The Era-leader. [volume] (Franklinton, La.) 1910-current, 1913-02-27
CHARTER.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,

.
PARISH OF WASHINGTON.
BE IT KNOWN that on this 18th
day Of February, in the year Of our
Lord 1913. before me, Magee w. OFT.
a Notary Public In and for the state
Of Louisiana, Parish of Washington,
duly commissioned and qualified, in the
presence Of the witnesses hereinafter
named and Undersigned, personally
came and appeared the several per
sons whose names are hereunto SUP
scribed, who declared that. awaiting
of the provisions of the
laws Of this State relative to the bust.
ness of banking, and particularly or
Act No. 179 Of the General Assembly
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
well as such persons as may hereafter
become associated with them and their
successors, to form themselves into and
ordain and establish a corporation and
body politics in law for the objects
and purposes and under the agree
ments and stipulations following. to-
with:
This corporation shall be known ana
designated and its business shall be
UNION BANK"
It's domicile is hereby fixed In tht
Town Of Franklinton, in the Parish Of
Washington, State Of Louisiana; L,
shall have the right to open and es-
tablish in the said Parish of Wash
ington one or more branch offices or
cession under the corporate name Tor
period Of fifty years from this date,
unless sooner dissolved by the action
of the stockholders in the manne!
provided by law. Under its corporate
name 1t shall have, enjoy and exercls'
all Of the rights, powers and privileges
hereinafter set forth as we'll as those
now granted, or that may be here
after granted by law to corporations
of this character with full authority
to sue and be sued, to plead and be
impleaded, appear. answer and prose
cute In any and all courts Of justice
and elsewhere: to make and use cor.
porate seal, which is hereby described
as follows:
1t shall be circular in form and
on the margin thereof contain the
words. "Frankiinton, Washington Par.
ish, La" and in the center thereof
the words, Union Bank" and the SAM
to change and alter at pleasure; t,
name and appoint such directors anf
managers to administer its affairs 4:
may be deemed necessary and proper
to make and ordain such bylaws ano
regulations for, the proper manage
ment Of it's affairs as may be necessar.
and proper and the same to repeal
amend and alter at pleasure. All legal
process shall be served upon the pres1
dent, and in his absence upon the vice
president, and in the absence of both
upon the cashier Of this corporation.
The objects and purposes for which
this corporation Is organized and es-
tablished and the nature Of the bust
ness to be carried on by 1t are hereby
declared to be to conduct general
banking business, with power and au-
thority to receive deposits, to discount
and buy and sell promissory notes and
Of Indebtedness, gold and silver and
bonds Of the United States and Of this
State, and Of the several levee districts
of this state, and Of the parishes and
school districts drainage districts and
Of the municipal corporations Of this
State; to make and negotiate loans, to
lend money on real a,t or personal personal prop
convey by and under its corporate name
such property, real, personal and
mixed, as is, or may hereafter be, al
lowed by law to such corporations;
and generally to do and perform any
and all things, and to exercise and
enjoy any and all powers and priv
ileges and rights as are now granted
sembly Of the state Of Louisiana Of
the session Of 1902 and all subsequent
amendments thereof and other laws
on the same subject matter as well
as such further rights, powers and
privileges as may be hereafter grant
ed by law to such NC 3, corporations.
The capital stock Of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at Thirty Thou
sand ($30.0 Dollars, divided into and
represented by six hundred shares Of
the par value of Fifty ($50.00) Dol
lars each, which shares shall be issued
for cash only.
The names of the stockholders and
the number Of shares subscribed to by
to be as follows, to-Wtt:
Keaton, R. E., Bogalusa, La...... 3
Kemp, P. B., Popeville. La. ....... 2
Hampton. L. L., Magnolia, Miss. Il
Hampton. / w, Magnolia. Miss. 10
hampton, w. NJ, Magnolia, Miss. 5
Leggett. A. r., Magnolia, Miss. 5
Leslie. J. r., Lees Creek, La. $500. 2
Magee, Mrs. Leah o. Sunny Hill,
Magee, ]. O., sunny Hill. La. ..... 5
Magee, Mrs. 2. T., Franklinton, La 3
Magee, Mrs Lula, Franklinton, La. 2
Magee, Mrs. Fannie H., franklin =
Mass ee"' D. = n. Frank,inton La: J
Magee. J. r. Franklinton, La. 49,. z
Magee, Joe n, Frankiinton. La. s
Magee, H. B., Franklinton, La. 3
Magee, r. E., Franklinton, La. 6
Miller, s. A., Grand Cane. La...... 2
Morgan, l. D.. Tangipahoa. La. 10
McElroy. W. T.. Lees Wreck, La. 3
Paul Adolphus, Lees Creek, La. i
Paul, Ed. Lees Creek. La. ..... 1
Fierce. Mrs. B.. Franklinton, La. /
Pierce, L. A., Bogalusa, La. ....... 3
Pierce, G. S., Varnad0, La. ...... 4
Richardson, B. S., Sunny Hill. La. 2
Rykoski. NJ. H., Bogalusa, La. !
smith; S l., Elitown. La. 2
Smith, John L., FrIcke, La. ...... 3
Sanford, F. L., iona, La. .......... 2
Simmons. T. J.. Franklinton, La. 3
Stewart, ST., W. p, Lees Creek, La. i
Seal Mrs. Ida. Pine, La. ......... /
Thomas, Warren, Talisheek, La. 5
Talley. CaZ. Isabel, La. Z
Inlepen NJ A., FFankllnt0n, La. 2
Warner, ". W.. Angie, La. ....... 8
Wood. J. p. Franklinton. La. $50. 2
Williams, Mrs. c. T., New Orleans,
La. IN. 5
Williams, Milton. Lees Creek. La.
Williams, Mrs c. c., Bogalusa. La. 10
Williams, A. c.. Bogalusa. La. 800. 6
Williams, Eliza J., Bogalusa, La. !
Brock, Jr., J. S.. Franklinton. La. |
First State Bank, Bogalusa. La. 2
;ickham, W. f., Hackley. La.,. /
2ickham. W. H., Franklinton, La. 2
ickham. H. D., Bogalusa, La. 9
abingdon, W. NJ, Bogalusa. La. 6