Chapter XL. *to extend the charters of the Bank of Columbia in Georgetown, and the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria.* Feb. 25, 1836.[Expired.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That to enable the president The charters
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Chap. XL.— An Act *to extend the charters of the Bank of Columbia in Georgetown, and the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria.* Feb. 25, 1836.[Expired.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That to enable the president The charters extended and limited to the 4ih of March, 1839.and directors of the Bank of Columbia in Georgetown, and the president and directors of the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria, to close all the concerns of the said banks, to recover the debts due to said banks, or either of them, to pay the sums due from said banks or either of them, and to divide the capital and profits which may remain among the stockholders of said banks, in proportion to their respective interests, the charter of the said Bank of Columbia, and the charter of the Bank of Alexandria, shall be, and are hereby, extended and continued and limited to the fourth day of March, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-nine; and that all laws now in force, imposing penalties, or inflicting punishments, for crimes or offences committed in relation to said banks, shall be, and the same are hereby, declared to be extended and continued, and to remain in force, to the same period of time:
Proviso.*Provided,* That no new discounts shall be made by either of said banks, except such as may be deemed proper to renew such notes as have already been discounted, nor any promissory note thereof be put in 5 circulation by either of them, or any of their officers on behalf of the said banks from and after the passing of this law. Sec. 2. *And be it further enacted,* That instead of a president andFive directors to be elected. nine directors, as are now required by law, there shall be elected on the first Thursday of March next, and on the first Thursday of March in each year annually thereafter while this law remains in force, by the stockholders of each of said banks respectively, five directors, any three of whom shall be a quorum, who shall elect from among themselves, a president, who shall retain all the powers and privileges of a director; and in case of refusal to 8er\e, death or resignation, or disqualification of the president of either of the said banks, the directors of such bank shall meet as soon as convenient thereafter, and after filling up the vacancy, in the number of directors required by this act, elect another person for president in the manner before directed.
Sec. 3. *And be it further enacted,* That any number of stockholdersGeneral meeting, how called. of either of said banks, who, together, shall be proprietors of five hundred shares, shall at any time have power and authority to call a general meeting of the stockholders of such banks, giving one month’s notice in one or more newspapers printed in the District of Columbia, and when they shall have met as aforesaid, shall have power to transfer to trustees, the whole and entire authority of closing the affairs of the said Bank of Columbia, and Bank of Alexandria, or either of them, as fully and completely as is given to the directors by the first section of this act, and that, in case of the refusal to act, death, resignation or disqualification of any one of the trustees aforesaid, the stockholders shall, by giving the usual notice, proceed to elect another to supply the vacancy.
Approved, February 25, 1836. Chapter XLI: authorizing a special term of the Court of Appeals, for the Territory of Florida, and for other purposes. 5 Stat. 5 1836-02-25 Chapter XLI Charles C. Little and James Brown text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Digitization Vendor 2025-11-29 24 2 public
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*to extend the charters of the Bank of Columbia in Georgetown, and the Bank of Alexandria in the city of Alexandria.* Feb. 25, 1836.[Expired.] *Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, * That to enable the president The charters
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