Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-12-14

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,rnmcnt be now read the second time,
md now made the order of the day for /
tomorrow at l l O'Clock,
Mr.. Ellis moved that the bill be
printed previous to second reading.
Upon which the yeas and nays were
Yeas-Messrs, Camp Childs, Dallan,
Ellis. Irwin, 46wlin, Quigley, Shell
don, Smith, Wheeler, Engle( PRE-.
Nays-Messrs. Blair, Boyles, Box,
Chance, Cornwall, Cox, Jenkins, Letter,
Midnight. Parkinson, Reynolds, Shan
ley, Teas.-l3,
q So the the motion was lost.
On motion the house adjourned to
O'Clock, P. M.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The house met pursuant to adjourn.
ment.
Mr.. Smith presented accounts OF the
Sheriff Of Iowa for taking the census.
and an account Of G. w. Willard, for
distributing the Governors prociama-
ton, which were referred to the COM
mittee on claims.
Mr.. Stanley moved TO reconsider the
vote Of yesterday, to lay the bill to
incorporate the Miners Bank of Du-
buque upon the table till Tuesday
next, which was agreed to.
The question then required upon the
original motion, which was lost.
The House then went into commit
tee OF the whole for the consideration
Of said bill, Mr.. Ellis in the chair.
The committee rose and by MIR. Ellis
reported the bill with the following
amendment, which were severally a.
dopted, viz:
Sec. l, line LIST, strike out "Legisla-
tive Council' and insert Council and
House Of Representatives," 5th line,
after the word "co,,nty" insert "and
such other places as the Commissions
may think proper"
Sec. /, line lst, strike out "lcgisla-
tive council," and insert "council and
house of representatives." 5th line,
after the word ..county," insert, "and
such other places as the commissioners
may think proper"
Sec. 8, 9th line, strike out "twen-
ty' and insert s'tcn." Add to the 4th
section, ''provided that it shall not be
lawful for the said corporation to hold
real estate, for an amount exceeding
the one tenth part Of the capital stock
actually paid in, excepting, however
the banking house and lot necessarily
appurtenant thereto"
Sec. S, 7th line. after "newspaper,'
insert Unpublished in the territory"
Sec. s, 9Th line, strike out 'who'
where it occurs first in the line, and
insert cas-"
Sec. go, ed line, strike out stwen'
Ity-fve," and insert shorty"
Sec. 81, Sd line, after the wore
ssthereon," insert sat IL per annun1;'
same line, strike out "thirty," ant
insert 'ssixty."
j After section 81, insert the follow
Sec. ~. mo one director shall b
permitted at any one time. to become
indebted to the bank by loan, endorse
ment or otherwise, to an amount ex
ceeding ten thousand dollars"
{ Mr.. Durkee moved to strike out tn
18th section and insert the following
!. which was agreed to:
"Each stakeholder shall be entities
at elections and on all other questions
. toonevote forevery share to ten shares
, and for every ten shares above that
mount shall be entitled to one vote on
Ily; and no stockholder, unless actua
" resident within the United States
. shall vote at elections Or OIL any othe
occasion by proxy"
!. Mr.. Durkec moved to amend I'll
bill, by adding the following to sectio
20, which was agreed to: M
;.Provided, that nothing herein col
tanned, shallbe construed to deprive til
Legislative assembly, in four years frol
; this time, from prohibiting the issuin
, Of notes from this bank Of less demon
, nation than ten dollars, and in 10 yeal
! from this time, ola less denominatio
than twenty dollars, il the legislativ
assembly shall deem it expedient to d
/ So"
/ Mr.. Ellis moved to add the follow
ling to section 80:
Il ssProvidcd, that if said corporate
/ shall fail to 80 into operation, or sha
abuse or misuse the privileges und'
this charter, it shall be in the power
h thelegislative assembly Of this territ
Z Iry, at any time, to annul, vacate, ar
/. make void this charter
4 ,l,ha hill was then, laid or, The tab