Columbus Democrat. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 18??-18??, 1840-07-25
& Proclamation
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EV-HEREAS. 81 IS provided 10 lie eighth s.e...-
W O.. 90 act requiring fLt severe banks .ntfs
Safe 30 pav srtc,f, and Yr other PURPOSES sr.
proved Fstrlary a. 1870, thar from auI after N.
first day Of Apr. next CltrgJI erJ al The baHk.
am u0neyet corporations Oh tbs State, shall be Ne.
CURED % pay specie at their Counters respectively
ar oil Their NOTES or liabilities t.-u due. Of tie &c.
nomination Of i've dollars and underH-Aad where.
IS Il IS further provided 10 Tie ninth section Of said
act, " that should any bank Or m0ueyeJ corDarstior
"a Tbs safe, from and after the times prescribed in
the preceding section ofihs act, refuse 10 nav sDe.
Gle on is respective Liabilities as therein specified
and IN the manner therein prescribed, shall be the
duty Of the president cashier teller Of such bank
20 place his name, together with the date. ON the
back OF such note or evidence of liability. on prs.
seniaton thereof which said endorsement shall be
held aud deemed sufficient evidence OF protest and
reiusa Of the bank To pay specie. And whereas il
IS further provided, IN the tenth section of said act
" that whenever The Governor, either from the GER
ttcae Of the president cashier or teller as afore-
sad, or by affidavit Of he holder of any such note,
b, or other evidence Of debt shall be satisfied tina
such preseniment has been duly made and payment
refused he shall forthwith issue his proclamation.
declaring that said corporation has forfeited all lis
banking powers and prvleges"-And whereas NJ.
SINS did, on The 10Th day OF April, A. D. $780, PIE
sent a note I'm the words and figures following to
VII; No. 2O2, A. The State OF Mississippi, Tom
6ieby Kan Road Company will pay five dollars on
demand TO Cbas. Walsh or bearer at their bank.
Columbus, LIST March, 1887. H. w. Cater. cash
Ter: A. n Jones, pres'l') to B. Halstead. teller Of
The Tombigby Raj Road Company. and demand
payment thereof, IN spece-And whereas said tel
Ter did then endorse thereon " NJ. Sims demanded
specie for this note which was refused h. Hal.
stead, teller" And whereas, afterwards to wit
on the 4h Of May, 1910, John Thornton. Justice
OF the peace IN and for the county of Lowndes, and
az 9lcio, notary public, did at the request of Cyrus
). Aiken, demand payment fsaid note, al the bank
OF SAD company and payment thereof was then
and there refused.
Now, Know fE, that being satisfied that pre-
sentiment ofsaid note has been dulv maJe and nav
ment thereof refused d. by virtue Of The antb6rl,v
IN me vested by the constitution and laws Of his
State issue this my PROCLAMATION. declaring
that the Ionlbigby Rail Road Company has for,
ieited al It's banking polrers and privileges.
IN testimony whereof l. ALEXANDER G.
MeNoil i, Governor Of the State aforesaid, have
caused hese letters 10 be made patent and the great
seal OF the State to be hereunto affixed.
uiVeh under my hand at the city of Jack.
son. this 9th day of June, A. D. 1910,
| L. 81 and otthe sovereignty of the State of Mis-
sSspp the Iwcnty-third.
A. G. McNUTT,
By the Governor.
THOMAS B WOODWARD,
Jackson, Nj June IS, 1910.
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