Portland gazette and Maine advertiser., 1806-04-07
Nfsrc of Taber'y BiLL.

\ Law having paiIcd the Legislature
prohibiting the iiiung NJ, aHd rlzting
II highly penal I'D pals, the bills vi private
perlous and in obedience thereto an f,ch
h.Ils were cr.Itd wv nv thc iud idu4ls WHO
iHued them. except jhOIe ~ Neilrs Iaber i
| Son, wl.cl. c-.-illeL tU circulate tO "A large
amount and uutlilE Was luue by them 10
prevent u ln coniequence RI which the
Board of Directors Uf the Aaiae Dar SadyIrd
with the Directors of Portland BANK. and ie-
vera rrlpectablg perlOns who Thought iaid
bili. ought not 10 pals any Tonga took mra-
| lures 20 hop their circulation, which they
\ cuuGdertd as injurious tO the interest Of laid
Hank, ard the community al large-And
IN order that = cllrs .hlr * son thould he
IJncommoded thereby ~ HliIe " pofibIc, and
20 al!it them IN rcdeeming their bills, the
lozlI agreed with them in writing, a. fol-
Lows:
Maine BaHE, Se5f. 10, 1905.
Voted by the Board that III order u fup-
prefs tie circulation Of bills iRucd by private
perlous under five dollars. which prevent in
great meaiurc the circulation Of curCvu biIls.
and therefore iriurious 20 the B4nks; that tbs,
Board viii, i'll confederation Uf The inccnvs-
nience which Elav arife TO John Iaber :, Son
from the adopting proper and legal measures
to luppreis the patLng Of their bills, agree
with them as follows :-lft that they Du5ih
iuch adv crtilements III The Portland psPcrs for
calling in their bills, - fhall be approved Of
by this beard and pledge their hon0rs tO ufe
all due means in their power 10 p ev51I their
circulation and not 20 iliue any mere, di-
rectlv Or INDIRECTLY "a. That the Bank re-
ceive their bills, and make loans 10 them week
ly ~ the amount Of what may be received
which bills llaIl he deitroved when their notes
for the fame are ditcounted; and further, will
aillt them III redecning their bills by other
loans all which loans not 10 exceed the FUN
q ten thoui4nd dollars fh the VhOle--iuch
notes I'D be renewed once without check, IL
Tequeltsd-This agreement to be made under
the hands Of the iaId 1aber < Son, ans facred-
iy adhered 10 on their pars and the Board
hereby allure The --id Taher q > ln, thar IL
thAll Ia Ike manner bc binding On them
Voted, that tie foregoing be communicated
u the Portland Baa1 and aii0 the fad I aber
& son. Atte0. DAVE HAZE. CaAlr
We the lubl rIbers agree to the toregoinr,
and conlder the fame binding on or part
Portland, September q, 1905.
JOHN TABERSl SON.
2 true copy-AtJeR,
DAVID HALE. Gather"
In purGuauce Of the forcg ing a.
greement iEaed by the faid TaLe-& Son, the
Directors. ConfIing III the good -teab 4al bo~sr
OF the lajd Taber & Son, not only loaned them
fad fun Of 10000 dollars, bot more than
twice that amount; and Gid every thing IL
their power 70 facilitate the redemption eff
[iid bills iu the wav mott favorable w rhera-
z,sJ ,,4I 4 , = r
tOTy proof Of the ia;d 1aber z, Sons cuntinu-
ing 70 iiiue and pals their sfis. contrary -
their agreement made as aforclaid, cid fal
Directors refule (as by their advertisement uf
March 20th) TO receive and redeem Their bills
aud ioan them money for thar purpolc. TbeIe
tatts exiting, with what propriety could
Mefrs Taber & Son come forward and de-
clare to the pubtsc, tBqt tb,y b3urJr fbs Dye7srI
esAla ba0e 40 objection tB tjcir 5g67ae fbriS bills
and alto intinuating that fBe DDey7o,J oAly rgiE-
~ 70 Fs2 fbe p5I!ag ef tBeiy Ei 7cGile fBe mali
6Hs 95ail bank 1usrr igzg and getting inf5 eireu-
HltioH-and Ekewiie alledging that tBe Di e6lo,s
rad bsea Jnfo med abovf their bolfsp tbeir EiYs,
when they themleves have confefed it
How can the Directors Be milaken about the
amount of their bills In circulation, when the
market Is full or them; and when they are i'll
the pocket of every man who is allie 10 carry
money init And what mul he the imprel-
hsn on every msn : mind, when be is inform
ed that more than $4,000 Dollars Of Taber'a
bills have already been taken in at the Bank,
and carried in by others for redemption, and
that they ttih continue largely in circulation,
contrary to law, and contrary to the e1prels
agreement ofthe faid 1 aber < Son; and eveu
their PIghted faith and honor AN iB.i+
fiEg' are before The public, who will jsdge
whether the Directors have, Or have not, ruii-
fizt.E fbet, eonflsaer
BY order of the Board,
DAVID HALE, CaJEier-
Maize BarL, A8yI 4, 1906.