Western Sun, Volume 4, Number 2, Vincennes, Knox County, 13 July 1811 — Page 1

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VOL. IV.

SATURDAY, JULY 13, 1811.

NO. 2.

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gene Lcitenfdorfer the fum allowed him by the act palled on the I3;h day of February, 1811. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, That the fcveral funis appropriated by this ad, Anil be paid out of any money in the trcafury not othcrwife "appropriated. J. B. VARNUM, Speaker of the Reuse of Representatives. JOHN POPE, President ef the Senate, pro tempore. March 3, 1 3 i 1 Approved, JAMES MADISON, AN ACT to incorporate the Bank of Potomac. BE it enacted by the Senate end Bouse of Representatives of tie United States of America, in Congress assembled, That trom and after the 4:h day ot March, whn h will be in the year of cur Lord IS 1 !, fill thole who have or hereafter may become fljtkhoiders in the bank ot' Potomac, their fucceflors and aflians, (lull be and they arhereby created and made a body politic by

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ceeding Hxty, one vote ; for every 8 fhares above 60 and not rxi crt,iiig 100, one vote; and for every ten lhares above that numtnr one vote. But no peifoii or periods, boilics corporate or otherwife, lhill be entitled to more than fifty votes. No flure or (hares (hall confer aright of fuffrae which Hull not have been holden twoc drndcr mouths previous to the day of election. Ai'd in the choice of directors, every ftockholder hiall ote in prrlun, (rxi tpt thofe who (hall refide out of the town of Alexandria) who may vote either in prrlon or by a written ballot by him or her fubferibed with his or her name, and duly ntknowhded bclore a judge of a court, a juQicc of the prace or a notary puhlic, a ceitifuate whereof (full be made on faid ballot by the fYid judge, juftice of the peace or notary public, belore v; horn fuch ackncwledgment fiiall be made ; and faid ballot (h ill be by him fealetl up, and nddreffed to the cafliier of the bank, and being- trsr.fmitted to faid cafliier before the time of the ehion of directors, faid b illot fimil be icceivcd and counted in the choice of director-. And every ftockbold. er in y fell and transfer his (lock in the faid bank, or any part thereof, nt b'n refute, nr.: bcinc; lef: than cue complete (hare or (hares, the transfer bincf made in the bank books, in the prefrnce and with toe approbation of the propi ietoi or his lawful attorney. Sec. 4. And 6c it further erected, That an election (h.dl be held in the town of AlexandrM, on the fit 11 Monday of Novemter in each year, of which notice flnll he given in one or more newfp per.;, printed in the town of Alexandria, four weeks at lead before ftid day of election. And the (lockholders iiirtil choofe, by ballot, fiom r.mong th'- (lotkholdeis, by a majority of votrs, 12 directors, for t!K term of one ye.-r tliercaf. ter; and en rc lignation, difquahfication or removal of any director, out cf tbr county of Alexandria, in the didric"t of C'-Iumbia, or out of the county of F.-trf::, in the lUte cf Virgirjiii, the other din.closs. at ti ir r.e::t meeting thereafter, (hall elect l y billot another perfon qualified as afore Lid, in his place, loi the rchdue of the ye:r. '1 he directors (lull, at the full meeting after every general election, elect by a m joiityof their hole number, by ballot, from among tbir own number, a prtlident, who (hdl he thjr-upin entitled t all the powers and nrivii'-res of one ; and if he w.ts beforr a cirector, another director ll.Jd le i h ited as afni f.'id, fo as to ktep the oumber ot tiirrciors )irfcribrd by tb';3 hCt, ex lufive cf tiie preiident, entire ; & in cafe ot the death ref.nation or removal of the picfulrnt, out of til- ountv of Alexandria, or county vi Fairfax rtfcuef-itd, cr his lefuLl to accrpt his nftlt-f. tbr riirtdlnr!. (li til iv.-et as foon as

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