The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1913-12-30
CHARTER
OF the Bank Of MOOrinaSpOrt,

END day OF December A. ID. 1918,
before me, F. A. Leonard, a notary
public in and for Caddo Parish, La,
duly commissioned and qualified,
and in the presence of the witnesses
whose names are hereunto sub
scribed, personally came and ap-
peared the several persons whose
names are hereunto subscribed, who
declared that availing themselves Of
the laws of the State Of Louisiana
in such cases made and provided,
they have covenanted and agreed,
and do by these presents covenant,
agree and bind themselves, 40 well
as such other persons 40 may mere
after become associated with chem,
to form . banking corporation I'M
der the articles and stipuletdons 9ot-
loving, io-vit:
ARTICLE {.
The name Of this corporation
shall be che Bank Of MooringspOIf"
and ito domicile is hereby estab-
lished at che Town Of Mooringsport,
Perish OF Csddo. State Of Louisisns.
ARTICLE II.
This corporation shall nave and
possess oil che powers Srante0 90
banking associations, savings, cafe
deposit and trust banks under the
provisions OF che statutes OF che
State of Louisiana, beginning with
Act No. 166, approved March IS,
1855, entitled IAN Act 20 establish a
general system of free banking in
the State Of Louisiana" and running
through the various Acts OF Che
General Assembly OF the State Of
Louisiana subsequently enacted,
amending and re-enacting, enlarg-
ing or modifying said original stat
ute, or being laws upon the same
subject matter. 1t shall have power
also to operate one or more branch
offices of discount and deposit with
in the parish of it's domicile.
ARTICLE IIl.
Citation and other legal processes
shall be served upon the president
of this corporation, or, in his abb
sence, upon the vice president, and,
in the absence OF the president and
vice president, upoI the sashes Of
the corporation.
ARTICLE ".
The authorized capital seoc2 81
this corporation is hereby fixed at
the sum OF twenty-five thousand
1925, 100000 dollars, divided into two
hundred and fifty (25O) shares Of
one hundred (stOOOO) dollars each.
Said stock shall be represented by
certificates Of stock, signed by che
president and cashier and sealed
with the seal of the corporation, or
in the absence Of the president,
signed by the vice president who is
acting president, or, in the absence
Of the cashier, by the assistant
cashier, or other person acting as
cashier. And said stock shall be
transferred on the books of the cor
poration only upon the surrender OF
the outstanding certificates, or upon
adequate proof of loss or destruc-
ton of certificates, if such be the
case. No stakeholder shall be en-
titled to vote on any share of stock
which shall have been transferred
to him within thirty (30) days pre-
ceoing any election. No stakeholder
shall be held liable for the con-
tracts or faults of this corporation
in any further sum than the unpaid
balance due the company on the
shares owned by him, nor shall any
informality in organization have
the effect of rendering this charter
null, nor of exposing the stockhold-
ers to any liability beyond the
amount of their stock, or any I'M
paid balance that may be due
thereon.
ARTICLE V.
This corporation is authorized to
commence business when one hun
bred and fifty $50 shares of the
authorized capital stock shall be
subscribed and paid for in lawful
money.
ARTICLE vi.
The affairs of this corporation
shall be managed by board of d.
rectors composed of nine (9) stock
holders, and the following nine ~
persons, who are subscribers to the
original capital stock, are hereby
appointed the first board of direc-
tors, all of whom shall hold office
until the second Monday in January
A. D. 1915, to-wit: J. Eugene Groom
| S. 0. Williams, H. B. Simcox, C. B
Groom, Dick Lindsey, w. V. TullOS