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a stockholder requesting a transfer of shares must be
satisfied before such a transfer shall be made, unless
the President and Directors shall direct to the
contrary.
O. No loan shall be made by this corporation for	Loans limited.
the use of, or an account of this State, or the United
States, to an amount exceeding fifty thousand dol-
lars, or to any other State of this Union, or to any
foreign prince 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 the stockholders of this	Not allowed to
corporation for elections and other purposes, no per-	vote
son shall be allowed to vote on any share or shares of
the stock at such meetings, in person or by proxy
unless the said person shall, if required by a stock-
holder, make oath before the judges of election
or other officers of the meeting, that he or she, as
the case may be, is the lawful and bona-f.de 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 pre-
ceding the meeting at which it is offered to vote
upon them.
Q. It shall not be lawful for this corporation to	Not lawful.
make discounts in, or pay out any funds or money
other than the legal currency of the United States;