The St. Mary banner. (Franklin, Parish of St. Mary, La.) 1889-1931, 1906-10-27
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CHARTER
The st. Mary Bank and Trust Co.
STATE OF LOUISIANA, J

STATE OF LOUISIANA, J
PARISH OF ST. MARY
Be il known That on this 31st day %
August. 1906, before me. Percy Saint,
Notary Public, within and for the Par
ish of St. Mary, State of Louisiana, dull,
commissioned and qualified AS such. an.
in the presence of the witnesses herein
after named and Undersigned, PERSONAL.
came and appeared the persons whose
names are subscribed hereto, who de
clared that availing themselves Of the
general laws of the Stale of Louisiana
applicable to banks and banking and OF
those enacted by the General Assembly
of this State, for the organization of
banking associations, Savings, Safe De-
post. and Trust Banks, they, the said
subscribers, to acquire and enjoy the
privileges and powers granted by the
State of Louisiana to corporations for
conducting the banking and trust bust
ness, have agreed and do by these pres
ents, covenant and agree, and bind and
Obligate themselves, ~ well as all other
persons who may hereafter become as
sociated with them to form body cor
porate in law for the objects herein set
forth, and under the articles and stipu-
lations following, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title Of this banking
association shall he 1.-THE ST. MARY
BANK AND TRUST COMPANY. and
under its corporate name it shall have
and enjoy succession for the period of
ninety mine years from September LIST,
1905.
ARTICLE II.
81,
possess all powers granted banking as
sOciatioDs, savings. safe deposit. and
trust banks, under the provisions Of the
laws of the State Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE Ill.
The business of this corporation is to
be carried on in the Parish of st. Mary,
State of Louisiana, and its dOmicile is
hereby established in the Town Of Frank
lin, in the State and Parish aforesaid. |
Such branch banks may BE- established
in the Parish Of St. Mary, from time to
time as may be determined and permit
ted by law. !
ARTICLE Nv.
Citation and all legal process shall be
served on the President Of said cOrpO-
ration. and in the event Of bis absence
,pOn one of the Vice-Presidents, aid in
he absence IF the President and Vice.
service may be made upon
he Cashier Of this corporations.
ARTICLE v.
The capital stock of this corporation
3 hereby fixed at One Hundred Thous-
md Dollars, divided into one thousand
hares of one hundred dollars each, and
n addition thereto there shall be sur +,
r. 3d. ~ 4 M |
ars. Each Of the original subscribers ;
ball at the time his stock is issued pay ,,
, an additional amount equal to twenty
We per cent. of his subscription for the
urpOse of creating surplus fund of !,
wenty five Thousand Dollars. for which ),
subscription no certificate will :
sue. Said stock shall be represented :,
y certificates of stock, sigEed by the I
or acting President, and the =
asher, and sealed with the seal of this :.
,rporatiOn. Stock shall be transferred - -
the books Of the corporation only, =
the surrender, or upon proof of loss, -
transfer Of the outstanding certifi- y
ties, and no stakeholder shall be enti- =
d to vote ON a share transferred to y
u within thirty days preceding an
,ction. The capital stock of the as
citation may he increased or decreased CO
accordance with the provisions of al
ctiOn z of Act 179 Of the General As. ST.
mbly Of 1902.
ARTICLE vi. fl
This corporation is authorized to COM ST
nee business on September LIST, 1906, pr
which time all Of the capital stock c,
III be subscribed and paid for III cash. IL
The name and address of the stock nr
dsss, t0gsthsr with the amount Of vi