Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1809-12-01
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John MACLEOD, sec'ry.

o r ass o CIATIO On,
OF THE
Domestic Manufacture Company, OF
Alexandra.
" HERE4S many citizens OF tic t0soh ana
ncieh5erhoodof Aieaaad;ia, are 1oeH DIS
bosedt to aid and encourage the infant ma
,luf.etuyes foar coatatfy,0s 7Osa from tie
peril0us situation SIZE IS placed ~ as re
s5rcss Foreign nations, as from a desire to
s sender her more Independent 81 their SUP
blies, and especially Of those articles 81
e,oasl;;ng, rOhich habit has rendered, not
ueyely comfortable, bit Of first necessity.
Butte do this, indipidual good zOiA and Ct
fees taufar short oftae desirrao5Iect, and
recourse must be had in this, as IN seseral
Great designs, to firm an Elective asggre-
cate oftaients andpecuniary res0urces.--
For this purtose--We, the Subscribers to
the foilozviag Aracles Of dissertation, de-
clare our object to be--t1 RAISE f'na, 10
make advaaces on deposits for sale, and tof
The purchase and sale of articles q do
Uest;c growth & manufacture, and such
fsreie7a materials as come 1o1ta'n the aes-
cr;biion ofDye Stufs erelusiuely.--Ana
hereby form ourselOes into q Company or
limited partnersMb, and do mutually agree
rvith each other, and hereby bind ourselOes
TO conduct tbs business Of the Company IN
der the name and style Of the domestic
Manufacture Company OF alexandria,
and conforma5iv to the rules and fesguScs
tions herein after specified.
Article 1. The capital stock OF the Com
pany shall consist of Tzusnty thousand d0l'
iars 10 be divided into two thousand shares
of teu dollars each. sud to be paid 10 the
mauner following, that ia TO say, two col.
lars on each share 10 be paid at the time OF
subscribing, and one dollar on the mrs.
TUESDAY OF every month ,hereatter,tor and
during the space of eight months from the
openiSg Of the subscription aud failure
70 make punctually any payment alter inc
FIRST. shalt incur forteitGre OF all that shalt
have heen previously paid on such share.
But he capital stock OF the company may
be increased TIC any sum not exceeding
Forty Thousapd dollars, il the propr'e-
sors Of two thirds of the capital stock OF
the Company, BY their concurripg votes at
any annual meeting give their assent there
,n'anc; such increase 81 stock shallbe made
>,n by a<,di,senai shares Of Ten dollars each,
aud PAYABLE in such miscellaneous and at such
tnes as ihe Board Of Directors sha!! ap
point.
Art:cle 2. As soon as the whole or one
thousand shares of the said capital stock
ahall have been subscribed for, and the
frs. payment made thereon, meeting OF
the Stockholders shall be called by public
notice ia the Alexandria and Wash,ngop
newspapers, 10 meesin the courthouse OF
S Alsxaudria either 10 person or by proxy
duly authorised, at which meeting the
stockholders, either persooaaysor by proxy
shall elect by ballot seven oftheir own boz
dy 10 act as directors of the said Company
for one year, ADD a, every succeeding cleo
,iou two Of ths Directors who have served
the proceeding year shall be ineligible aud
should the whole seven hav ing served the
proceeding year have the greatest number
of votes. then the two lowest OF the SAID
sevcu shall be declared as uos elected, and
the two next highest Oh the liss voted tor.
shall take their place., and II IN, any case
the votes are equal. those to be appointed
mr. reiccted TO be determined BY lot and
such succeeding elections shall take place
annually on the second Tuesday in Febra.
ary bus for the present year for the mote
.immediasc organization of the business OF
she Company the election may be bed Or
an earlier day under the direction OF the
commissioners appointed to receive sub.
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