The Caucasian., 1913-12-25
CHARTER
on che Bank Of Moos7ngspc4ao


s2ud day of Decembes a. ID. 1913,
before me-, +. 4. leonard, q notary
public in and for Gaddo Parish, La,
July commissioner and qualified,
and in the presence os the witnesses
Whose names sre hereuntO SUBJ
seflbed, personally came and ap-|
peared the seseral persons whose,
i,aines are hereunto subscribed, who
ueclared that asailing themselves of
the laws ot the State Os Louisianal
III such cases made and provided,
'hey have eovsnante5 and agreed,
anu 90 by these presents covenant,
aelee and bind themselves az vel
as such other persons as mag mere,
a11ef become associated with them.'
''' 1orm a banking corporation 0n-
Ger the articles and ssipu'asions Sos-
loving to-wia:o
ARTICLE o.
8N@ aame os ahis corporation
shsll Os the aRanS oS Moosingspors,'
ana rs domicile is hereby essal,e
lls'ea st the Town OF Mcorinsspest,
Psrash OF Caddo state Of Louisiana.
ARTICLE IG.
This corporation sha!g haze ana
NOssess oil the powers granted 90
banking associaeiens9 sasingss cafe
deposN and trusa Danks undee che
provisions Of che statutes of the
State Of Louisians. beginning with
Act No. t66, approved March IS,
1855, entitled An Act to establish
general system Of free banking in
the State of Louisiana" and running
through the various Acts of The
General Assembly of tho State of
Louisiana subsequently enacted,
amending and re-enacting, enlarg-
ing or modifying said original stat
Gte, or being laws upon the same
subject matter. It shall have power
also to operate one or more branch
offices Of discount and deposit with
in the parish of its domicile.
ARTICLE III
Citation and othr legal processes
shall be served upon the president
Of this corporation, or, in his alb
sence, upon the vice president, and,
in the absence of the president and
vice president, upon the csshier of
the corporation.
ARTICLE ~.
Yhe authorized capital saocH of
this corporations is hereby Gxed at
the sum Of twenty-five thousand
1926, 100000 dollars, divided into ewo
hundred and fifty $50 sharee Of
one hundred ($tOO.OO) dllars each.
Said stock shall be represented by
certificates Of stock, signed by the
president and cashier and sealed
with the seal of the corporation, or
in the absence Of the president,
signed by the vice presidelt who is
acting president, or, in theabsence
of the cashier, by the assistant
cashier, or other person asting as
cashier. And said stock shall be
transferred On the books of the cor
poration only upon the surrender of
the outstanding certificates, orupon
adequate proof of loss or destruc-
ticn Of certificates, if such be the
case. No stakeholder shall be en-
titled to vote on any share Of sock
which shall have been transferred
to him within thirty 800 days pre-
ceoing any election. No stockholdeT
shall be held liable for the con
tracts or faults of this corporatiol
in any further sum than the unpai
balance due the company on tn
shares owned by him, nor shall an
informality in organization ha>
the effect of rendering this charte
null, nor of exposing the stockhole
ers to any liability beyond tn
amount of their stock, or any III
paid balance that may be du
thereon.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation is authorized
commence business when one hui
dred and fifty $50 shares of tf
authorized capital stock shall |
subscribed and paid for in lawf'
money.
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs of this corporate
shall be managed by a board of d
rectors composed of nine (9) stocl
holders, and the following nine {!
persons, who are subscribers to Il
original capital stock, are heref
appointed the first board of diret
tors, all of whom shall hold offit
until the second Monday in Januar
A. D. 1915, to-wit: j. Eugene Croor
s. 0. Williams, H. b. Simcox, C.
Groom, Dick Lindsey, w. Y. Tullo