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lars, or to any other State of this Union, or to any
foreign power or State, to any amount whatever,
without the previous consent of the Legislature ; and
the capital stock and funds of the corporation shall
be deemed and taken to be personal and not real
estate.
P. That at all meetings of stockholders of this cor-	Not allowed to
poration for elections and other purposes, no person	vote
shall be allowed to vote on any share or shares of
the stock at such meetings, either in person or by
proxy, unless the said person shall, if required by a
stockholder, make oath before the judges of elections
or other officer of the meeting, that he or she, as
the case may be, is the lawful and bona-fide owner of
said stock, having purchased and paid or secured
payment for the same a full consideration, or re-
ceived the same by inheritance, bequest, marriage,
distribution or gift, and without any understanding
that the said stock is to be transferred to the party
from whom it was received, or in case of voting by
proxy or power of attorney, shall make oath or
affirmation if required by a stockholder, that he be-
lieves his principal, for whom he offers to vote,
bought and paid or secured the payment for the said
stock a full consideration, or that the said principal,
to the best of his knowledge and belief, is the real
bona-fide owner of said stock, having acquired the
same, as the case may be, by inheritance, bequest,
marriage, distribution or gift; provided, however,
that this provision shall only apply to such shares of
stock as shall appear to have been transferred upon
the books of the corporation within one year next
preceding the meeting at which it is ottered to vote
upon them.
Q. It shall not be lawful for this corporation to	Not lawal.
make discounts in, or pay out any funds or money
other than the legal currency of the United States;
notes issued by authority of this charter, and notes
of other banking institutions received at their par
value by the banks so paying them out.
R. That in addition to the general assessments for	To pay tax on capital
the purpose of State and municipal taxation there
shall be annually levied and collected on the shares
of the capital stock of the banking company the sum