The Caucasian., 1912-04-14
CHARTER
OF the First Savings Bank and Trust
Company

state OI LOuISlalta, fdIlSil "a N'dI'
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 hereunto
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
>tions, 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 well as such
other persons as hereafter may be
come 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
tion. 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-wlt:
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 it
shall have the right to establish one
or more branch offices of discount
and deposit within the limits of said
parish.
Il shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for a term of nine
ty-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
sence on the vice president acting
as president, and in his absence on
the cashier of the association. or az
the law directs.
ARTICLE II.
The objects and purposes for
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 OF
the State of Louisiana.
1t shall have the power and au
thority to make any and all con-
tracts and transactions incidental
aad necessary to the proper conduct
of such business, and in general to
exercise all the rights, privileges and
powers granted to such corporations
by virtue of the provisions of the
laws of the State of Louisiana which
are now in force or which may be
enacted hereafter. IL shall have full
power to sue and be sued, to plead
and to be implicated, to appear, ans
wer and prosecute in all courts oil
justice. II shall have power to
make ard use a corporate seal which
is hereby described to be as follows:
Circular in form, with the words:
First Savings Bank and Trust
Company of Shreveport, Louisiana" "
in : the margain and the figure re-.
presenting a pelican in the center
thereof; and to change and alter said
seal at pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital stock OF
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Five Hundred Thousand (S5ou.0o0l
Dollars, divided into and represented
by Five Thousand $1,000 shares of
stock of the par value of One Hun
dred (si0o) Dollars each.
The subscribed capital stock of
this corporation shall be paid for, on
call of the directors, at the price of
One Hundred Dollars per share in
cash. The capital stock of this corr
poration and the number Of shares
thereof, may be increased or de-
creased in accordance with the pro-
visions of the laws of The State OF
Louisiana. Shares of stock in this
corporation shall be represented by
certificates of stock signed by the
president and cashier, and sealed
with the seal of the corporation. In
fhp absence of the president thew