The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-04-24
Marvellous Record of Great
 Financial Institution
DURING THE PAST DECADE
Some Very Interesting Facts and Fig ures Relative to the Banks His tory-its Charter Renewed
 for Another 20 Years.
Treasury Department,
 Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Washington. April 2s. 1904.

Washington, April 23, 1904. Whereas. By satisfactory evidence pre- scented to the undersigned. 1t has been made to appear that The First National Bank of Birmingham, located in the city Birmingham, county of Jefferson and state of Alabama, has compiled with all the provisions of the Act of Congress to enable National Banking Associations to extend their corporate existence and for other purposes" approved July 12th, 1882. Now, therefore. l. Wm B. Ridgely, Comptroller of the Currency, do hereby certify that The First National Bank of Birmingham, located in the city of Bir- mingham, in the county of Jefferson, and state of Alabama, is authorized to have succession for the period specified in it's amended articles of association, namely, until close of business on April 24 1924. In testimony whereof. witness my hand and seal of office this 23rd day of April, 1904. VIM B. RIDGELY.
 Comptroller of the Currency. National Banks are chartered by the United States for a period of twenty yedTS' the TlSHt UelHB gwen litih to have their corporate existence extended for like periods upon compliance with cer- tain strict requirements. Under the law the original charter of the First National Bank of Birmingham expires today, and on and after Monday next its business will be conducted under the extended charter. copy of which appears above. The saEl having rounded out full cycle of it's existence. brief review of it's career will be of interest.
 Its original charter was dated April 24th. 1884, its organization being the result of the merger of the National Bank of Birrninghem, which had been in business since January ?, 1873. and of the City Bank, a state institution.
 The meeting for organization was held on April 24th, 1884, at the office of the National Bank of Birmingham, corner First avenue and Twentieth street, in what is now known as the Linn Building, MT. T. T. Hillman being Chairman and MT. w. J. Cameron, Secretary, of the meeting. The books of subscription be- ing opened the capital stock, amounting to s250000, was subscribed by the follow ing: Josiah Morris. T. L. Hudgins. W. s. 
 Mudd, T. T. Hlllman. w. J. Cameron, Mrs. E. l.. Watts. E. w. Linn, John c. Henley. WY. l.. Scott P. H. Earle, w. T. Underwood. Mrs. l.. J. Berney, William Berney, and the directors elected were: William Berney P. H. Earle, w. T. Un- derwood, T. L. Hudgins. John c. Henley, W. J. Cameron, T. T. Hillman, E. w.. Linn. W. S. Mudo,
 The officers chosen were: William Ber- ney. President; Johp c. Henley. Vice President; w J. Cameron, Cashier, and D. W. Linn. Assistant Cashier.
 The building of the National Bank of Birmingham was taken over by the new institution at $5o0Oo. The other details of the consolidation were rapidly con- cluded and the First National Bank of Birmingham began business May 18th, 1884 showing at the close of it's first day a most excellent condition, as follows: