Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1819-09-28
Y. \. BANK pROXIES.

publish the following act OF congress pass-
ed at The last session. aud subioin to- IL
the form Tor constituting proxies To vote for
directors IL that bank. or on anv question
which, may occur at any stated or special
meeting of the stockholders. This form.
we have authority Ia state has been aU-
proved hy the counsel OF the bank
An act TO iniurce those provisions ct
the act, entitled Au ACT 10 incorporate
The subscribers TO the Bank OF iis DATED
STATES, which rebate Ia the right OF voting
for directors, aud for other PURPOSES.
tsECT. ! e. .iF Il srcc!t9 ~ ne Sca.de and
House % Representatives. Of tie jR0ti StuteS #
6Pe'1ca "a Congress 0syeAibied Fiat NJ al
elections at directors OF The Bank ot the a..
! States, hereafter 10 hc held, under aud 10y
virtue OF, the Act TO incorporate the sui
scIibers e. tie Bank Of the United Statcs,'
Whenever any person shall Obcr 10 the Judges
Of such election more lhen thirty votes in liza
whols, inC!uiilig those offered ia biS onu right
! aud those offered by him as attorney. proxy.
or aren't, for ANY others, the said Judges Of
The eIcetnn>, ar any one of them, are hereby
authorized aud required to administer to the
said person sn oterin. 10 vote, tne following.
oath OF affirmation, viz:
I, -, do sO'emnly swear, Cor affirm rs The
case uiaS be,) that have no interest, directly
or Indirectly, IN the shares upon which shall
votc al This election, attorney for others;
thai those shares are, TO The best OF my kuOW-
ledge ant heiief, truly. aud in good faith
now stard; aud that III voting at this election
! SHAH not, IN amy ndnuer, violate the first
fundamental article OF the" Act 80 ihcorpo-
rate the subscribers To the Bank of Tie United
States" And the said Judges OF elections or
any one of them, shalt De authorised and en-
powered III their discretion, orat the instance
OF any stockhosder OF tne hauE, to administer
the said oath o. aihma,i ion 10 any person offer
. Ing 20 vote al any election.
SECT. 2. Ind Il b. Etrthcr crfcied That no
person ShaIibe eHiitledto vote a. ANY snch elec.
u"n as attorney, proxy, o. agent for an, other
! person, coparinershp, ar Opdy polite, withOnt
a power Tor tIat purpose being lnly cXccured,
/. IN the presence OF witness. and hvd ir The
hahk- and or which power SHALL be endnq ,ed
the oath or affirmation al the person or ore OF
the copartuerS. or OF the head, or some uf the
ohlceTS, OF the body polite grauting such
power, IN HE words following - - do
sOitMnlN swear, or affirm, as I.ie case mav br)
t"d' am or mat the copatiUershp. consist
ing oi myself aud ----, are, or ti'ai the cor
T'rtiIOn known 10y the na'pe of - is ~ ;he
ease may be- trnlN, and i'm good i;iith the own
er or owners, as the case may he Gultie shares
IT, The capital stock OF The bark of The United
totes, specified in the within power ofattor-
neS, and of 40 other shates that no otier
person has any interest ia the said shares di-
rectN or Indirectly, VXcept as stated i'm ,...
saId power; and that 10 other power has been
gwen 10 any person, which /, now i'm force TO
vote for me Tor for the CGpartneTsnip afove-
SAID or Tor the body polite aforesaid, Us
tue case may be- az any election of dirrC-
toi5Ot Tie SAID bank winch oath or aEirl,,a
uoD may he taken hctore notary public,
Jndse or Justice of the peace, and shall be
ceruheU by him
SECT 3. Ind be- IL CVrJher eaacicd. That ifihe
Judges OF ANY election al dire ctOfs 10 be held
as at0rt said Si!oli permit any po,sun tu gave,
more iidn thirty votes, in the Whole, at any
such election, wIthou' the sald peTsua's hav.
ing taken the dI0resaid Oalh CO.. affirmation or
Shdii sUiierany person villa ever 10 vote as III
'Oihey, a:cnt OF proxy, fOTaUy other peFs0u
"n 'o' any c"P'' tnsrS'ip, or body polite, WITH
rffA I'm f.lf.
tne ioieShIn- section, witi ia OATH or ATTN
t'on ana certificate aforesaid such OF lbs sail
Judges as shall consent thereto shat Setep,t-
~ w 'etihed suiiiN OF 1t TiisdemCauoF, anI,
or due conviction thereof, shall be snbiect
10 lHe not exceeding twO thousand dol
IA's, o. 10 imliisorn ent not exceeding ore
year; al the discretion OF the court before.
winch such conviction shall be had And K
an, aSoa shall wiituIY and absolutely swear
d'Alhi tlistIy, In taking any oath OF affirm
non prescribed by this act, such person, so Of
ie"o.nE' AnaiI, upon Que convection thereof,
he SUBJECT 20 the pujHS aud penalties which
are 1y law prescribed for the punishment Il
Nitui aud corrupt periury
SEcF' ! A"d 6r further enacted, That If any
pefSo" s"aii directly or Indirectly give any
sn!h 81 Sums Oi money, or any oiher byib..
present, OF reward, or any promise contract
obligation, or security, for the payment or de-
h'Siy Of any money, present, or reward u-
any 'hins 70 obldiu OF procure tie opinion,
Vo'e, OF interest, Of The pItsIdsGt OF the Ha.k
OF H'e United STATES, or either of the Cirec-
tors thereof, or The president or a ditectnr NJ
ct1net o' Tie branches OF The said bank, u any
eieCucn, question:, matter, or thin.r which
Shai' come before the said president aud diree-
tors tor decision, III relation 10 tue interest .t
management o.! The business OF the SAID s.ut.
and sinai, he tNereOf convicted; such oer.,,n
oI persons, so giving, promising, contracting,
or securing TO be gwen, paid or delivered
any sum OF sums OF money, PRESENT. reward
"r DINER brbe, as aforesaid aus ,ne ure,iJeut
Vt director who shall in any " lse accent or re-
ceiEe tGe same, on conviction thereof su.ii be
hued aud Imprisoned Al The discretion of tnl.
c""rt, aud SHALL forever he disqualilird 10 hold
ANY ofhce OF trn,t or profit under tpe SD q cor
po'ahou, aud sHdli, also, forever he di,ul,i.
led 10 i"Id am ONCE OF honour, tTust, or pro-
AT, under the United States
1pprDCpd, Haych 8 1919
BANK OF tit UNITED STATES,
"now all 'nsn By thvse presents, that
onhe United States, actually resident therein
OF Shares IN Tie Capital Stock Of the Dana OF ,i..,
thied STATES, ani tine owner Of no other siArea IN Tie
o"PI'4' s'oCA VI s|ld e"Hk, do heTeHy c0Istte aud
appoint Attorney aud AGENT ioI
"HI !" name, as the Jtgurr Of saIn sptri.
lied Shai IS ~ the pila stock said bank to yoi as
proxy, az any election of Directors of said gans
Of The Jmieu STATES, and an question that may ng
pt a. s'-t.d 81 'ieci" meeting OF said hauk, accord.
Ihe Ia tEe humber o. ,otes should h.. entitled 10
vote ii then personally present.
/" "iines, whereof, have hereunto set
tboosaud eight hundred and '' Nv" '"'
sealed ana seItssTcd
Ih iIr P't-sECe Oi
citizen Of the United States, actually
resident therein, TO sgiemBly tbat
in good rt tie owner Of tbs Shares in the Cn r''
'',h 90 tir bauh OF .se UHiisd States suecued m il-
Within power OF AiiDtney ana OF no oii,gr a, rs ~,
nOoshcr person 1s any interest In IRE SAID La, .
iteiy 90 INDIRECTLY, except as stqlrd In tJ, Id mower
a|h tdi 30" o'heT power has been gjyog ans pers1
"Tch a. uoW ~ force, iu v1i- fof a! al, ,lsclIir
VI Directors Of lie said Dauk.
ns 81. t,o.-, tt.., 90. .tt..