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The Hancock County Bank*
THE HANCOCK COUNTY BANK is one of the most thriving financial institutions in the State It was established in 1899 with a capital of $10,000, which was increased
Home of the Hancock County Bank at Bay St. Louis.
to $15,000, and later the earnings and surplus of the Bank, amounting- to $15,000, was added to the original capital, increasing it to $30,000. At this present writing the capital,
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surplus and undivided profits of this institution total $60,000, besides $18,750, which has been paid out in dividends. The present deposits of the Hancock County Bank is $397,567.25. This institution is prominently identified with the American Bankers’ Association and the Mississippi Bankers’ Associa-
HANCOCK COUNTY BANK BUILDING AT PASS CHRISTIAN.
tion. The bank operates branch banks at Pearlington and Pass Christian. 'I heir bank building is one of the most attractive in the State, and is equipped with a steel vault, which is remarked by experts to be one of the finest and most