JAS. BLACK GROOME, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 797
the aggregate amount of said special or trust deposits
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shall not at any time exceed the capital stock of said
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bank.
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SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That whenever any de-
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posit shall be made by a minor or married woman,
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Deposits.
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such deposit shall be received or held and paid out
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on precisely the same terms and conditions as those
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of adult male or adult unmarried female depositors ;
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and the directors of said bank may, at their discre-
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tion, pay to such minor, or feme covert depositor, such
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sum or sums of money as may be due to him or her;
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and the check, receipt or acquittance of such minor
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or feme covert shall be valid, any law of this State to
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the contrary notwithstanding.
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SEC. 10. And be it enacted, That in all elections for
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Voting.
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directors of said bank, every stockholder shall be
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entitled to one vote for every share that he, she or
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it, or they may hold, to the number of not exceed-
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' ing twenty shares, and to one vote for every addi-
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tional two shares ; a plurality of the votes cast shall
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be sufficient to elect, and the stockholders may vote
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either in person or by proxy ; but no share of stock
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shall entitle any holder to a vote which shall not
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have been holden two calendar months previous to
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the day of election.
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SEC. 11. And be it enacted, That it shall be the
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duty of the directors to lay before the stockholders
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Duty of the
directors
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of said corporation once in each year, at a general
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meeting, for their information, an exact statement of
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the financial condition and affairs of the bank, of the
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debts which shall have remained unpaid after the
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expiration of the original credit, and the surplus
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profits if any, after deducting losses and dividends.
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SEC. 12. And be it enacted, That the board of di-
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rectors shall cause to be furnished to the Treasurer
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of the State, statements of the amount of the capital
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Furnish state-
ments
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stock of the corporation, and of the debts due to and
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from the same, specifying those due to and from
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other banks, of the moneys deposited therein, of the
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notes (if any,) in circulation, of the cash on hand,
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specifying the amount of coin and of notes of other
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banks, of the value of the real estate held by the
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corporation, and of the amount and value of public
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