The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1908-02-06
Amendment to the Charter of In
corporation of Brandon
Bank.

The corporate title of said company
is Brandon Bank, and 1t was incorpora-
ted under the laws of the state of Mssis-
sippi by approval of the Governor June
rs, 1900.
z. The names of the original ncor-
porators are B. w. Griffith, R. L. Crook,
Robert L. McLaurin and d. j. .hlenker,
of Vicksburg, Miss, L. B. Nation, of
Elgin, Iowa, Sidney L. McLaurin, J. w.
Loveless, A. @. McLaurin, w. H. Wad.
dell and L. S. May, of Brandon, Miss,
and the names of all the present stock
holders are as follows, to-Wt:
w. H. Barnes, Post Office, Brandon,
Miss.
/. S. May, Post Office, Brandon, Miss.
S. l.. MoLaurin, Post Office, Brandon,
Miss.
Miss S. C. McLaurin, Post Office, Dali
R. L. McLaurin, Post Office, Vicks-
burg, Miss.
Mrs. Delta E. McLaurin, Post Office,
Vicksburg, Miss.
Mrs. Laura McLaurin, Post Office,
A. @. McLaurin, Post Office, Brandon,
Miss.
D. J. Shlenker, Post Office, Vicks-
burg, Miss.
Mrs. Bertha A. Shlenker, Post Office,
Vicksburg, Miss.
Mrs: Stella Berry. Post Office, Jack
son, Miss.
S. L. McLaurin, administrator of the
estate of R. S. McLaurin, deceased,
Post Office, Brandon, Miss.
3. The domicile is at Brandon, Rankin
County, Miss.
a. The amount of capital stock au-
thoriZed by the original charter is twenty
five thousand dollars, and the company
was authorized to begin business when
$4,000 of the capital stock was SUBJ
scrlbed and paid for in cash, and the said
charter is hereby amended so that the
president and board of directors may from
time to time issue such additional number
of shares of its capital stock of the par
value of 500 90 each as they may from
time to time deem advisable, and dispose
of the same for cash at not less than par
provided that the total par value of all
outstanding stock shall never at any
one time exceed $50, 10000. The board of
directors shall be composed of d. j.
Shlenker, R. l.. McLaurin, W. H. Barnes,
Sidney L. McLaurin and l.. S. May un-
til the first Tuesday in January, 1900, and
until their successors are elected and
qualified. If at any time there is a va
cancy on the board of directors, the re-
naming directors shall fill the vacancy.
The number of directors may be at any
time increased by the board of directors
by the election OF other members, but the
board of directors shall never be COM
posed of more than nine members This
amendment shall not in any manner alter
fha al
laws or rules and regulations except as
herein expressly specified, and the said
company shall continue in the use and
enjoyment of all the provisions and DOW
erS in said original charter contained.
5. The par value of shares is one
hundred dollars each.
3. The period of existence is fifty wears
from the 18th day of June, 1000.
7. The object of this corporation is to-
receive deposits, discount commercial pa
per, buy and sell exchange, negotiate
loans and take securities therefor of any
and all kinds, buy and sell bonds and
other obligations of individuals, firms and
corporations, and to do everything per.
tanning to the banking business.
3. The rights and powers that may be
exercised by this corporation are those
conferred by the provisions of chapter
"a of Mississippi Code of 1906 subject to
all the provisions of the original charter
and this amendment.
The present stockholders hereunto af-
fix their signatures this-day of January
1908. SIDNEY L. INCL AURIN,
SIDNEY L. MCLAURIN,
Administrator Estate
r.. S. McLaurin, deceased,
MRS. LAURA MCLAURIN,
MRS. STELLA BERRY,
w. H. BARNES,
A. @. MCLAURIN,
L. S. MAY,
MRS. BERTHA SHLENKER,
BY D. j. Shenker,
Attorney in Fact,
d. J. SHLENKER,
r. l.. MCLAURlN,
DELTA E. MCLAURIN,
S. G. MCLAURIN,
BY R. l.. McLaurin,
Attorney in Fact.
State of Mississippi,
Rankin County,
Town of Brandon.
Before me, E. H. Ohleyer, a Notary
Public in and for said town, personally
appeared the above named w. H. Barnes,
L. 5. May, S. l.. McLaurin, Mrs. Laura
McLaurin, A. @. McLaurn, Mrs. Stella
Berry and 5. l.. McLaurin, administrator
of the estate of R. S. McLaurin, deceased.
who acknowledged that they signed and
delivered the foregoing instrument on the