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QUEBEC: MIDDLKTON & DAWSON, PRINTERS, STATIONERS, &c. 1857. 3-32.1 |receive ai The salaries of the Officers of the Ba shall be fixed by the Directors, and no shai holder shall have the right to change the or any of them, at an Annual General Meeti unless previous notice has been given at le one month before the said General Ann Meeting. now du able for sell) ass Stock, e a rece; all Eleci for eff confirn ein by InW d and Ituse 5. the Ye ndred, i NED AN n pres< No proxy of an absent Shareholder sh be entitled to vote at any Meeting of the Sha holders, in respect of his constituent's shar until he shall have lodged at the Bank a wr ten authority from his constituent, duly exj cuted and authenticated in the followii | *^ ^' form:— ^^^^^ ^ w» % ompanii jsident appoint QTTEBEC BANK STOCK, ACCtePTANCfi, DIVIDENDS, SALE, AND TO VOTE. OW all men by these presents, that I, Ril of of all t do make, constitute and ap- cf my true and law- Attorney, for me, in my name and in my behalf, Jtors, a^ccept all such transfers as are ot may hereafter i|Made unto me, of my Interest or share in the " ital or Joint Stock in the Quebec Bank. Also eceive and give receipts for all Dividends that now due, and that shall hereafter become due and able for the same for the time being. Likewise sell) assign and transfer all, or any part of my Stock, to receive the consideration money, and a receipt or receipts for the same, and to vote all Elections ; and to do all lawful Acts requi* for effecting the Premises ; hereby .ratifying confirming all that my said Attorney shall do ein by virtue hereof. In Witness whereof, I have hereunto set my bd and Seal at this Day of I the Year of our Lord, One Thousand, Eight Indred, and Ider sh he Sha ;'s shan NED AND Sealed) ik a wr^n presence of ) duly e: In relation to the ordinary transfer ofaau« res by Attorney, and the payment of followii' 6 Dividends and Bonuses, every such Attom«the res before being permitted to act as such, shAg the lodge at the Bank a power of Attorney froi|hip nar his Constituent, duly executed and authen cated, in the following form, or to the f(| In cas( lowing effect or substance :■— c|i Direc (See the other side.) j^oard. .use 7. luse 8. The days of Discount shall be Tuesdt and Friday of each week, or such other d as the Directors may from time to time point ; but when either of those days shall a holiday, the next following day, not a h day, shall be substituted therefor. No Director shall be present at the Bo of Directors at the discussion of any ma in which he, or the partnership of which may be a member, shall be pecuniarily terested, except at the request of the Boa nor shall his vote be taken thereon. fkuse 9. Every partnership transacting busim with the Bank, shall make known to Bank, in writing, the names at full len le, anc istak for cc y lea^ Attomjlthe residence of the several parties com- ich, shAig the partnership, even when the part- mey frq^ip name shall continue unchanged, authei to the ii^ In case of the insolvency of a Director, clause Director shall cease to be a member of oard. ! Tuesdi )ther dj ) time rs shall lot a h( the Boj my mat which liarily he Boal busine m to ill len( No credit shall be given to any person ciauw )se paper shall be under protest at the kk, whether as promiser or endorser, or jfher on paper discounted or left for col- Lon. The Barik will receive for collection ci*ase| tes and Bills not having less than five days m, but with a distinct understanding that [party having the same for collection does wholly at his own risk, and that the Bank [I be responsible only for monies actually sived in payment, or on account of the le, and not for any omission, informality, dstake whatever. Every Note or Bill so for collection, shall be endorsed by the ty leaving the same, and shall be accom* "1 paftied by a written memorandum of the h^ii The C: in full, the profession or calling, and the reaiB under dence, place of business, or address of eachiftid to ai the parties thereto. Conform ?ilructiong iKoiB; From time to time a Committee of n p . rtf from t fewer than two ol the Directors shall close|| inspect the Vaults and other apartments n| Every the Bank, take ah account of the Bank Bii^ntendi and Notes, Government and other securiti» three and money and bullion on hand, and the ftition, { port of the Committee making the inspectiwors to shall be recorded in the Books of the Bai^ persop and signed by each of them. ijiseii. The President, or, in his absence, Vice-President, and the Cashier, shall, fr(| time to time, examine the several Secui Bonds given by the persons in the employj the Baiik, and whenever, in their opinion,t shall seem needful^ they shall require same, or ahy one or more of them, to be inoved. The President shall retain in |)ossession the Bond or Bonds given by tai)e also Cashier* mto the 9 thetiailThe Cashier shall cause the several per-^*"8»| I the reip under him in the employ of the Bank, to of eachiid to and execute their respective duties, Ifconformity to such rules and regulations, A'uctions or orders, and as the Directors ^ from time to time prescribe. II close§ •tments f Every person in the employ of the Bank, clause 5ank Bi^ntending to leave the same, shall give the securitiilk three months' notice, in writing, of his nd the pntion, and it shall be competent to the Di- luspectiiiors to put an end to the engagement of the Bait§ person in the employ of the Bank, either iving him three months' notice in writing at effect, or by paying him a sum of mo- equal to three months' salary, in lieu of notice ; in case of misconduct, however, ihe part of any person in the employ of the k, the Directors may summarily disnjiiss person guilty of such misconduct, without previous notice, and, in such case, the ry ol the person dismissed shall only be up to the time of his dismissal, unless e also a defaulter, or be otherwise indebt- to the Bank, in which case any balance 10 use 17 ii i :! ise IS 1^ ' due to him for salary or otherwise shalP^ remum placed to the credit of his debt. ^T autnoi No person in the employ of the Bi /^"^ ^ shall be allowed to enter into any trade, n^ ^^ ^^^ cantile or other business, agency or oi}^^y^ whatsoever, either in his own or anot ^^^^'^^^^ name ; nor shall he become a party to {*^ctors n negotiable paper, or give or enter into j^ oooks personal security whatever, other than #o^^^ ^ security to the Bank, unless the recorc^^^^^^ consent of the Board of Directors shall hsl^^^^ been first obtained. * ^^^^^ g thereof Every Director, and every person in 1^1 he th< employ or connected with the Bank, shi|nd an consider himself bound to secrecy as to evened, thing that takes place at the Bank, and sh[ on no pretence whatever, unless authoriz by the Board of Directors, give any inforii tion relative to any account or transaction or in the books of the Bank. Only( Direc se 19. J No person in the employ of the Bai shall, either directly or indirectly, take or i ceive any perquisite, reward, fee or emol ment, other than his salary, and any such ft 11 |e shalf^ remuneration as the Board of Directors ly authorize. the B(' '^^^ Books and Accounts of the Bank ciauao rade n^ ^^ regularly balanced upon the last law- or ol> ^^y^ ^^ May and November, in each year, r anot ''^^^^"y^^^^y? ^po^i such other days as the ty to f lectors may, from time to time, appoint, — r into '}'^ Books for the transfer of Shares, shall than dosed during the fifteen days immediately j.e(3Qj.(|^eding the day appointed for the payment shall hg^-^^^^^^^^' ^^^ ^^^ parties whose names a|l stand in the Transfer Book, at the clos- ^^thereof, as the Shareholders of the Bank, son in ill be the parties entitled to receive the Di- ank, sliJInd and Bonus then or about to be de- s to eveiied. and shr ; luthoriz ^ Only one partner of a firm can be eligible ciausel 7 infbrii * I^ii^^ctor. saction i the Bai ike or I )r emol such ft ^ U) DUT] Cast •aak to p< > conforrn itjons as rectors. M \\Gyed th iiH comn 'residenl llSi 1^ He sh{ meting, 3ank, at proceed i] Board. DUTIES OF THE CASHIER. Cashier shall cause the ofEcers of theciai •aak to perform their respective duties, and ) conform to the bye-laws and all such regu- i^ons as shall be prescribed by the Board of ectors. f He shall superintend generally the con- ciauj ns of the Bank, and in case of any defi- i|ncy of money, negligence, improper con- iti^t, or suspicion thereof, of any person em- >lc3|yed therein, he shall make immediate and communication to the President or Vice- sident. ^e shall furnish to the Directors, at every cJauj nfeting, a statement of the concerns of the 3tnk, attend at the Board, and record their proceedings, and execute all orders of the < 14 25. I He shall countersign, at the Bank, a^hall ca notes or bills signed or to be signed by Xl %e inse: President or Vice-President, or by order % of each the Board; shall cause the books and a(n|with tl counts to be regularly kept, under the dire^ual cc tion of the President or Vice-President, ainM on the always posted up to the day, so as to be CLscount. abled, when called upon, to show a just stat( ment of the concerns of the Bank. The Caj cs, in wl }26. 27, He shall examine daily the settlement ("* perso the cash accounts of the Bank, and repor*- ^^ ^^^ without delay, in writing or verbally, to tP^dorserj President and Directors, any difference thf* shall may be discovered. onnted, 1 left for He shall, in connexion with the Pres dent, under such regulations as the Board ( He sha Directors shall prescribe, have charge of ai ©f the bills, notes, money, deposits and pledges, tMes of al whole of which shall be carefully depositehe Dire( in one of the vaults of the Bank, beforil notify leaving the Bank, each day, one key of whiclany Coi shall always remain in his possession. atment, i ank, aj shall cause to be kept a book, in which clause 28 P by tl: !be inserted, alphabetically, the signa- order » of each firm and person transacting bu- and a^s with the Bank, and the name of each ie dirertdual composing such firm, which shall ent, amid on the table of the Directors, each day o be eiscount. ust stati The Cashier shall cause to be kept two ^'«^"«® ^sj cs, in which shall be inserted the names I ement ^ persons whose notes or acceptances I i repoA b® under protest, as well the promissor I [y to tli*|J^<^^sers of such notes, in one of which I ence th^ shall be inserted notes that have been I otmted, and in the other, notes that have I 1 left for collection. I le Pres I Board (He shall record the votes and proceed- Clause sJ ge of ak^f the Board of Directors, and furnish I Iges, th^ of all resolutions of the Board to any I epositebi Directors who may require them, and I , beforll notify the Chairman of the appointment I )f whictMy Committee, the objects of such ap- I I. atment, and in case of sickness of anv of I 16 the officers of the Bank, shall forthwith c meeting of the Directors, and report same. I^usesi. Tjjg foregoing shall be the By-La^i the Bank, in lieu of those hitherto in f^ which are hereby repealed, provided ah that nothing done under or in virtue o| one or more of the By-Laws now repe[| shall be in any wise affected by their re| % Iwilh f report •y-La\i [o in fi led all rtue of