The Era-leader., 1913-10-30
r,, unfinished in Washington fatish.
i.iI: nnA the NerSOllS feCelNI IIir,

lection elton shall io declared day eiec'e"
nd installed. 49, ,,,'ot an,
hail be held undcr the sr''l, H1a'i ,slo'' ~
hrtn commissioners 10 De i'"t'1,'
he Board Of Directors "a l9' ",,1
eason there shall be 40 ,lecuon ca
he day fixed. it shall be the u".S HI
he President to call an election 10 -, :.
e.d as soon as noSStle thtttI.t, a., "a
er ten lv) days notice ~ ru3'tr'
ion in a weekly ncWsla'tT puhi!5r'
\ Washington ariSh. Louisiana. III
5oard of Directors at it's first annu1.
Meeting after its election si!a!l tient
rom among its members a rresluehtt
and one or more vice-presl0enls an "
whom shall continue in "iil1e d"t,n~
term Of said Board Of Directors. an
until the first annual meeting OF tht
said Board of Directors to hc ntiu llisl
of December. 1911.
j. Is. Lindsey shall be Pre- sic"nt. ami
T.. Nj. Brown shall be Niy,-irv SD, At.
who shall continue in ol1iye untiI 'hy
first annual election. Ani the t1afi
Of Directors shall appoint cashier
and such other Officers and rmHioNt'
as it NAV see fit. and may dismiss al
officers and employees, or any ot them
at pleasure. Tho Board of Direc,urs
duties OF all officers and EMPLOYEES.
fix their compensation and require
bond Of them and fix the penalty
thereof. At all meetings of the stock
holders for the election Of directors OF
for any other purpose. each stoc.h"ldtr
shall be entitled to. directly or by
written proxy. one vote for ,ach snare
Of stock held by him or her provided
the lelson or persons offering TO vote
shall have owned his or her shaf's'
legist cred on the books of the c"F"cr3-
ton in his or her name. Tor tnlilN t5''
days' prior to the day of voting.
ARTICLE V.
The capital stock of this corporation
| NAV b. increased or decreased hN
amendment Of this charter or any ar
ticle thereof may be modified. A'nVhd-
ID or changed in the manner ana un-
Ger the conditions now or hereafter
prescribed by law. And under thus
article such additional privileges as
NAV be hereafter granted I" toir"fa-
tons Of this character may; ~ so
deemed necessary or tNptu'tll ne
adonted and incorporated hy amend
meni.
j ARTICLE vi.
| This corporation NAV be dissolved by
the vote of three-fourths OF the STOCK
presented or represented and voting AT
a general meeting of the stockholderS
: convened by the order of the Board OF
) Directors Of its own m?.IGn "f of ,hs hs
nrevinus notice by publication in a
Weekly newspaper published in Wash
, ington Parish Louisiana. and Will,
. ten notice duly addressed and mailed
! or delivered to every stocsholder OF
record at lis last known address.
IIuon the dissolution Of this corpora
n ton by action Of the Sto ,hhoiue,s as
r aforesaid its affairs shaA be nvui-
!, ioit nv three cCmmiSSlontlS aprollt-
}, I'd by a majority Of the stock nresen''
4 or rruresented and voting at su"h
= "eneial meeting. said commissioner $
;! shall be solvent PERSONS IN Il" "!se
. ina, M, q 20 the bank. or CREDITORS
- thereo.. The time and manner of lioul-
" da;ion, the compensation ana powers
' nf III. commissioners. ana all mll1efS
= Hertaining to the liquidation or the
= affairs OF this corporation may 10
i fixed ard determined as the nlal"ti,3s y
" of the stock presented. or represented.
!, and voting. by resolution at s'en i
e Where,,r this CORPORATION, shall he
- , dissolved hy limitation. its affairs san
>. be ted ~ ihiee cor.i,iss ~ ~ u 4,
! rnno n;h by the major itv Of IN. s'"es :,
=. :;res...tcd or repre- sented and v"t'nG az
~ rru,I ri M, ting of the stocaEo!i =
~ convened by the Board Of pircctofs !
=; ;c ,hc 1,,arner lnreinabove proVidea' ana
they shall possefis pised 1he snd nave s
!. lowers as may be conferred upon them
~ ARTICLE VII.
No stockholder shall ever be ].1bi'
r. or r4sponsibe for the contracts oil
ee faults Of this corporation in any fnr
q. ther sum than the unpaid balance nnt
~ on the shares Of stock owned by nm
~ nor shall any mere informalltv IN or
ed ganization have the effect of render
;Hs' Ing this charter null. or of eXposins
o, its stockholders to any liability be
a yond the amount of the unpaid balanc
- y due on his stock.
E. ARTICLE VIII.
W This corporation may commend
10 business when it's entire capital stoc
~ consisting Of five hundred (5Oo) share
xIi 1I shall have been subscribed ana uai "a,
no for in cash as prescribed in Artlcl
re III hereof.
nd This done and passed in my officc'
OF OF on the day month and year first WY WY
er ten above. in the presence, of ADO
ay ! Pierce and j. B. Powell. compe
No. tent witnesses. who have signed wit
the appearers. and me- said notary. al
ter reading of the whole.
on J. p. LINDSLEY.
he LYNN H. DlNk!NS.
o.. by J. +. Lindsey.
led Power Of Attorney:
,ar F. NJ BROWN.
JOY D. H. McCREARY.
Tor MAGEE W. OFT.
WILEY NJ WOOD.
nd NJ 4. TH1GPEN.
M W. J. DOBSON.
re- Witnesses:
ol. ADOLF J. PIERCE.
a., J. b. POWELL
Dr. DELOS r. JOHNSON.
Id Notary Public.
lus state of Louisiana,
T.. Parish Of Washington.
les hereby certify that the within and foregC
are ing is true and correct copy of the origins
II. charter OF the Washington Bank 4 Trust Con
td, pany fled in this Office for record on the 22
W. day Of October, 1919, and recorded this 22r
NJ. day Of October. 1918. in charter book No.
are page l6. (Seal)
err This 22nd day of October, 1913.
tn d. ID. MCEIvEEN.
res Chief Deputy Clerk and Ex-Offcio Record,
)tt. Oct. q, 80, Nov. 6, l3, &c, 1913.
i've n
the
ia A. w.. 0ll..>.0