Martinsburg journal. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1920-1977, 1922-07-25
oTlCE OF STOCKHOLDERS
MEETING OF THE MERCHANTS
AND FARMERS BANK OF MAR
TINSBURG, WEST VIRGINIA.


Notice is hereby given, that, al
meeting of the stockholders of the
MERCHANTS AND FARMERS
BANK, a corporation created and or
sanlzed under the laws of the State
of West Virginia, hereby called to
be held at the Office of the corpora
ton at No 131 South Queen Street,
in the City of Martinsburg, in the
County of Berkeley and State Of
West Virginia, on the Sd day of Az
GUST A. D., 1922, at ten o'clock
in the forenoon, a resolution will be
offered to enlarge the powers Of
said corporation so that, in addition
to its present charter rights, i shall
have also authority to exercise all
the rights, privileges, and powers
vested by law in trust companies
created and organized under the
laws of this state, which resolution
is in words and figures following. to-
wit:
RESOLUTION.
Whereas, on the 9th day Of DC
tober, y, d., 1916, a charter was
duly issued to the MERCHANTS e
FARMERS BANK located at Mar
tinsburg, in the County OF Berkeley
and State Of West Virginia, author
iZing it to carry on the business Of
banking in all its branches in said
state and to exercise all powers
granted to banks Of issue, discount
and deposit, by the laws of said
state together with all such Incl
dental powers as should be neces.
sary by discounting promissory
notes, negotiating drafts, bills of
exchange, and other evidences Of
Indebtedness, Yoceiving deposits,
buying and selling exchange, bank
notes, bullion or coin, and by loan
ing money on personal or other
security; and
Whereas, the said bank was duly
authorized TO issue its capital stock
10 the value OF one hundred thou.
sand dollars, and was to expire on
the 9th day of October, A. D., 1856;
and
Whereas, It is deemed desirable
by the stockholders of the said
bank that the objects and purposes
for. which it was incorporated be
enlarged and modified so as to in
clude the right to exercise also the
powers granted by law to trust com
panies;
Therefore, be it resolved by the
stockholders of the said Merchants
q Farmers Bank in stockholders
meeting assembled,
That the objects and purposes for
which said corporation was incor-
porated he enlarged and modified in
accordance with and by virtue of
the authority vested in it by the
laws Of the state of West Virginia
50 that said objects and purposes
hereafter shall be those set forth in
us SAID charter and in addition
thereto that it shall haye and ex-
erclse all the rights and powers
vested by law in trust companies
and especially the right to act as
assignee, receiver general
or special, guardian, executor. ad.
special commissioner.
committee or curator. and to take
accept and execute trusts of every
description not inconsistent with /.
the constitution of this state or OF
the United States, and to receive /
deposits of moneys and other per,
sonal property, and issue it's oh.
legations therefor, to invest it's funds
in and to purchase real and personal
securities and to loan money on
real and personal securities. and
generally all and every one of the
powers prescribed by Chapter Seven
Of the Acts of the Legislature of
west Virginia Of 1902
BY order Of the Board Of Direc-
tors.
Given under my hand this 18th
lay of July A. D., 1922.
S. n. MYERS, President.
Attest:
mo. T. NADENBOUSCH,
Secretary / IS %