The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1919-07-26

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CHARTER
FARMERS AND MERCHANTS BANK
Montgomery, Grant Parish, Louisiana.
STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Parish of Grant.
Be it known, That on this the 30th
day of June. A. d. 1919, before me, J..
B. Roberts, Notary Public, duly COM
missioned, sworn and qualified in and
for the Parish of Grant, State of Lou
isiana, personally came and appeared
w. o. Harrison, T. J. Harrison. c. Y.
Dyson, /. C. Dyson, l.. j. Harrison, 0.
P. Harrison, r. A. Sellers, j. D. Bos
ton, w. w. Dyson, c. c. Wilson, DR..
A. ]. Morat, A. j. Morat. and the
other persons whose names are signed
hereunto, all being residents and DOM
iciled in the Parish of Grant, Louis
lana, and whose residence is stated OPP
posite their names, who declared that,
awaiting themselves of the laws of the
State Of Louisiana applicable to banks
and banking and being DESTROYS of &C.
curing and enjoying the powers and
privileges granted by the laws of the
State Of Louisiana to corporations for
the conduct of bank or banking con-
Germ, they have agreed and do by these
presents covenant and agree, bind and
obligate themselves, as well as such
1 other persons as may hereafter become
associated with them, to form body
corporate in law, for the objects above
set forth under the following stipula-
tions, terms, provisions and articles OF
incorporation, to-wit:
ARTICLE /.
The name and title of this corpora
ton shall be Farmers and Merchants
Bank of Montgomery and its domicile
and place of doing banking business
| shall be the town of Montgomery,
Grant parish. Louisiana, and its CAPT
tai stock is hereby fixed at twenty
thousand dollars, divided into two hun
3 dred shares of one hundred dollars each
the appearers herein being sharehold
o ers and the places of residence and thu
:. number of shares and the amounts
held by each of them respectively be
! ing set forth opposite their signatures
8 which amounts of said shares have beel
and are to be paid as follows: FIT.
per centum this day and the other hal
!, within ninety days after the bank shal
Il begin business.
e ARTICLE ii.
II That said corporation shall commenc
t, its existence on the 18th day of SEP
p TENDER, 1919, and shall enjoy corporal
existence for a period of ninety-nin
wears from said date, and by its corpc
lie rate name may sue and be sued, plea
oil and be implicated, appear, answer an
g. prosecute in any and all courts of jus
a tice in this state and elsewhere. III
~ president of this corporation shall
% the officer on whom citation and othe
he legal process may be served, and in h
n absence upon the vice-president or an
:. other officer designated by the board Z
70 directors for that purpose.
ARTICLE III.
% The objects and purposes for whic
y this corporation is organized are hereb
It. declared to be: To do general banl
ing business under the laws of tn
at State, and under such authority it shs
:, have power to receive deposits, to Ter
d. money on real and personal securit,
OF to accept for payment at future da
drafts drawn upon it by its customer
r to issue letters of credit authorizir
the holders thereof to draw drafts upt
y" it or its correspondents at sight or {
time: to discount and buy and 81
in promissory notes and bills of exchang
and other evidences of indebtedness
gold and silver and bonds of the Unit
States and of this State, and of Il
tn several levee districts of this State al
is of the parishes and school district
drainage districts, road districts, al
:, of the municipal corporations of tt
'u- State. as provided by law, and it sh'
G. have all powers incidental or necessa
to exercise of the powers just enums
I'D ated, and it shall have power to 9
uuire and dispose of real estate as pl
per vided by law for banking corporation
and such other powers as are now
nat may hereafter be granted to banks.
.ha ARTICLE Nv.
II This corporation shall be managed
,ra board or nine directors who shall
A citizens of this State and actual sto<
IN holders of this corporation. Said /
ion rectors shall be elected by ballot on I
and first Monday in September of es
,,a year, beginning with the first Mond
. in September, 1920, and said directt
the shall hold Office for one year or ar
the their successors are duly elected q
Qualified.
,ly, The nine persons receiving the biz
aid est number of votes cast at an ann