Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-01-18
SECOND STEP IN
CONSOLIDATION OF
AUGUSTA BANKS
Directors of First National Vote
to Hold Stockholders Meeting
on February Fl, to Pass on
Question of Consolidation.
with Attendant Details

The second official step in the CONSOLE
dation of the First National and Granite
Banks of this city was taken by the di
rectors of the first named bank at
meeting held Monday afternoon.
1t was voted to instruct the cashier
to call special meeting of the stock
holders to be held on February y. at II
O'Clock A. NJ, to pass upon the question
of consolidation, with it's attendant de-
tails Of increase Of capital from 100000
to SOC, 1000, increase of directors from eight
to Is, and change of name to some name
indicative of the consolidation.
The notice is as follows:
Notice Of Stockholders Meeting
Augusta, Maine, January II. 1916.
Pursuant to vote of this date of the
Directors of the First National Bank of
Augusta, hereby call a special meeting
of the Stockholders of said Bank, to be
held at its banking rooms in Augusta on
Monday. February p, 1876 at II o'clock
A. NJ, for the following purposes:
l. To see if the Stockholders will rat
ify and confirm the action of the Board
of Directors in adopting plan for the
consolidation of this Bank with the Gran
lite National Bank of Augusta, and all
other action taken by said Board or it's
Committees, and by the officers of this
Bank prior to the date of said special
Stockholders meeting towards effecting
the consolidation aforesaid, and will au-
thorize the Directors and officers to take
In ,x,s< n
consolidation.
2. To see if the Stockholders, pursuant
to said consolidation, will vote to in
crease the capital stock of this Bank by
the addition thereto of one thousand
shares, each Of the par value of 500. and
instruct the Cashier to transmit notice of
such increase as soon as the whole
amount thereof has been paid in, pursu-
ant to the provisions of Section 5142, r.
s. U. S.
3. To see If the Stockholders will vote
to amend the Articles of Association of
this Bank SO as to make the number Of
Directors fifteen instead of eight, elect
additional Directors to complete the full
membership of the Board as thus in.
creased. and instruct the Cashier to no.
the action taken under this call.
4. To see if the Stockholders will vote
to change the name of this Bank from
1.-The First National Bank of Augusta to
some name indicative Of said consolida-
ton, and instruct the Cashier to send q
duly authenticated notice of the vote ana
Of the new name to the Comptroller of
the Currency, and obtain his certificate of
approval thereof, pursuant to the pro-
visions of Section of the Act of May /,
1886.
5. To transact such other business as
may legally come before said meeting.
THOMAS A. COOPER,
Cashier.
The meeting was then adjourned with
out further action until Monday, Janu
airy "a, at O'Clock p. NJ, and doubtless
will be again adjourned at that time if
President Hichborn of the First National
Bank who has been seriously ill, is un-
able to attend.
It will be noted that the special stock
holders meeting of the Granite National
Bank is to be held on the same date as
that Of the First, but half an hour earlier.
The Granite Bank notice was published
by the Journal on January II. but APP
pears for the first time officially in an
other column of this mornings issue.