The Opelousas courier., 1903-08-22
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OF The
BANK OF Melville.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, I
PARISH OF SIT. LANDRY.

STATE OF LOUISIANA
PARISH OF ST. LANDRY.
Be it known, that on this 31st day OF July, in
the year of our Lord One Thousand Nine Hun
dred and Three, before me, Samuel IT. Butler,
a Notary Public in and for the Parish of st;
Landry. State OF Louisiana ~ ian aaay eon, nF 81 meg
nesses hereinafter named and undersigned,
personally came and appeared Nick Louis, Au-
gustus ID. Hazard, Edward W. Ahirk. Charles
". Krotz, Eugene g. Richard, Clark W. Stone,
Charlton w. Hazard, Thomas Capps, Henry 8.
Joseph, Charles A. Smith, Joseph Gotleib, VIM.
G. Scott, Joseph Il. Bergeron, Ernest j. Lyons
and Timothy T. Ausberry, residents and DOM
Iciliated in the above Parish and State. who
declared unto me, Notary, that awaiting them
selves of the laws of the State OF Louisiana
providing for the organization OF State Banks
In said State, they do, by these presents, or
ganize themselves, together with such other
persons as may hereafter become associated
and purposes, and under the article of tncor-
p~oration hereinafter specified, and subject to
the notifications hereinafter stipulated, as
follows, viz:
The title of this corporation shall be the
RANK OF MELVILLE, and under said name
and title said corporation shall exist and enjoy
succession for the full term and period of C99l
ninety-nine years from and after the day ana
date hereof; and in its corporate name may
sue and be sued, plead and be implicated, ap--
pear, nswer prosecute and defend, in all
courts of justice, In this State and elsewhere.
ALI ClIADlOuH OE III ZIG pNOOOp6 5A0AA NO
served upon the president Of this corporation,
and in case Of his absence or inability to act,
upon the vice-president or cashier OF said cor
pOration.
The domicile of said corporation shall be in
the town OF Melville, st. Landry Parish, Louis
lana.
The said corporation is organized for the
purpose of doing q general banking business
| under the laws of this State, and shall have
| power to discount bills, notes, and other evil
dences Of debts, to receive deposits buy and
| sell gold and silver coin and bills OF exchange,
to loan money ON real and personal security,
| and to exercise and enjoy all incidental pow
ers necessary to the carrying on OF a general
banking business as 10 nov provided for by
| the laws OF this State. Said corporation shall
| have power to hold, receive, purchase, convey,
| mortgage, hypotheeate and pledge, under Its
said corporate name, sucn property, real and
| persOnal. as may be convenient or necessary
| to the carrying on of q general banking bust
| ness, and in general to make all contracts In
relation to real and personal property as are
provided for or ali0wed by the laws OF this
| State, to make and use q corporate seal, TO
name and appoint such managers, directors
| and officers as the interest and convenience OF
| the corporation may require, and to make and
| establish such bylaws for the proper manage
ment and regulation of, the affairs of the cor
poration as may be necessary and proper.
ARTICLE Nv.
The capital stock OF this corporation is here
/ by HXeQ at the SUM Ol Twelve AAoutdHN Five
Hundred Dollars, divided into one hundred
and twenty-five shares of the par value OF one
hundred dollars each, said stock TO be paid for
in such manner as the Board OF Directors ap-
| pointed under this charter, or who may De
hereafter elected under the provisions OF this
| charter, may decide; provided, thai this cor
| ~poration shall become o going concern ana
ahall be authorized to do business as soon a.
TWENTY-FIVE per centnm of this capital stock
shall have been subscribed for and paid IN, IN
cash or otherwise. AZ Ia now allowed by the
laws Of this State; and provided further, that
| the Board of Directors of said corporation may
/ until the full amount of the capital stock aiall
have been paid IN, on giving notice OF these
/ calls for payment on the stockholders by writ
ten notice served upon them at their Us uai
uOstafHce at least ten days before such pay
ments OF stock are to be made.
ARTICLE v.
The business and affairs of said corporation
shall be under the superintendent and man
avement OF .he Board OF Directors composed
Of ten stockholders, which stockholders shall
be- the owners of at least one share OF stock In
ARTICLE VI.
rha said Board OF Directors shall be elected
nv ballot on the first Monday or July of each
/ year. beginning with the month OF July, 1904,
and shall hold Office for one year, or until their
| successors are duly elected and quaiined. All
/ elections shall be held at the ONCE OF said cor
/ n~0ration under the supervision OF three con-
| nlissioners, to be appointed by the Board o.
| Directors, and in case any one or all Of SAID
| commissioners shall fail, refuse or decline 20
| act, the president shall appoint another or
Others In their place. Thirty days prior nouce