Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-09-26
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IN ACT TO INCORPORATE THI
SUBSCRIBERS TO THE MISSISS1P
pI Union BANK.

PI UNION BANK.
election !. Be il enacted bY the Le-
- cisiatHre Of me State of MISSISSIPPI,
That an Institution Shall be established, un
der the title Of ''The Mississippi Union
Bank" with a capital of fifteen million five
hundred thousand dollars, which said capi-
tai shall be raised by means of loan, to be
obtained bv the directors of the Institution.
Section 9. BE il further enacted, That
books Of subscription, for the sum of fifteen
million five hundred thousand dollars, divi-
dcd into shares Of one hundred dollars each,
and intended to secure the loan of said fifteen
million five hundred Thousand dollars, snail
I've opened afle: twenty days notice given in
all newspapers published in this STATE, ana
in all counties, in which 10 newspaper may
be established. notice shall he given by ad-
vertisement, posted up in three Of the most
public places in each If said Counties, imme-
diatcly after the PRONUNCIATION Of this act,
under the inspection Of ten managers to be
chosen by JOINT ballot, by the Legislature.
Said books Of subscription shall be kept open
from 10 O'Clock, A. NJ until three, p Nj.
at the seat Of government Of this State,
which said books shall be continued open for
the six next ensuing months, and at the ter.
minatiun Of which period ut time, they
shall be closed. Immediately after the eX-
piralion oi SAID term, the dive ctors TO be APP
!. jpsintcd. as hereafter provided for, or MA
iorilv Of them, shall make correct state
uent Of the subscription and in case the
whole sum subscribed for, shall amount to
more than fifteen million FIVE hundred thou
saud dollars, the said directors or a majority
Of them, shall deduct the amount Of such
excess from, first, the stock OF which sufii-
Cicnt security shall not be offered, and ther
from the ltr-est subscriptions, in such man
ncr, that no subscription shall tic reduced il
amount, while any one remains larger; and
in Gaze The whole amount Of one hundred
and GGy thousand shares shall. not have beer
subscribed AZ the time Of closing said sub
scriy,i0u books, then the said subscription
book, shaN bG re-cpened on the first day d
Match iu each and every year thereafter,
uuacr the inspection of directors appointed,
rs hereafter provided for and the SAID
l,roks # subscription shall be kept open for
the space at frrtv days 10 each year, until
bin, fuil a,nuuut ul SAID one hundred and fifty
Thousand shares shall nave been subscribed
for The nlauagcrs shall publ Sh, during
tHeutv days. notice in the different newspa'
uels published q! Jackson. Nicksburg
EatCAez, Port Gibson, Wcodviile. and Co
lanibus, end the balance Of the newspapers
and place when SAID books Of subscription
NAV bcopcued. The deductions TO be made
Lv virtue Of his section Shall be fair and
equitable, and without reference to any
particular pl1cc or places, ard to be regula-
ted in the manacr prescribed By this sec
tlun.
Section 5. Be it further enacted, That
hooks Of subscription for the stock of said
bank shall be also opened at the seat Of JUS
tice IN each county in this State, under the
inspection cf three managers, at each ct the
aforesaid places, who shall be elected by the
Legislature, VIZ:
For the county of Au,ite, E. NJ. Davis,
Wm. II. Dillingham;, and V. I. craw-
ford,
For the county Of adams, Joseph Ncibert,
Arthur Fulton, and Noah Barlow.
For the couuty of Alfalfa, Gordon d.
BOYD, Joel Harvey, and Richard Ross.
For the county Of Marshall, c, Kyle, Byrd
Hill. and - Randolph.
For ,he county Of claiborne, Joseph H
Moore, Benjamin Hughes, Joseph o. Pier
sen.
For the,county Of clarke, William COW
ington, Allen Mcclenden, and Thomas
Watts.
. For the county of carroll, WIN. Black,
William u COlhuSB anu JOun IL 1 dt-
mcrS
For the county Of covington,l Jesse McA-
tee, Daniel M. Laurin, and Archibald An
derson.
For the county of choctaw, Reuben Box
John r Golden, aud John Snow.
For the county Of copiah, Hardin Burnly
William Barnes, and Benjamin Weeks.
For the county "f Lauderdale, Epp'
Brown, Duncan Calhoun, and John Alex
andsr.
For the county Of Jasper, Asa fairfield,
John w. Heudrick, and Seymour White.
For the county Of Jefferson, J. B. Cole
man, John M. Whitney, aud h. N. Elem
ming.
For the county Of Jackson, Samuel DAVIS
Patrick Ward, and B. Childers.
For the county Of Kemper, J. A. Mar
shall, Benjamin G. OPPelts, and John Y
Thomas.
For the county Of Jones, John Mofht, Dun
can Thompson, and Lennon b. Ellis.
For the county of Holiness James Hig
gins, Robert Cook, and Arthur Hays
For the county Of Greene. Isham Moody
Daniel F. McInnis, and Alexander Mclean
For the county ofLawrence, Robert jerks
John MCGaha, and Henry Calhoun.
For the county Of Leake, George ,. tlt
Ter, George w. Wilson, and WarreI
Todd.