The Caucasian., 1912-04-16
CHARTER
OF the First Savings Bank and Trust
Company

Company
State of Louisiana, Parish OF Gao
lido: Be it known and remembered
THAT on this the goth day of March
la. 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 herelnaf-
ter named and undersigned, person
ally came and appeared the several
IpersOns whose names are hereuntu
subscribed as stockholders, who de-
lclared that aviling themselves OF the
provisions of the laws of the
Estate of Louisiana relative TO
the organization OF corpora
,tions, banks, savings banks, safe de-
post banks and trust companies,
lthey 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 themselve',
Into and to Ordain and establish a
corpOration and body polite in la,
(which shall be a banking corpora
Ition, 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 I.
| The name and title Of this cor
poration shall be the First Savings
Bank and Trust Company OF Shreye-
port, Louisiana. It's domicile and
principal place of business shall be
in the City of Shreveport, Parish OF
Caddo, State of Louisiana, but il
shall have the right to establish one
OF more branch offices of discount
and deposit within the limits of said
parish.
II shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for term of nine
ty-nine years from date hereof, IN
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 presiden!
of this corporation, and in his alb
sence on the vice president acting
as president, and in his absence o,
the cashier of the association, or az
the law directs.
| ARTICLE ii.
The objects and purposes fol-
which this corporation is establish
led, and the nature of the business
to be carried on by it, are hereby
declared to be that of conducting a
general banking, savings, safe depos
lit and trust business in accordance
with the provisions of the laws Of
the State of Louisiana.
1t shall have the power and au-
lthority to make any and all con-
tracts and transactions incidental
land necessary to the proper conduc,
of such business, and in general t.
exercise all the rights, privileges and
powers granted to such corporations
iby virtue of the provisions of the
flaws of the State of Louisiana which
lare now in force or which may be
Ienacted hereafter. 1t shall have ful!
power to sue and be sued. to plead
land to be implicated, to appear, ans
liver and prosecute in all courts OF
ljustice. 1t shall have power to
make and use corporate seal which
lis hereby described to be as follows
lGircular in form, with the words
First Savings Bank and Trus'
company of Shreveport, louisiana
lin the margain and the figure re-
Ipresenting pelican in the center
thereof; and to change and alter said
Iseal at pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
! The authorized capital stock Of
this corporation is hereby fixed al
Five Hundred Thousand ($58O,000,
J Dollars, divided into and represented
lby Five Thousand 5000 shares O.
stock of the par value of One Hun
|dred ($i00) Dollars each.
. The subscribed capital stock o.
this corporation shall be paid for, OF
Icall of the directors, at the price O.
lone Hundred Dollars per share il
cash. The capital stock of this cor
). poration and the number of share
thereof, may be increased or de
creased in accordance with the pro
visions of the laws Of The State o
:. Louisiana. Shares of stock in thi
corporation shall be represented b.
,lcertificates of stock signed by tn
J. .ipresident and cashier, and scale