Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-05-03
asa MeeHngof Merchants At Tripletfs

Atd 4ceunS0f MefchantS dt ~ ptcssS
IS Hotsl. for Ike purpase Of taking into.
consideration aplan for another Iasas
ruiice ConEsssy ia the Town of Alex
: sl,tlria,' Tie following articles Of as
soeiatfon were agreed upon, adopted.
Ordered to l,e published and as,bsctip-
t;an opened at Triplett's Hotel on
fIhdrstlay The 18th May next, under the.
s observation-disclosures of the following Conn
.naissioners, VIZ. MessFs. John 6. Ladd,t
ssoseph Dean, Robert Young, Thomas
N6we,l, VIM. Smith. John Jackson.
John Gird, Georsan C olesnan, Joseph
MandevilIe, Philip Triplett, James
Anderssns George Tayler, Ferdinand
EiagstelIer, Daniel Somcrs and Afm
Il Aodgson.
Join 6. IsADD, Chairman.
w Il. 3toDGSON, Secretary.
April IS, 1915.
10 all whom these presents shall come
~ 81 any wise concernBe 1t Enoarn,
: !, sa,,t. Il S hereby ~ .lrimed, that'we the
subscribers assoeiatipg together nave
formed a Company or linsited partner
( ssA;.,. and do mutually agree with each
athcr aaahersby bind ourselves tocen-
,lact tie business of the Company UNI
der the naiae anu stile Of the Press-
dent &, D;;rsetsrs Of The Colain5ian IN
s,s,.ersse Compafs Of .alegcsiria.; and
conformablY toitha rules y regulations
hereinafter specified. And we do CO.
Is yenaslt and a.,rec with each other and.
declare. that We and all persons Who
Al any fine hereafter may transact but
nass with said Company, shall be bound
and concluded BY these our iundamen-
sal articles Of association.
.aMicle /.
The copartnership shah be and cont
nue. for the term oE,twenty one years from
and after the opening OF subscriptions;
palessa charter is sooner obtained, aad
If the president and directors at their
first NEE zinc after the election in the last
wear ftse aforesaid term two thirds con-
csrring) Shall be of opinion that It will
be proper and expedient to continue the
copartnership for further limited time,
not exceeding tgeaty-one years, they
shall hove power TO decide on the same,
and shall Immediately make known thelr
decision by publication in one or more
Alexandria or ashington Newspapers.
And tie president aad directors are here
by aarnorised at any time to apply Tor
and accept such charter as may pc a.
greed upon with the concurrence OF two
Thirds Of that body.
article 9.
The Cap;tal Stock may consist OF ilye
hundred thousand dollars moaey OF the
TT. States, to be divided into shares OF
iftv dollars each and to be paid in the
manner folIowing--Each person on SUD-
sscribing shall pay to the commissioners
Tnereinaiter named, ten dollars on each
and every share so subscribed, that is to
say, one dollar in money, one dollar IN
thirty DAYS, one dollar III sixty days, two
dollars in ninety days. three dollars in
one hundred and twenty days and two
dollars in enc hundred and fifty days,
which I've last mentioned payments shall
be by notes made payable at some one
Bank in Alexandria withan endorser on
each to be approved by the said Comiais-
f;oners or majority, five constituting a
board or quorum. And for the remaining
dorty dollars paysble on each share, the
persons subscribing as aforesaid, shall
grant to the president and directors here
matter first to be appointed, Cor to such
person as may by them be appointed .
eTrsstee for that pnrposel notes payable
on demand. with such security as shali
be approved by the said president and d.
rscsors or d majority Of than. And pay
meat og the said notes may be called for
in snch portions and at sue stiEnes as the
president and directors for the time be-
Ing may deem expedient and necessary,
giving forty days notice IN one ct the
newspaper published in the Town OF a
S1exandrm. s. City of Washington resPec-
lively. of the sum required and tas tune
and place at which, payments to De made.
And if any subscriber, his executor, adj
miaistrator OF. assigns shall fail to paw the
notes given at the time Of subscribing. or
any of thern as the same become due, or
shall fail to grant to the president and d.
rectors hereinafter first to be appointed,
Cor to the Trustee if appointed for that
purpose1 or t.sreunto being required
note or notes Cor tie forty dollars per share
payable on. demand with security to be
approved as aforesaid. Or shall fail to
nav tho call or calls which shall at any