Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-06-27
"a PROCLAMATION.

\ The State Of mississippi,
4 yETET HEREAS, It is provided u the
wv elgth section Of 9 An act reqnIr-
ing the several banks Of this State % pay
specie, and for other purposes approved
February 2lst lS40. " That from and
| after the first day Of April next ('hereat-
/ ter all the banks aud moneyed corpora
lions il this State shall be required 70 pay
specie at their counters, respectively, jor
all their notes or liabilities, then due, OF
The denomination of five collars and un-
der" And, whereas, il is inrther pro-
vided 10 the ninth section OF said act
/" Tbal should any bank or mone}ed
corporation in this State from and after
The times prescribed IN the preceding sec
ton Of this act, refuse TO pay specie on US
respective liabilities as therein specIled,
and 10 the manner therein prescribed, u
shall he The duty Of the President, Cash
IeT' Or Teller, Of such bank to place ms
name together with the date, on the back
Of such note or evidence Of liability, on
presentation thereof, which said endorse,
ment shall lie held and deemed sufficient
evidence Of protest and refusal Of the
bank to pay specie And whereas, II -
further provided in the tenlh section oil
said act "That whenever the Governor,
either from the certificate ptthe President,
Cashier or Teller, as aforesaid, OF by
affidavit Of the holder OF any such note,
; bill, or other evidence Of dent, shall be
satisfied that such preseDtmcni has beeH
duly made and payment refused, he shall
forthwith issue his Proclamation decar-
iug that said corporation has forfeited all
its banking powers and privileges" And
whereas James Il. CLARK did, on the oh
day Of May, 1910, present a i've dollar
nole 10 J. } Niche, Cashier pro tenn, al
the Benton and Manchester Rail Road
and Banking Company, and demanded
payment thereof IL specie, winch sihd
note is in the word and figures following
: TO wit: ssIhe Benton and Manchester
Rail Road and Baking company wi
: pay to the bearer, Oh demand, five dollars
= II. 40, B. Bentoo, Miss, June 1871
= 1888. .Wn. t. McNlnstry, Cashier
Tho's. Rawlings Pfesidento And, where
as, the said Cashier pro tetn., dld ihei
2 endorse uEon said note " refuse paymcn
! in specie, May OH 1910 J j. 3ichie
: Cashier II. ~ and wheT az ii futile
= appears BY the affidavit Q, said JAMES i
? CLARK that he did ~ said day present sqiC
: note 10 said Cashier far payment, AK
payment thereof nas then refused.
Now know We, that being satisfied tIla
/, presentment Of SAID note has been duly
made and payment thereof refused, do
BY virtue of the authority 10 me sos,ed by
The Constitution ana LAWS 81 Ibis Stale
ISSUE This my proclamation, declaring thar
he Benton and Manchester Hail Road ana
Banhiag Company has forfeited all ns
banking po,eefS and prirhges.
In testimony whereof, /, ALEXAN-
DER G. McNuTT, Governor Of the
stale,aloresa,d, have caused these letters
TO be made patent, ard the great seal Of
the state to lie hercuuto affixed.
Given undrr my hand at the city oI
Jackson, lhls siNlh day o.
Juae, il the year Of odr
r.. S. Lord one thousand elghi
hundred and forty and q
fhe sovereignty Of The State
Of Mississippi the twenty
third.
BY the Governor;
/ 4. G. McNUTT.
! THOMAS Il. WOODWARD,