The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-07-03
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NOTICE.

THE Commissioners appointed by the Presidenc
oil the United States, to superintend at Proy-
dence the subscriptions towards constituting the
capital Of the BANK OF THE UNITED STATES.
hereby give Norlcs, that in conformity to an acs
ofCongress passed on the tenth day OF April last.
entitled, In acf 10 incoforate he Sbscribers to
The Bank Of The Uaed Siatess," subscriptions Books
will he opened at the ROGER WILLIAMS BANK.
on the first day Of July next, and will continue open
every day from the time Of opening the same, be-
tween the hours Of ten O'Clock in the forenoon and
four o'clock in the afternoon, for the term Of twentv
days, exclusive OF Sundays when the same will be,
closed
That any individual, company, corporation. or
state may subscribe for any number of shares of the
capital OF said Bank, not excee ding three thous-
and shares anc At the time of subscribing, there
must DC paid on each SHARE Eve dollars in gold or
silver coin OF the United States, or of foreign coins
and twenty-five dollars in like coin or in fun
ded debt m The manner following that is 10 say the,
payments m coin must be made in gold or silver coin
OF The United States, or in gold coin Of spain or
the dominons OF Spain at the rate cf one hundred
cents Tor every twenty-eight grains and sixty hun.
dredths of gram OF the ss,usi weight thereof or
in other foreign gold silver coin, at the several
rates prescribed by the first section of an net reyu
iatng the currency OF foreign coin In the Jjhitel
States, passed on the tenth day of April, 1906 that
10 to say,
The gold coins of Grca, Britain and Portugal.
at the rate of one hundred cents for every
twenty,sevsh grains Of the actual wcighe
thereof.
The gold coins of France, NJ the rate Of one
hundred certs for every twenty seven grains
and two hiths of grain Of the actual weighs
thereof
Spanish milled dollars, At the rate of one hundred
cents tor each the actual weight whereof
shall not be less than seventeen penney.
weights and seven grains, and in proportion
Tor the parts OF dollSr-crown Of France.
at the rate Of one hundred and ten cents for
each crown, the actual weight whereof shall
not be less than eighteen pennryweights and
seventeen gralns' and IN proportion for the
parts Of crown.
The payments made in the funded debt of tho
United states will be received at the following
rates that is to say,
The funded debt bearing an interest of six psr
centum per anntm, at the nominal or par val.
NC thereof the funded deb, bearing an interest,"
ofthrce per centum per annum, at the rate of
sny-hve dollars tor every sum Of one hun-
dred dollars Of the nominal amount thereof. /.
and the funded debt bearing an interest of sew
en- per centum per annum. at the rate Of one
hundred and six dollars and fifty one cents
Tor every sum Of one hundred dollars of the
nominal amount thereof, together with the
amount OF the Interest accrued on the said
several denominations Of funded debt, 10 bc
computed and allowed to the time Of sub-
.erlbng the same to the capital of the said
Bank and
That at the time and place Of subscribing, each
and every subscriber must deliver 10 the Commis-
sioncrs the certificates of funded debt Tor the fun.
ded debt proportion of their respective subscrip-
ons, together with power OF attorney, in the form
following-that is to says.
KNOW al men by these PRESENTS thae
I---------. Of the state Of -----,a a subscri.
ber for --- shares of The capital Of the Bank
OF the United states. do hereby authorize and
empower Seth Weston, Il. X Dexter and
James DWolf or majorit, Of them, COM
at mt ling tb.
tons at Providence in the state of Rhode.
Island, In person or by substitute, TO trans.
Ter IN due form Of law, the funded debo
whereof the certificates are hcrcunto anne Z.
cd. TO the President, Directors and COMPANY
OF the Bank of the United states, az soon aa
the Bank shall be orgpnsed Erovjded al.
redys, That IL, in const Que nee of the amor.
tionment OF the shares al the capital of said
Bank among the subscribers. in the manner
by law directed, the said funded debt shall bs,
pfa greater amount than shall be necessary
10 complete the payments Of the funded debt
portion for the shares to be apportioned, only
so much Of the funded debt shall be trsnfer-
red by virtue Of the power and authority
hereby given, as shall BE- necessary to com.
plete such payments
Witness my hand and seal, this ----- day
of---- 1916.
Signed and deliveredl
IN the presence Of
NIB The wording Of the power must be cham
ged when necessary to meet the cases Of subscrn.
lions by companies. corporation, or state aud ,ic
parties should acknowledge the execution of Me
power before magistrate, Sho will certify the satEc
under his hand and seal in she usual form
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Providence. June i.18i6.
OFFICE OF CLAIMS.