Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1840-08-01
A PROCLAMATION,
By Alexander @. McNmt, Governor
Of The State of Mississippi,

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WTT HEREAS, it is provided in the
| Wv eight section Of "An act reqnr.
ing the several banks Of this State 10 paw
specie, and for other purposes" approved
February 2lst, 1910. aThat from and
alter The first day Of Julyrext (hereailer,)
(all The banks and money ed corporations
% this STATED shall be required to pay
specie at their counters, respectively, for
all their notes or liabilities, then due, OF
The denomination Of ten dollars and UNDER"
And whereas, i; is further provided in the
ninth section Of said act THAT should
any bank or lnoneyed corporation ia this
State from and after the times prescribed
IN the preceding section Of this act, refuse
10 phy specie on its respective liabilities as
therein specified, and in the manner
therein prescribed, II shall be the duty oil
The Resident, Cashier, or Teller, of such
bank 10 place his name together with the
J date, on the back OF such note or evidence
oi liability, on presentation thereof, which
said endorsement shall be held and deemed
Sufficient evidence Of protest and refusal
OF the bark to pay specie" And, where
as, II IS further provided in the tenth
section Of said act, "Thai whenever the
I Governor, either iroln The certificate Of
the President, Cashier, or Teller, as afore-
said, or BY affidavit Of The holder Of any
such note, bill, or other evidence Of debt,
shall be satisfied that such prcsentmenl
has been duly made and payment refused,
he shall forthwith issue his Proclamation
declaring that said corporation has forfeit
ed all its banking powers and privileges
And, whereas, it appears by the affidavit,
Of James F. Fall, that he did on the tenth
day of July, A. ID. 1910, present a note
in the words and figures following, to wit
("Faih of the State pledged, No. 376
Twelve months after the Isl Of April
1889. The Mississippi Upion Banl
promises to pay ten dollars 10 the bearer
On demand-Jackson, April !, 1889, witt
interest till due, at FIVE per cent. pc
annum. IL. q. Runnels, President
Wm. =. Grayson, Cashier,) 10 VIM. #
Wynn, Teller Of the Mississippi Uniol
Bank, and demanded paymen, thereof il
specie, which was refused, and that III,
) said Teller did then and there endors,
thereon Presented 10Th July, 1910, VIM
Il. Wynn, Teller"
Now know We, that being satisfied tina
presenmet OF said note has been dull
made end paymcnt lhercofrefused, do b
virtue Of authority in me vested by til
y Constitution aud Laws Of this Stat,
/. issue this my proclamation, declaring tina
: the MISSISSIPPI UNION BANI
! has forfeited all its banking popers an
privileges"
10 testimony whereof, |. ALEX A
: DER G. McNUTT, Governor of tn
y stats aforesaid, have caused these letter
J. to- be made patent, and the great seal G
q The state obe hereunlo affixed. y
Given under my hand ut the city G
Jackson, this tenth day Q
july, in the year of OF
}, Lord one thousand eigh
D. l.. S. hundred aud forty, and q
u the sovereignty Of the stat
of Mississippi The twenty
] third.
1 BY the Governor:
A. G. McNUTT,
THOMAS b. WOODWARD.
Secretary Of State.
July IS, 36===-3w.