Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1837-11-07

For the county Of Madison, ], Silverburv.
John Munce, and William Montgomery.
For the county Of Marion. Allen Barnes
James Atkerson, and VIM. Rankin.
Fer the COMFY Of Monroe, James H. Bell.
George Wightman. and w. L. Morgan.
For the county If Neshnba. William
Donaldson, William Herbert, and Bird SAT-
ford.
For the county Of Nnxnbee, James Moore,
James I. H ,rrison, and Joseph H. Firth,
For the county of 0ctIbbeha, Robert A
Lamking, A. Bell, and John Ellington.
For the county Of Perry, Abner Carter,
Archibald Mccallum. and John S, Hnaze.
For the county of Pike. K. 7. Sparkmam,
S. NJ. Catching, and A, r. Green.
! For the county If Rankin, William H.
Shelton, Thomas S. N, King, aud Charles
A. Folsom.
For The county Of Scott, John T. Smith,
Moses collins and X d. Young.
FIR the county Of Simpson. N. Freemen,
]. J. H. Morris. and Joseph Bnggan.
For the county of Smith, John campbell,
John Thornton, and Jacob Carr.
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. 5. VentresS, and Thomas
IS. Herbert
For tie county Of Winston, George w.
Thomson, Hhlery Portwocd, and Benjamin
PrrStrege.
For the county Of Wayne, D. Shaw,
s. H. Lang, and VIM. T0wner.
~ r 4. Z Il. A
dersnn, John F. WtherSpoon, and Thomas
Rowan.
For the county of Yalobusha, John Brown,
John B. Pass, and VIM. Fly.
For the county of Warren. William NJ.
Pinkard. J. j. chewing, and William
Henderson.
For the county of Pnntot"c, John Bell,
Joel Pinson, and Thomas J. Wood.
For the county of Ponoa, Thomas d. H II ,
Augustus b Sanders. and b. B. " ilson
For the county of Bolivar, VIM. B. Cook,
Peter Wilkinson, and Francis Patterson,
s-nor.
For the county of Lafayette, Alex. T
oaru.hers, Beverly Mitchell. and Thomas
! L me.
For the county Of Hancock, P. B. Toulme,
Samuel White, and Willis H. Arnold.
For the county of Yaz 10. Robert L. Battle,
Lineas B. Markham, and RoberI c. camp
bell.
And the said managers, or a ma lrity 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, Al such house as
they shall designate they giving thirty days
| previous nn!ice, BY advertisement in the
newspapers published in said counties, if
any, and in the most contiguous, should there
be no newspapers in the counties for which
said books uf subscription are to he opened
( for, of the time and place said 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 LICE designated for the
location Of the parent bank and said man
ayers shall Immediately after the expiration
If 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
| ScIiption so opened by them At the aforesaid
| places, together with all the titles, and
other documents that NAV have been depnS-
tied with them, in order that The board nt
| directors Of thu mother bank may finally
decide OH the VALIDITY and suficiency of the
title so transmitted nv 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 managers
elected TO open the books at the seat Of gov
ernment. or maj oriry of them, may supply
| all vacancies.
Section Be ii further enacted, That
the owners Of real estate, situated IN the
State If Mississippi, and who are citizens
thereof, shall be the only persons entitled
10 subscribe :: and shares SO subscribed,
shall be transferable only 10 such owners,
until after FIVE years, when they may be
| transferred tn any owner ct real estate IN
This stare. whether citizens or not : ProUt-
drd h0zveper. tn secure the capital or inter-
est of said bank. mortgage shall be given OH
property Of a Sufficient character, and Oi
An lmperish .ble nature.
Section S. Belt further enacted, That in
order To facilitate the said Union Bank, for
the said loan If fifteen million FIVE hundred
Thousand dollars, the faith of this State be.
and is hereby pledged. both for the securi-
~ of the capital and interest, and that seven
Thousand FIVE hundred bonds Of two thou
sand dollars each, to wit; eighteen hundred
ard seventy FIVE, payable ~ twelve years
eighteen hundred and seventy five, in fifteen
wears; eighteen hundred and Seventy-hve
in eighteen years, and eighteen hundred
and seventy five, in twenty years, and
bearing interest at the rate Of five per cent.
per snnUm, shall be signed by the Governor
If the State, TO the order Of the Mississippi
Union Bank. conntersigned by the State
Treasurer. and under seal of the State
Said binds to be in the following words, viz;
$4,000.
Know all meRby these presents, that the
State Of Mississippi acknowledges to be in
debted to the Mississippi Union Bank, in
the sum of two thousand dollars, which sum
the said State Of Mississippi promises to
pay, in current money Ofthe United States.
to the order Of the President, Directors and
Company in the year with IN
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. Ia
testimony whereof, the Governor Of the
State Of Mississippi has signed, and the
Treasurer OF the State has countersigned,
these presents. and ca1sed the seal Of the
State to be affixed thereto, at Jackson, thi.
inthe year Of our Lord
Governor.
Treasurer.
Section 9. Be H further enacted. Thai
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