Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-09-26

For the county OF Madison, ], Silverburg,
John Munce, and William Montgomery,
For the county Of Marion, Allen Barnes.
James Atkerson, and VIM. Rankin.
For the county Of Monroe, James II. Bell.
George Wightman, and w. L. Morgan.
For the county of Neshoba. William
Donaldson, William Herbert, and Bird SAT-
ford.
For the county of Noxabee, James Moore.
James T. Harrison, and Joseph H. Firth.
For the county Of Octibbeha, Robert A,
Lamking, A. Bell, and John Ellington.
For the couAty of Perry, Abner Carter,
Archibald Mccallum, and John S, Hoa2e
For the county Of Pike, II. T. SparkmaI,
| S. NJ. Catching, and A. R. Green.
! For the county of Rankin, William H.
Shelton, Thomas S. n. King, and Charles
! A. Folsom.
For the county Of Scott, John T, Smith,
Moses collins, and S. ID. Young.
For the county of Simpson, N. Freemen.
J. J. H. Morris, and Joseph Boggan.
For the county of Smith, John campbell,
John Thornton, and Jacob carr.
For the county of Tallahatchie, Augustus
l.. Humphrey, Ninian Nc cracker, aud
Washington w. Mitchell.
For the coOnty of Washington, William
2. Montgomery, Anderson Miller, and Rob.
ert Mccullough.
For the county of Wilkinson, John L.
Wall, VIM. C, S. Ventress, aud Thomas
s. Herbert.
For the county of Winston, George w.
Thomson, Hlllery Portwocd, and Benjamin
Prestrege.
For the county of Wayne, D. Shaw,
s. II. Lang, and Wa. Towncr.
For the county Of Franklin, Robert An
derson, John F. Withrrspoon, and Thomas
Rowan.
For the county of YulnbaSha, John Brown,
John B. Pass, and VIM. Fly.
For the county of Warren. William M.
Pinkerd, J. ] chewing, and William
Henderson.
For the county of Pontotnc, John Bell,
Joel PinSon, and Thomas ]. Wood.
Fur the county of Ponola, Thomas ID. Hill,
Augustus B. Sanders, and b. h. Wilson.
For the county Of Bolivar, VIM. B, Cook,
Peter Wilkinson, aud Francis Patterson,
senior.
oaruIheUs, Beverly Mitchell, and Thomas
Lane.
For the county Of Htnaock, P. B. Toulme.
Samuel White, and Willis II. Arnold.
For the cnnnty of Yazno, Robert L. Battle,
Lineas B. Markham, and Robert C. camp
bell.
Aud the said managers, nr a majority of
them, shall keep the AZORES aid books open
at each of The aforesaid places, from ten
O'clock in the morning until two o'clock in
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, if
any, and in the most contiguous, should there
DC no newspapers in the counties for 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 pa, ent bank and said man
ayers nall Immediately after the expiration
of the three months, said books are Tequlr-
cd to be kept open, transmit to the mana
gers Of the parent bank, the books OF sub
scription so opened by them at the aforesaid
places, together with all the titles. and
other documents that may have been depos-
tied 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 may be declared to be stockholders,
as hereafter provided for and should any,
or either, oft the managers herein appointed,
fail or refuse to act, then the u anagers
elected 10 open the books at the seat of gov
crnment, or majority Of thems may supply
all vacancies,
Section A. Be il further enacted, That
the owners Of real estate, situated 10 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 ProOi-
aed ho7UeUer, to secure the capital or inter-
est of said bank, mortgage shall be given on
property of a sufficient character, and Of
an imperishable nature.
Section S. Belt further enacted. That in
order to facilitate the said Union Bank for
the said loan of fifteen million Eve hundred
thousand dollars, the faith of this State be,
and is hereby pledged, both for the secure
ty of the capital and interest, and that seven
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, 10 titteen
years; eighteen hundred and seventy-hve,
in eighteen years, and eighteen hundred
and seventy five, in twenty years, and
bearing interest at the rate Of Ave per cent.
per snnum, shall be signed by the Governor
Of the State, to the order Of the Mississippi
Union Bank, countersigned By the State
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 the
State of Mississippi acknowledges 70 be ins
debted to the Mississippi Union Bank in
the sum Of two thousand doliars, which sum
the said State Of Mississippi promises to
pay, in current money Of the United States.
To the order Of the President, Directors and
Company, in the year with lu-
terest at the rate Of FIVE per cent. per an
mum. payable half yearly at the place named
in the endorsement hereto, viz:
| On the of every year until
the payment Of the said principal sum. IN
testimony whereof, the Governor Of the
State Of Mississippi has signed, and The
Treasurer Of the State has countersignea
these presents. and cansed the seal Of tht
State to be affixed thereto. at jackson, thi
! Governor.
i Treasurer.
Section 6. Be Il further enacted, Tha
the said boads may be transferable BY tn