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sonal or mixed property, as the Board of Directors of
said bank may deern sufficient; may hold, buy and sell
bills of exchange, notes, bonds, choses in action, or
other securities of any kind and character whatso-
ever; may accept and hold all such trusts as shall or
may be committed to it by any person, or by the order
or direction of any judge or any court or tribunal;
and may make such special regulations in reference to
trust funds, special deposits or savings left for safe
keeping as shall best aid the parties interested, re-
ceiving and allowing such legal rate of interest as
may be agreed upon ; may purchase such annuities
and real, personal or mixed estate as may be requi-
site for the immediate accommodation of its business;
may issue letters of credit and other commercial
obligations, and generally to do and transact a gen-
eral banking business.
SEC. 6. And be it enacted, That the Board of Di-	Regulate mat-
rectors shall have power to regulate all matters	ters.
pertaining to special or trust deposits, the amounts to
be received, at any time, and the manner in which
the same shall be received or paid, as the case may
be, and to make all needful rules and regulations in
that behalf; provided, that the aggregate amount of
the said special or trust deposits does not at any one
time exceed the capital stock of the bank.
SEC. 7. And be it enacted. That whenever any de-
posit shall be made by a minor, the directors of said	Deposits of minors.
bank may, at their discretion, pay to such depositors
such sum or sums of money as may be due to him
or her, and the check, receipt or acquittance of such
minor shall be a valid discharge ; and that the de-
posits of married women shall be received or held
and paid out on precisely the same terms and con-
ditions as those of other adult persons or corpora-
tions.
SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the affairs of this
corporation herein provided for, shall be managed
by a president and directors, and the number of di-	Management.
rectors in this corporation shall not be greater than
twelve nor less than seven, and the number of direct-
ors in the said bank may be changed by the Board or
Directors from time to time within the limits as to
the number aforesaid, and no person shall be eligi-