twenty-Five Thou
sand Dollars ($25, 00O. O0) divided
into Two Hundred and fifty (250l
shares of One Hundred Dollar
(s100.00) each, payable in specie
on demand of the Board of Direct
ors, but the entire amount to b
called for aud paid by April LIST
1902.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes TO
which this corporation is formec
, is to carry on general banking
r business in allof its branches an,
. departments, and to that end shall
, have power and authority TO dis
, count bills, notes or other evidence
of debt; to receive deposits, to bu,
and sell gold and silver bullion
{ foreign coins, bills of exchange
stocks, bonds and securities: t
: loan money on personal and rea
: security; to carry on q savings, SAT
q deposit and trust department in al
1 of its branches; to receive for dc
{ post or safe-keeping valuable pa
r pers, bonds, plate, securities an
/ other articles of value; to accep
: land execute trusts of any and a
!. descriptions, which may, with il
r consent, be committed or trans
3 ferred to it by any person or pei
r sons whomsoever, bodies corporal
. and public, or by any Court of til
!. State Of Louisiana, or the Unite
n States Court, or any one of tn
limited States or the United States
and to act as syndic, receiver, tru
: tee or assignee under appointmer
!: of any court; to receive money
4 other property on deposit for ma
l. ried women and minors, and to pa
o out same on the individul order {
70 signature Of said married wome
d or minors, without other author
% zation; and generally to posses
and to exercise such powers ar
v privileges as may be conferred /
any existing laws of the State I
Louisiana on the subject matt
'r or may hereafter be conferred |
/. further legislation on the san
J. subject; and to exercise all inc
4 dental powers necessary to carr
," on the business; to have and enjt
3 succession on its corporate nam
10 to contract, sue and be sued, ples
d and be impleaded, appear, answ
and prosecute in any and oil cour
of justice and elsewhere; to hol
's receive, purchase and convey
r. and under its corporate name SUI
P. property, real and personal, as MI
r be indispensable TO the objects
id the corporation. To make and u
o corporate seal, which shall be
ID the following description and d
T. vice, to-wit: To onsist of tive co
]. centric circles; between the on.
and inner circle to be the words,
the top, "Bank of Saint Joseph
at the bottom, "Saint Josep
La" Within the inner circle
Ia be a pelican feeding her young, {
scales aud motto: "Union, JUST
4; and Confidence;" to name and q
point such managers and directc
10 to administer the affairs of the CT
ct poration as may be necessary o.
IL proper and to fix the compensate
or Of all persons in its employ, pl
g. vided all the managers and dire'
= ors are citizens of the State