The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1905-06-17
CHARTER
OF THE
CentreVille Bank.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
STATE OF LOUISIANA. }
PARISH OF ST. MARY.

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STATE OF LOUISIANA.
PARISH OF ST.. MARY.
BE 1T KNOWN: That on this 28th
day of April, in the year of our Lord
one thOusan.: nine hundred aud five. and
of the Independence Of the United States
OF America the one hundred and thirticlh:
Before me, WILBUR H. KRAMER, Clerk
Court of ard Ex-Officio Notary Public.
in and for the Parish Of st. Mary, State 1T
Louisiana, duly commissioned snd quail
flied, and in the presence of the Witness
es hereinafter named and undersigned.
personally came and appeared the Sew
eral persons whose names and respective
residence AT hereinafter mentioned and
herruntO subscribed, who severally de-
clared that awaiting themselves Of the
general laws of the State Ut Louisiana.
IL such cases made and provided, appl-
cable 10 banks and banking associations.
and 10 those particular laws enacted by
the General Assembly of this State
known rs Act No. l66, approved March
18th. 1865, entitled An Act to establish
y general ~ stem Of free banking in the
State Of Louisiana AS amended and re-
enacted hy various subsequent statutes
of the State of Louisiana. and particu-
larly by Act No. $50 Of 1888. approved
July 18th, and Act No. IS IF 1892. ap-
proved July 7th, and with special refer
ence to Act No. 179 Of 1902, they have
covenanted. and agreed. and do by these
presents covenant, agree. and bind them
selves. as well as all such other person
or persons who may hereafter become
associated with them, to form banking
corporation, with all such powers. privi-
leges and immunities given TO banks by
said laws, and under the articles and
stipnlations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE l.
The name hereby assumed t. distin>
gnish this banking company and to be
used in it's dealings il THE CENTRE
VILE BANK" and its dOmlcile is here
by fixed ut Ctntreville. in the Parish Ut
st. Mary. State Of Louisiana.
Under it's corporate name 1t shall have
,-ower and authority to exist tor "a period
Of Fifty (5O) years from the date hereof,
to sue and he sued. to plead and be i'm
pleaded, appear, answer and prosecute
in any and all courts Of justice and else
where.
The amount Of capital stock of this
Company is hereby fixed and established
vt Fifteen Thousand Dollars (Sl5. OtO. COY
divided into One Hundred and Fifty
(l5O) shares 1T the par value Of One Hun
dred Do:la,s ($l0O.UO) each.
Said stock shall lie paid for as follows:
IN uer cent. of the amount subscribed
shall he paid on the signing of this
charter: twenty-five per cent. additional
in thirty days from that date aud the
balance as sSnn as the said association
shall have acquired n building and be
ready to commence bnsiness-n" busi-
TO be done by said association until the
entire capital stock il paid up in cash.
ARTICLE Ill.
This association or corporation Is Or
panized for the purpose of doing n gen.
eral banking business and shall therefore
have power 10 receive deposits, to dis
count and buy and sell promissOry notes
and bills of exchanges. and other evil
dences of debt. gold and silver. and
bonds Of the United States and of this
State, and Of the municipal corporations
of this state; t. lend money ON real and
personal security, and to exercise all ill.,
ci entail powers necessary to said BUST
ness.
It shall also have power to hold, re-
ceive purchase, convey, by aud under
it's corporate name. such property. real
an personal as may be required for the
objects and purposes Of this association.
In fact. it shall have all such powers rs