The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1818-03-11
BANK LAW.

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TINS State, and 10 addition TO the |" Act TO
regulate process against banks and insur.
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due from ,ny incor1,,,,,d n-nk !, lis s,.,. ~.
bond h;iI nate ch,ck n, h;lI ~, ,rch.,.. .nH
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IN. foliowiny manner ~ mn a, IN. n,,d l;i
noe,. check or hi nj .xrh,,r, shan bs ,r6.,
"a q, ,he nr;o;,l chi; <yhch sa;l w,;, shs,I h
;o,be s,m. farm .nd th. ..me osoc..d;,g. O.. ,ha,,.
on IN all respec,s shs1 b', Ia as n, nruy,iod IN
the Sore,ron,r sec,;op And the pron.r of;ccr ,o
WIN ,sI, u,,;, .b ,ll he dei,.red xh.W ,be,son A.,
,ach goods and ch.,,cls or re.i estate ne the n MI
ap.,a,, which ,he vri, shall issue eoud in amoun,
70 the laid in said wr;, and tr s.n, or.uch
goods and chA,,eis ar rev. estate To s., f4;ci.nt
rnua,t ,h,n Lao .,.ch th, goods anil cb.,,el. ar
real c,,.ie, or III any or ei,ser of the ind;yi,u.i
p.rsons uho al al, a, The t;m, ~ the n,o,.., n. ,h
p,ss,l,n, and nrsc,ors os s,,cl pant .nd H. w,r,
or such ,o,,l, and oha,,els or real estate shall ar
resi- the nodes of said nrrsons or such oS them ..
sba he found IN hi, nr,cinet and in case ;udymrnt
shalt be rendered against said Bank The ,ourt rem
4 ing the same she,l ward in damages the amoun,
OF ,el, bona La note check or tisi of exchange
and4nefes, from the d,e of The pr,,es, af,re s.;d
provided, tnst tie aid .Presu,ent and Direc,ors
whose Individual property may have been .stsched
or their bodies arrested sh., have liber,,, all or
either of them 10 MI, ad ia answer TO said action
ttat The ro pa, n, &c ,he debt or debts ON which
ne said writ i,s,,ed was ,soned by the nab,,tv
OF the Bank 10 ma, the ssme, and that such inability
wss p.,a, cd by the destruction or loss Of property
Of sad B.ok. by me ans of The public enemies or
b, ti,e. or food or bv ohbery. or theft, or earth
urakes or harricanes. which SAID rica being salts
tactosiiy substana,ed. shah constitute good valid
defence 10 sad action SO "a, q. said President and
preo,or. are by tis act rendered liable in their in
l,vJu.i capaci,ie.. an, no further. proyid.d fur.
,her. that when any director, including ,bc p,ssi
dent shalt have paid more ,bso AN equal pro,or, ion
of any such debt aud d images, as azores id. com.
puiiny said pr por,ion by The. number Of directors
incudng the President. such Directors shall have
nis :, NEEDY over r.in ay and every Of those Direct
ors who shall have paid less than such proportion,
Prv,ted also, that Whenever several ac,ions be-
,weenthe same par,ies shah be brought before the
same Cour, at the same Term. upon de m snds which
mighl have been sued f3r in one action, the Court
shall have mower 10 allow costs in one Of said actions
only
SECT. 2 .a,ld be IL further enacted. That in case
an, such Bank against whom iudu men ,hs be rem
dered as aforesaid shalt fr The space Of thirty DAYS
neglect or omi, TO nav the fl annouat thereof with
interest ur 10 the day of payment. into the fce of
the Clerk Of the Court or 10 the party in whose Ia.
vour sa "a ude,neo, "A >, 10 The officer who
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