The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-03-26
CHARTER
OF the First Savings Bank and Trust
Company
.Ocracy.

OF The First Savings Bank and Trust
Company
State of Louisiana, Parish OF CAT
do: Be it known and remembered
that on this the goth day of March,
A. D. 1912, before me, Leon r. Smith,
notary public in and for the Parish
of Caddo, State Of Louisiana. duly
commissioned and qualified, in the
presence of the witnesses hereinaf-
ter named and undersigned, person
| ally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntU
subscribed as stockholders, who de-
clared that aviling themselves of the
provisions of the laws of the
State. of Louisiana relative to
the organization of corpora
lions, banks, savings banks, safe de-
post banks and trust companies,
they have covanted and agreed. and
by these presents do covenant, agree
and bind themselves, as we'll as such
other persons as hereafter may be-
come associated with them, and
their successors, to form themselve,,
into and to ordain and establish. a
Incorporation and body polite in Law
which shall be banking corpora
ton, for the purpose and business
as set forth herein and with the
powers granted them under the laws
of the State of Louisiana in such
case made and provided, and under
the following articles of associa-
ton, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this cor
|poration shall be the First Savings
Bank and Trust Company OF Shreve-
port, Louisiana. Its domicile and
principal place of business shall be
in the City of Shreveport, Parish of
Caddo, State of Louisiana, but il
Ishall have the right TO establish one
Tor more branch offices of discount
land deposit within the limits of said
parish.
/ Il shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for a term of nine
LYNNE years from date hereof, un-
less sooner dissolved by the action
|of its stockholders lin the manner
provided by law.
All citations and ether legal pro-
cess shall be served on the president
lof this corporation, and in his alb.
lsence on the vice president acting
as president, and in his absence or
1.-THE cashier of the association, or al
1.-THE law directs.
ARTICLE III.
| The objects and purposes fol
(which this corporation is establish
led, and the nature of the business
to be carried on by il, are hereby
declared to be that Of conducting q
general banking, savings, safe depos
lit and trust business in accordance
with the provisions of the laws Of
1.-THE State of Louisiana.
/ It shall have the power and au
lthority to make any and all con
tracts and transactions incidenta
land necessary to the proper conducl
of such business, and in general {.
exercise all the rights, privileges and
powers granted to such corporation:
lby virtue of The provisions of the
flaws of the State of Louisiana which
lare now in force or which may lbt
lenacted hereafter. It shall have full
Ipower to sue and be sued, to plead
land to be implicated, to appear, ans.
lwer and prosecute in all courts oil
Justice. IT shall have power t.
make and use a corporate seal which
lis hereby described to be as follows
ICircular in form. with the words
First Savings Bank and Trus
Company of Shreveport. louisiana
lin the margain and the figure re.
presenting a pelican in the center
thereof; and to change and alter said
Iseal at pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital stock OF