Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1903-08-14
Charter ct Incorporation OF
the Bank Of Leakeaville,

Sec, sa.rst. Pursuant to thp statute laws
OF the state of Mississippi. II q Ballard q;
WasGeSbaFa, Ta.nep A C Naples ! o McID
mis- r; MekpF L, Y. Rounsaville Y. D. Yves
terfield. M. x Mills. w D. Ball. D. R Williams,
Geo. W ;'apik. Jalaes BaBl5 o, E, Rounsay 70
w. NJ Dersett w = Rhinehart and aSsoliates
and successors are hereby Incorporated under
the name ana style 81 Rgak of I;eskssYille,
and hf that naflle they as p Corporation shall
have continued sucsess:pn for fifty years, and
shall De doniieiled in the town of Leakesyjl9
State Of Mississippi fer the purpose Gf doing
general hanains business and pgy sua end
be SUED and prosecute and he prosecuted II
final Judgment and Satisfaction before any
court; may have Carpsrate Seal and max II {
ter or abolisse sage at pleasure; may contract
and be contracted with, maay acquire, own, sell
use, and convey real personal and mixed prom
erty within the lights and It's carporate pow
ers as = i.aG,,lilg institution,
Sec Second, Sud corporation Is autharige5 Ia
do general banking business, inpludiug bath
:. bank Of d;sa9unt and deposit and u saying
bank with ali the powers expressed or implied
or iniiGental thereta, and may do any ald Ell
kinds OF business usually done b.. hunks; may
receiYe aIsa hold on deposit or in trust or as Sc
curlty, All KINDS OF real persahgi aTd mixed
property, inclHaing n2tss, bonds apligaEaas,
mortgage chooses ID acton OF individuals cor
-l'erations municipalities. counties states and
pnltcd States ata may purchase. collect, I'd
Just supply sell, ana dispose OF saIge With or
WITHOUT Its E9arhntee OF Endorsement may
act ~ agent for the Investment OF money Tor
any person or corporation and may act as q
loan broker and as agent for the loan of mon
ey fer ind giduals or ~c9rporations and may
charge such compensation or cei9mias4au fqr
I'll SUCH services As may be agreed upon; may
pe r9E eaeneF ald giye security therefor may
fseeise aha loan nlnney On pledges aud seeur
lies OF any Kind.
See. Third. The AMOUNT Of the authorized
espital stock OF said cornaratiGn is Fifty Thou
sand Dollars, te5),0oJ1 divided into shares %
One haadred Dollars SOD each. The Corpo,
ration may begin business as soon as Five
TAeusana Dollars ss5.p0pl CT its capital stock
SUBSCRIBED and actually paid in. Each share of
stock shall cntitle the holder thereof to one
Vote n each stockholders meeting either in
person or By proxy.
Sec. Fourth, TAs management Of the carpo
Fatien shall be cerfided TO a Board of precs
tors to consist CT Five or more members each
to 3e tha aQ.aI.r OF at least FIVE Hundred Dol
lars In % Of the eaptal stock, glaiotity of
whom shall constitute qaGrun for tbs trans
action Of business. Sgd BqaPs Of uirectGrs
ssail 81 pra2er bylaws, fix the number of oifi-
cersand employees CT the' bank and pre- scribe
the duties. salslics and terms OF such officers
ana ali sNih officers and employees shall he e.
sected or erap,oyed 9y said Board OF Directors
a ineirber OF the Boifd of Directors may hold
any other office in the BANK. Said boars Shall
pIeyidc for the giyiag Of prcpar bonds by the
officers OF the bank and Hsay make ana adopt
such rules. regulations. by Lays for the gov
ernment OF said bank and the transaction Of
enc business thereof rs may he expediept or
necessary 10 better carry out the objects OF
the Corporation or to tprtAer its interests. ira
-yided they do nething in yiolation OF this char
ter or 2f the lsNs fnd Constitution Of the
stalls or pnites STAGES.
SIC Fifth Tbs Tembsrs az tie BoBra IL Dls
rertags shall be elected ANNUALLY by rhc Stock
holders OF the bank at a STOCKHOLDERS meeting
in manner prescribed by the eppstitutiop apa
Laws Of the state, each member SO elaeted
small hold his office for onc year and uatil his
seceessor Is duly eli 2sed and qualfieg. EXCEPT
in eases 81 TemQys, igam affice or resi- aagticn
SEQ. SiNth. In All Stockholders meetings >
majority OF the capital stock; represented BIZ
the Stockholders OF proxies, shnll constitute =
enoEam for the transaction OF BUSINESS or for
the elef.ion OF directors and no such business
shsli - TIN sSsss0. ard 10 SUCH election shall
pc hsla sitEons slea : al aruR TAe atQckholr
qegs Elyy provide the mode "a yotinH by p5gxT
and every stockhaider shall llkse The right 20
vote iii person az BIZ proxy aud according 10