The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1912-05-02
CHARTER
Or the First Savings Bank and Trust
Company

State of Louisiana, Parish of Gao
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
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-
come associated with them, and
their successors, to form Themselves,
into and to ordain and establish q
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-
ton, to-wit:
ARTICLE I.
The name and title of this cor
poration shall be the First Savings
Bank and Trust Company Of Shreve-
port Louisiana. It's 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.
II shall enjoy succession under its
corporate name for term of nine
ty-nine years from date hereof, I'M
less sooner dissolved by the action
OF it's 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 or
the cashier of the association, or a,
the law directs.
ARTICLE II.
| The objects and purposes fol
which this corporation is establish
led, and the nature of the business
Ito be carried on by it, are hereby
declared to be that Of conducting 8
general banking, savings, safe depos
it and trust business. in accordance
with the provisions of the laws o.
1.-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
lof such business, and in general t.
lexercise 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 OF which may b.
lenaeted hereafter. It shall have full
power to sue and be sued, to plea,
land to be implicated, to appear, ans
liver and prosecute in all courts o
Justice. 1t shall have power t
make and use corporate seal which
lis hereby described to b.. as follows
Circular in form, with the words
First Savings Bank and Trus
Company of Shreveport, Louisiana,
in the margain and the figure re
lpresenting a pelican in the cente
thereof; and to change and alter sal
Iseal at pleasure.
ARTICLE III.
The authorized capital stock {
this corporation is hereby fixed .
Five Hundred Thousand $500, OO(
dollars, divided into and representa-
by Five Thousand 10000 shares {
Istock Of the par value OF One HUI
ldred ($t0O) Dollars each.
The subscribed capital stock
= this corporation shall be paid for, G
lcalI OF the directors, at the price
lone Hundred Dollars per share
leash. The capital stock of this CO
). poration and the number of shar,
: thereof, may be increased or d
s lcreased in accordance with the pr
visions of the laws of the State
Louisiana. Shares Of stock in tn
Incorporation shall be represented
5 certificates of stocR signed by Il
|president and cashier, and seal
with the seal Of the corporation.