The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1904-06-02

Charter of the Plain Dealing Bank.
State Of Louisiana, | BE IT KNOWN, That on
Parish of Booster. this, the Sd day OF May, in
the year 1904, before me, Rufus H. Allen, Notary
Public in and for the Parish OF Bossier, State OF
Louisiana, duly commissioned and qualhed, IN the
presence of the witnesses hereinafter undersigned,
personally came and appeared the persons whose
names are hereinafter subscribed, who declare that,
ayaing themselves of the provisions OF laws OF this
State relative to the formation of corporations for
the purpose of banking, they do by these presents
covenant and agree and bind themselves and those
whom thew represent and those who may hereafter
become associated with them, to form and constr
tute corporation and body polite in law Tor the
purposes and under the agreements and stipula-
tons following:
ARTICLE 1.
The name and title of this corporation shall be the
PLAIN DEALING BANK. It's domicile shall be in the
town of Plain Dealing, Parish of Bossier, State OF
louisiana It's capital stock shall be $50, 900, di-
vided into 500 shares of $50 each.
The said bank shall commence business when 200
shares shall have been subscribed and paid for.
The stock of this corporation not subscribed at the
date of its organization may be issued by thirds
vote of the entire board of directors on terms and
conditions to be fixed by said board. The appearers
being stockholders and their places of residence
and the number Of shares owned by each OF them
respectively being opposite their Names which said
shares are to be paid for in cash before Sep
TENDER /, 1904
Said corporation shall commence its existence
from the date of these presents and shall continue
for period of fifty years, unless sooner dissolved
by liquidation, and under its corporate name sue
and be sued plead and be impleaded, appear and
prosecute in any and all courts Of justice here and
elsewhere. The President OF this corporation shall
be the officer whom all citations shall be served,
and in his absence on the Vice President or the
Cashier.
ARTICLE H.
This corporation is organized for the purpose of
doing general banking business under the laws OF
the State of Louisiana, and shall have power to do
all things necessary to carry on general banking
business not against the laws of this State.
ARTICLE ".
This corporation shall be managed by board OF
not less than five more than fourteen directors,
who shall be citizens of this State and actual stock
holders of this corporation, to be elected by ballot
on the first Monday in June of each year.
The first Board of Directors is hereby declared to
be H. H. Montgomery P. G. Pye, W. B. Boggs
S. H. Cochran, DR.. T. N. Keoun, N. W. Sentell
w. j. Johnston and J. P. Keith, with H. H. Mont
gomery, President; p. G. Pye, First Vice-Presi-
dent; Hon. W. B. Boggs, Second Vice President
and P. G. Pye, Cashier.
Said board of directors shall hold office until the
first Monday in June 1905, until their successors
are duly elected and qualified. failure to elect
shall not dissolve this corporation, but the ncum
elect, until their successors duly elected anc
qualified. All elections shall be conducted by ballot
and under the supervision of three stockholders tc
be appointed by. the board of directors. The per-
sons receiving the highest number of votes shall be
declared elected. The said board of directors shall
elect from their number a President, first ano
second Vice President ana Cashier. The boarC
of directors shall have power to fill all vacancies
occurring on the board.
ARTIcLEv.
Said board of directors may make and ordair
such bylaws for the proper management of the
affairs OF this corporation may be necessary anC
proper, and in conformity with the laws, and alter
and repeal such bylaws at pleasure. They shall
adopt for the use of this corporation a seal which
shall be the words plain Dealing Bank Plair
Dealing, La. enclosing the words corporate SEAL
ARTICLE vi.
The stock of this corporation shall be transferable
only on the books of the association, and will no
be transferred until all the Indebtedness to the
poraton by the person owning the stock has beer
paid or satisfied. All stock in this company shall
be liable to it for any Indebtedness of the persons
owning said stock, or in whose name it stands OF
the book.
ARTICLE VII.
The names of the stockholders, their places o
residence and the number of shares held by eacl
of them respectively.
NAMES. SHARES AMT.
w. B. Boggs Plain Dealing .-...-..~-. 40 S1OOt
w. j. Johnston, Plain Dealing ..-..2O 1OO(
H. H. Montgomery, Plain Dealing -~.---.~--2O 1OOt
S. H. Cochran, Plain Dealing .--1O 5Ot
Safferstone Bros, Plain Dealing PSI
G. E. Jones, Plain Dealing -....-.-.~.-.-. 6 3Ot
N. w. Sentel Collingsburg .-.---...~.-.--.. 5 PSI
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