The Alexandria herald. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1811-1826, 1813-12-08

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ser;sd in the bank book of every person
dcrositing money or other valuable proper.
~ with the company Tor safe keeping, or q
printed copy shall be delivered TO every
such person, before any such deposit shalt
he received from him. AnS it is hereb,
jexpre.siy declared, that no engagement;
can legally he mad, in the name Of said
| company, unless il contain limitation or
| restriction 20 the effect above roeited and
he company hereby expressly disavow all
responsibility for any debt or engagement
which may be made in their name not con
| tanning limitation CIR restriction 10 the
| effect Aforesaid.
ARTICLE XIX.
The company shall in no case be owners
OF any ships or vessels, or directly or in
directly be concerned in trade, or the i'm
portation or expectation, purchase or sale
, OF any goods, wares or merchandise what
| ever, (aills Of exchange, bank stock, pub
| lie securities and bullion only cxceptedl
| and except such ships, vessels, goods,
wares or mershandize as shall be truly
pledged - them by way of security "a,
debts due, owing or growing due 1. the
said Company, or purchased by them to So
cure such debts so due to tho said comrs-
ny.
ARTICLE Xxx.
The company saall not purchase or
hold any lands, tcnements or o,ker re al
estates, other than what nav be peces.
ssry for the convcnien. transaction &C its
business, unless such lands, tenemen,s
and real estates, shall have been bcns fide
and mortgaged TO the company by way Of
security, or conveyed TO il in satisfaction
OF debts contracted in the course OF deal
iHss, or purchased to secure debts contract
ed with OF due 10 the company, ard in owe
~ instance in which tia company may be-
come owners or claimants of lands, tene-
monts or real estates, tie president aud
directors arc empowered 10 sell or dispose
OF the same IL such manner as tbcy may
deem bena Eciai for the company.
ARTICLE XXI.
Any sumber OF stockholders. not less
than one hundred, who Together shall he
proprisiors of twenty-five hundred shares,
may for any purpose relative to the ius,i-
tuition, al any time, apply to the president
and directors ia cal. general mee,irr ,,f
he stockholders and il by them refuse d i.
the said number of stockholders, proDria
tors of not less than the number of shar, 5
itoresai1, shall have power to call @ &c
neral meeting of the stockholders, eivi,.c
II least sixty days notice in one or more of
he puslic newspapers ofthe city Of Wash.
''gton, specifying IN such notice the obiec.
or object. OF such call,
ARTICLE XXI.
Thirty days preceding eyerv election
(after ti.c FIRST of directors, there shall be
made out complete list Of the stockheI-
ders, whirh list shall be open at the bank
Tor Che inspection of any stoekhoIder dur
ss the said psriod
ARTICLE XIII
The president and directors shall be AZ
liberty 10 loan TO the goyernmon, of the
Ststes, to ,hs amount Of ono third of
'cir capital stock paid i'm.
ARTICLE Xxiv.
The stockholders NAV, ar q general
heetine. increase the capital stock to ten
ATHENS IF dollars. to be subscribed for ard
ala 10 as such meeting ray prescribe {:
"a "nen the Whole ten millions are sub
,cHoed i"r' there shall be appointed addi-
'7ha' directors, 10 br ron-residen,s of the
iisiIlct OF Colunoia Provided one fourth
part OF the capital stock shall be held b.,
cIizens and inhabitants Of the United
o'ates' not residing ia the district of Co.
'nmhiH: and the tockholaers, at general
meeting, may prescribe from what state
Of city such additional directors small be
taken; and may erect them into separate
board or boards, wit. power TO assist in
conducting the business of the bank, pur.
suant to such regulations as the stockhoI-
isrs may prescribe
ARTICLE XIV.
Immediately on the dtssoIutioa OF this
associations, prompt and effeetual measures
ssil DC taken by the directors then exist