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MOVVSR* 1818. k » r ^- t • " • » • « 4 ^ ' • « • • * • • , « - « * ■» ft attticto OP ASSOCIATION Ol' THE Bank of Canada. t lb All to whom these Presents shall come ; 1^ E il knovon ami 'niade manifest^ that me, the Sul- ^ scribersy have formed an Association or liwited (Jo -partner Jihip, and do hereby agree tvith each othert to conduct Banking Business in the manner hereinitfter specijied and described, by and imder the name or ityle of ' The Bank of Canada; And tve do hereby mtttually covenant, declare and agree, that the Jolloxving are and shall be the funda- mental Articles of this our Association and Agreement tvilh each other, by which we, and all persons who at any time hereafter may tr( nsact business x-:ith the said Company, shall be bound and rcgidafmL Ag _ ( "i ) r:,;t — Tho Capitol Stock of tlic said Comp"ny bl.all -:;Vswrii-'i?:% = each , .^ f.- 1.. p.. pose of raising the said Capital Stock, » ' y°" Subscription shall be "pc-ned m t s C.ry «' t|« '^" ,i.,v of Mav 1818, v,!iich Book sha.l Be ncauwu i-ji .^farticll; of Association and shaU — - ^11 '^-^':?'r.:^i^"':^Moi;a'^'ch:i:;e:^ kI ^nN5:;;c:::;i:':'d .uich meeting ^-[{^^y-: .hicted bv a roinmitteo to be appointed by the bt.ck Iccrsou of their own body, under whose supe. n- ntnce t he said Election shall take place under the S^ nd rcguiations hereaiafter Fescrd,ed and no- ticed for the annual elections— and which Directois -hUl be capable of serving till the first annual x«ec - inf r„rc!u?ce of Directors" with full power and au- thority to man.se the concerns of sa.d K«^^.J'"f_ «lv,ll ;'o.nii.>nce the operations as soon as ai range el: cr be lade, agreeable to rules am regvda- tions hereinafter made and provided, fc-vtiy person r". ens, co-p.rtnersi,ip, bo.iy politic or cc-po ate • I'lo n.av or shall become members ot this A.socia ;•;' may subscribe for such and so n.any ^I'ares, as h" a e or taev sh.il think lit, not liowever exceed- -: t-; mndred .hares; and it is -''f {, "f-^^ 1 ;t the shares respectively ^"''^^f .'^^*^" !'" iP'j'" ,i,le in -oid or silver coin, current m this I .ovuk.. •t lir.S instalment which shall be fifteen per cent" ,i:., ;m the amount orsuhscnp ions payable a sue, ;',.audpla.,asam.ioruyotu,ea.ec^rs^allo^^ \ ' ' ^ « » n ad place as a initjomj u. .--- "•-;"; :,^,.:„^p- iviiig thirty cUiys noU<:e ; and the remainder k ; ( -^ ) jaliall be payable in such iu^;fal»nents as a majority of the Directors shall order; but no after ini;tal- ment shall exceed ten per centum upon the capitid stock, for the payment of which, sixty days notice shall always be given. The TJooks of Subscription may be opened for the remaininjr three thousand shares of the capital stock of said company, at such time and place and under such restrictions and regu- lations as a miijority of the Directors may order. Sieron(L—\i IS further mu'cually agreed upon, that whenever the sum of twenty two thousand five hun- drt^d pounds shall have been actually deposited, or paid in on account of the subscriptions to the said stock, notice thereof shall be given by the directors, in two Montreal News- Papers ; when the Directors shall commence the business and operations of the said Bank ; but no Bank Bills, or Bank Notes shall be issued or put in circulation, nor any bill or note })e discounted at the Bank, until twenty two thousand live hundred pound» in gdld or silver, sluil! be ac- tually paid in, and received on account of the sub- scriptions to the said capital stock. Third. — For the good manacccmcnt oftlic affair^-- of the said Association or Company, tliere shall be eleven Directors, who shall be annually elected by the pro- prietors or hciders-ortiiesaid capital stock, at a gee.- era 1 meeting thereof tt> be annually holdcn on the lii St Monday in May, at which annual meeting the said proprietors and' stockh.oiders shall vote accor- diiur to the rule bereinalier established, in respect to voting at general meetings ; and the Directors so chosen by a' majority, in conformity to such rule, shall be canablc' of serving as. Directors, for.t>velve C -i ) „,onths (unks, a,>y cf thorn *?" f^/^X't^- ,„al-aa,ninistration before tbe exp. at.on ot that per od bv a general meeting of stocUioldcis, « ""'* uspended, a. hereinafter F°;''»'-"<' )^J'^/£;S^ meeting after election, shall choose out ot the r nura Wi President, and Directors, irom time to t.me, from the I'rovince, or removal, as a*o'"X pro- p;.e of death, resignation, absence from the Fro- :, "e fL- ^ree' months at a time or f removal ot a Dir-ctor bV the stocklK.Ulers, his place, m case ot such re" OV.I, shall be filled up by the sa.d stockl o - tos ami n the other cases, by the vemainmg Di- ^ec wrr or a majoritv of them, to serve, however, only until the succeeding general meetmg as alore- said. Fonrth.-the Directors for the time being, sMl ha«"po" cr to appoint such officers, clerks, and ser- vaUsCder tlic.V, as ^ha" be necessary ior ex cu tin, the business of the -';^,,t;°X"J^,:'^^;:c v" them such compensation tor tueii strvicts rts( ly as .hall be reasonable and proper ; all vhid , to g'cther with the expences ot ^"'''''"g' ?°"»^^i;^„"„^ and ail other contingencies, shall b« /t^t a, ta, oui of the fands of the said Company. 1 he «aid Direc "ors h.U likewise be capable of -^ ^^^'fj^^^^^ It -.oTers and authorities for the well regulatnig a l o J -l^' of the HlVairs of the said Company, as hall be pri?nbed by the bye-laws and regulations theicol. Flf.h.-U is hereby expressly »"d expUcitly ^e- clarc^d, to be the object and mten ion o the pa t^.. ,vho associate themselves under tl.e » y c o ..no The BarJc of Cmwdu, that the jou-.t stock o. pio^ier * i * (^0 tv of tlie eajtl Goropany (excUisivc oi-iHvukntis' lobt; matle in the wanner herematVcr mentioned) shali a-^ lone be rtMi^xMaeible I'ur the tlebts and eugjagements ol' the said Company. And that no person, who shall or may deal with this Company, or to whom they shall or may become in any wise indebted, shall on any pretence whatever, have recourse against the se- pcrate property of any present or future member ol this Company, or against their persons, farther tlian may be necessary to secure the I'aiUiful application ot the funds thereof, to the purposes to which by these presents they are hable. But all persons, accepting any bond, b'ill, note, or other contract of this Com- pany, signed by the President, and countersigned or attested by the Cashire of the Company, for the time being, or dealing with it in any other manner whatsoever, thereby respectively give credit to the said joint stock or property of the said Company, and thereby respectively disavow having recourse, on any pretence whatever, to the person or seperate property of any present or future member of this Company, except as above mentioned. And all suits to be brought against this Company (if ai\y shah be ) shall be brought agains* the President tor the time being : and in case of his death or remaval from oiticc, pending any suit again sthim, measures shall be taken at the expeuce of the Company, for substituting Ins successor in office as a defendant ; so that persons having demands upon the company, may not be pre- judiced or delayed bv that event ; or if the person suing shall go on against the person first named as defendant, (notwithstanding his death or removal from office) this Company shall take no advantage of such proceeding on that account ; ana all recovo ries had in mamicr.aibicsaid, ^iluvli le coiiclusive up- A .n the Company, so far as to render the Company's •i fn^t siock or property liable thereby, and no farthir an ihe Comp-.nv shuU immediately pay tSe amonnt of such reeivc-V out of the.r jo.nt stoek. tt nTotherwise. And in case " ""^ -"J '^l ner and ,*'" ■''. = „^, *;, ",7u„dersto»d and dedar- ^'r;;';* d PC .i Sing\vitl, the said Company, S-ec to tJ:\Z.: and Svc to be bound thereby. s;r(', -These articles of agreement shall be pub- lishAf in at least one of the News papers prn.ted each m e Cit"es of (lucbec and Montreal tor three months, amU^^ the information of all persons who may trans ac business with, or in any »f '"^r B've e ed t to this Compan-, every bmid, bdl, I'ote, or otl.cr in rumenl ,\r contract! by the effect or tor.ns ot .vh.d. ilK- Covpanv may be charged or iield liable, tor tnc p.vment'^of >»oney, sl.alUpecially . eelare, n, sue E as the Board of Directors shall prescr.oe, //<« Vonrpmiy, occonli,.^ to the present "'"''^ -'J f f ';",. /;„,, f,H'i»o£oM<.Tti.«c;.andacopy ol «'« f'-"' f ^ S o his Association, shall be inserted m ll^ lank Book of every person depos.tmg. money, or ot^ilr valuable property with the Company, for safe c tod; or a printed copy sliuU be delivered to evc- rv such person, before any such deposit shall be le- ij siici> person, u J hereby expressiv declar- rt- ved from luin. Ana it is uen-uj <- i . . , ed t uMvo enixa-cment can be legally made ii the tation )T lilt; StllVA V^V.'"l J •> ,T» i. I or restriction, to the effect i^ or (7 ) • And tl.c Company hereby "P'^'^'V tt""Tidl'mw fponsibility. for «ny debv or enga^ ™cnt - ,«c. may be made m their name, not contammt, u or restriction to the effect aforesaid. o >;, Tlipnmnber of votes towhichcach Stock- be entitled on every '''=-:'**'''"' ^'''>;:\\ " ^^ c t he tl,e provisio,.» and- rer,,..r.n,.nts ''!/ '^='>/™' „. votes tliereof are to be s..ve„, »'!;> ' l'"'^,.';, ^^l,^, tion foilowing, that ..to., y: ^^^^^^^^^, """' '''T nlrt L-xceedb 't n on vote, n.ulUng f.v. two, «"d ,«' j;^,!;^^'' ■ ;; %;,,. r^,,, „,„,r. . above ten,. votes lor te v snaiL.> , »wi ^» . r^^.j-nuT t«n \otC6 and not exceeding thirty, one v"t^. --'f ^ f ;;Xy, for thirtv shares : for every '«'"''■;"'' ,,i^^f, fifee. and not-ex<:eedi.>S ^i'^tJ'; '>"'' '""'' "'•''^" " votes bove maUin;; twenty yoies '"' r^\.y■■:^r■■ ^ ,„. else Stockholders resulent -.U.m ll . ^^^"^^^^ ,,,,„, ,vhere, n.ayvote by pn«y> J l^; r,", ...uLld.:. see fit, provided '''' . ; ,*; \f, ,,;Vav iVo.u his c-onsfi- and do pr.Hluee a ^f"f^[~^,,,u,„ und v..tinj,' . t,.ent or constituents, ior so "'P-'-'''' "' ^ ,- ,. j,,,. for him, her, or them ; provided also, tuu .11 iirst election of Director., no sl,a e - ; -^ ,^J,, '^. capital stock of the (-■""•l";»y ^ ;> '/^' r^,;V,,,ul not voting, eitlicr in pcr^.on er ly V"^^^^;^^,^^ „,. l.uve l)een hoiden dnnng three c.iiciK.a . a , l;;ne.t,.prior.othe^.yol^Wc.,«.K;^^^^^^^^^^^ eral incctin<>-, w.icic the \otc6 oi mkinu twenty votes lor one hunch e.. A _ to be given. A 4 (8) . EighiL^Six' of ^e Direcfcors in ©fiice shftJl be we- -elected for the next succeeding twelve months, n^aoe .but stockholders and holding ut leflBt twenty ^ham of the capital stock of said c<?«npqipy, sliall be eligi- ble as directors. . Nmth No Director shall be entitkd to any sala- ry or emolument, unless the same shall have been al- lowed to him by a general meeting of the stockhold- ers ; hut tlie stockholders may make siicli compensa- tion to i\v^ President, for his extraordinary attend- ance at the l5aak, as shall appear to them to be rea- sonable and proper. Tenth. — Not less than five Directors shall consti- tute a board, for the transaction of business; v/hcrc- of the iVesident shall mwnys be one, except in case of sickuess and necessary absence, in which case the place may be snpplyed by any ether Director whom tlie board may appomt for 'the time beir.g. The t*rcsident shairvote at the board as Director, and in case of their being an equal number of votes for and 'vgainst any question before tiiem, the President shall have a castiu;; voice. Elrceutlu—hny number of stockholders, not less than tifly, who together bhall be proprietors of two liundred shares, shall have ])0wer at any time, by themselves or their proxies, to call a general meeting of liie stockholders, for purposes relative to the said ar.sociation, giving at least six weeks notice thereof, in at least one oi the New^papek3 published in this City, and specifying in .^uch n»?tiee the lime and place far 'such meeting, with the object or objects thereof; and tlie Directo'^i-s, or any Gcveu of tlL-m, shall have i] i i il /) (9 ) ^ fee pwer at any time, (tipon '*«*^'«*!^m, ^rmXLi tocall apen«al ijieetrag as aforesaii. An Uf th ibecTfor which any general meeting, call- ed ei he. by the stockholders or Directors as afore- said shall be to consider of a proposal for Ae re- mov'a of the President, o^other Director or D,rec- tors, for ™al-adn,ini^ation th^^n a^^^^^^ tuCrthTaryr vScrsTh'tticeshall ft.^^^^^ d^^h s 'ace sha'" be « l^r up by the remaining Wrccto:s,tst4 during the time' of such s.«per..on. r«//,,/..-Every Cashi.r ^^;l^^^^tk to be rtposotl in him. Thirteenth. --yh^ Company shall not hold an^ l^nds ancU— nt., but --" ^ .-^^-X'^^tSs of te transaction and accommmUtionot the business 0, Bank, and for no oth.r P-1-- ^ ' ^'^^tehTf of the be con.pettnt for the D''^'^ °^„ „^ „„ property. Company, to take and ''"'^l ";'■ ."^''j'L, contracted by Ly of. f«'^"-'!;;/^.ft^ >e : j of its a.alu,ps; with tl-e sa.d Compa y m tl co^ ^ ,^^,^. Sirc::^'4rr.ci:'ld"S ^^ed p-o,i.rty, no.- (10) such be purchased by the Company upon any pre- text, except in the special- case above recited. Fourteenth The total amount of the debts whicli the Company shall at any time owe, whether by bond, bill, or note, or otbtr contract whatsoever, shall not exceed treble the amount of the capital stock actual- ly paid in; [h is however understood, that these re- strictions arc to have no reference to the money de- posited in said Bank for sai^ keepini,^) and in case ot exce-v-., the Directors, nndcr whose administration it shall happen, sh<\ll be liabk^ for the same, in their na- tural anci private capacities, but it shall not exempt the CcHT);->anv or the lands, tenements, goods, or cliattels thereof, from being also liable for such ex- cess ; such Directors, however, as shall have been absent wli^-n the said excess was contracted, or sjail have entered their protest against it, upon the minutes of the proceedinirs of tlic P^oard, may respectively ex- onerate and dischartre themselves therefrom, by pleading and proving such absence, or. she wmg such mine.tes., F/'fice^ih.—lihc shares of capital stock shall be OS- S' tmable and tranforable^ accoming to such rules and fomis, as mav be established in that hehaii, by the board of Directois, but no assignment or transfer shall he valid or efiectual, unless such assignment or trans- fer shall be enicv^d and reai>tered in a book or booKS»j to be kept by the Director^ for that purpose,^ nor un- til ^he persoii or perst)ns making the same, sirall pre- viously discliarge all debts actuuily d^^e and payabiC by him, h:r, or them, to the said Company, which uiay exceed in amount the rema'ning stack belonging to kucb persou cy i^t^r^ons ; and in no case shall any ypre- which T bond, I all not actual- lese rc- ley dc- case of ation it leir na- exempt 3ds, or ach ex- '0 been or shall minutes vely ex- m^, by ng such 11 be as- ules r/.id ; by the 5fer shall or tranii- )r book.^*j , nor un- huli pre- payable v, which iclonging sliuii any ( 11 ) factional pan of a *are or o*-J^ --^'^ . ^iTl^^ett^-P^^^^^^^ -d declared. It IS nereoy lu r tranter m manner a- S,i*e.«</>.-AU Wa^. bonds notes and every con. tract _and -g'^g^-^'pr^ident and couSgn^d funds of the Company shad xn no c^^ be =teSSl'^;riSrunters^^^^^ or attested as aforesaid. • S.v.„<e.«iA.-The books, PJ»Pf ^^' Xn?es bS nVrihet^t^c^KeSU'bur::^ a:° *ot Si^tor shall i7-t t|;e ~t of any individual or individuals, with the Company. iVg/....M.-Half yearly <hvid..ds.haU be ™ade of so^.uch of thepro U rf ^^^ ^^ ^,^^_ rfafXS:r:^-V,:^o?rdectionthe.^^ (12) ky before the stockholdera, fdr thefr infdtmation, an exact and pai'ticular statement of the anfK>unt of the debts due to, a«d by the Company, specifying the amount of Bank Notes thi»n in circulation, and the amount Off sueh debts as in theiir opinion are bad, or doubtful ; as also stating the surplus or profit, if any remaining, after deduction of losses and provisi'ons for dividends. Pi'ovided that the renderi^ig of such statements shall not extend, to give any right to the^ stockhioldeKS not Dh:ectorsv to inspect the account of any individual or individuals with the-CoHvpany. Nineteenth If there shall be a failure in payment of any part of the sum or shares subscribed by any peitioit or persons^, co-partnershipy body politic or corporate, th« -party failing in paying the first instal- ment di fifteen per cerdunii herein before required to be made, shall respectively forfeit j^rx per cent of stock to and for the use of the said Company, and the stock shall be sold at public sale, for the behoof of the Com* pany, and on failure of paying the other instalments, or any of them, the patty or parties failing therein, shall forfeit five per cc7itiimi and the dividends unpaid prior to the time for making such payment, and dur- ing the delay of the same. T'dueniietk The said Company shall not directly or indirectly deal in any thing, excepting Bills of Ex- change, gold or silver bullion, or in the sale of goods really and truly pledged for money lent, and not re* deemed in due time, or in the sale of stock pledged for money lent, and not so redeemed, whicii said goods and stock sa pi-^dged^ and not £0 redeemed, ( 18' ) of sale over the payment oi the :«^^"«&f^e"pec. plus shall be paid to the proprietors thereot resp tively. . ' articles of Association. r TViJo A«5«=;ociation shall continue nv, may bv their concurrmg votes, at a ^6"^'^' . ■I; to L called for that express purp^eTe^^^^^^^^^^ alter these articles, "-^^^J °^ *;TdW rfu U Lt'<=« "? Company at any f '?.^ Penod P"™'?^" Unshed in all such meeting, and ot its object f'^'^'^X ' evious to bound beyond the amount oi his, h.r, oi thl,. T«..»<y-«/»Vrf.-Imn.ediately on '^^ ^^^^^^ . ,wrAsso{.iation Actual measures^shall be taken by tho Directors then exist, ng, tor ciobin„ ai ( 14 ) ccrns of the CokDpany, and for dividing the capital and profits, which may remain among the stockhold- ers, in proportion to their respective interests. In witness whereof, we have hereunto set our name» and firms, at Montreal.