Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-10-10

| T1oSBS George GOou, ana William Is
Walsh.
For the county Of Madison, ], Silverbure
John Munce, and William Montgomery.
For the county Of Marion, Allen Barnes
James Atkerson, and VIM. Rankin.
For the county of Monroe, James H. Bell
George Wightman, and w. L. Morgan.
For the county of Neshoba, William
Donaldson, William Herbert, and Bird SAT
ford.
For the county of Noxubee, James Moore
James L. Harrison, and Joseph II Firth.
For the county of Octibbeha, Robert A
Lamking, A. Bell, and John Ellington.
For the couHty of Perry, Abner Carter
Archibald Mccalum, and John S, Hoaze.
For the county of Pike, X. L. Sparkman
S. NJ. Catching, and A. II. Green.
For the county of Rankin, William H
Shelton, Thomas S. N. King, and Charlie.
A. Folsom.
For the county of Scott, John T. Smith,
Moses collins, and S. d. Young.
For the county of Simpson, N. Freemen,
}. J. II. Morris. and Joseph Began.
! For the county of Smith, John campbell.
! John Thornton, and Jacob carr.
I For the county of Tallahatchie, Augustus
L. Humphrey, Ninian Nc cracker, and
| Washington w. Mitchell.
For the county of Washington, William
P. Montgomery, Anderson Miller, and Rob
ert Mccullough.
For the county of Wilkinson, John L.
Wall, VIM. c, S. Ventrcss, and Thomas
S. Herbert.
For the county of Winston, George w.
Thomson, Hhlery Portwocd, and Benjamin
Prestrege.
For the county of Wayne, D. Shaw,
5. H. Lang, and VIM. Towner.
For the county of Franklin, Robert An
derson, John F. Witherspoon, and Thomas
Rowan.
For the county of YalobHsha, John Brown,
John B. Pass, and VIM. Fly.
For the county of Warren, William M.
Pinkard, J. ]. chewing, and William
Henderson.
For the county of Pontotoc, John Bell,
Joel Pinson, and Thomas ]. Wood
For the county of Ponola, Thomas D. Hill,
Augustus Sanders, and B. b. Wilson.
For the county of Bolivar, VIM. B. Cook,
Peter Wilkinson, and Francis Patterson,
senior.
For the county of Lafayette, Alex. T
oaruthers, Beverly Mitchell, and Thomas
Lane.
For the county of Hancock, P. B. Toulme,
Samuel White, and Willis II. Arnold.
For the county of Yazoo, Robert L. Bate,
Lineas B. Markham, and Robert c. camp
bell.
And the said managers, or a majority of
them, shalt keep the aforesaid books open
at each of the aforesaid places, from ten
o'rIorL -. A. o., -sA ''-UUv'Cr t'I
the afternoon on Tuesday of each week, for
the space of three months, at such house as
they shall designate; they giving thirty days
previous notice, by advertisement in the
newspapers published in said counties, 1t
any, and in the most contiguous, should there
be no newspapers in the counties Tor which
said books of subscription are to be opened
for, of the time and place sad books Will be
opened; the said managers shall have all
the power and authority granted, by this
act, to the managers appointed to receive
subscriptions at the place designated Tor the
location Of the parent bank ana saiu man
ayers shall Immediately after the expiration
! of the three months. said books are requir
ed to be kept open, transmit to the mana
rers If the parent bank, the books of sub
9criDtion so opened by them at the aforesaid
DIaces, together with all the titles, and
other documents that may have been depoS-
Iited with them, in order that the board OF
directors of the mother bank may finally
decide on the validity and sufficiency OF the
title so transmitted by them, before the sub
scribers NAV be declared to be stockholders,
as hereafter provided for ; and should any,
or either, of the managers herein appointed,
| fail or refuse to act, then the managers
elected 10 open the books at the seat OF gov
eminent, or a majority of them, may supply
all vacancies.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That
the owners of real estate, situated IN the
State of Mississippi, and who are citizens
Thereof, shall be the only persons entitled
to subscribe and shares so subscribed,
shall be transferable only to such owners,
until after FIVE years, when they may be
transferred to any owner Of real estate IN
this Sta'e, whether citizens or not ProUI-
ded however, to secure the capital or inter-
est of said bank, mortgage shall be gwen or
property Of sufficient character, and o.
an impershabe nature.
Section S. Belt further enacted, That II
order to facilitate the said Union Bank, tol
the said loan of fifteen million FIVE hundred
thousand dollars, the faith of this State be-
and is hereby pledged, both for the securi
ty of the capital and interest, and that sever
Thousand FIVE hundred bonds of two thou
sand dollars each, to wit; eighteen hundred
and seventy five, payable IN twelve years
eighteen hundred and seventy five, in ffteeI
years; eighteen hundred and seventy-five
in eighteen years, and eighteen hundred
and seventy.fve, in twenty years, ant
bearing interest at the rate of five per cent
per snnum, shall be signed by the Governo
Of the State, TO the order Of the Mississippi
Union Bank. countersigned by the Stat
Treasurer, and under seal of the State
Said bonds to be in the following words, viz
= $4,000.
Know all men by these presents, that tn
State of Mississippi acknowledges to be IN
debted to the Mississippi Union Bank, !
= the sum Of two thousand dollars, which SUI
the said State of Mississippi promises
pay, in current money Of the United States
to the order Of the President, Directors an
Company, in the year with II
, terest at the rate Of FIVE per cent. per al
, mum, payable half yearly at the place name
lin the endorsement hereto, viz;
On the OF every year unit
the payment Of the said principal sum.
testimony whereof, the Governor of Il
State Of Mississippi has signed, and Il
Treasurer Of the State has countersigne
these presents. and caused the seal of q
= State to be affixed thereto, at Jackson, ii
- iuthe year Of our Lord
. Governor.
Treasurer.
Z sectiqnS6a Be il further enacted, TIL
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