Western Sun, Volume 7, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 11 May 1816 — Page 2

flnll hvc been made at the city of Philadelphia, in at lead two news-papeis printed in etch of the pi ires (if fo many be printed in fu h places refp-cttvrly ) where fubferip. tions fhdl have been mide, and the Uid prrfor.s (hall at thr Umc tone in like manner not'f' a time ?nd place within the Liid city of PhiUdt Iphu, at the ditUnce of at least thirty d-tys trom tht tune of fuch notification, for proceeding to the election of twenty dure tors as afore f.iid, and it fhall be lawful for fuch election to be then and there mde. And lilt Prefidcnt of the Urited States is hereby authorifed during the prrfent i lTi in of Congrefti to nomin. te by and with the advice and confent of the Senate, to appoint five directors of the f-dd bnW, thou. ! not ftockholderi ?ry thing in the provift ma of i"s act to the contrary notwitli(l ruling ; and the per font who fhll be elected ana ippotnted as tfore. faid, fir II he thr fi st director of the laid hank, and dull proceed In elect our of the directors n be UfcfideUt ol the fa id bank ; and the Jirectors an I pi fide lit ol the fid bank fo appointed and elerted as a fore Id id, iha!l be capable ol Pri inc. in their rtfpec-

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oJ evpitation of the first M nd y of the month of Jantttry p-Nt pi rotn thr raid appoint fbenta n l elections ; ai d they shall thrn and thenceforth commence, and con. linne the p'ratiruo; of the fjirl bai k at thr. titv of Phi! idelphia. Sec 10. And be i: farther enacted, Tint the dnei tors f;r the time being fhall have power to appoint fuch Hi ers, clerks, and fervanta unrler tbe;n as (lull be nerefTaty for executing the bufinefa of the faid corportton, and to iM.-w rb-rn fttch compeniV.ion for their feraices fp?ctiaely, as Oiail be re a ton a Me ; and Midi be capable of exrc.finc loch .-rher powers and o thorit ir s, lo" the aril jrnvrrninp and ordering of the cfR era of hr ftd corporrtton, fhall be prefer ibed, fixd, and determined lyr the laws, regulations! and ordinances of the fa 'nr.

ing in fuch nonce the object or objects of filch meeting. 6. Each cafhier or trearnrer, before he enter? noon the 'Jutie ! of hi- ofHce, fhall be teaoired to give bond, with two or mrre f iretirs, to tf'e I tisf ifVion of fhr directors, in a Pom r.-t lets than I'x'v tfeoufand do! I"-?, with a condition for o-s rood behaviour, and th faithful performance oi his duties to thr corporation 7. The U-ds, teneroes an 1 hereditaments, which it ilia It be lawful fur the (aid corporation to bold, (hail be only iun aa (hall be requisite tar Ua immediate acCOffiinuiid. it) in relation to the couVcnient tranfaction of its husinefa, and fuch as 'hall have been :'ona fide mortgaged t i it by w y affecunty, ( i tonveyed to it in f-itisfactlott cf debts previously contracted in the ecu fe of its dealings, m pure h fed t fairs, upon ptdgments which (hall have been obtained for ( nr, dbtf K. Th total itriot r. f dhts which the fid corporation Ih II it a i y tine owe, vh?thrr hy bond, bill, rote, or othei routf ct, Deer and ;! ;c t tic d bl or debts clue f r money deposited in the bank ttiall iot exceed the f u n of thirty ve millions of ti liars, unlefs ihe contracting of any gic u. e r d bt Ih dl basre been previously author if d I y a hw .f'.lte United States. In afe of txec T-r, the directors under wl ofe inminis fitinr it ';;.!! happen, fhH be liable for the fame in thrir natural and prtvnte capaci tie s and an icri"! ol dbt m y in fuch c'de he brr.'t ?o'nl! them or any of them, their or ry (;f t!ier hnrs, executors, or admintflrators, in any court of record oi the United States, or either of ti"ni, by ary creditor or creditor! of the faid corpoi tion , and may pruftCUted to judgment ai u executtoui ar.y condition, covenant, or iigieement to xv.c contrary not withftattding Bjt ihis provifion dtali not be con Q rued to rx enip the i !-' C(up ratiin or the landSj tenemeots, jjvolr, or chatteli the fame from brtoif alfo liable for. and tharseable

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the toll V iuC nilf', reiWii tlOOS, limit it;c?:s, Smd uroviiinna lhll lorm and be fundamen t,i articles oi the conatituttoo of the faid COrpOl anon, to Wit 1 I. rhe noiobef ot eotes 19 which v5-e fiockhotder iii. ll o entitled, in voting Ur directors, Biall be according the iai nhtr of lhates he, (lv-, or th y . fpectiatly (liall hold m the proportions irg: to? is tj ta' ; h'j one ih ie, and iiot moi than two lli itfs, one vote ; for rvery two fh above two, and not eXt ' g t n one voti ; for ever V fbm fh ares aboe ten, and i t rx ceedintf thirty, on te : t r r y c, fli ibove thirty, and n r riceedinq lixty, oie vote ; for every ec;l't ihar-s above lix tv, r t id not exceeding one hundred, o.e vot'- ; and for rveiy tv-: (hares above cue limid'ed, one v(fe ; Iiot ho I foil) CO part nerllnp or body p hat, () dl be entitlrd to

Soch the laid directors, who may have been abfent when the fid exrefs was contracted or cr jtr " who mat Save diiieot ed from tl f refolutioti or ac whereby the lame v ras fo contracted oi cieatcd, r, y relpectively exonerate themftlvel Ironi betng fo liable, by forthwith giving notice of the lact, and of their ibtriiCi or diffent, to the rreudciftl ol the United St tes and to

the Rockln !d?rs. at a treneral m

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y oi i' Jirertly, d-:j or trade in ny thing ey tA i t HVII i of - xi hanire, Bold rr filver (-ul-n, or in the file of goods really .ind truly pieced -, money lent ami not redeemed in do- time, or t. ..0? which lhall he the pro

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a greater numb r than

iftet thr first election, no (hare or (hares (bait confer a rta;ht ol voting, which (hall not hive been hoi len three r r 1 nder months previoOS to the d y of election. And Rockhohlers actually rrfiient wirl i th U ited States, and none other) my vote in elc r ti m by proxy 2. N' o tImo three fourths cf the directors elected by fhe ftockholders, and not Wire ihftn fou' fifths of the directors ippoioted by rh- Pr6dent of the United States, who (hall be in office at the time of an annual election, (hall be elected or ap p int-d for the n xt Ui erding vear : aid no director lh"dl buhl ins otnce mou than three years out of fm in fuccession ; nut Ihe direelor who (ball be the pi lident at the time of an cl ctiou roav dwavs be uIppointed, qf re elrrtej :is the calc n a y b-. 3. None but a Rockholder, b ing a reH dent cttiiea of the United St.: fh II be i director ; n (h 'l s directot ! entitled to any emolument ; hut th; directors no v make (orb rompenfation to the president for hit extraordinary attendance at the bank, aj fir ! I unpear to ti -n reafonal I-.. Not lefs than feven directnes fhall con. Hiuite a board fof the tt ni clion ofbu(l befs, of whom the prrCd0( :, ii 'Iwav, ne our, except in cafe ol B,knrfs or neccdary ibfence ; in w ;ch ciV his place may be Uipplied by r y other director wliom he, y writinir, u der his hand, (hill deoute for

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fuch private perfon or per fori- ; that is to fay, thofe which (hall be payable to any perfon or perfons, his, her or theii order, (hall tie affignible by endowment, in like m mn'r, ar with the like eff ct as foreign bills of exchange now are I acd thofe which arrp-yabtc tt) ie.irri Oi dl be atfigfiabW and v"-gctuble by driivery only ; Provided) that all bills or notes, fo to be i.-sii'd by f id corrrairm. Hi ' he rrac1' payable on demand, other than biils or ootrs t'"r the payment ot a fuiti no IcU tlian one boa died dolios ewh, and payable 'o the ordvr cf fome pcriori or perfoiiSi v h!rh hills or ntr s it (hall be lawful for f id ccrpor ttion t m ke piyablr at any time nt exceeding fiXtv dis trom t!ie date tnerrot. 13. Fl&lf yearly dividends fhall he made of fo much of the p!ofits ol 'he tai k, as fhall appear to the dirort ad vifV hie ; rd once in every thre vear rbr directors fh ill lay be! ire tiie Roc kholders, at a general meeting, ho 1 1 . v i i then information, .in i xct and particular (la t ment if the d Ms which (hall have remained unpaid frr 'he exrva'irn of the original C.rerJir, for a period of treble the term of that credit, and of the ft? plus of tht profits, ir any , aftei deduction losses and dividends. If there fliall be a failure in ti e payment cf any p" rt of any- fum hubferihed to th capital of the fair! bmk, by any petfon, co partnerflup rr boby politic, the party failing (hall hfe the benefit of any diiuVnd which mv have ccn;r4 prior to the time for making fuch payment, and dorinp the delay nf thr i'dmf. ( To be concluded in our ntxt )

that pur

A nd the direct r fo cler'i-

d trarf.ct all neCefTan eufi-

e n

to thr tnSce evf th1- presid

of the faid reaepoeatiem, duririff fne ronti i . u e of the mc knef . r ac ct (Tari ibfente of the pretident 5 A nunih-r of d rl S ,!ers not h fr 'Inn fixty, who. t igethtr, fhall hr prfpriPn.s cf one tboufand (lures or Upwards, (lull have p i wet at any time to all general meeting of the (lockholders, ti ; pupofei relative t. the m'Vitution, giving i Ica-t ten wreks notice in two public newapaptrs oi the dcc where the ba:;kis ftttcd and fpecify

ty to pure ha fe any public debt, norhallit take more tl m at the rate of six per rentum per luaum tor (r upon us loans or dift on n t.s 10. No lo-'n fli 11 h made hv the f i 1 corporation, for the ufe or on arcount of the y:overnnent of the c nited States, to an amount exceeding five hundred thru, fand doll ra, or f an) particular Stare, to an ifUOttOt exceeding fifty thou fand dollar?, or rt av i;rein priure or flare, u"!-f$ previously authorifed by a law of the Unitcu St tea I 1'he Hock cf the faid corporation .h 11 h- afhoable and transferabfe accord, ing to fu ', rubs as Ih 11 he inflicted in thr behalf, by the las ai d ordinances of thr i -me. I J. The bills obligatory nd of credr, under leal of the faid corporation, whirb fi'dl br m i le to any prriVn err rrfont, hall he afltgnable by endorfement thereupon, under the hand or hands of fuel p . 1 .i of pel font, nd his, her, or th ir t xrcutori or a, miniftrators, Si I of his or theif adi.'er or (r nffi jnera, nod fa as ahfolote If to transfer atld Ve! tir property thereof in each anu every a(Ggi ee or -m,"irrb fucreivtly, and to enable fuch afiignrc of affignees, and his, h-, -r their executors or adminiHrators, to maintain action thereupon in his, hr r, or ilwir own name or nai : Provided that f.iJ corpoiatitn (ha'l not make any bill obligatory, nr , i" errdit, or nth r oblipatinn under i's fral I r t:.c payment ot a "rum left thn five thou lamJ dollars. A.-o .he bill or notes which v hf is..) J Kv ord-r r r.',.c faid corp-ra tion uned by thr pr-c;j-r,f ?rt4 ronntrr?ikM e'i by the principal tafhier or trral'urrr thereof, promiung the payment of mi ney t,. any pe l -n or pnf ns, bis, hrr, or their of.-'c r, or to ,,-"'er, although n t ui J r the feal ot the faid enfporation, fhall e bind i i and obligatory D on the (Hn"e, in Hke manner, and with hkc f-vrre ar.J elT ct, as upon any private perfon oi perfons, if issud by him, hi r or thetftj i ! s. h-r or their private or natural capacity or capacities, and (hall be aifignable and neg 'inhle in the tike manner a if th:y wic .v liuiJ Ly

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RATES OF POSTAGE.

PHK following rates of poOafe wre to

charged after the 10 day of May. con-

rormablc to an af of Congrefs, paffed on

the 9th inn. On Single Letters. For any diftancc not exceeding 30 milei 6 cents f)ver Z(' and "nf over 80 miles 10 Over 80, Mid not over 150 miles 12 1-2 Over 150, be not over 400 milea 18 12 Ovei 400 25 Dou'!e Letters, or thofe Compofrd .'f t.o piecr? of paper, double 'hofe race?. Triple Letters, cr thofe compi led of thre pieces of paper, triple thofe rate Packets or letters com po fed of four or more pieces of paper, or e:e oi more other rtir.-s, and weighing i no o.'m t avoirdu poif, t ! clrnp; thofe rate, and in tfi.it proportion for all R i eater ueitrhr. Ship L.eitcrS) not Cirricd by mail, are rh.Tenhle wrh 6 rent?. ivs batters. Each paper .arrku not over 100 rndrs rent. 0 r 100 miles 1 1-2 Rut if carried to any pl-ce within the fUtf where p'inted, whatever he the distance, the rate is only onp cent. magazines and Pamphlets Are rated by the fhcet. Carrird not ovf r 50 miles I cnt. Over 50. and not over 100 miles 1 1-2 Ovrr 100 miles 2 Every four folio pages, eind t quarto pa p;r , and fjxreen octavo or leffrr paes, are to be confidered a (heet ; alio the furplos r ""errs hf y ond rveu fours, 8cc. loornaTs of the Hate legish tutes are to he cimrptd uith pinphh t poOage, although not fiitched or half bound PoOmflers are not to forward pampHt ts in the mail, where the Nttrr is very irg', or where it is carried with great expedition, or on horf-bak. RETURN J. MEIGS, Jun. Ist J faster General General Post Office, April 16. 2 3 4w.

Mclfrs. Henry Ahorn. Anthony Liver?,

rye k I rcema.i, J. & E. WooJrutf.

. N. Sc A. Scribuer, Elihu Marsh. El-

nath-.n Jennings, J. A. Houorv and

Ciithbert Bullitt.

u en tie men

Please to tdle notice that I am now in confinement in the Jil of Clark County, and have petitioned the county court , f f id county tor the bmcfi: of the act mrie fur the benefit of Uifolvent debtors : that they have appointed the rtghtfa day of lui.e to hear my petition, and if entitled to it, io hear the :iccessa;y i ath, ice acminiOeitd and to be ciseh jred from pr.iur1, where y u, or a i y of you, may a. tend if ou pleafe. oursj S c. HENRY S. ELLIOT. May 3, 1816. Z3-

NO TIC E

S h-r-hy riven, that I forewarn all perfont hom huyirtr ana of the undivided

krt or tract of land K ir cr in the forks of

White river, in the town of Liverpool, from li'aar Golard. as he has do lawful right or authority todifpofe of it DAVID FI OR A. V.ccnncs May lo, 1816. 23-3t,

Administrators' Notice. ALL perfons indebted to the eO-tc of Ricfird Waiters, dec. rr d' fired o come foiward snd lct:lc oo the I. me, by

the 10th day of June n. Xt u.J all pt r.

fms havire claims Htr"tn(t l id rlt itr

deflred f" prelVnt them pr operly attrftrd

tir fettLmr-i't bv t h r time al( , to Elisha Warden, Jhlm. May 7, 1816. 23-tf. Take Notice. T SHALL apply at the next, or th f;ie. ceding Coutt for t!ie county of K. iox, for a ferry at rofi the afl fork ot White river, at the fd!-, or fectiou No. 10. hi towi fhip No. 3 north, and rane No 4 West.

F. Shotts.

May, 10, 18' 6.

2 3-3

1). APPERSON 5 Co.

(Of Shuwnesto:j?inJ K'.FLCl FUl I Y ft' r to rhe Mcrc bant I and G nth met' of Vint rune's

their fervice? in thr "t g e a nd con rpiffj-"-! buGnefs, hviry built '-rr mi p ions

ware-houje iui the pur pole, thev will attend

punduail) to "h f. rwasdn j 1I goods o

pck ges whi b m y ' ' Confirm J to them.

B at5 of oSuerenf n frnrn 2 t0 3

tons can always be procured t thr Orortelt noti-f, nd it rh ff or ;vidc" th t j f" a B.1 iority of the uarrchactfl i d gentlemen of VinrenneS r!l t'lvor them with thrir huP. nfs it will atT -cl mnre fr.-quent n; .-uni-ties f forwrdiopr, id much lefs d.day of gonrls at Shawneetown. 22-3 1 May 1, ',816. BANK OF VTNCENNES, May l, 186. rTptE Stockholders of this Hank arc JL hereby informed that an election wijl he Ivld at the houfe of Peter Jonts, in Vintenne?, on iht 8ih day of June nrx:, at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, lor the pur p fo of cho finp a direOor, to fupply a vacancy in the hoard, m" cafio.ied by the d.-ath of on" of the members. ISAAC BLACK: rOHD. Cashier.

INDIAN A TERRITORY, BAtHtlSON C 1 V N T 1 1

Harrison Cireuii April Term, 1116. Ferry, (a man of color) complainant,

S( t.

Williim Stith, def-ncfant,

In Chancery. 9

"MIS dry cvm. t cohiplainant by William Hendricks, rfefuire, his ot-

torney, a rl on motion, nH it ;ip'rrin to th- fatisfclion nf t!-e court, that rhe d"fc m! -nr. Willi m Stith, i not an 1 . ; It a b i ta-it of this territory rdered that the fdid 0efend?nfdo rnkc his appearance before the H rrif.n C:rmit court, at their next JuTy ter'o, on tie fiift day of the t-rm, and th-" and tl err ?nV r the complainants bill f rrf ictj or other wife thr f-me will b taken f.r cool lied, and the prayer thereof -warded accordingly aril ir is further ordered, that tfm ord-r be pohlifhed at latt eifht weeks it) the Wefrrrn Sun, a public r.-ufpper of this territory. A Copy Teft, R. M. HETH, c. b.c. In the Warrick Circuit court i r i rv . .

marcn lerm iio.

Lufinda Tucker vc. Tohn Tin ker,

Petidn for a Divorce.

rt I 1 1 S d yirt.re thr pr'i re' by her at. A tor ney, afd fled he i 10 rl hr a D:one, dUd it appeari;g to the fattsfach n of the toort by proper affidavit Gledtbac faid John Tuck.-r is not an inhabitant cf this territory, it is ordered by tie ecu.-, that tne fv.d John Tucker Jo appear ;t tho neat term of this court, to be hold n at Darlington, on ti e fouitb Mot day of ,7unc, then and tit re anfwer the -lor f. d lit:el, o. other wife the court will he. r . d determine the fa P- ,r his abfe re, and that a fopy of tf h ord r b- oub!iOed at l-vl:

eight weeks in (bmc pubhc aewfp pi r in thi territory.

v j cite.

BUCK LKR, ClerJ,

NOTICE, I L thofe indebted to the rP-e

on;re

V tterfon, dc d. and

ti e

M ir tin, e'e ct!. ry bond or note. Pre r ly recj ic'lrd ro in k- payment by t1 of M iy next, th ife who neglecl thi may expert to find their notes in t!..

f .. tTi . m r I r- I I . C i .. . P .

ui u v i n x. a v "ii "to ii u file w n U I e difp-ifrd to pay without putting me to r0 -Mr and themfclves to cofl, c in -rr. ire their notes by applying to Wil im Gamble, SAL1 Y HANEY, Adm -r.

April 25, 18 16.

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