The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-06-23
LOCAL MATTEns.

4 BANK Or THK conMoswsALrH. A meef
ing Of the stockboIders or the Bank Of the Com
moawealth was held at Goddiu's Hall yesterday
| a. IL O'Clock, and organized BY calling RicRAnp q
MoknIss, Esq. to the Chair, and appofntiog Sir
mm. Isaaes, Secretary, and Mr.. r. A. Lancaster
/ The Chairman stated the object of the assem-
oiage to be, the election Of President and Board
directors OF the Bank Of the Commonwealth. &
W notion, the salary OF the President was fxsd
The following gentlemen v-ts put 10 nomipa
ton ior President; L,wsoN Nr sLLY Esq, of Kich-
mond. and Col o. q. cLAY, Of Campbell county
There being no other nominations. the stock.
noIasrs proceeded to ballot, with the following re-
| sult-a scale vote being called for: - :
| whole number OF votes cast 1914. Necesaarf 10
choice s3S- OF this number Lawson Nunally re-
cefved lol6. and o. q. Clay 65s So Mr.. Nunally
was declared the President elect. lass
On motion, committee Of three, consisting of
Hessrs. Wellington Goddin, III. L. Kent, and John
Purcell, vas appointed TO wait on Mr. Nunaliy and
inform him Of his election.
The COMMITTEES promptly performed the duty,
and on returning to the meeting, Mr. (ioddjn sts
ted that Mr. Nunsliy accepted the office of presi
deht ana promised to spare efforts to make the
new Bank the Bank Of the Common wealth Not
oeing public speaker, Mr. Nunally did not deem
It necessary for him to appear before the stock
posed in him
judge Crump. after hurriedIy examining the
charter OF the Bank, was of the opinion that the
ssoe1Io'aers had no right to elect President,
that dnty devovng on the Directory; but sur-
gested that Mr.. Nunsly could be eaected Dirsc.
TOT, and thus obviate all difficulty
The Chairman thought the stockholders had
peter De on the safe side and adopt the course al
On motion of Mr. II Kent, Mr. Lawson Nupallv
by the meeting
The election of eight Directors being nsxt In or.
N raA t..1
which was adopted: N ~. - Isaf7 80
Resole,d, That committee of seven be appointed
whoss duty 1t snail be select and recommend six.
NAV bs chosen sn sar. so 70 wnisn number eight
the eCommonwealth; and that the said commItte,
10 making such selection aud recommen ndation be
soxerneo nrss Dy the interest Of the stockholder,
and secondly, b. desire that Is far as NAV be- ths
va, various commercial. manufacturing and mechsni,
10 the Directory and making such sele ions the
Naious sections OF the city be taken consdera-
The chairman tLereupon appointed the following
gentlemen said committee: Messrs w CIoddin. ii l.
Kent. A s Lee, b I Tinsley, j Johnson II X El-
Tyson and Williams - :
On the return of tho committee, Mr. w Goddin
presented tue following names from which the
stockholders could select eight Directors
Messrs A Harvey. b 7 rin,ley VIM Palmer
David Burr, WIN BWsrwick. VIM Haxall. john
Purcell. David Saunders, w Dounan. Geo "
smith, Nolting, r II Dibrell, Thos W McCsnce,
In addition to the above, the following gentle
men were put in nomination by individual stock
holders; W Crenshaw, G w Williams, Jno ii
Hrtanor, James NJ Talbot, Stearns. W Tim
beriake, Charles Talbot, Joseph BrummelI, p
Mitchell and SamI Putney.
On motion of Mr. Ellyson COMMITTEES was an
pointed to distribute ballots
On motion. the two secretaries and Mr. John pur-
cell, wereapponted committee to count and scale
| the ballots, during the recess, and the meeting
then adjourned till O'clock 2 NJ
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The stockholders met at O'Clock pursuant 70
adjournment, Dir q Morris resumiug ths chair
The committee appointed at the morning ses-
sion to scale and count the votes made the follow
| Ing report: Whole number of votes cast 1862
Necessary to choice 62S. The following gentle
men having received majority of the votes cast
were declared Directors elect: hessrs A y Hsrvsy
william Palmer, John Purcell, A EIIett, X @
Noting, Hector Davis and Thos w McCauee
There being one other Director to elect the Sc
cond ballot was ordered aud resulted in no cleo
| tion.
| On the third ballot the vote was ss follows
Whole number of votes loss Necessary to a
choice 55o of this number Is TInsley received
COS votes, David Burr 3l5, and VIM Brseden 1885
MIR Ffnsley having received majority OF the
votes cast was declared Director elect
| On motion Of Ii l. Kent, q vote Of thanks was
rendered the chairman and Secretaresc as also 10
Wellington Goddin for the use OF his ball
resolution was then adopted appointing the
President and Directors COMMITTEES to prepare
| bylaws, rules Of order and regulations for the
government Of the bank, to b. reported to q meet
| log OF stockholders on the hrst Monday In Au-
| gust.
The meeting then adjourned.