Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-10-17

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-
tord.
For the county of Noxubee, James Moore.
James I. Harrison, and Joseph H. Firth.
For the county of Octbbeha, Robert A.
Lamking, A. Bell, and John Ellington.
For the couHty Of Perry, Abner Carter,
Archibald Mccallum. and John S, Hnaze.
For the county of Pike, X. 7. Sparkman,
S. NJ. Catching, and A. r. Green.
For the county of Rankin, William H.
Shelton, Thomas S. N. King, and Charles
A. Folsom.
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 'Tas'l.saatchie, Augustus
L. Humphrey, Ninian Nc cracken, 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. Ventress, and Thomas
IS. Herbert.
For the county of Winston, George w.
Thonison, Hillery POrtwocd, and Benjamin
Prcstrege.
For the county of Wayne, d. Shaw,
S. H. Lang, and VIM. Towner.
For the county Of Franklin, Robert An
derson, John F. Witherspoon, and Thomas
Rowan.
For the county of Yalobnsha, John Brown,
John B. Pass, aud VIM. Fly.
For the county of Warren. William M.
Pinkard, J. J. chewing, and William
Henderson.
For the county of Pontotoc, John Bell,
Joel Pinson, and Thomas J. 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 3. Markham, and Robert c. camp
bell.
And the said managers, or a majority of
them, shall keep the aforesaid 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, il
any, and in the most contiguous, should there
| be no newspapers in the counties for which
said books Of subscription are to be opened
| for, Of the time and place said books will BE-
opened the said managers Shall have al
the power and authority granted, by this
act, to the managers appointed to receive
subscriptions at the place designated for The
location Of the parent bank and said man
ayers shall Immediately after the expiration
of the three months, said books are requir-
ed 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, anC
other documents that may have been depos
tied with them, in order that the board o
directors of the mother bank may finally
decide on the validity and suftiCienCy of tht
title so transmitted by them. before the sub
scribers may 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 manager
elected TO open the books at the seat of gov
eminent, or majority Of them, may supply
all vacancies.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, Tha
the owners of real estate, situated in tn
Estate Of Mississippi, and who are citizen
Thereof, shall be the only persons entitled
Oh Ct1hCrr
shall be transferable only to such owners
until after FIVE years, when they may B.
transferred to any owner of real estate j
this STATE. whether citizens or not ProUi
ded hozveUer, to secure the capital or inter
est of said bank, mortgage shall be given o
property of a sufficient character, and {
an imperishable nature.
Section S. Belt further enacted, That
order to facilitate the said Union Bank, tO
the said loan of fifteen million FIVE hundre
Thousand dollars, the faith of this State be
and is hereby pledged, both for the secur
tv of the capital and interest, and that seve
thousand five hundred bonds of two thor
sand dollars each, to wit; eighteen hundre
and seventy FIVE, payable IN twelve years
eighteen hundred and seventy five, in tiftee
years; eighteen hundred and seventy-tiv'
lin eighteen years, and eighteen hundre
and seventy five, in twenty years, ar
bearing interest at the rate of five per cen
per snnum, shall be signed by the Govern'
Of the State, to the order of tie Mississippi
Union Bank, countersigned by the Sta
| Treasurer, and under seal of the State
Said bonds to be in the following words, vi
$ 50, 900.
Know all men by these presents, that u
State of Mississippi acknowledges to be j
!. debted to the Mississippi Union Bank,
: the sum of two thousand dollars, which su
: the said State of Mississippi promises
i pay, in current money of the United State
10 the order Of the President, Directors al
S, Company, in the year with
terest at the rate of five per cent. per a
r mum, payable half yearly at the place nam
/, in the endorsement hereto, viz:
On the Of every year un
n the payment Of the said principal sum.
Testimony whereof, the Governor of {
- State of Mississippi has signed, and t
. Treasurer Of the State has countersigne
y these presents, and caused the seal Of t
= State to be affixed thereto, at Jackson, Il
: inthe year Of our Lord
Governor.
!. Treasurer.
!. Sectisrs5. BE IL further enacted. tt
the said Bonds may Be transferable by