Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-11-07
1TTHORITY. /
AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THF
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MIoSISSlP

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MIoSISSlP.
pr UNION BANK.
CECTION /. Be il enacted by The Le-
= eislature Of ihe State Of MiSa&sikhi.
That an Institution shalt be established. I'm
der the title Of 1.-THE Mississippi Union
Bank" with capital of fifteen million five
hundred thousand dollars, which said CAPT
tai shall be raised ny means OF a loan, to be
obtained bv the directors Of the Institution.
Section 2. Be it further enacted, That
books Of subscription, for the sum OF tttcen
million FIVE hundred thousand dollars, divi-
ded into shares Of one hundred dollars each,
and intended to secure the loan of said fifteen
million FIVE hundred Thousand dollars, SHALL
I've opencd aftc- twenty DAYS notice given in
all newspapers published in this State, aud
in all c"unr;es, in WINCH no newspaper may
be established. notice shall I've given by ad-
ver,i>emrnt, posted up in three of the most
pubic places in each e said counties, lmme-
diatcly AFTER the PRONUNCIATION Of this act,
under the inspection of ten mana cts 70 hc
chosen bv int ballot, by the Legislature.
Said hooks { subscription shall be keep open
from 10 O'clock, A. Nj. until three, p. NJ.
IT the seat e goverumt oE this State,
which said books shall be- continued open for
the six II, X ensuing months, and ~ the ter
Ininatiun of which period 1t time. they
SHALL be closed. Immediately after the eX-
Dira,ion Of said term, the dire ctNrS To be APP.
l,ointCd - hcrraI'rr provided for, or ma
rity of them, shall make 4 correct state
Ju,nt uf the subscription and in case the
whole sum subscribed for. shall amount to
more THAN fifteen million FIVE hundred thou
sand dollars, the said directors or majority
nf them, shall deduct the amount OF such
excess from, FIRST, the stock OF which Sntil-
Gent SeCuviIy shalt not be offered, and then
from the largest subscriptions, IN such man
her, that nn subscription shall be reduced IN
amount, while any one remains larger; and
in case the whole amount Of one hundred
and flty thousand shares ShallnOt have been
subscribed At the time of closing said sub
NcriD,iop books. then the said subscription
books shall he re-upened ON the first day OF
March in each and every year thereafter.
under the inspection of directors aPpOintt q.
as hereafter provided fT and the said
books of subscription shall be kept open fo'
the .Dace ut forty DAYS in each wear, until
the full amount Of said one hundred and httv
Thousand shares shall have been subscribed
for The managers shall publish, during
twenty DAYS, notice in the different newspa-
prrs published AZ Jrkson, NiCk>hurg,
Na,chrz. Purt Gibson, Wcndvills. and CO.
lumbuS, and the balance ct the newspapers,
Dublishtd in this State, notice of the day
and place WHEN SAID b',OkS of subscription
NAV he opened The deductions to be made
by virtue nf this section shall be falr and
equitable, and without reference to any
particular III zee ~ pieces, ard to he reguld-
ted in the manner prescribed by this sec
ton.
Section 5 BE it further enacted, That,
books at sub>cripli,u for the stock of said
bank shall he also opened AT the seat ct JUS
tice in each county in this State. under the
inspection of three managers, at each OF the
aforesaid places, who shall be elected by the
Legislature, W:
For the county vt An'ite, f. NJ. Davis,
Wm II. Dillingham;, aud V. I. craw.
Fer ,hr county &c M ms. Io>eph Neibert.
Auhur Fulton, and Noan Bulnw.
For the county "f Attala, Gordon D,
BoVd, Joel Harvey, and Richard Ross.
For the county of Marshall, c. Kyle, Byrd
Hill, and - Randolph.
For the county Of claiborne, Joseph H
Moore, Benjamin Hughes, Joseph U. Per.
sen.
For the county Of clarke, William COW
ington, Allen Mcclenden, and Thomas
Watts.
For the county Of carroll. VIM. Black,
William Y. collins, and John L. Pal.
meT,
For the county Of covington, Jesse McA-
tee, Daniel M. Laurin, and Archibald An
derSOn.
For the county Of choctaw, Reuben Box,
John R Golden, and John Snow.
For the county Of cOpiah, Hardin Burnly,
William Barnes. and Benjamin Weeks.
For the county Of LaudeUdale, EppS
Brown, Duncan Calhoun, and John Alex
ander.
For the county Of Jasper. Asa fairfield,
John w. Hendrick, and seymour White.
For the county Of Jefferson, ]. B. Cole
man, John M. Whitney. aud II. n. Elem
ming.
For the county Of jackson, Samuel Davis,
Patrick Ward. and B. ChildeFS.
For the county Of KemPers J. a. Mar
shall. Benjamin c. OPPelts. and John e.
Thomas.
For the county Of Jones, John MOfht. Dun
can Thompson, and Lennon B. Ellis.
For the county of Holmes, James Hig-
gins, Robert Cook. and Arthur Hays.
For the cOqnly Of Greene, Isham Moody,
Daniel ?. McInnis, and Alexander Mclean,
For the county Of LaWrence, Robert JelkSu
John McGaha, and Hen t3AlhOan.
Fer the county Of Leake, G00rge s Fit
len George w. WRssa, and Wares
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