Chapter 245. authorizing the National Bank of Kutztown to change its location and name
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CHAP. 245.— An Act authorizing the National Bank of Kutztown to change its location and name.June 27, 1882. *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled*,National Bank of Kutztown may be removed to Reading, Pa. That the National Bank of Kutztown, now located in the borough of Kutztown and State of Pennsylvania, is hereby authorized to change its location to the city of Reading, in said State, whenever the stockholders representing three fourths of the capital of said bank, at a meeting called for that purpose, determine to make such change, the president and cashier shall execute a certificate, under the corporate seal of the bank, specifying such determination, and shall cause the same to be recorded in the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and thereupon such change of location shall be 116 effected, and the operations of discount and deposit of said bank shall be carried on in the city of Reading.
Sec. 2. That nothing in this act contained shall be so construed asRights and liabilities unchanged. in any manner to release the said bank from any liability or affect any action or proceeding in law in which the said bank may be a party or interested. And when such change shall have been determined upon as aforesaid, notice thereof and of such change shall be published in two weekly papers in the county of Berks and said State not less than four weeks. Sec. 3. That whenever the location of said bank shall have beenName to be changed to Keystone National Bank of Reading. changed from the borough of Kutztown to the city of Reading, in accordance with the first section of this act, its name shall be changed to the Keystone National Bank of Reading, if the Board of Directors of said bank shall accept the new name by resolution of the board, and cause a copy of such resolution, duly authenticated, to be filed with the Comptroller of the Currency.
Sec. 4. That all debts, demands, liabilities, rights, privileges, and powers of the National Bank of Kutztown shall devolve upon the Keystone National Bank of Reading, whenever such change of name is effected. Sec. 5. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. Approved, June 27, 1882.