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THE

toiw^wial liil 0f tettia

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riTBLiC KOTIOE is hereby given, that a Special General Mc Mug erf tlie Shareholdere oftheCom-
m'ercipl Bunk of Canada will be held at its Banking House in thp0ity dfting8ton,on Tuesday, the Seven-
teenth day of December, A.I)., 1667, at the hour of twelve o'elowk^ n&qn, |pr the purpose of considering
and taking action upon the 'following specified objects— that is to $^y :—

JL, To Accept or reject, r>r to take advantage of all or any of the provJsionB 6f an; Act to be obtained in the interval by tho Direct-
ors of the Bank from the Parliament of Canada, which Act is intended to contain fell ot smnfe of the following pniviBiona :

(f.) To extend the period of suapensit* of specBepAyments wUh6ut tbrfek^

(3.) Tri aatlioriae the MrecfoBs of the Bank by Bye^nw to reduce $hfe Caiiltftl Bmi <it thta J^k^ atifl to nrfae additional Capital,
on such terms as may be sot fortfh in siieh Bye-law. " ' ,'■;;• 5 ' i ' • i ;

(1) To aiithOrifee the Directom to entftr into Mi agreertient with any othet BapklPg Inatitiltipn or Institutiopg for an amalga-
mation—and to det€!rmine u^xm the torais of such amalgamation, and the relatfivM vjUpc of th«i irtock of tho Bank and such other
amalgamating Bank' or Baiika- -and to ugiee upon such othej; terms fur tlie condiu-t, nianagiKnfejit, and ^ .jral rolations of tho
anialgamated inatitations, as tfhe Directow of the Bank may think best.t-such ivgjreement not to be valid, until confirmed by the
Shareholders of the €ovnmercial Bawk, ^ad which confirmation may bo obtained at the Specif General Meeting now convenuj, or
at any future special meeting.

(4.) To contain a pifevision of a similar purport to the test 'bregoing, to b« appllciiWe, • any such otfeejf amalgamfttiug Bank or
Banks— and also general provisions tor more effectually carrving tho intended anmlgwanatioa into effect, also as tc the name of the
amalgamated Bank, and either with or without power to increase or to mufce additit^i to the Capital Stock of the amalgamat'jd
Bank, or to that of either or any of the Banks so amalgamated— swch incroa«> of Ca|Mtal to beaanotioned by. a. Special Oencral
Meeting of the Shareholders of the respective Banks.

(5.) To coAtain a provision for a change of the header principal jfflce of the Gomttiercial Bank, or such amalgamated Bank, to be
sanctioned by the Shareholders last aforesaid. ,'

(6.) In the event of failure oh tho |)art of the Commercial Bank to raise additiotiaJ Cp.pital, f^' to amalgamate as aforesaid, or
otherwise to continue its business^ such act or sets to contain provisions, for vesting by a geneial assignment all the Estate and
efforts of the Bank in Trustees for the speedy liquidatioto of its liabilities, and for distribution of the surplus amongst the Sliarc-
holdurs— with special provisions and powers for such purposes— the Trustees to be named, apd the assignment sanctioned at the
Special General Meeting now convened. , :, <

(7.) And further, such act or acts may contain permissive powers for the Commercial Bank to sdil, and ibr; any otlier Braking
Institution to buy the assets of the Commercial Bank, and to assume its iiabilittes. ; '£he tprras of any such arrangement to be con-
firmed at the presently convened Special General Meeting of the Shareholderts of the Commtircial Bank, or at any Special General Meet.
ing and at a BiKjcial General Meeting of the Shareholders of the purchasing Bank.

il, In the event of the hereinbefore mentioned Act not being obtained, or in the e^ent of tlie Shareholders of the Bank not
agreeing to acmpt the provisions thereof or if they shall otherwise tliink best, then one of the objects of the said special general
meeting now convened, wUl be to (jonnider and to take action upon tho courSe to b«i pursued with respect to the ixisition of the
Bank's affairs, and if necessary to authorize a general assignment of the Bank's atwets, to better discharge its liabilities.

Dated at the Commercial Bank of Canada, Kingston, October 31st, 1867.

By a»d( r of the Board.

C. 9. ROSS, OA»fc?m.

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TO VOTE.

§ttt0w aU, p«« bs theifiie §tmnUr that

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do make, constitute a|i(i.apj>oiiit of

my true and lawful Attorney for: and in

jTiamte) an^'xfn-., -i 4 belialf, to vote at the meeting of Shareholders of the

®'0mmerCUll §attfe 0! ^JJaWatU, for the purposes mentioned in the annexed notice,

with poiver ta ■ !hstitut£ drkl appoint suck person or pet'mm a8_:. shall see Jit,

to act «.9l : .: , .....Attornc'i/ Of Attornies herein, and generally to do all lawfid acts
requisite for effecting the premises, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
said Attorney, or, said substitute or substitutes, shall do therein, by

virtue hereof.

* : . I ' '

^%W\iXim Wbm0f, have hereunto set

hand an(' seal, at this day of

in the' year of our Lord One Thousand Eight Hundred and

cfigwa ana J* faUd i« tfte ^xt$imt ot

The EDITH and LORNE PIERCE
COLLECTION 0/ CANADIANA

^eens '/niversity at Kingston