The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1857-10-01


branch. and whether their Stockholders.
directors and officers are men of response
billty and in egrity, and entitled to the
public confidence; and the amount of cap
1t II stock of which each is the bona 6de
owner, whethersuch branch mas complied
with all the requirements of this act nec-
essary to enttle the branch to engage in
the business of banking, and shall cause
to be made and attested by the oath of a
majority of the directors, aud by the
cashier OF such a branch, statement Of
all the material facts necessary to enable
the board of bank commissioners to de-
termlne whether such branch is lawfully
entitled to commence the business of bank
ing under the provisions of this act, and
such agent shall Immediately report to
the board of bank commissioners such
statement and his proceedins in the prem
ises.
Sec SO. 1t, upon careful examina-
ton OF the certificates of association, and
the reports and statements of the special
agents appointed to ascertain whether
the branches so organized have com
Piled with the provisions of this act,
it shall appear that five or more sych
branches have been formed. and that their
stockholders, directors and officers, are
men of responsibility and integrity, and
entitled to public confidence, and that such
branches are lawfully entitled to the bus
mess of banking, the commissioners shall
certify the same to the governor, and shall
Immediately notify each of said branches
thereof; and within ten days after receiv-
ing such notice, each branch shall ap-
point, in such a manner as the directors
thereof shall prescribe. one person to be
director of the Bank of Ohio. But no
person who is not citizen of the United
States, and a resident OF this State, and
who has not resided within this State at
least one year next previous to his ap
pointment, shall be such director.
SEC. So. The governor, if he be sat-
isGed that the law has in all respects been
complied with, shall issue his proclama-
ton, setting forth that such branches are
authorized to commence and carry on
banking, at the places seyerally designa-
ted in their certificates of association;
which proclamation shall be recorded in
the office. OF the Governor, and copy Of
said record certified under the great seal
of the State of Ohio, shall be prima facia
evidence of the organization of said
branch.
Sec. 81. The bank commissioners, and
all agents appointed by them, shall each
be entitled to receive for their services un-
der this act, FIVE dollars per day for every
day necessarily employed in the discharge
of their duties, and their reasonable ex
penses, to be paid by the Bank of Ohio.
SEC. SIS. This act shall take effect and
Elm force from and afterthe second Tues
day of October next, if the same shall be
approved by majority of the electors
voting on that day, and not otherwise.
N. H. VAN WORRIES,
Speaker Of The House of Representatives
THOMAS H. FORD,
President Of the Senate
Dated April 18th, 1857.
| No. 66, AN ACT.
Providing for the submission to the Flee
tOio Vi Vic sCL tlltitIGU du dCL 10 InCOf-
porate the Bank Of Ohio and Branches. -
SECTION /. Be it enacted By the Gener-
al assembly of the State OF Ohio, That
the act entitled an act Incorporating the
Bank of Ohio and Branches, passed al
the present session of general assembly
be and the same is hereby submitted tc
the electors of this State, at the genera
election to be held on the second Tuesday
Of October next, for their approval or re
lection -and each elector may have writ
ten or printed, or partly written and part
ly printed upon his ticket the words "Fo
the Bank Charter, f" or " against thu
Bank Charter" or words to that effect
and the judges of each election district ii
counting out the votes, shall set down il
separate columns in the poll books, tn
votes given t'For the Bank Charter" ant
the votes given Against the Bank Char
ter" aud certify the number of votes civ
en- for and against the charter as they ar
required to certify to the number ofyote
given for candidates.
Sec .. 1t shall be the duty Of th
persons opening the poll books in eacl
county, to make a separate abstract o
votes given for and against the charter
Including statement showing the mum
Der of votes cast, which were neither fo
or against the charter. And the clerk O
the county Court of Common Pleas o
each county shall Immediately after sucl
abstract is made, make certified copJ
thereof, under the seal Of the court anc
forward the same by mail to the Cover
nor, at Columbus, marked on the outside
Abstract Of votes for and against Banl
Charter given in county"
SEC. 3. 1t shall be the duty of tn
Governor, as soon after said election as
practicable, with the aid of the Audito
or Secretary of State, to open and abstrac
all said returns and the Governor shall
Immediately thereafter by proclamation
in some newspaper published at Colum
bus, set forth the number of votes give
for the charter; the number of votes Civ
en- which were neither for nor agains
the charter; and if a majority of all th
votes given were for the charter, he shal
further state therein that said charter ha
been approved by the people; and ha
thereby become law; but if a majorit
of all the votes given shall not be for th
charter, he shall so state, and that tn
charter has, for that reason, failed to be
come law.
Sec. 4. That any clerk who shall fa