The daily Madisonian. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1841-1845, 1843-10-07
From the Statutes OF Great Britain and Ireland
George Nv, Chapter 46-Msy 20, 1896


From the Statutes OF Great Britain ana iroisn"i
George Nv, Chapter 4O-Siay 20, 1870
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BE Il enacted &c., That from and alter The passage
OF this act Il shall and may be lawful for any bodies
polite or corporate, erected for the purpose OF bank
ing or any number of persons united M covenants oil
copartne rshps, TO the trade or business oil
Bankers in England IA like manner as coparlnersbips
of bankers consisting OF not more than SIX persons
may lawfully do; and for such bodies polite or cor
porate or such persons SO united aforesaid, 10
make or issue their bills notes, al any place or
places in England and 10 borrow owe take up any
sums of money on their bills or notes so made and
issued, at any such place or places as aforesaid,
aud that every member of any such corporation or
eopartnership shall be liable 10 aud responsible for
the due payment Of all bills and notes, which shall
be issued, and for all sums of money which shall be
borrowed, owed or taken up by the corporation or
eoparincrship of which such person shall be mem
ber such person being member at the period of the
date of the bill or notes or becoming or being mem
Der before or at the time OF the bills or notes being
payable, or being such a member at the time the
| borrowing, owing or taking up of any sum or sums
of money upon any bi IS or notes 10y the corporation
or copartnership, or while any sum of money upon
any bills or notes Is owing unpaid, or at The une
the same became due from the corporation or co
partnership any agreement, covenant or contract
To the contrary Notwithstanding.
ing their bills Tor less IMAM eoo wilhh sAtyhse hes
OF London &c
Sec a. such coparlnershps before issuing any
notes to deliver at The stamp ONCE, IN London an
account as herehl Hch'ioheo, 10 oe hcu anu an ohuy
o registry ihereoi 70 oe made III oooE, OF DOCKS 70
De there KEEP LOT uia' PURPOSE W soho Pe'9o,' VI
persons 10 De appointed ny oie commissioners D" 'nci
oeha l. ana which DOCK Vi ooohs any Pe'so" shai'
have liberty IRON Tune TO 'ime, 10 seach ana inspect
on payment oil one smiling Tor every seafch account
mus registered 10 comprise the tuc names u'le VI
urn OF such ihtehueu OF eAs''s corPoia''on ., CO
partnership ana aiso 'he NAMES ahu places o. apoue
oi al INC nion'oeis VI suo' CO.. POI a', VI ~ az ,i
partners coheerneu Vi cnSaSeu III suo copai"e,9
as t''o 'a"'e suaii .e'peo.,o'y pP ", VIC 800 "
such coiPo'aup" VI COZ up, gnu VIZ 49,
every pahh vi oaoAS ~ ~ " ISL,
oy sue" co'Poia'on' VIC ',' " wig '' " 7'
place OF places, where ho'eo VI ,'e 'l
lssueo ana aiso 'nc haies anu l'aoes % aooue "
TWO oi uie P''ne'P'i P.,','i o5 H.1.s I, '.
corporation oi o'ils ..''u." - 's
'aho' &C, W''h w, NE " inc VI o''' p',o
Oh every such Puoo oinoei 'o'Poo.,o'y, ~ ~ ,
OF any one Oh whom such coiPo'a''oh 'nai sue anu
DC sued &C; ;co,t co,,o.,
sec D. Saiu account 70 W 'e''n0a " "o 5000,
oe'o'e 'uS'oo VI INC iou0e' anu " " ~
''luahy. &c ~,
see D. ouch cerliHeu copy Vi account " 10 's"ou
as evidence ia cNi ana cr'inihai cases anu ~ al
cases "ha'e'er, as PROOF " INC appointments anu au
'ho''ty Vi ''e Puo''o onoe' .ateu ~ ou.n
or rc,urn' anu aiso VI '''' ia1' 'i'' an pc ' "ae'
.'e'eh as me"oeis VI 'he c"Poi','on "e'e "''h
oel' NJ vac tino '"e ie'u'" "a' "''" 80. =,
sec. 4, commissioners Oh stamps to'e"e cef''heu
| copies OF ahoa'"s'
Sec. O. Accounts o' ''c new olicsls Vi u'e"'pe's
III inc couiso vi any yea' W oe maui ou' w suo"
corporation, o9eher WIN uie name oi NAMES o' any
ne" OF auononai Town OF 'o"h', Piace VI Piaces
"hcfe such os OF notes are, OF are h'ehueu 70 oe
tsued ana where the same are 10 DC mace Payaoie,
10 De hied as hereih before mentioned
sec y lbal All actions ana SUNS, ana also all peu-
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any person or persons VINO may De al any 'ihe m
deoted 10 aiy such coParhershiP carrying ON DUST
ness under provisions OF lis act anu all proceedings
al law Oh 10 equity 70 De commenced OF instituted lo'
or on oehal OF any such copafiheishlf against any
person, or persons bodies pol'ic or corporate, or
others; whether members OF such copsrWerShP Vi
Otherwise, ipr receiving any debh OF enforcing any
claims or demands duc 10 such coPai tershP' U. io'
any other matter relating 10 the concerns OF such CO
partnership, shall and lawfully may from and alter
the passage OF this ACT be commenced or instituted
and prosecuted in the name of any one OF the officers
nominated as aforesaid, for the TINE being oil such
copa rtnershIp, the nominal plaiHln or petitioner
for and on behalf OF such copartners,ip; and
that all actions suits, and proceedings al
law or in equity, TO be commenced or IN
stuted by any person or persons, bodies polite
or corporate, or others, whether members Of
such copartuership or otherwise, against such CO.
partnership shall and may lawfully be commences,
instituted and prosecuted against any or more OF
the public officers nominated as aforesaid for the time
being OF such partnership, a. The nominal defendant
for and behalf OF such copaTtnership and that all
indictments nlormatioBs and prosecutions by
behalf of such copartnership, for any stealing
bezzement Of any money, goods effects, bills, notes.
securities or other properties of belonging 10 such
copartnership, for any fraud forgery. crime or
offence committed against, or with intent TO niure or
defraud such copartnership, shall and lawfully may
be had preferred and carried on in the name Of any
one OF the puOc officers nominated aiort said for
the time beng Of such copartnership; and that in all
indictments and informatons 10 be had or preferred
by or on behalf Of such copartnership against any
person or persons whomsoeyer, notwithstanding such
per,on persons may happen TO be member or
members OF such copartnership, it shall be lawful