The Delaware gazette., 1810-03-28
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require for AT least six month, previous to shc
time appointed for such meeting.
ADJ'iCfE YXJ

| ARTICLE XXI.
| These articles of agreement shall he published
in the NEWSPAPERS of the borough of Whining
ton for one month, aud for the further iniorna-
ton OF all persons who may transact business
| with, or in any manner give credit to this COM
| pany every bond, bill, pote or other instrument
| of contract by the effect or terms of which the
| company may he charged or held liable for the
payment OF money, shall specially declare IN shch
| manner as the board Of directors may prescribe,
! that pay ment shall be made out of the joint
funds OF this company, according to the present
articles OF this association, and not otherwise, and
copy of the l8th article of this association
| shal! be inserted in the bank book of every per.
| son deposting money or other valuable property
with the company for safe custody, or printed
copy shall be delivered to every person before
any such deposit sha have been received.
| And It is expressly declared that no engage
ment can be legally made in fhe name Of the said
| company unless it contains Limitation or re-
strlc,ion to the effect above recited, and the conf
| pany hereby expressly disavow all responsibility
! Tor any debt or engagement which may be made
In their name, not containing limitation, or res
| stric;ion to the effect aforesaid.
ARTICLE XXI.
Immediately the dissolution of this a.sotia-
| ton eifectua measures shall he taken by the ex.
sting directors or closing all the concerns of the
company, and for dividing the capital and profits
which may remain among the stockholders in
| proportion TO their respective interests.
liz WITNESS whereof WE have hereunto set
our names and firms the day of
in the year Of our Lord, one thousand eight hum
| dred and ten.
Whereupon, on motion,
hesol0ed, That a committee Of five persons he
| appointed commissioners to open books for the
| subscription of the capital stock aforesaid, and
! that the aforesaid commissioners, or a majority
| cl them shall open said books on the first Mon
day in April next ensuing, at 9 o'clock, A. M.
| at such place as the commissioners may appoint
and shall continue them open until o'clock,
| T. M. and shall remain. open between those
hours for at least one day and for three days un-
less sooner filed, and if it shall SO happen that
more than the stipulated number Of shares should
be subscribed for on the first day, then the COM
| 'n'sSoners aforesaid are to apportiob them a.
| mong the subscribers by deducting from the
highest subscription, until they are reduced to
the proper number; or if more persons than there
are shares, then the commissioners to cast lots
10 decide to whom they shall belong, and the
commissioners will, on deciding to whom the
| shares may belong, and on the Individual hold
er OF stock subscribing the articles of ASSOCIATE
on, iss"e receipts for the money received by thcns
Al the time of subscribing. These receipts, with
the original subscription, shall be deemed good
evidence OF the quantity of stock to which each
subscriber shall be entitled in this company, but
no person or persons shall be permitted 10 SUBJ
| scribe on the first day on which the books are
opened for more than ten shares, nor shall any
. subscriptions be permitted by proxy on the first
day. and if the stock be not subscribed on the
he ks fo ~.
second day on the same terms as the first, except
as to the prevention of subscription by proxy y;
but 1t they are not filled the second day, then
the commissioners may permit any person or per-
sons TO subscribe for any number of shares, until
the whole number is completed & should it so
happen that part of the shares of this bank
shall not be subscribed for during the three first
days allotted to keep the hooks open, the COM
m'ssoners shall appoint place or places for the
books to remain open for receiving subscriptions
until directors are elected who shall as soen az
convenient make the necessary arrangements
therefor: Providdaerertheless, That no body poS
tic or corporate shall be permitted to subscribe
for stock in this institution.
Resolved, That as as three thousand shares
of the capital stock Of the aforesaid bank arc sub
| scrbed Tor the commissioners aforesaid shalt
| Immediately proceed to call meeting Of the
stock holders alter giving at least ten days pub
lie notice, and that the said stock holders when
so convened shall elect by ballot nine directors
for the purpose of filling the blank in the Sd al-
,icle Of the foregoing articles of association, and
| when SO elected the aforesaid commissioners
shall Immediately pay over ia such directors the
amount of the subscription .I,nies in their
hands.
Resolved, That John WAY, Robert Hamilton,
Daniel Lowber, James Jeffres. and John Tor.
bert be appointed the commissioners to acs in
conformity with the foregoing resolutions.
The undersigned, in conformity 20 ihcir an-