The Tupelo journal., 1912-12-20
The Charter Of Incorporation Of Bank
Of Lee County.

l. The corporate title of said company is Bank
of Lee County.
2. The names of the incorporators are:
w. T. Reeves, Postoffice, Tupelo, Miss.
Asa w. Allen, Postoffce, Tupelo. Miss,
| w. A. Blair, Postotice, Tupelo, Miss.
D.. E. Turner, Postoffce, Tupelo, Miss.
W 1. Livingston Postoffce. Tupelo. Miss.
j.. w. Houston, Postoffice, Tupelo. Miss.
r. O. Perkins, Postofice, Tupelo, Miss.
| C. w. Hall, Postofice, Tupelo. Miss.
| g.. The domicile is at Tupelo, Mississippi
4. Amount of capital stock is $l0o.ooo0o put
is authorized to begin business when S65,ooo.oo Is
paid in.
s. The period of existence mot to exceed hfty
Z. The purpose for which it is created is; To
do a general banking business, including the
| power incident and pertaining thereto OF receiv-
ing money on deposit; issuing and giving letters
of credit; conducting and operating a savings az,
| partment in connection with and a part OF saio
business; issuing, collecting and selling dis OF
exchange; to loan money and take security there,
| for, including the right and power OF having saio
loans secured by mortgages or deed OF trust, upon
| real or personal property, or both, with all rights
hereunder. as is permitted by the laws OF Missis-
| sippi; to born ow money and secure the payments
thereof; to sue and be sued: to plead and pc am
| pleaded; to adopt a seal; to adopt and use and pc
| governed by such rules and bylaws as may pc
| passed and promulgated by a majority OF the al
| rectors of said corporation; to engage in the nusi-
ness of acting as executor or administrator OF the
estate of deceased persons, or guardian OF infants
or persons of unsound mind, or acting as surety
for such executor, administrator, or guardian,
| when the capital stock of said corporation meets
| with the requirements of the laws of Mississippi:
Also to purchase, own, hold. ENJOY and use, sell
and dispose by deed or otherwise both real and
| personal property, provided the ownership OF the
same shall in no wise or manner conflict with pro-
visions of Senate Bill No. 410 of the Legislature
of 1912, of the laws of Mississippi.
Also to do and perform all things necessary,
incident, relating or appertaining to the general
banking business, and not prohibited by the laws
of the State of Mississippi, or the Constitution
thereof, or by the laws of the United States or
the Constitution thereof.
s. The rights and powers that may be exer-
cised by this corporation are those conferred by
the provisions of Chapter "a, Mississippi Code'
1906, and all subsequent laws of Mississippi
L. G. Milan. W. I. Reeves,
j. W. Houston, w. T. Livingston,
c.. W. Hall. w. A. Blair,
r. Perkins, D.. f. Turner,
Asa w. Allen,
lncorporators.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
State of Mississippi, County of Lee.
This day personally appeared before me, the
undersigned authority. w. T. Reeves, L.. 6. MI
lam, r. O.. Perkins. D. E. Turner, W.. t. Living
ston, j. w. Houston, Asa w. Allen, w. A. Blair,
and C. w. Hall. incorporators of the corporation
known as the Bank of Lee County, who acknowl-
edged that they signed and executed the above
and foregoing articles of incorporation as their
act and deed, on this the 5th day of December,
1912. F.M. Slavery. Notary Public.