The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1804-08-22

immediately in writing his dent on the minutes
OF the proceedings of the board, and give public no.
tice to the hockhoderS that iieh dividend has been
declared. -
Art. H. Thefe articles of agreement Iall be pub
liihed III two newspapers in the Town of Alexandria
for month and FOR the further information of all
perfons who may traniaa buiinefs with, or in any
| manner give credit to lad Company, every bond bill
note, other ntrument of CONTRACT, by the effect or
terms ofwhich the Company may be charged, or held
liable Tor toe payment ofmoney, ihal ipeclly declare
in fuch form the Board of Directors iall pteicrbe
that payment HALL be made our of the Joint funds of
the Bank OF Potomac according to the preient articles
OF aiiocia,on, and not oherwiie copy of the l4th
article of this aocation fall t inherited in the Bank
Book OF every perton depoitng money, or other Va
uable property with the Company for fate keeping,
or printed copy fhall be delivered to every fuch
peron, before any fuch depot all be received from
him. And it is hereby expressly declared that no en-
gagement legally be made in the name of faid Conn
Pany, unles it contain limitation reriction to the
effect above recited and the Company hereby ex-
preisy dilavow all Responsibility for any debt or en-
gagement, which may be made in their name, not
containing limitation or relrictioI to the effect a.
forefaid.
Art. IS. The Company fhail in no cafe he owners
of any hps vefies, directly indirectly be con-
cerned in trade, of the importation or expectation,
purchaie or fae of any goods, wares, merchandise
whatever (bills of exchange ard bullion only except
ed) and except fuch fhips velels, goods wares, or
merchandise ihal be truly pledged to them by way
OF fecurty for debts due, owing growing due to the
iaid Company, purchaled by them TO fecure fuch
debts 10 due to the iaid Company.
Art 19. IF any vacancy hall at any time happen j.
mong the Directors by death, regnation, or other
wife, the reldue of the Directors for the time being
hall elect Director to FIJI the vacancy.
Art 20. The Company fhall not purchafe or hold
any lands tenements, other real eates other than
what may BE neceary for the convenient traniattion
of its bunefs unIefs fuch lands tenements and real
eltates fhal have been bona 6de mortgaged to the
Company way offecurity or conveyed 10 it in Fats
faction of debts prevouAy contracted in the courfe of
dealings, Purchaed to fecure debts with
or due to the iad Company and in every inflance in
which the Company may become owners claimants
OF lands, tenements, real eates the Board of Di-
rectors are empowered to fell diipofe of the fame
in fuch manner as they may deem beneficial for the
Company.
Art 81. Amy number of Stockholders, not lefs than
forty, who together hall be proprietors of five hun
dred ihares may, for any purpole relative the in
Intuition, at any time apply to the PRECEDENT and Di
rectors to call general meeting of the Stockholders
and it by them refued, the aid number OF Stockhol-
ders, proprietors of not es than the number OF flares
aforeaid, ihall have power call general meeting
OF the Stockholders giving at leaf 60 days notice in
one ormore of the public newspapers of the OLA
iexandria ipecifying in fch notice the object or OBJ
jects of fuch call
Art %. Immediately On the diffolution of this ao-
citation, prompt and efectua meafures fall be taken
by the Directors then exiting, for cloing all the
Germs OF the Company and fo dividing the capital and
profits which may among the Stockholders in
proportion to their REFLECTIVE interefts.
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