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Buy Furniture That Will Last a Life Time If you contemplate furnishing a complete home or purchasing a single piece of furniture, yo'u will find a complete and unlimited display in all our departments, in which we invite your inspection. "Our 28 years of furnishing homes is your guarantee." SH*RP FURNITURE COMPANY l1.-1 N. N°°°U o Natchez, Miss. Act of Incorporation fI of tl CITIZENS BANK OF NEWELLTON, a LOUISIANA. tl a State of Louisiana, J r1 Parish of Tensas. P Be it known and remembered, that, a on this, the 15th day of February, P A. D. 1922, before me, E. F. Newell P dy. Clerk of Court, and a Notary i Public in and for the Parish of Ten uas, State of Louisiana, duly commis sioned and qualified, and in the pres- a ence of the witnesses hereinafter! I named and undersigned, personally tl came and appeared, the several per-! c sons whose names are hereunto sub- a scribed, who declared, that availing s themselves of the provisions of the a laws of the State of Louisiana rel- a ative to the formation of corpora- a tions for the purpose of banking, and a especially Aet 179 of 1902, and n amendments thereto, they have as- g sociated themselves together, and c have covenanted and contracted and t by these presents do hereby covenant a and contract, both for themselves t an for those who shall hereafter a become associated with them, and s hereby bind themselves into and form a and constitute' a corporation for the e purposes, and under the regulations c and articles, herein following, to-wit. d ARTICLE I. d The name assumed for said bank- a ing corporation and to be used in its v dealings shall be Citizens Bank of t Newellton. The banking pusiness of t said association shall be carried on e in the Village of Newellton, Parish c of Tensas, Stpte of Louisiana, and F the domicile o aid corporation shall c be the said Vq of Newellton. e AR ~LE 11 s The capital ock of said corpar- t ation shall be wenty Five Thou- I sand Dollars ($25,000.00) divided into Five Hundred. (500) shares of i Fifty Dollars ($50.00) each, p yable d in specie on demand of the Board s of Directors according to law. ARTICLE III. The objects and purposes for which c this corporation is formed is to carry v on a general banking business in all a of its branches and departments, and t to that end shall have power and au- h thority to receive deposits, to dis- t count, and buy and sell promissory notes and bills of exchange and c other evidences of indebtedness, gold t and silver and bonds of the United r States, and of this State, and of the I several levee districts of thii state p and of the municipal corporations on p which bonds there shall have been no a default in the payment of the in- h terest for Ave years preceeding the d acquisition of the bonds by the c bank; and generally to possess and I exercise such powers and privileges e as may be conferred by any exist- d ing laws of the State of Louisiana F on the sabject matter, or may here- t after be conferred by further legis- g lation on the same subject; and to exercise s1l incidental powers nec- t essary to carry on the business; to s have and enjoy successio:i by its S corporate name for a period of 1I Afty years from the date of this act, g and by that corporate name to sue t and be sued, to plead and be im- c pleaded, appear, answer and prose- i cute in any and all courts of justice and elsewhere. t To hold, receive, purchase and t convey, by and in its corporate name, a such property, real and persohal, as s may be indispensable to the objects of t this aaociition, and the real estate which this banking association may lawfully purchase, hold and conveyi shall be, (1) Such as shall be necessary for the proper transamction of its busi- r ness. (2) Such as shall have been mort gaged to it in good faith as se- r curity for loans. (8) Such as shall have been con veyed to it in satisfaction of debts previously centracted bona fide in the course of its business. (4) Such as it may purchase at sales, under judgments or mortgages held by itself, or in which it may have an laterest by being subrogated to rights according to Article No.: 2161 of the Civil Code. To make, alter and use a corpor-i ate seal, which shall be of the fol lowing dpecsiptionand described as follows, to-wit: To eonsist of two concentric cir cles; betteen the outer and inner ircle to be the words, at the top; "Citiena Bank of Newellton;"' at the botto: "Newellton, La." Within the inner sirele to be a pelican feed tuy her yJpng, the scales and motto: "Union, Justice and Confidence." To nase and appoint such man-i ag m and dieetmers to administer the pl of the corporation as may be tcee yry and proper and to fix I the mm-meation of all persons in its e o provided all the managers~ d aletorsare citiens of the State' o ab and erdain such by-laws for the management of the affairs of I the association as may be necessary I , and proper and in conformity with the provisions of the law ana these I articles of association, and such by-: laws to alter, amend and repeal at I 'pleasure; to do all things and perform at all acts as may be necessary and y, proper in order to carry out the 11 purposes for which this corporation is formed. 0 ARTICLE IV. s- All the corporate powers of thisse s- association shall be exercised by a er Board of Directors, composed of fif lylteen (15) stockholders of the said r- corporation; they shall be elected b- annually at a general meeting of the rg stockholders, held for that purpose le at the banking house of the corpor 1- ation on the Second Tuesday in the a- month of January in each year, com Id mencing in January 1923; previous id notice of at least ten days shall be ,s- given of each election by publi id cation in a newspaper published in id the Town of St. Joseph, Louisiana, nt and by personal letter, deposited in es the ordinary mail, addressed to each er shareholder in the corporation as d shown by the 'books of the corpor il ation twenty days prior to the said ee election. The said election shall be ns conducted by three stockholders, not t, directors, to be appointed on the day of election by a majority of the k- stock present or represented by ' ti written proxy, and at each election I of the persons receiving sa majority of D1 the votes cast shalj .be 4.clared duly )n elected and shalL tark their seats at sh once; but should no election take id place on the day fixed, from any ll cause, the President shall cause an election to be held as soon as pos sible thereafter, after ten days no ,r- tice published in a newspaper in the u- Town of St. Joseph, Louisiana. ed All directors elected shall remain of in office until their successors are le duly elected and have taken their rd seats. In all elections of the corporation, each stockholder shall be entitled to ch one vote, either in person or by ry written proxy, for each share of ill stock held by him or her, provided id the person so offering to vote shall u- have owned his or her stock at least ' s- thirty days prior to the date of voting. ry At the first meeting of the Board id cf Directors after their election, id they shall elect from their own ed number a President and a Vice Me President. The said Board shall ap te point a cashier and such other em mn ployees as they may deem necessary 1o and proper for the transaction of the n- business of the corporation, and may he delegate to their agents, officers or be committees of ther own body such id power as they may think proper and es expedient, and shall have power to t- dismiss all officers, agents and em 'a ployees at pleasure; and shall define e- their duties and powers and require' s- good and solvent bonds of them in to some corporate surety company; e- they shall fix the compensation of to all officers, clerks and employees of ts said corporation,and adopt such by uf laws, rules and regulations for the :t, government of the corporation and ue the transaction of its affairs as they n- deem fit and as are not in conflict e- with this act of the laws of this State. ce The Board of Directors shall have the power to fill all vacancies caused nd by death, resignation or other cause, 1e, and five (5) members of the Board as shall constitute a quorum for the of transaction of business. te ARTICLE V. y The Presdent, and in his absence or ey inability the Vice-President shall be the proper person upon whom all r citations and other legal process or - notices shall be served. ARTICLE Vt. SThe said corporation shall com e- mence business on or before the 1st day of March, A. D. 1922, and shall n- exist for a period of fifty years from date, unless sooner dissolved. in ARTICLE VII. The names and places of residence at1 of the shareholders, and the number es of shares held by each of them, Y are as follows: ed Name Residence Shares loIJ. P. Allen St. Joseph, La. 259 Chas. B. Allen Newellton, La. 100 r'-W. W. Burnside Newellton, La 5; - Frank Lombardo Newellton, La., 2 s Jason Taylor Newellton, La. 5 C. V. Ratcliff Newellton, La. 5 r- Thos. M. Wade, Jr., St. Joseph, La 5 er M. W. Bland Point Pleasant, La. 1 ; H. & J. Isaacs Newellton, La. 5 at L. de Vries Newellton, La. 3 n Martin Jacoby Newellton, La. 5 SLeo Jaocby Newellton, La. 3j O: 'Wimberly & Reiber Newellton, La. SGeo. D. Bland Point Pleasant, La 2 "' K. B. McMillan Newellton, La. 5 he H. C. Lang Newellton, La. 5 y M. de Vries Newellton, La. 5 x L. R. Morris Newellton, La. 2 n M.. S. Kaufman Newellton, La 5 ,Julius Salomon Newellton, La. 5 te i. Kullman Nawellton, La, f S8. A. Lombardo Newsllton, La. 1 ,,. N. R. P. ndroy Newellton, La. 2 H. H. Patton Newellton, La. 2 b. T. Shaw Newellton, La. 2 F. L. Guthrie Newellton, La. 5 Wm. Poe Newellton, La. 5 Mrs. Ed E. Morris Newellton, La. 2 Henry Kaufman Newellton, La. 2 J. H. Netterville Neweliton, La. 2 E. W. Vogh Newellton, La. 2 E. G. Rorer Newellton, La. 2 ,tanley Bros. Newellton, La. 4 Hugo. Jereslaw Newellton, La. 2 John Yaccarino Newellton, La. 2 Josie Fultz Newellton, La. 2 W. L. Green Newellton, La. 1 A W. B. Hogue Newellton, La. 2 1' W. D. Noble Newellton, La. 2 J. O. H. Love Newellton, La. 5 E. C. Grace Newellton, La. 2 d, A. F. Moore Newellton, La. 2 D. H. O'Kelley Ashwood, La. 2 Pierce Bros, Point Pleasant, La. 6 The shares of this corporation a shall be considered personal property o: and shall be transferable upon the E books of the corporation in such r manner as the by-laws may direct, B but no share-holder shall be liable B for the debts or contracts of said corporation to a greater amount than the whole of his shares therein. d ARTICLE VIII. This corporation shall have the S right to increase its capital stock to l an amount not exceeding One Hun dided Thousand Dollars by complying r with existing laws and constitutional tl provisions relative to the increase or si decrease of capital stock; and this S charter may be modified or altered h by compliance with the laws of this a State relative thereto. B ARTICLE IX. q This corporation shall be liqui- q dated at the end of its term or at 2 its earlier dissolution by three (3) 3 commissioners appointed by the Board ti of Directors. Said commissioners shall a be stockholders of the corporation and 3 their compensation as liquidators a shall be fixed by the stockholders on C the day of their appointment and C they shall continue to act until the f: entire business of the corporation a shall be closed and liquidated, and ti in the event of the death or ab- e sence of either one or two of them t I the remaining ones or one shall act o alone. ARTICLE X. a The following named persons, with e , Jas. P. Allen as President, and W. b i W. Burnside as Vice-President, Chas. b " B. Allen, Leon Kullman, C. V. Rat- 9 "cliff, F. Lombardo, Geo. D. Bland, s " C. Reiber, Thos. M. Wade, Jr. Jason f Taylor, S. T. Shaw, W. B. Hogue, li Julius Salomon D. H. O'Kelley and a r M. S. Kaufman are hereby declared C to be the first Board of Directors, 3 i and shall hold their office until the f I Second Tuesday in January, A. D. h 1923, and having taken their seats, shall serve until their successors a have been elected. 1 Thus done, read and passed, at i my office in said parish and State, g the day and date first above men- ( tioned, in the presence of Thos. M. IWade and J. R. Wendt, competent I - witnesses, who hereunto subscribe their names as such, together with I the parties and me, said Notary: 1 r d Jas. P. Allen Chas. B. Allen W. W. Burnside Frank Lombardo i L Jason Taylor t C. V. Ratcliff " 1 Thos. M. Wade, Jr. I M. W. Bland I H. & J. Isaacs L. de Vries I SMartin Jacoby SLeo Jacoby Wimberly & Reiber SGeo. D. Bland I & B. McMillan H. C. Lang I SM. de Vries ( SL. . Morris I M. S. Kaufman Julius Salomon L. Kullman 1 S. A. Lombardo i N. R. Pendroy I SH. H. Patton I S. T. Shaw F. L. Guthrie Sper Thos. M. Wade, Jr. c SWmn. Poe )Per Thou M. Wade, Jr. SMrs. Ed. E. Moris, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr I SHenry Kaufman, per Thos. M. SWade, Jr. SJ. H. Netterville, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. SE. W. Vogt, per Thos. M. Wade, d Jr. 1 SE. G. Rorer, per Thos. M. Wade, a I Jr. SStanley Bros. per Tbos. M. i Wade, Jr. SHugo Jereslaw, per Thou M. I SWade, Jr. ii SJ. Yaccarino, per Thos. M. Wade, c S Jr. SJosie Fultz, per Thos. M. Wade,1 5 W. L. Green per Thos. M. Wade, SJr. W. B. Hogue per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. W. D. Noble, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. O. H. Love, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. E. C. Grace, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. A. F. Moore, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. D. H. O'Kelley, per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. Pierce Bros. per Thos. M. Wade, Jr. Attest: l'11OS. M. WADE, J. R. WENDT E. F. NEWELL, dy. Clerk of Court, Tensas Parish, Louisiana. This is to certify that the above and foregoing Act of Incorporation of "CITIZENS' BASK OF, NEW ELLTON, LA.", was this day duly recorded in Corporation Recoru Book "A," page 48 et seq., of the Records of Tensas parish, Louisiana. (Signed) E. F. NEWELL dy. Clerk of Court, Tensas Parish, Louiiana. St. Joseph, La., Feb.'y 15, 1922. TRESPASS NOTICE. Public Notice is hereby given, tha the following described properta situated in the Parish of Tensas _ State of Louisiana, is posted agains I hunting and general trespassing, to I wit: All of section 22 south of Tense River, east half fractional southwes quarter and' fractional northwes quarter of section 23, all of section 24, 26, 26, 27, all of sections 28 and 32 east of Tensas River, all of sec I tion 38 acept fractional part sout I of Choctaw Bayou, all of sectons 34 1 35 and 36, all of section 1, all o section 2 except fractional part o Choctaw bayou, all of section a ex I cept northeast of Choctaw bayuv fractional northwest quarter of noui i west quarter of section 4, all ot bCe I tion 6, except fractional parts sou... east of Choctaw bayou and ila. tional part west of Tensas River; as of fractional section 8 which lie north and west of Choctaw bayou all of f-actional sections 11 and 1 I which lie north and east of Choctai bayou, all of said described propertn being in township 11 north, rang 9 east, all of section 19 which lie south and west of Choctaw bayou fractional part of section 20, whic lies south and west of Choctaw bayou I all of section 29 and 32 west of I Choctaw bayou, all of sections 30 31, 6 and 7, all of section 5, excep B fractional part northeast of Choctaw bayou. , All of said described property situated in township 11 north, rang 10 east, is posted against hunting an t general trespassing. Violators will b prosecuted. - GLADEVALE HUNTING CLUB E. D. COLEMAN, President t D. F. Miller, Sec.-Treas. NOTICE. To all persons, firms or corporation who are depositors of the Ban of Waterproof, Waterproof, La. You are hereby requested, accord ing to law, to file your claim with the undersigned, in writing, at th banking-house of the Bank of Water proof on or before April 29, 1922. L. E. THOMAS, State Examiner o State Banks. H. B. CONNER, Special Agent. AGENTS WANTED-Live agents wanted to handle city trade for the genuine J. R. Watkins Products. Write quick for free samples and particulars-The J. R. WATKINS CO., Dept. 74, Memphis, Tenn. TRESPASS NOTICE. Public Notice is hereby given, That "CLARA NOOK" plantation, in the 4th ward of Tenses parish, Louisiana, is posted against HUNT ING, TRAPPING, WOOD CUTTING AND GENERAL TRESPASSING. All violators will be vigorously prose cuted. MRS. IDA M. BURFORD NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. Department of' the Interior United States Land Office, Baton Rouge, t La., Feb. 20, 1922. , Notice is hereby given that the a State of Louisiana did on the 6th ! 'day of April, 1921, select the fol lowing described land as indemnity! school selections: Lot 3, Section 11, Towaship 13 *North, Range 10 East, La. Mer. Any and all persons claiming ad *versely the land described or desir ing to object because of the mineral Scharacter of the land, or for any other reason, to the disposal of said ' land to the State, should file their aMdarvts of protest in this off~e. E . D. GIANELLENI, jkUY PROFESSIONAL CARDS JOS. WHITAKER, B. S., M. D. Physian and Surgeon ST. JOSEPH, LA Office: Bank Building, Upstairs. Offie Phone 84-J - Residence Phone 71 DR. L. A. MURDOCK ST. JOSEPH, LA. Physician and Surgeon Office Pboue 12-3 - DR. GEORGE N. t'I.AlKE DENTI': •' St. Joseph, a+f an In Newell Building, I't. ,k todd. DR. W. W. MONTFORT DENTIST OmicelOver Bank of Newellt6n, NEWELLTON, LA. All Kinds of Work Done. Crown and Bridge. Work a Specialty DR. F. E. HELTON VETERINARIAN TALLULAH, - LOUISIANA Graduate Indiana Veterinary College. Phone No. 118. Will answer calls by mail or wire promptly THOMAS M. WAI)E, JR. Attorneyat4aw Will pactioe In Tenss and uadjoiniag Parishe, the 8upreme Cout of the tate &a the .)deral Courts. Loans negotiated on real estate. ST. JOSEPH, La. G. H. CLINTON Attorney-at-Law ·I.I. Madison, 1. $n. ta. O. M. FOLi LER SURVEYOR S 312 Arlington Ave. Natchez - - Miss. Phone No. 962 I oter my services to the Tenses publio and will be glad to answer calls by mail or wire. Monumants & Toemlbstm Marble & Graite. Will be glad to show design. of all kinds and descriptions. I. N. RATCLIFF, Agt. Lwpt uIbbd hImdr hi gb k Offmoe: 309 Main St., Natches, Mise. --I --_ -- _ ---_ EUGENE RUSH SPractical Watchlaker RepairsWatches, Oraphophones, Organs, Cloclk,'SewinglMachins. All work positively guaranteed. omoe, Paul Bldg., Panola 8t., St. Joseph. TRESPASS NOTICE. dr Public Notice is hereby given, The e, thq "PARADISE" Plantation, in thi parish, is posted against HUNTIN e and GENERAL TRESPASSING. Vio h lators will be prosecuted. I- STANLEY BROS TRESPASS NOTICE Public notice is hereby given, The the "MOUND" place, "OSCEOLA" place and "BUCKHORN" place, in l Tensas perish, properties of under signed, are posted against BUNTING d and GENERAL TRESPASSING. Vio lators will be proret. r. We pemmnt nes w to ter -~)n Y argu . 4, .. JEP B. WALKER ST. JOSEPH, LA. Torado INSURANCE' Representing Some of the Best Companies in the World Office Over Bank of St. Joseph ,. P. SHAW & CO. Foundrj and idacaine Shop Machinery of All Description Repaired on Short Notice in Best Workmanlike Manner Special Attention To Gin Repairing ie ad Fittins p to Six Ih Always on Ia Fire Fronts, Jrate dars, on Hand Special Cast ings and Smoke Stacks Made to Order WiH;appreelate.*laqir4esrfr anytlhig l tLheIr. bAe whiech wll have oer prompt atteatle e. P. SHA W & COMPANY - Natchez, Mss., Broadway and Madisoe The Natchez "":';,X Under hew Managernezt. iR. r. CLARK, Ja., Mgr. Fztends a c9rdial weloome to euess People. eafe and Grill Roqm E. R. IlISBR. Proeletea Everything Good to Eat. Opru Da) alu Neh SL. Would You Consider A Wonderful Opportunity in Real Estate? I have something you do not run across every day, and later on some people will be disappointed that they did not grasp the op portunity to buy. Some one is going to make a handsome proSt in the future by the purchase of this particular piece of property. Vy not you? -Hero it is. Small Lulisiana plantation com bined renting and buying oppor tunity. For $250 sash you ean rent to Jan. 1, 1923, 106 acre farm, one-fourth open, mall old house and barn, timber for farm ing purposes only, on well travel led public road, seven miles from St. Joseph, Tenas Parish, wavy and productive sandy and black loam land, with the right to buy the land at the end of set year, at $35 per acre, with 6% interest from Jan. 1, 1922 and taxes, and have nothing to pay for nine years but interest and taxes and you get credit for the $250 rent the place. paid as a part of the purchase price. Like oIuylnga farm with only a $250 cash payment. Like resting a place and while living on it geot a deed for it if you want it. Why continue to pay rent when you can buy a farm home on such easy terms as this? Fine just as an investment. Invest now eves if you are not ready to move asd let the present good tennant stay on it and you get the rent be pays to help you pay for Edgar W. Whittemore St. Joseph Louislana TRESPASS NOTICE. Public Notice is hereby given that "PALO ALTO" and "BEN GAUL' Plantations, in the 2nd ward of Ten sas parish, La., are posted agains CAMPING, HUNTING and TRAP 'PING. Violators will be prosecuted AYERS TIMBER CQ., INC. LOST AUTOMOBILE TIRE. Between" Vidalia and St Joseph one 8534 Fisk tire, complete with rl, a rble d for retur to te ~ ~ I rtnttt.IAI Judicial Advertishemem u.ate of Louisiana, Parish of Team, 'tenth District Couft. BUCKNkR AND KbLINNER vs. No.6060 ktiRo. PIkArtL is. JACKbON AND IHUobAtLD E. L. JACKaON. PUBLIC NOTICE is hereby. gived that by virtue of 3 writ of B5Ls6m and ~ale to me direcbed by the abuue toaorawoe Lourt, in the above sgle matter, I nave seised and will, .. o un x, the iota day ed MAwokl, L. Lu. 1L44, otter for isle at tnau %ouit tIouse door in tho Toag or aL. Joseph, in this parish and .tate, Detween the hours of 11 o'etle a. m. and 4 o'clock p. m., the follow" g aescribed property situate in the rarsh of Tenas, State of Loaliea, and seized in the above styled met uAumbered suit, to-wit: Lot No. " of the bt. Peter plant ation, situated in the Parish of Ten sas, and .tate of Louisiana, as pluot ted and aescribed i n a certain map of said plantation made by J. W. Babbitt in August, 1908, which smid map is attached to and made pst of a deed from the Bank of" t. Jo seph to Mrs. Berta B. Young recorded in Deed Book "k"' page 244 et ueq as recorded in Deed Book "P" pag 246, to which said map special ref. erence is hereby made, said Lot Na 2 of said St. Peter plantation, con taining 192.32 acres of land, mesa or less, and is in Townships 10 and 11 Ranges 10 and 11 East. This however not to include or apply to Lot No. 2 of said partition, which is situated ifd Southwest quar ter of Section 30 Township 11 North Range 11 East. Also an undivided four-twelths interest in and to the gin house sad machinery and appurtenances therein and one acre of land on which said gin-house stands, with right of in gress and egress to and from the same. The title to the interest in said acre of land to be vested only so long as the gin is used for ginning purposes. Also Lot No. 1 of the Partition ef the Lake St. Peter plantation, as shown by map of said Lake St. Peter plantation made by J. W. Babbitt in August, 1908, according to which map said Lot No. 1 con tains 180.65 acres of land, more or lass, said map being of record in Notarlal Record "P" page 246 of the Records of Tensas parish, La., per ticular reference to which is herns imade for a more accurate descrip tion. Together with all the buildings and improvements thereon and appurte nances thereunto belonging. Terms of Sale-Cash. JOHN HUGHES, Uhuim a3. Iwah, La., hb'y. 1t4 19 _