Berkeley and Jefferson intelligencer. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va.) 1802-1810, 1807-02-27

directors, but the president and Eve d.
rectors shah BE necessary for the purpose
Of sransacting The general business fthe
1. Ar,ieis IL. s.oeLin.he EIsser.- Town
bank may be transferred BY the holder,
in person, 81 BY power Of attorney, at
The said bank, but IN debts actually over
due 70 tie. conpany BY I stockholder
Offering 10 sransfer, must be discharged
before such transfer shall be made.
Articlt rs. Dividends ofthe profits Of
therompany shall be made At the end Of
The Srst year. and half yearly thereafter,
and at the end Of every three years divi-
dend Of surplus profit, shall be made.
;. Article Is. The hooks, papers, eorG
respondence, funds and every transsc.
ton Of the company, shall 1t all times Be
freely open 10 the Inspection ofthe diree-
n ArtEls II. A majority ofthe directors
may, 1t any time, call = general meeting
Of The stockholders for objects relative to
the interests efthe company, they giving
sir weeks notice in th4public Prinrs, and
expressing. in such notice, the points. Or
sn6jeen to be deliberas<d upon at such
3 1sIsi. ,s. In e... The whole Of d.
shares (except those reserved for the
state shall NOT be subscribed. on the
daysf ortaking subscriptions asjiaforesaid.
The board of directors may open the sub.
IoriPions again, 1t such time and place,
or places % they or . majority, Of them
may think proper, frat giving siE weeks
notice of the same in the pnblic prints. ::
= Assiele1 10. Whenever the state, shall
become = ssockholder. to the aInouns Of
twrnty thousand dollars, of the shares
reserved, and shall haze paid up that sum
70 the bank. she shall be entitled 20 ap.
poins one director. l.. l., - : .
s; 1rtek 20. Before the president and
directors shall act as such, they shall take
IN otlh, or affirmation, =" that they win
faithfully, diligently and honestly, per.
form the duties Of theirstation )" and the
other ol6cers Of the bank, sllan take
similar oath or af6rmaeion, and shallgive
bond With security, to The Satisfaction Of
the board Of directors. for the faithful
discharge Of their dusies in their several
'- 1ssst il. Apbo.s.. offered ist d,..
count In the said bank, by any person or
Per.ona, shall on The face thereof, be
made IMPROBABLE d. the HaRer.-town
Bank, and when the drawer shall no:
reside il Hager.town, Euch note shall be
made payable at the hoase Of some per.
son in Hagsrs-,own, and notice given by
the proper servant Of the bank at sueh
house,. that sueh note hath become due,
shall be, to, all intents and purposes, held
and considered to be as somplstsly bin
ding on the drawer and endorsers, as If
notice had been Personally ssrvsd on
each OF them. - i ::
;::Artielt ~. Ard as the agricultural,
manufacturing and commercial interests
Of Washington and the adjoining eouu-
ties, win be greatly benz hted by this in
stitution, it Is believed and expected,
tha. the legislaturs will Gas they. have
heretofore done in similar cases. graz.
charter for incorporating the said com
Pany. and confirming, making legal apd
binding the several afticles and +seGula-
lions before mentioned, with such other
provisions, - to the legislature may
seem proper. provided they shall not be
inconsistens with the artieles7 Of this
agreement. The board ofdirectors are
hereby directed % present q petition TO
the legislature for this purpose, with a
.draught ofan act ofineorpora.ion, agree.
ably 10 the principles herein laid down:
they Gre hereby directed also, 70 petition
sor,. and endeayor 70 obtain in the char
terror aesof Incorporation, . power for
The said company % insure seaiuse iossss
: Given under our hands, this
dayof H.. = ~ 1907. ~
IN B. AisbtGeped, that not ssore faon
A.. En.--. y = $3.50