The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1855-02-03
The Empire City Bank.
surRExE COURT SPECIAL rEax.

sUfREME COURT SPECIAL TERM.
Before Hon. Judge Roosevelt.
THE EMPIRE CITY BANK DECLARED HsoLyEsT-
ORDER FOR A RECBIvER GRANTED AND IHJusC.
Ti0s MADE PERPETUAL.
I'm. mir. J. NJ Mason obtained an order from the
court this morning, declaring the Empire City Bank in
solvent that the assgnnsnt made by the bank Is void.
the injunction TO be permanent and the United states
Trust Company TO be receiver.
The following is q copy OF the special order -
An application having been heretofore made TO ths
above named Justice OF this court BY George II Purse
creditor Of the Empire CITY Bank, joint stock associ
alton for banking purposes issuing bank notes TO cir
cuiaie as money for order declaring the said bank
nsoivent and for the appointment Of receiver Of the
sme, and for Injunction restraining the said hank
from the exercise Of any Of is corporate rights pur.
Of the act OF the Legislature OF the State Es~
York, entitled can act 10 enforce the responsibility Of
stockholders In certain banking corporation. snd
,oeaions . prefcrbed by the cons.i,uton AMI 70 pro
vide for the pronp, payment OF demands against sch
corporations and sssocistions" passed April g. no;
AMI subsequsnt applications having also bssp mads,
~ other creditors Of the said bsnk and ID Apyny 10
the said Justice that ths aid George H. Parser was. al
he time of his said application, creditor of the sad
tspl having demand against tho ,ans exceeding one
hundred denar., arising upon debt contracted
the hrtt dsy Of January ose thousand eight hundred
and hi,y; that The payment Of the same had been re-.
fused oy ths ssd Empire City Bank and tina, than
ten day. had elapsed since the said refusal al the time
said Justice that the Union B.nf, and the American
f1ehange Hank In the city of New York. eredior.
OF TIE said Empire Cty Bank and hAd similar demands
tgs!rst the iaid Empire Cty BaBk arising In Ike
Lr and mat payment of the ssi demands had been In
BE manner refused and that than ten days had
sApsd snee tbe said Taussls respectively aud 10 for
tier spparing 10 the said Jnftcs that Isse FROST and
ttLeIs were siso creditors Of tb. the Empire Ctr
fsnE, ard that they had obtained Judy1sst ax,lnst
We tsns and that execution against the pe Jp~riy Of
ueihd Empire City Bank had bssn returned Hp.stshsd
and turth4f Appearing 70 the ssd Justice that other
ereeunons sssinst the sad kIsylrs City Bans oDs not
Be .tsnsd out of any property o' the ssd bsnk and
eeian accounts Of the sssess and hsb,s. a ID. sal
esbs having been exhibited 10 the fsIA Ja.tos, snd
Abraham N. mnninger, the prsslssnt, snA Hoh<ri T.
'tsmsr tbs cashier of the sail bank hAy nd been
mibtd On oath befors the ss justice toushsz the
dipon 81 The said hasb-ssv, fling To- SEVERAL sp
plicstisss and pstons ef the sad creditors and hs
The sAe srssinAtoos Of the said osc.rs u the ssA
bsnx sod other fsstiDosy herein, sDa hssrng M
.hrles macy OF eonnssi for the said bsnk. snA Mr. y.
~ hafsni of counsel fef the sali AppncsDt O.rxe w.
Farssr, and hsssTs Fstt, Gerard an6 B.cklsy stsor
nsys Tor ssse trest and others and Mr. Henry Iitos
o. eovsse Tor The Ansricsn Exehanss Bant the saiA
Jusnes ceth cstnns that the said sa.oeaia0n IL not
clearly solvent, vhsreupon and on motea Of Mr. j. n
hass oi eounssi for Georg~ II. Passsr,
his besby AA5asgsd and teeAred, and The aAd Juf.
wee " fftas OF the p0wsr aud authority Ia hB vest
"a 10Th adjutEs and declare that TIE sAa fbs gpsr.
CITY bsnh 10 issolysnt,
And s further orasssd shs, the rsea sts,ss Tra,t
snd ~ v.rsos q The act of ihs Lx2isr. u ths aA
~ hev fosk. passst Aprl "a, iss3-bs sn4 the Sa
hereby s sppsssd the rscsirer q al aud snrur to
estate rial asd perssn&i ehsts<ls real rsonsys. dsba
thinss IN ssfes, s1stahle infsrests ssegr prsp.ry
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