The Bienville Democrat. [volume] (Arcadia, Bienville Parish, La.) 1912-1980, 1921-06-16

under Saiu corporate udihe Hi"'i -"
and enjoy succession for a perI0d o.
ninety nine (99) years; to nave all'
use a corporate seal; to sue ana pt
sued: to plead and be implicated; Il
appear and answer and prosecute II
any and all courts of this state ant
elsewhere.
Article (.
The Corporation shall have an'
possess all powers granted to oahh
in. associations under and by virtue
Of the terms and conditions OF th(
banking laws of the State OF LOUIS
ialla and especially of Act 49, O.
1902 and all acts amrndatory there
to.
Article 3.
The domicile of this corporation slal
be Gibslanu, BienyilIC Parish, STATE
Of Louisiana.
Article 1.
All citation or other legal process
Shall be served upon the president Of
said corporation, or i'll his absence up
on the yice-presidcnt, Or in the aD
scncc of both upon the cashier OF
said corporation.
The Capital Stock of this corpora
ton is hereby fixed at thirty thou
sand ($3O.0OO.OO) Dollars, divided init
three hundred (3OO} shares OF the pal
value of one hundred dollars ($1O0)
each. Said stock shall be represented
by certificates of stock signed by TIT
president and cashier, and in tht
absence of the president, by thu
vice president, and shall be trans
ferabe upon the books Of th'
corporation only upon surrender O.
proof~o loss or destruction of the out
standing certificates, and no stockhold
er shall be entitled to vote any share,
of stock transferred to him within
twenty days preceding any election
The capital stock Of this corporation
shall be paid for in cash, as preScrib
ed by law.
Article ).
The affairs Of this corporation shall
be managed by a board Of not less thai
nine 60 nor more than fifteen %,
directors, a majority Of whom shall
constitute a quorum for the transac
ton Of business. The following per
sons are hereby designated as the frs
Board of Directors, who shall serve
and hold office until the second Tues
day in January, 1922:
Il. W. Merritt, S. M. Oden, E. Win
lock, L. G. Stall, Ed Hart, II. II
Brown, Pat Abraham, J. p. Jones, C
r. KnightOn.
Article 6.
The names and places Of residence
Of the subscribing stock holders an(
the number of shares held by then
respectively are as follows:
Edwin Winlock, Gibsland, 50 shares
Mrs. Fanny W. VanCleave, Gibsland
10 shares.
Mrs. Mary W. Stallard, Gibsland
10 shares.
G. A. Berry, Gibsland, 2 shares.
II. S. Brown, Gibsland, 5 shares.
n. Broadwell, Gibsland, shares.
W. W. Colbert, Gibsland, 2 shares.
L. H. Reed, Gibsland 8 shares.
II. A. Reed, Shreveport, La,
shares.
Pat Abraham, Gibsland, 5 shares.
A. Abraham, Gibsland, 5 shares.
Mrs. Pat Abraham, Gibsland, 1 share
G. S. Study, Ringgold 3 shares.
c. Webb, Gibsland, 5 shares.
L. c. Stall, Gibslanl, 10 shares
W. G. Kidd, GibSland, 5 shares.
J. J. Harrison, Gibsland, 2 shares.
J. r. Harrison, Gibsland, 3 shares.
Il. j. Michael, Gibsland, 2 shares.
Mitchell Mamie, Gibsland, 5 shares.
Mitchell Mamie, Jr., Gibsland,
| share.
Joseph Mamie, Gibsland, 1 share
W. j. Broadwcll, Gibsland, 5 shares
J. H. Houck, Gibsland, 5 shares.
J. p. Nelson, Gibsland, 6 shares.
Z. W. Nelson, GibSland, 2 shares.
J. P. Nelson, Jr., Gibsland, . shares.
B. Hammer, Gibsland, 2 shares.
| +. Quick, Gibsland I share.
"a. Y. Wynn, Gibsland, 2 shares.
L. F.. Martin, Gibsland, 5 shares.
D. Armstrong, Gibsland, 5 shares.
j. II. Humphrey, Gibsland, 10 shares
G. Il. Merritt, Gibsland, 1 share.
J. 2. Jones, Gibsland, ) shares.
Y. II. Brown, Gibsland, 10 shares.
H. W. Brown. Gibsland, 5 shares.
Mrs ]. D. Bridges, Mansfield, La
) shares.
Ed Hart, Gibsland, 10 shares.
S. NJ. Oden, Gibsland, 10 shares.
Miss Mamie Cockerham, 5 shares.
W. G. Conn, Gibsland, 20 shares.
c. r. Knighton, Gibsland, 4 shares
Il. W. Merritt, Gibsland, 10 shares.
J. P. Colbert, Gibsland, 20 shares.
]. D. Holstm, Gibsland, 5 shares.
G. +. Atwood, Gibsland. . shares.
H. F. Simmons, Gibsland, 4 shares.
B. R. Felts, Arcadia, La, 5 shares
O. L. Kidd, Gibsland 5 shares
D. H. Payne, Gibsland, 2 shares.
Mrs. e. H. Payne, Gibsland, 9 shares
G. L. Wren, Gibsland, 10 shares.
P. G. Brice, Mt. Lebanon, / share.
Article !.
The Board of Directors shall. b
elected annually on the second Tues
day of Jan uarO ehfyac s~@
day Of January Of each year, excep
the first board as shown by thi
charter, which board shalt serve unit
Its successors shall have been electe'
and qualified.
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