The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-02-20
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

STATE OF LOUISIANA,
PARISH OF WASHINGTON. ~
BE 1T KNOWN that on this 18TH
day OF February. In the year OF 0ur
Lord 1918, before me. Magee w. W,
a Notary Public in and for the state
Of Louisiana Parish OF o Wasa'99 g the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and undersigned. personally
came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto sgd
scribed. who declared that. avatling
themselves Of the provisions OF tne
laws of this State relative to the ousl1 :
ness Of banking, and particularly !y.h Of
Of the state Of Louisiana Of the session
of 1902, and Of the various amend,
ments thereof they have covenated ana
agreed, and do BY these presents cove
nant, agree and bind themselves as
hecome associated with them and their
successors, to form themselves into ana
ordain and establish a corporation and
body politics in law for the ob)ects
and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations following, to-
with: x
DESIGNATED and its business shall De
carried on under the name, style ana
''''' " UNION BANK"
Its domicile is hereby fixed IN tne
Town Of Franklinton, IN the PARISH ~ y
Washington, State Of Louisiana; II
shall have the right to open ana e.
inrton one or more branch offices or
banks; It shall continue and enjoy sue.
cesston under the corporate name LOT
period OF fifty years from this date,
unless sooner dissolved by. the action
Of the stockholders In the manner
provided by law. Under its corporate
all Of the rights powers and privileges Y! gel
hereinafter set forth as we'll as those
now granted, or that may be mere
after granted, by law to corporations
Of this character. with full authority
to sue and be sued. to plead ana %
implicated. appear. answer ana prose
cute IN any ana al! cour rs v OK Jas "nr.
porate seal, which is hereby described
az II sHall be circular in form and
on the margin thereof contain the
words, "Franklinton, Washington Par:
ish. La.," and In the center thereol
the words. Union Bank, ana the same .t
to change and alter at pleasure; e e
managers to Administer its affairs a.
may be deemed necessary and proper
to make and ordain such bylaws ant
regulations for the proper manage
ment Of its affairs as may be necessar!
and proper and the same TO fepea pea
process shall be served upon the presl
dent and In his absence upon the we,
president, and in the absence OF DOT
upon the cashier Of this corporation.
ARTICLE H.
> The objects and purposes Tor wMc!
this corporations Is organized ana es
tablished and the nature Of the busi
4 ness to be carried on by It are hereb:
declared to be to conduct q genera
banking business with power and au
lthority to receive deposits, to discoun
and buy and sell prom1ssory notes an
bills Of exchange and other 9TH ,, eviaen zee
bonds Of the United States and Of thi
F, State, and Of the several levee district
| of this state, and Of the parishes an
> school districts, drainage districts an
= Of the municipal corporations OF TIL
h State: to make and negotiate loans I
erty: to hold. receive. purchase an
convey BY and under Its corporate nam
: such property. real. personal an
. mixed, as Is, or may hereafter be, al
lowed BY law to such corporations
and generally to 40 ana perform an
and all things, and to exercise an
}. ileges and rights as are now granite
under Act No. l79 Of the General Al
q sembly Of the state Of Louisiana 9
the session Of 1902 and all subsequen
: amendments thereof and other law
9 on the same subject matter. as we
as such further rights. powers an
:. privileges as may be hereafter grant
ed by law to such corporations.
ARTICLE Ill.
IL The capital stock of this corpora
y ton Is hereby fixed at Thirty Thou
|. sand ($30,000) Dollars, divided into an
represented by six hundred shares
q the par value of Fifty ($50.00) Do
4 lars each, which shares shall be issue
for cash only.
The names Of the stockholders ar
the number Of shares subscribed to
each Of them respectively are declare