The Era-leader., 1913-10-23


a majority Of the votes cast at Sald
election shall be declared duly elected
and Installed
All elections shall be by ballot anu
shall be held under the sltpcrN tSlon Oh
three commissioners to be named BY
the Board of Directors. II for amy
reason there shall be lo election on
the day fixed. ii shall hc th, duty oi
the President t" call an election to he
heid as soon as poSSlhlr iherrallcr. al
yer yer ten 'lo) n3Ns notice toy ruD!tcA-
tlon in a weekly ncWSpaper V4biISHtG
IN Washington Parish. Louisiana. IN,
Board Of Directors at its first annual
meeting after its election Shall elect
from among its members 4 president
and one or more vicc-prrsIHrutS. all OF
whom shall continue IN off =, du,fuG
term Of said Board of Directors, and
until the FIRST annual lH"etli- Of thr
said Board of Directors to be t.cIG inst
Monday of December. I@l4
J. +. l.indSlcv shall be President. md
f. NJ Brown shah be Nier-t'rrsIt,ut
who Shall continue IN office Uu1H tn,
first annual election. .\nU tar, Iu,.ri
Of Directors shall appoint a cashier
and such other Officers and rmUIov,.s
as 1t may see n' and may dismiss al
officers and employers. or ANY at them
at pleasure, The Beard OF Directors
shall have the power /" define tine
duties Of all officers and employees.
TX the!r COMPENSATION ana require
pOHu VI tn'Iil ana I'm tNo penalty
thereof. At all MEETINGS OF the stock
holders for the election IF directors or
for any other purpose. each stock Huid,r
shall be entitled TO. directly or hy
written proxy. one Nnt" for each share
Of stock held BY him OF her rruyId,I
the person or persons offtrinS to vote
shall have owned his or her shares
registered on the books Of tnr corpora
tion in his or her name, Tor lNirtE $50
days prior to the day of voting.
ARTICLE Y.
The capital stock of this CORPORATION
may be Increased or decreased tv
amendment of this charter or ANY al
ticle thereof may be modified, amend
ID or changed in the manner and un-
der the conditions now or hereafter
article such additional privileges as
may be hereafter granted to corpora
tons of this character may: II ;"
deemed necessary or eNpedicnt he
adopted and incorporated by amend
mem.
ARTICLE VI.
This corporation may be dissolved BY
the vote Of three-fourths of the stock
presented or represented ana 'ollnE al
general meeting of the stockholders
convened by the order of the Board Of
Directors of it's own motion or by
written request of the majority OF the
stockholders after thirty $500 days
previous notice by publication IN
ington Parish. Louisiana. and writ,
ten notice duly addressed and mailed
| or delivered to every stock holder OF
record at his last known address.
Upon the dissolution OF TINS cornora-
| ton by action Of the stockholders as
| afnracajI ifS affairs shall tt ILtIl-
dated by three commissioners appoint
| ed by majority Of the stock presented
or represented and voting at such u
! general meeting, said commlssinncrs
| shall be solvent persons IN no wise
| indebted to the bank. or creditors
| thereof. The time and manner Of iuui-
|dation, the compensation and powers
Of the commissioners. and All matters
pertaining to the liquidation of the
| affairs OF this corporation may be
| fixed and determined as the majority
of the stock presented. or represented.
| land voting. by resolution at such a
| general meeting. decide.
| Whenever this corporation shall be
dissolved BY limitation. its affairs shall
be liouidated by three commissioners
| appointed by the majority Of tn" stock
presented or represented and voting at
a general meeting of the stockholders
convened by the Board of Directors in
the manner hereinabove provided; and
they shall possess the qualifications
lhereinabove provided and have such
powers as may be conferred upon them.
ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be liable
or responsible for the contracts or
faults Of this corporation in any fur
ther sum than the unpaid balance due
on the shares Of stock owned by him.
nor shall any mere informalltv in or
ganization have the effect Of render
ing this charter null. or of exposing
its stockholders to any liability, be-
yOnd the amount OF the unpaid balance
due on his stock.
ARTICLE VIII.
This corporation may commence
| consisting Of five hundred (5oo> shares
shall have been subscribed and raid
for in cash as prescribed in Article
III hereof.
This done and passed in my office.
on the dav. month and wear first writ.
! ten above in the presence of Adolf
J. Pierce and J. B. Powell, compe
tent witnesses. who have signed with
the appearers. and me. said notary. af-
ter reading Of the whole.
J. B. LINDsLEY.
LYNN II. DINklNS,
| by j. s. Lindsey.
Power of Attorney:
r. NJ BROWN.
d. H. McCREARY.
MAGEE W. OFT.
WILEY NJ. WOOD.
NJ \. THlGrEN.
w. J. DOBSON.
"tSSIiS. %p9IE i ,1,1 PIERCE.
J. 3. POWELL
DEIOs r. JOHNSON,
Notary Public.
State of Louisiana
Parish of Washington,
hereby certify that the within and forego-
ing is a true and correct copy of the original
charter Of the Washington Bank s Trust Com
pany. filed in this Office for record on the 22nd
day OF October, 1913, and recorded this 22nd
day Of October, 1873 in charter book No |.
page 49, tSeal.)
This end day Of October, 1913.
d. D. MCELvEEN,
Chief Deputy Clerk and Ex-O Officio Recorder.
Oct. o, 80, Nov. 6. l3, 20, 1913
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