The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-07
CHARTER
OF the First Savings Bank and Trust
Company

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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 herelnat-
ter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several
persons whose names are hereuntU
subscribed as stockholders, who de-
clared that avilng themselves OF the
provisions of the laws OF the
Estate of Louisiana relative to
the organization OF corpora
tons, 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
leone associated with them, and
their successors, to form themselves
Into and to ordain and establish a
corporation and body polite in Law
which shall be a 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-
ltiOn, tO-Wlt:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
Iporation shall be the First Savings
Bank and Trust Company OF Shreve-
port, Louisiana It's dOnflcile ant
principal place of business shall be
lin the City of Shreveport, Parish OF
Caddo. State of Louisiana, but il
shall have the right to establish one
Tor more branch offices of discount
land deposit within the limits of said
Iparish.
tt shall enjoy succession under its
Incorporate name for a term of nine
Ity-nine years from date hereof, I'M
less sooner dissolved by the action
of its stockholders in the manner
provided by law.
All citations and other legal pro
cess shall be served on the president
! of this corporation, and in his alb
Isence on the vice president acting
as president, and in his absence or
1.-The cashier of the association, or a.
1.-THE law directs.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is establish
ed, and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it, are hereby
declared to be that of conducting
general banking, savings, safe depos
it and trust business in accordance
with the provisions Of the laws O.
the State of Louisiana.
IT shall have the power and all
thority to make any and all con
| tracts and transactions incidenta
and necessary to the proper conduc
of such business, and in general t.
: exercise all the rights, privileges ant
powers granted to such corporation
Iby virtue of the provisions of tn
laws of the State of Louisiana which
are now in force or which may b.
enacted hereafter. 1t shall have full
power to sue and be sued, to plea
and to be implicated, to appear, ans
wer and prosecute in all courts o
Justice. 1t shall have power t
make and use a corporate seal whicl
is hereby described to be as follows
Circular in form, with the words
First Savings Bank and Tru:
company of Shreveport, Louisiana,
= in the margain and the figure re
presenting a pelican in the cente
y Thereof; and to change and alter sal
seal at pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital stock
this corporation is hereby fixed
Five Hundred Thousand (S500,OO'
Dollars, divided into and represente
by Five Thousand $4,000 shares
stock of the par value of One HUI
bred (Si0O Dollars each.
The subscribed capital stock
his corporation shall be paid for, {
call of the directors, at the price
:. One Hundred Dollars per share
j. cash. The capital stock Of this co
poration and the number of shar
thereof, may be increased or d
J. creased in accordance with the pr
visions of the laws of The State
Louisiana. Shares of stock in tt
corporation shall be represented
certificates of stocR signed by t
O. president and cashier, and seal
= with the seal of the corporation.
" the absence of the president tn
ebolI ba ciouad nv tho vice DraSidf