Tensas gazette. [volume] (St. Joseph, La.) 1886-current, 1902-01-10

Ba nix of Joseph
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Tensds.

y
BE 1T 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 Notary Public in
and for the Parish of Tensas, State
of Louisiana, duly co nnissioDed
and qualified, and in the presence
of witnesses hereinafter named
and undersigned, personally came
and appeared, the several persons
whose names are berennto sub
scrihed, who declared. that avail
ing themselves of the provisions
of the laws of the State of l. us
lana relative TO the formation of
corporations for the purpose of
banking, they have associated
themselves together, and have COW
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 aud constitute corporation
for the purposes and under the
regulations and articles herein fol-
lowing, to-wlt:
+ ARTICLE /.
The name assumed for said bank
ling corporation and to be used III
Its dealings shalt be "BANK OF
| SAINTJOSEPH." The banking
| business of said association shall
be carried OIL in the Town of Saint
Joseph, Parish of Feusas, State of
Louisiana, and the domicile of said
CORPORATION 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, 000.00) divided
Into Two Hundred and fifty (250l
shares of One Hundred Dollars
: ($1OO.O0) each, payable in specie
on demand of the Board of Direct
Tors, but the entire amount to b,
called for and paid by April 1st
1902.
ARTICLE III.
The objects and purposes TO
: which this corporation is formed
is to carry on a general banking
, business in all of its branches ant
departments, and to that end shall
-lhave power and authority to dis
count bills, notes or other evidence
of debt; to receive deposits, to bu,
land sell gold and silver bullion
foreign coins, bills of exchange
: stocks, bonds and securities: +
loan money on personal and rea
e security; to carry on savings, sat
; deposit and trust department in al
= of its branches; to receive for de
post or safe-keeping valuable pa
a pers, bonds, plate, securities an
e other articles of value; to acceI
o. land execute trusts of any and a
. descriptions, which may, with il
. consent, be committed or tran:
" ferred to it by any person or pc
IS sons whomsoever, Bodies corporal
v and public, or by any Court of til
= State of Louisiana, or the Unite
States Court, or any one of I'll
10 United States or the United States
IN and to act as syndic, receiver, tru
lie tee or assignee under appointmeI
!, of any court; to receive money
other property on deposit for ma
VI RED women and minors, and to pa
st out same Oh the individul order
1T signature of said married woms
~ or minors, without other author
zation; and generally to posse
and to exercise such powers al
IN privileges as may be conferred
of any existing laws of the State
- Louisiana on the subject matt
or may hereafter be conferred
" further legislation on the sar
ly subject; and to exercise all int
en- dental powers necessary to car
4 ion the BUSINESS; to huge and enj
Succession on its corporate nam
40 to contract, sue and be sued, pie
or aud be implicated &ppear, answ
Oh and prosecute in any and all coul
20 of instice and elsewhere; to hol
receiW, purchase and convey
BIZ and under its corporate name 81
he property real and personal, as m
it be indispensable to the objects
:, che corporation. To make and l
:. q corporate seal (which shall be
ii- the following description and I
ire vice, to-wit: Toconsist of two &C
ers centric circles; between the on
90 land inner circle to be the words,
the top, Shank of Saint Joseph
'uF lat the bottom, "SaiDt JOSEF
sit La" Within the inner circle
an be q pelican feeding heryouhg,
o,a scales and motto, "Union, Just
and 0enfidence;n to name and
me point such managers and direct
M to administer the affairs Of the C
Igh poration as may be necessary q
oh proper and to fix the compensat
Of oil persons in its employ. p
Ine vided all the managers and dire
re- ors are citizens Of the State