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Academy act to amend act to incorporate aforesaid aldermen allowed amount appointed Assembly authorised authorized Bank body branches CAHAL called capital stock cents CHAPTER circuit court clerk commissioners completed constituted construct continue corporation county court days notice direct district duty election enacted enter entry erect establish fifty five fund further gate give given granted held hereby hold House of Representatives hundred improvement issue James JOHN COCKE justice land limits majority manner meeting miles Mondays Nashville necessary newspaper open books owner paid Passed January peace person prescribed present president and directors privileges proper Provided purchase rail road receive record regulations respects river road Senate shares sheriff soon Speaker stockholders subscribed subscription Tennessee term TERRY H thereof thousand dollars tion toll town trustees turnpike company turnpike road twenty vote
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Page 140 - ... are hereby incorporated and made a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of " The President and Directors of the Bank of Tennessee...
Page 242 - An Association for the loaning of money upon reasonable terms, under the name and style of The President and Directors of the Farmers
Page 15 - ... ordain, establish, and put in execution such by-laws, ordinances, and regulations as shall seem necessary and convenient for the government of the said corporation, not being contrary to...
Page 140 - States; and shall so continue until the 4th of March, 1811 ; and by that name shall be and are hereby made able and capable in law, to have, purchase, receive, possess, enjoy and retain to them, and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and effects of what kind, nature or quality soever...
Page 141 - In case of excess, the directors under whose administration it shall happen, shall be liable for the same in their natural and private capacities : and an action of debt may in such case be brought against them, or any of them, their or any of their heirs, executors, or administrators, in any court of record...
Page 126 - ... shall have all the rights, and be subject to all the liabilities, in relation to the part of such road so allotted, as if the same was located wholly in such township...
Page 14 - ... to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all state courts having competent jurisdiction, and in any circuit court of the United States...
Page 297 - Company, hereby incorporated ; and they, or a majority of them, may cause books to be opened at such times and places as they may direct, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said company...
Page 279 - Subject to the foregoing provisions the ancillary receiver and his deputies shall have the same powers and be subject to the same duties with respect to the administration of such assets, as a receiver of an insurer domiciled in this state.
Page 15 - ... his, her or their private or natural capacity or capacities, and shall be assignable and negotiable in like manner as if they were so issued by such private person or persons; that is to say, those which shall be payable to any person or persons...