State Ex Rel. Barrett v. First National Bank

&emdash;This is an original proceeding in quo warrmto to determine the authority of a national bank engaged in business in the city of St. Louis to establish and conduct a branch bank at another than, its regular place of business in said city.

I. A national bank is an artificial legal entity, created to facilitate the transaction of fiscal affairs under the authority of the laws of the United States. Like other corporations, it possesses such powers as are granted to it by the act of its creation, or more comprehensively stated, whitíh lxave been or may be conferred upon it by Congress within…