Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1813-12-25
Bank OF the Metropolis.
To al 70 Sohom REESE presents shaH
come, or "a any GUlse concern

To al 20 SoAom reese presents shaH
come, or "a any 9Uise concern
BE IT KNOWN, and II is hereby
nroclalmeG, ts,t Nc tue subscribers, as
socia,ing iogetacr, have formed CON
pany or limited partue ship, and 10 'nu-
tualiy agree wub each other, AID he5e-
by bibd ourselves, to conduct the ousi-
ness of the company, under the naps x
styie cf " the President and Directors
eli fhe Ban4 Of the .Netrof o.is, and
conto,mab!y TO the rules aud 'csula-
tions nereinafter specified. And we do
CO. enant and agree with each otner, snd
declave that wc and all persons who al
sny tine hereafter may transact ousl.
ness with sad Company, s'aii be bound
an concluded by these our iundamen-
tai articles OF ASSOCIATION
ARTICLE I.
The copaytnersmp shall he AID con-
tinue Tor the term vi tceGty-one years,
from and at or the opening OF the sub.
sc riptiop, unl;ss charter Is sooner Oh
tanned; but the proprieto's OF two
thirds of the capital stock, t the com
paw may, by their concur,ing votes at
a general meet,ng to be called Tor that
express purpoae, dissolve the name at
any sr;or period ProF;dcH, that notice
OF such meeting and IL. object shau be
published IT. one or more OF TIE wash
ington newspapers, once week, Tor SIX
months prt. isus thereto; and If the
president aud directors st their hrst
mestinv alter the election ID tn last
v.ar oftbe ssores said ,tern- two thirds
ri that hosy eoncurring. shah DC OF ori'
x,on. that it will be proper and expe-
dent to eon,inue the copartncFshlp tor
fnrther lirrited term not exceeding
twep,y.ofe wears, ,hey shall have power
An decide on the same. ard shall inne-
aia,e}v make known their decision by
nuhitcasion IN oae pr u,ote Washington
Newspapers. s. the president & directors
are seresc auth>riset at any tire to sp-
!, MY Tor and aecept sach charter as may
b. aercsd upon with'the concurrence OF
nine members Of ,hei body.
sRYIcIE II.
The capital ssock OF the coIntahy
-.h,n cons,steof ore million OF dollars,
uoney Of the Upited States, toee divid-
.asaio shares OF fer,y dollars each, and
-. no nuiA In the manner following, that
= 90 sas one dollar on each share TO
~ Nod \, tue si,ae Of subscribing; one
.do.,a; in eorty-6ve DAYS; two dollars ~
ninety d SIS; two dollars in one hundred
and e;ob,y days !; two dollars In two
hnns,red and sesentv days; two dollars
In tarce snadrcd and sixegs i've days
,hrce dollars in two years; TIRES dol
lars iss three years: four dollars IN tour
,.ars fons dollars in Ave years; tour
dollars in six wears; four dollars IN Sc
en years: four dollars IN eight wears,
ana hour dollars in nine years alter zoe
.;,ne of ooshipg the subscription, And
!, shall be Optional with any steckhnsaer
~ anr line 10 6ll up his share or shafe'
by TIE payment of the residue OF inc
mones due thereon and shat tnefeeP'
=, re- entitiea 10 receive dividends ~
future. in i,roportiaa 10 the whole a
,nount PAL 47apon such share or tnSfes
p,.p;e,e a. hat The dividend or d'sideoa'
- s,ea s,,sas so paid, shall not com
,-,re mss the fret day f the month
n,x, ensuing such payments And
allure 70 make pupe,asliy, any OF the
.,;,, 6, :, mentioned six instruments on
.ns sbar, shall incur forsei.nre o
- ii, . /, az Of the CON YanY, ol
( ali tsat shall hs, been previously pam
thereon !. add such share sllst pc seie
{ ss -. president as3 directors TOR the
.bens6t .of he coapany, but 'aele s s
me no forfeiture afer the gay r'cnt 9ss '.
dollars on each share, but susn dean