The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1812-02-18

Pollard, Philip n. Nicholas, John .A,.b,cr.
Thomas rutherford, William Marshal. &
Colin McRae In MOI ,lk for 4,l6C sn;..es
under the superintendent of Richerd II.
Lee, Larkin Smith, Littleton W. Tazeweil.
Richard Blow, John l.. Holt, Theodu,.ck
Armstead, Robert 3. Taylor, NJ. Fisk, K.
4. S,eed. w. p. Tester, A. j. McCnco
IS. b. Archer, G. Newton and G.. w. Mau. 3
pm lin !yncllburg, for 1866 shares, under
The superintendance of Anselm Lynch. g.
Reevely, Isaac Otey, w. Hopkins. Tbonss
Moore, w. Mitchell, T.. Higgenbotha.o w
laws. w. Norvell, $. Anthony, w. WAR
wick, Charles Johnston, John D.bney. James
Graham, Edward Watts and Christonher
Clarke In Winchester, for 1856 shares
Innder the superintendent of ]. Williams
Ed. Smith, G.. Magill, b. Carson, E. Nc,
Guire, Daniel Lee, ID. Gold, Isaac Baker.
| j. Gamble, A. Miller, z. Lauck, II. st. G,
Tucker. A. III. Powell. l.. Woife and l..
Brent In Petersburg, for 2C83, under tie
superntcndance of Robert Pcgram, John
Pegram, >. Hinton, w. Wills, ]. V. Will
cox, J: Hinton, J. Bragg, ID. Walker, J..
w. Wilder, ID. Burgc, E. II. Hicks, j. F..
MAY, j. Allison and r. Boiling lin Fre-s
dericksburg, for 1865 shares, under the SUI
Penntendance of r. Stanaitl, J. Minor, X.
ration, J. Mundell, L. Goodwin, Il. 5. Chew !
". Minor, Z. l.. Stevenson. NV. Green. !. !
scott, K. Mackey, II. Mercer, Dabncv,
fierndon and A. Walker and in Staunton.
ior !2o3 shares, under the superintendent
OF "A. Anderson, a. Fulton, Chapman
Johnson, A. Stuart, John Brown. r. Porter
held, A. St. Clair, j. Wayt, S. Clarke. T..
I!i.Mcl'owel, J. Z. Sewers and Jacob Swoope.,
he Subscription to be kept oEcn, at least.
Tor / days, and if not completed within that
| time, to be kept open until the number Of
| shares, at the places before mentioned yes
pectveiy, shall be subscribed for s. no long
er' nut II the subscription be filled before
the end OF the. 10 days, then immediately af-
ter the same shall be so filed, no person or
persons shall be admitted, during the re-
malnder OF the term, to subscribe for more.
than shares-every share taken to he
deemed and held TO be fna: the sole use Of
the person subscribing, OF of the one in
whose behalf the subscription was declared
TO be made at the time Of subscribinpL
during the first 10 days, no ,suI,scr;ntion
to be made in the name or for the use ofanv
inhabitant of the towns (wherein books are
opened,) unless it be made in the books the
town, where such person resides
| ne subscribers to said Bank, their sue.
cessors &c. to form a corporation, whose
chartered powers are to continue until the
lst June, 1927, Us years y and they are
made capable OF having and holding &c.
| lands, rents, tenements, goods. effects &c
to the amount of $4,000, 666 I'D, including
their capital stock.
NO person &c. to subscribe for mere than
50 shares In any one day, except in the case
before provided for; but in case the srh-
scsiptious made at one place shall exceed the
number OF shares authorised to be there ia
Ken, the excess is to be reduced by striking
on from the subscription (highest in amountj
share or shares, until it be equal to the
next highest; and so on, unsil the aggregate
or subscriptions shall be reduced to the num-
Der authorised to be tax en- at that place
anu IN case a greater number of shares nQp
De allowed to one or more OF the subscribers
than to the rest, or, SO many more shares
are taken at one place than the law allows, as
that there is not even one share to each sub
scriber, the Commissioners are then to de-
termine by lot, in whom the greater num-
Der, OF the right of holding enc share, Gas
the case may hey Shall vest
| or the government of said corporation
there shall be Is directors for the bank ar
Richmond and 13 FOR each of the branch
banks to be established at Norfolk, Lynch
oaTg, Winchester, Petersburg and Frcde-
Ir1cksburg-e of those of the mother bank. Sc
ain the branches, to be elected by Joint bal
lot OF the Legislature, or by such committee
OF their own body, Or officer or officers of the
government, or such commissioners as the
Legislature may from time to time appoint
he rest OF the directors to be elected b1y the
lotockfoiders at general meeting to be held
:" t.iNpihoiiti OH inc w eQneSdaV alter the
| LIST Monday in every year. The directors
shall be all citizens of Virginia.-In case
there shall be no election of directors at the
above specified time, the corporation shall
not, Tor that cause, be held to be dissolved.
but it may be lawful on ally other day with
In 10 days thereafter, to hold and make am
election OF directors in such manner as mar
be regulated by the ordinances Of said corpo-
RATIONALE vacancies in the board of Direct
ors are to be filed up by themselves-1he
directors at the several banks, at THEN 1st
meeting after each election, shall choose one
OF their own body as President.
On the 1st of May next, and every 3odays
thereafter, if the subscription be not sooner
closed, the commissioners in the other towns
are to transmit to those in Richmond, a list
OF the subscribers and of Il = shares belong
ing to each, and a statement of the sub
scripton money received; and as soon as
the 7vhole number Of shares before directed
TO he dfShoSed Of shall be subscribed for, the
commissioners in Richmond are to give no
tee IN the Gazettes OF that fact. as we'll as
oil place in the said city, as also of a time
within 20 days from such notification, for
proceeding to the choice of directors--the
persons to be then and there chosen, to be
the first Directors and capable of serving
until their successors shall be duly elected.
And the Directors so chosen for the Bark of
Richmond shall forthwith put the same, To-
eether with its several Offices of discount Sr