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 I'm poses for which Corporation established 
 rowers given to Corporation . . 
 Lirense to purchase hinds in mortmain 
 Limitation of (juantitj' of hind to bo hdd witliin tlic provinces and their 
 
 dependencies 
 Limitation of yearly value of land held witliin the United Kingdom 
 Capital declared 
 Power to increase capital 
 
 Subscribers entitled to sliaros according to amount of their subscription . . 
 Xamcs of shareholders to bo entered in a book 
 Payment of sum subscribed . . 
 Transfer of shares to be registered , . 
 Until transfer registered no person claiming an interest in sucli shares shall bo 
 
 deemed proprietor, nor until six months after transfer rej^isteied lie entitled 
 
 to vote at any meeting . . 
 After a call made no share to be transferred until call shall be paid 
 Persons claiming by marriage, or by will, or in course of administration . . 
 (Icneral special meetings may reduce, and also augment reduced number of 
 
 directors . . 
 (iualification of directors and auditors 
 
 Appointment of the first governor, deputy governor, din itors, and auditors 
 (iovernor, deputy governor, directors, or auilitors going nut ol' office may be re- 
 elected if duly qualified 
 When governor, deputy governor, &c., shall be removed, or shall die, or resign, 
 
 special general meeting shall be convened to till such vacancy 
 Annual general meeting of proprietors — when to be lieM . . 
 Notice thereof to be given . . 
 Such notice shall specify the purpose for whitli sueii aniiii:'! ;;ciural meeting ;ind 
 
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 WILLI A^r TlIK KOriiTH, by the (hac' of 
 ( 1(1(1, of the Uni ('(I Kinj^dom of Great liritain 
 and Trelaiul, Kiny, Defender of the I'aith, and 
 so forth, to all to whom these presents shall 
 eonie, greet in •;•. 
 
 WHEREAS there are in our Trovinees and Colonies of Preamble. 
 i-o\ver Canada, tapper Canada. Xew Brunswiek, Nova Seotia, 
 I'rince Edward's Island, and tlu' Ishiiid of Newfoundland, in 
 North Anicriea, and their dependencies, divers unsettled and 
 waste lands which might l»c settled and improved if sufficii-nt 
 ca]»ital were raised and advanced for that purpose. And whei-eas 
 the several persons hereinafter named together with others hav(! 
 In .sul)seripti(m among themselves raised a capital sum of 
 t*:)00,0()() sterling, which they have proposed to invest and lay 
 out in the purchasing, hnproving, settling, and disposing of divers 
 of such unsettled and waste lands. And whereas in order to carry 
 into effect the beneficial ol)jects and purposes aforesaid, the said 
 several persons on behalf of themselves and all other the 
 subscribers thereto have humbly besought us by (mr charter 
 to constitute and declare then, one body politic and corporate. 
 Now know ye, that Ave, of our especial grace, certain knowledge, 
 and mere motion, have given, granted, made, ordained, constitiited, 
 declared, and appointed, and by tlie.sc presents for us, our heirs 
 and successors, do give, grant, make, ordain, ctmstitute. declare, 
 and appoint that George Richard Robinson, Nathaniel G.)uld, 
 flohn Peter Boileau, the younger, William Petrie Craufurd, 
 Alexander Gillespie, the younger, William Inglis, John 
 Kirkland, Edward Wheler Mills, John Shuter, I'atiick Maxwell 
 Stewart, Lewis Stride, James Wilsim, George Wildes, Robert 
 Carter, William Pemberton, Peter M(^Gill, George Moffatt, 
 Russell Ellice, William Robert Keith Douglas, and all and every 
 •such other })er.s(ms and person as have become, or shall at any time 
 
Purposes lor 
 whicli tlic 
 Corporation 
 
 lierciiftcr become, propiietcns, shiuehoUlcrs, or subscribers of or 
 for the capital stock of tlie Coinpany hereinafter mentioned, 
 in nianner hereinafter i)rovidetl, and tlieir res])cctivo executors, 
 iv.Iniinistrators, and assigns, sliall be one body politic and 
 cori)orate in name and in deed, l)y the name of "The British 
 American Land ('ompany," and l»y that name have ])erpetual 
 succession and a common seal, with power to ])reak or alter such 
 seal, and by that name shall and may sue and be sued, plead 
 and be impleaded in all ccmrts, Avhether of law or equity. And 
 Ave do declare and j;rant that the said (corporation is and shall 
 be established for the purpose of jjurchasing, holding, improving, 
 isestubliHlKd clearing, settling, cultivating, alienating, selling, exchanging, 
 leasing, and disposing of waste lands, and other lands, tenements, 
 and hereditaments, within our said Provinces and Colonies of Lower 
 Canada, Upper Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Prince 
 EdwJird's Island, and the Island of Newfoundland, in North 
 America, and the dependencies of the said several Provinces and 
 Colonies, and for such purjioses we declare and grant that it shall 
 and may be lawful for the said Company to lay out and invest their 
 capital, or so nmch thereof as may be necessary in purchasing, 
 surveying, clearing, improving, and preparing for occupation such 
 lands, tenements, and hereditaments, as may be granted by us, our 
 heirs, and successors, to them or their successors, or which may 
 be purchased or acquired by them or their successors within 
 the said Provinces and Colonies in North America and their 
 dependencies, and in or upon any such land to malco, form, 
 erect, and build roads, drains, l>iidges, and other intcrntd 
 commuiiieati(ms, houses, schools, chapels, mills, wharfs, and 
 other buildings and works necessary or exjicdicnt for the 
 occupatii>n, planting, and profital)le cultivation or improvement 
 of any such lands, and also to contract for, purcl'ise and export, 
 sell and dispose of all sueli merchandize, matters, and things, 
 as may be necessary for tlie cultivation, clearing, improving, 
 or occupation of the said lands ; and to inqxirt and rei-eive, sell 
 and dispose of all goods and merchandize which may 1)e 
 consigned or remitted to them from such tlieir lanls, or in 
 l)ayment and satisfaction of any rent (tr purchase money ai'isin;^' 
 from the occui)ation or sale of any such lands ; and to purchase, 
 hold, liire, build, and charter ships and other vessels for the 
 
 I'owiis 
 pvi'n to the 
 Corporntioii. 
 
5cril)(!r.s of or 
 [• incntionerl, 
 ^^0 executors, 
 
 politic f'lnd 
 'The British 
 ivc iierpetual 
 or alter such 
 
 sued, plei\(l 
 (quity. And 
 
 is iind Khali 
 5, improvinjj;', 
 
 exchanging, 
 s, tenements, 
 lies of Lower 
 wick, Prince 
 d, in North 
 'rovinces and 
 ; that it shall 
 i invest their 
 I purchasing, 
 upation such 
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 r which may 
 3SOVS within 
 a and their 
 make, form, 
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 wharfs, and 
 mt for the 
 mprovenient 
 and export, 
 and things, 
 
 im})roving, 
 
 receive, sell 
 :'h may be 
 lanls, or in 
 oney arising' 
 :o j)urchase, 
 ?els for the 
 
 purpose of conveying and transporting i(crs(»iis willing and 
 desirous to cnugrate to our said provinces and colonics, and 
 tlieir dependencies, and also (»f exporting siicli merchandize, 
 matters, and things, and impurling such goods, mcrchandi/c. 
 and jtroduce from or to our said provinces and colonies, and 
 their de|)endencics. to or from any oilier place (»r places. 
 And we do hereby further declare and grant that it shall l>e 
 lawfjd for the said Company to oi)en, search for. win. and work 
 in or under any of their said lands, any mines, pits, hcds, veins. 
 and seams of cojjper, tin, lead, iron, iron ow, stones, chiy, and all 
 other ores, nunei-als. metals, metallic subsiam-es, matters, and 
 products, other than and except gold and silvei' ; and als(» other 
 than and except coal and culm, unless siu'li coal and culm as 
 shall at any tinu' or limes hereafter be granted or demised to 
 them by us, our heirs or successors, or shall be by them ac<piired 
 fiom any person or i)ersons mIio shall lawfully consent thereto, in 
 Avhicli cases it shall be lawful for the said Company to open, 
 search for, win, and work any such coal or culm in the manner 
 authoiised by such giants and demises respectively, the said 
 Company paying the rent or rents, royalty or royaltii's, and 
 performing and fulHlling the covenant, agreements, and conditions 
 in such grants or demises to he reserved and contained, and which 
 on their part or behalf ought to be paid, observed, and ke[)t ; and 
 for the several purposes aforesaid to do all sn i' ui'ts, de* ds, 
 matters, and things as may l)e necessary iw effectu illy op' wing, 
 carrying on, and working all or any of such mines, or th- works 
 connected therewith, according to their rights and iiitere-,ts, under 
 such grants and <lemises resi)ectively ; and that it shal' l)e lawful 
 for the said CUmipany to receive monies and other deposits (»f 
 emigrants, settlers, and otluT persons in, or pidccedii'g to or from 
 our said j)rovinces and colonics, and their dependeneics, lortitc 
 purpose of transmitting the same from or to our said riiited 
 Kingdom, to or from our sai(i provinces and cohtnies, and their 
 dependencies, or from or to any of our said i)rovinces and colonics, 
 and theii dependencies, to or from, or any other or otlu'is of our 
 said provinces and colonies, and their dc|>eiidencies; and al>o 
 that it shall l)e lawful for the said Com[»aiiy to make loans and 
 advances of money to I'lnigrants, settlers, ami othei's resident 
 within our said [)rovinces and colonies in North America, and 
 
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tlii'ii' (l('|i('ii<lcii(i«.s, ii|M)M tile si'cui'ily <>1' laiuls, tnit'inciits, aii<l 
 Ihicclitaiiiciits sitiiiUc NNilliid the said |noviiici's nr ((ilonics, iiiiiJ 
 their <lc]»cn(Icii(i('s, (»r iijioii siicli (ttlicr Icna) srcmiJv witliin our 
 said |)i'oviii(('s and colonics, or their de|»endeiicies, as to the said 
 ('nin|iaiiy sliall appear satisfactory. And we do further (h'chire 
 and •.(rant that the said Company shall and may contract for tli ; 
 perfoimance of, and if aicepted, nndertake and execute any puhlic 
 works which may he undertaken l>y us, our heiis or succi'ssors, 
 or liy the f,'overnor, lii'utenant-^'overnor, (»r peison udministerinx 
 the government, or l)y any person or ju'rsons duly authorized in 
 that behalf in any of our said jn-ovinces and colonies, and tlieir 
 dependencies, and to do all stich thin-^s and enter into all such 
 a<;reements as may be necessary for the purpose of executing' 
 .»ucli works and undertakinj^'s as aforesaid. 
 
 Taieuff to 
 purchase 
 InndH in 
 iiiortmain. 
 
 TiiniitaHonot' 
 miantity "f 
 land to bo 
 held within 
 tlu'proviiii'cs 
 and their 
 dcpendcn- 
 ries. and of 
 yearly value 
 of land with- 
 in the United 
 Kingdom. 
 
 And we do finthei- by these presents, of our especial <,'raco, 
 ceitain knowled<;e, and mere motion, for ii.s, our heirs and .suc- 
 ces,s(tis, ;riv(. and <»rant to the said ('(nnpany this our royal licence 
 to ])ureha.se and take, have, and hold, to them and their succes.sors, 
 any land.s, tenements, and hereditaments whatsoever within our 
 said provinces and colonies, and their dependencies, as well of us, 
 our heirs and successors, or of our ;.irantees, tenant.s, or any other 
 per.s(m or i»er.sons who now or hereafter may hold of us, or our 
 lieiis or .succes.sors, or who hold a titrc de fief et sciyneurie, a titre 
 de fief in arriere fief, a titre de cens in franc alcn, or in any other 
 manner, or by any other title ; and also to purchase, and take, 
 have, and hohl, to them and their successors, any f''echold, 
 copyhold, or lea.sehold lands and tenements within our United 
 Kingdom, any riji;hts, }»enalties, or forfeitures, which mi<;ht other- 
 wise by the statutes of mortmain, Or any oilier statute, law, 
 custom, or u.sa<;e, accrue to u.s, or (mr heirs or successors, or to 
 be incurred by the said Comi)any notwithstanding: Provided 
 always that the whole quantity of lands which the said Comjiany 
 shall h(»ld and pos.sess within all of our .said provinces and 
 colonies, and their dependencies, .shall not at any one time exceed 
 three milli(»ns of acres: Provided also that the whole of the lands 
 and tencnu'nts which the .said Com[)any shall hold and possess 
 within our .said United Kingdom shall not at any one time exceed 
 the yearly value of .f 1,000. 
 
Ami we (l(» t'urtht'i' dfcljirr and oiilniii tliat the piC'cnl ('iniiul 
 
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 ♦•apital or joint stuck of tlic said Cnnipany to In- usc(| and 
 applifd in c^taMishin;^' and i-aiTvin;^' on the said und( rtakin;^', and 
 tor the purpost's afoi'csaid. shall lie a snni not fxcccdjnn i:{0(>,00(> 
 sterling;, to he laist'd in shares of iliyit ca-li. 
 
 And \vc do fnrthcr l»v thtsr presents, for ns, onr heirs and I'owor to 
 sneeess(»rs, yrant unto the said ('oiniianv and their snci'cssorH : '""!''"■*'' 
 
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 an<l we do will and direct that in ease it shall l)e found 
 expedient in the opinion of the Conrt of Directors of the 
 said Company, in order to carry into better effect the 
 pur|toscs of till' said Company, to increase the said ca]»ital, 
 then anil in such case it shall l>e lawful for the members 
 or proprietors (»f the said Citmiiany for the time bein^, and 
 frtun time to time in puisuance of any resolution adopted at 
 one, and contirnu>d at a subseciuent, general oi- j^ciu'ral special 
 eoint of members or proprietors, to raise ami contribute amonj^st 
 themselves in such shares and proportions as they sliall think 
 proper, (»!• l)y the admissi<»n of new subscribers, any further or 
 other sum or sums of money, not exceeding in the whole the 
 furthei" sum of .£'.'{0(>,()(M) sterlinu', and eveiy subscriber towards 
 raising such further sum or sums of numcy, shall be a proprietoi* 
 of and in the capital of the said Company, and shall have a like 
 v»)te in respect of his or her shares in the said additional sum or 
 sums so to be raised, and be liable to such forfeitures, and 
 stand interested in all the rights, prohts, and advantages of the 
 said Comi)any in piopnction to the sum or sums he, she, or they 
 shall subscribe to the said cai)ital so extended to all intents and 
 purposes as if such further and other sum or sums hereby allowed 
 to be subscribed for (»r raised had been originally part of the 
 capital of the sai<l Comi)any, anything herein contained to the 
 contrary in anywise notwithstanding. 
 
 And we <lo furthei- declare and oidain that all and every Subscribers 
 
 perscms or persim bv or from Mhom anv sul)scri))tion shall be '^''titleato 
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 1 • ^ • 1 /> ii \ ' i- ^ 1 ii • • e t.\ the amount 
 
 herem contamed for that purpose lor(»r towards tlie laismg ot the „f their sub- 
 said capital sum of £;](MI,(HI(» sterling asafon-said, his her, or their scription. 
 executors, administrators, and assigns respectively, no such sub- 
 
m!ii|>tit»ii Ih'Wv^ less tliaii i:.')(l, xliall Imvc iiixl lie ciititliMl tn a 
 sliai'i' III' ami in tli<> »aiil caiiital i>i Joint ^tuclv ol' tlic sai<l 
 Conipany, in |ii'(»|Mii'ti(»n to tlic ninnies wliicli lie, hIic, or tin y shall 
 have sit cuntriltnlctl towards making np tin- sann-, and sliall liavf 
 and Im entitled to a |ii'upnrtinnalile share <»f' the jtrotits and 
 advanlaues attendin;; the capital stnek of the said Company, 
 and shall he, and ht; adinitteil to he a nieniher or ineniheis, 
 proprietor or proprietors, ol'and in thesanir. 
 
 Sliiiics to bo 
 cnti'KMt in 
 lioi)k«. 
 
 And we do I'lirthcr deelare and ordain that the said Company, 
 or t he direct orn to be appointed l»y virtne of this our charter, shall 
 cause the names of the several persons who have snhscribed, or 
 shall snliseiihe for, or may at any time hereafter he entitled to, any 
 share or shares in the capital stoik of the said C(»mpany, uith 
 tlu! niimher of the Shares held l»y them to l»e fairly and distinctly 
 entered in a book or books, to be kei)t lor that purpose by their 
 clerk, or other authorised olHcer. 
 
 I'liymcnt of And We do further declare and ordain that the several 
 
 bed. persons who have .subscribed, or shall .subscribe for and towards 
 
 the said capital, or who shall at any time hereafter, have or hold 
 any share or shares in the same, or shall have become members 
 and proprietors of the said Company, shall, and they are hereby 
 reipiired to pay the sum or sums of money by them resi)ceHvely 
 subscribed, or .such parts or portions thereof, as shall from time to 
 timi' be called for, ptu'suaut to or by virtue of the powers and 
 directions of this our charter, at .such times and places, to such 
 person or persons, jind in such manner, as shall be ordered and 
 directi'd by any court of directors of the said (^>mpany. 
 
 Tiaiisfirs of And wc do further order, deelare, and ordain that Avhenever 
 
 shtin's to bo .,„y ,)(• tin. several memliers or pi'oi)riet(trs of the saiil (Vnnpanv. 
 their executors, administrators, and assigns, shall sell and transfer 
 any share or shares in the eai)ital stock of the said Comi)any of 
 which they shall resj)ectively be posse.s.sed, every such transfer 
 .shall be n^yistered by the clerk or other authorised ollicer of the 
 (*ompany in a book to l»e kejit by the said Company for that 
 
 liitiliQna- purpose, and the reuistrv thereof shall specify the dates, names 
 lor iTgis- . -^ V I J 
 
 (did, of the parties, and number of shares transferred, and that until 
 

 
 HUfli tiiiii-lcr slialllH- ic;{iNt(ift| in ihr liunU> ••niic >ai<l ( 't>ni|iiiiiy 
 
 III iiiimiicr iit'ori'Siiid, im jici>nii ny |i«i>oii.s « '..iiniiij; nii iiitciot in iif»ii<i "ti 
 
 aiiv Mi.h .simiv or simivs ..r aii.I in tlic slid ciipital >to.k. I.v pnr ;ir.'!.''Mr 
 
 chase ni' (iflifiwisc, >|iall l»r <l('rnH(l tlic |(n>|»rii'lnr or |(i<i|»iit'i(»is '*>»'••' "luuc- 
 
 of sncli share or shares (»r shall I.e entitled to aiiv tianehise. (Ir'nua j.ro. 
 
 dividend, or lienelieial interest in the said eapilal stock in resjieel I""''*'"'- 
 
 thereof, n(»r, until six calendar months after siieh transler shall """'"''' ^ix 
 11 ■ , ,. . , , . niDiiilisalU'r 
 
 Have heen re;;istt red as aforesaid, be entitled to vote at any tiansi.r iv. 
 
 niectiii- or in<rtin,us as nieinl.er or proprietor of the said (^Hn- ,*?J,tiXa t',"' 
 
 ItllllV III reSIII>l-f of wlll'll wlltll'ii .If wl>.il>..^' vnf.. ii» ...... 
 
 jmiiy ill rt'speet of such share or shares. 
 
 Provided always and \sv do fmt her order, (leelair,and ordain Af.T i.,m1I, 
 that after any call for money shall have been made l)v virtue of this '"'^'"'"''"l^" 
 our charter or of the directions, rules, or bye-laws of the said ' 'oiu- "«til p»ll 
 pany, no jierscm oi- iicrson.s .shall .sell or transfer any share or shares ''"'"'"P"'''- 
 which lu! (»r tlicy sliall po.s.scs.s in the capital stock of the .said 
 Conii>any, until the money so called for in respect of his or their 
 share or .shares intended to be sold .shall be paid, and notwith- 
 .stundiiiLf the time app<tiuted for payment thereof may not have 
 arrived. 
 
 And we do further dechire ami orilain'lhat when any ]»ersun ivrs,ms 
 or persons shall claim any part or share in the said cai)ital or •'"'"'.'"»-' I'y 
 jomt stock ot the .saul Company, or the profits thereof, in ri^ht of 
 marriage, a copy of the re;^ister of .such marriage shall be 
 delivered to and left with the clerk or other propi>r (jflicer for the 
 time being of the .said Company ai)i)ointed for that pnrpo.si-, who 
 shall preserve the .same and make an entry thereof in the book 
 or books which .shall be ke[)t by the said clerk oi other ollicer 
 for the entry of transfers of shares in the said C(»mj)any, before 
 such perscm or per.sons shall be entitled to sell or assign any share 
 or shares, or to claim payment of any dividend or dividends in 
 re.spect thereof, or to vote as the proprietor of such share or 
 shares; and when any person or persons shall claim any 
 part or share in the capital or Joint stock of the said (Jompany 
 or the profits thereof nnder or by virtue of any will or be(jnest, ori.ywillor 
 or in a course of administration the probate copy of the will or I^LdSa."^ 
 the letters of administration incase the i)roprietor shall have died ♦'""• 
 intestate, .shall be produced and shewn to the said clerk or other 
 
 (J 
 
10 
 
 Offlccistobo 
 uppuinti'd. 
 
 (Jovcriior, 
 
 (liptity 
 
 gdViTiior, 
 
 ten other 
 (llix'clors, 
 
 uudito)?*, 
 
 iiml (krk, be 
 
 mid ollior 
 ()tHior.>< and 
 
 HlTVUIlti*. 
 
 Oeiitiul fpc- 
 ( ial Hurting 
 
 tniiy nduco 
 uiid ;:l-o 
 
 iMiHiiunt the 
 icdiii'C'd 
 iiiimbtr of 
 directors. 
 
 om.-cT aforcsai.l, who shall inak- an fntvy iii the hook or books 
 which shall b. kept for tho rt-istry of transfers of shares in the 
 sai.l Con.imnv <.f such will, or of so nnieh thereof as shall relate) 
 to the .lisposilioii of the .hare or shares of the testator of or lu such 
 stock or of the letters of a.hninistration in case the proprietor 
 shall have .lied intestate, before any person or i)crsons shall be 
 entith'd to sell and assi-n snch share or shares, or to clanu 
 payn.er.t of anj aividend or .livi.lcn.ls in respect thereot, or to 
 vote as the proprietor of such share or shares. 
 
 \n.l we ac» further 'leclare and orant that there shall be two 
 of the members .)f the said Company .ptalified in the manner, 
 and to be nominated and appointed as hereinafter mentioned, 
 who shall be and be called the- govc«rnor and deputy -overnor 
 <,f the said Company, and who .shall also be two of the dneetors 
 of the said Ccm.pany ; an<l there shall be ten other ot the 
 members of the said Comi)any qualified in the mamier, ami to bo 
 nominated and appointed ar, hereinafter is menthmed, who shall 
 also be directors of the .said Company : and there .shall be three 
 other of the members of the said Company, who .shall be and be 
 called the auditors and examiners of the accounts of the said 
 Company ; and there shall be one other pers.m, who shall l)e and 
 be called the clerk of the said Company ; and there shall be such 
 further oflicers and servants as may be deemed expedient by the 
 (Urectors of the said Company for the tune beino : Provided 
 always That it .shall be lawful for any general meeting ot the 
 proprietors specially called for such purpose, as hereinafter 
 directed, at any time or times, t(» reduc(> the number of directors 
 as to such general special meeting .shall seem fit. and also for any 
 ^rcneral meeting specially called for such purpose from time to time 
 to augment the reduced number of directors ; but so that at any 
 time 'there shall not be less than eight directors nor more than 
 ten directors, excluding the said governor and deputy governor. 
 
 (j.u.lifin.tion And we do further declare and grant that no member or 
 
 of Rov.rnor, pi-oprictor of shares in the capital of the said Company shall be 
 X'nor.and .puilihe.l to bc> elected or to sit and act as govern,.r, deputy 
 •linctois. „,,,^.^.,.,^„i,, or director of the said Company, unless he shall on the 
 ilav of his election houa Jhle hold and possess, and shall continue 
 
11 
 
 to hold and be possessed of twenty shares at the least in the 
 eai)ital stock of the said Company, or tt sit or aet as aiulitor and 
 examiner of aeeounts of the said Company, unless he shall in 
 like manniir hold and i>ossess, and continue to hold ami possess 
 ten shares at the least in the eiipitid stoek of the said Company: 
 Provided always. That with the exception of the present 
 governor, deputy g tvernor, directors, and auditors hereinafter 
 appointed, no proin-ietor of shares shall he quahfied to sit and act 
 as n()vernor, ilejaity governor, director, or auditor and examiner 
 of aceoimts of the said Company, unless he shall have bona fide 
 heM and possessed the recpiisite nund)cr of sliares respectively 
 for the space of six calendai' months next before such day or 
 (lavs of his election. 
 
 (iii.ilifira- 
 tion of 
 Miiditoi'ii, 
 
 And we do further declare and yrant that the said (Jeorge 
 llichard ]lobinson shall be and he is hereby constituted and 
 apj)ointed the first ji,overnor, and the said Nathaniel Gould shall 
 be and he is hereby constituted and appointed the first deputy 
 governor, and the said Ceorge liichard Robinson and Nathaniel 
 Gould, and the said John Peter Boileau the younger, William 
 Petrie Craufurd, Alexander Gillespie the younger, William 
 Inglis. John Kirkland, Edward Whcler Mills, John Shuter, 
 ]*atriek Maxwell Stewart, Lewis Stride, and James Wilson shall 
 be and they are hereby constituted and appointed the first 
 directors of the said Comi)any. And that the said George 
 Wildes, Robert Carter, and William Pemberton shall be and they 
 are hereby constituted and appohited the first auditors and 
 examiners of the accounts of the said Comi)any. 
 
 First 
 ^'ovemor, 
 
 tirst deputy 
 uovemor, 
 
 first 
 (lircctorg, 
 
 first 
 Miulitors, 
 
 And we do further declare and grant that the several perstms 
 hereby nominated, ccmstitnted, and appointed governor, deputy 
 governor, directors, and auditors, and examiners of aceomits of 
 the said Ccmipany, shall continue in their respective offices 
 until the second Monday in the nnmth of April, which will l)e in 
 the year of our Lord ls:J7. and until others shall be duly elected 
 in their said respective ollices, unless they or any of them .shall 
 so(mer die, resign, or become discpialified as hereinafter men- 
 tioned. 
 
1-2 
 
 Governor, 
 deputy 
 {governor, 
 directors, or 
 auditor };o- 
 inj; out of 
 office may be 
 re-elected it' 
 duly quali- 
 fied. 
 
 or 
 
 When 
 govenior 
 deputy 
 }^o\ernor,&r. 
 
 .Ami we do f'urtlioi- (Icelarc and *,'rant that <»n tlic second 
 Monday in the month of April, IH^?, four (»f the directors liercby 
 appointed, not Iteinj^' tlie governor or deputy governor, to l)e do- 
 terinined hy lot among themselves, sliall jjo out of the office of 
 director, and one of the said auditors, to be also determined hylot 
 anion;; themselves, sliall ^o out of office; and on the second 
 Monday in the month of April, 18:J8, four others of the said 
 diieetors hereby appointed, not being the governor or deputy 
 governor, to be determined by lot among the hereby-appointed 
 appointed directois then remaining in office, sliall go out of the 
 office of director, and one other auditor, to be determined by lot 
 between the hereby-apjioiiitcd ar.ditors, shall go out of office; and 
 on the second Monday in the. month of April, 1839, such four 
 of the directors who shall then have been longest in the office of 
 director, inclu<ling the governor and <lcputy governor, and the re- 
 maining auditor hereby appointe»i, shall go out of office. And we 
 do hereby declaie and grant that at the yearly general meeting, 
 which will be holden in the year 1887, and at the like general 
 meeting in every succeeding year there shall be an election of four 
 members, (|ualified resj)ectively in manner hereinbefore mentioned, 
 who shall be Tour of the directors of the said Company for the 
 term of three years, to commence and be computed from the 
 i-econd Monday in the month of April next following the yearly 
 general meeting, and until others or another shall be duly elected 
 into their or any or either of their places, and at the like yearly 
 general meeting there shall be an election of one member (piali- 
 fied in manner hereiiil)eforc mentioned who shall be one of the 
 auditors and examiners of accounts of the said C'ompany for the 
 term of three years, t > commence and be computed from the 
 second Monday in the month of April next following such yearly 
 general meeting, and until another shall be elected in his place. 
 Provided always and we do further declare that nothing in this 
 ( ur Charter contained shall be taken or construed to prevent any 
 governor, deputy governor, director, t)r auditor and examiner of 
 till! accounts for the time being, going out of offit ^ as aforesaid, 
 from being immediately re-elected to the said office, provided he 
 should be <luly (pialificd as aforesaid. Provided always and we 
 do further declare that so often as it shall happen that any 
 governor, deputy governor, director, or auditor and examiner of 
 
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 accounts oi suid Company shall 1>c r(Mii(»vc(| iit any .u'cncral 
 
 mcctiiij,' of (lu- said Company specially called lor that purpns(> 
 (which such ^I'lHTal special meeting shall have imwcrtit do when- 
 ever it shall think fit), or shall die, resign, or bec.ime dis(|ualilied 
 to contin\ie in or hold the said nlhees or any or either of them, a 
 sju'cial <^'encral nieetin;^' of the Conqjany shall he convi'ned l»y the 
 directors of the said Comi»any for the iiur[)ose of eleetin-' some 
 one or more mendu-r or memhers qualihed as aforesaid to till such 
 vacancy or Viuancies. and exercise the said ofliee or ollices either 
 of them respectively for such time and times and with the like 
 powers and authoiities as the person or persons so bein;^- re- 
 moved, dyinu', havinf? resigned, or become dis<jualified, would 
 have done icsjicctiveiy if no such vacancy as aforesaid had 
 occurred. 
 
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 ;,11 l.c 
 
 It'- 
 
 nuiviil, 
 
 
 1)1 
 
 >hA\\ 
 
 ll ii 
 
 III 
 
 rc.-i^ii 
 
 
 -1 
 
 1 ii;il 
 
 
 •A* 
 
 lICllll 
 
 
 liH ctlli;,' 
 
 
 >1 
 
 all Ir 
 IIVCIIK 
 
 
 t. 
 
 till M 
 
 (!i 
 
 Vi 
 
 icaiuv. 
 
 
 
 And we do further declare that there shall he held in each 
 year one <feneral meetinj? of the members, proprietors, or sharc- 
 holdeis of the said C'ompany, that is to say, <m some day between 
 the iirst day of January and the first day of April in each year, to 
 be iixed by the directors, of which meeting fourteen days' notice 
 at the least shall be given by advertisement in the London Gazette 
 and in two or more of the public daily newspapers published in 
 the City of London or County of Middlesex, and at such yearly 
 general meeting and at every special general meeting to be held 
 in pursmince of and to be called in the manner prescribed in this 
 our Charter, the governor, or in his absence the deputy governor, 
 or in the alKsencc! of the governor and the deputy governor (me 
 of the directors of the said Comi)any to be chosen at such general 
 meeting, or in the absence of all the directors any one mend)er 
 to be chosen at such meeting, shall be the chairman of such general 
 meeting, and all such general meetings may be adjourned from 
 time to tim(>, and from jdace toi)lace, as shall be found expedient, 
 and the members of the said Company at such yearly general 
 meeting, or any special general meeting to be called for that 
 purpose, of which fourteen <lays' notice shall be given by adver- 
 tisement as aforesaid, specifying the pmpose for which such 
 special general meeting is called, or at any adjournment thereof, 
 shall have power to elect persons rpialified according to this our 
 Charter to be the directors and auditors and examiners of the 
 
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 Aiiniiul 
 frciii'iiil 
 iiicdiiiii lit' 
 jii'ojiiiiti'is, 
 
 X.itiic 
 
 tlU'lt'of ti> 
 
 be {iiviii. 
 
 Suili notice 
 .-liall spccity 
 till' ])ur])oso 
 for ■\vliieli 
 
 sucli itIlIlUIll 
 
 f^tiitral 
 iiiLt'tiiif; ;iih1 
 spii iul 
 i;iuenil 
 nii'Ltinj; 
 is calleil. 
 
 rower of 
 
 siuli 
 
 meetings. 
 
14 
 
 t ( 
 
 ucn.ui.tsoniic sai.l C.ini.any nr to serve in the place ot such 
 IK.rson ...• i).-rs..ns whose respective oUices shall have become 
 vacant bv .lis.nissal, death, or resinnation, want of <inalilication, 
 o,...,i,„,,i or otherwise, an.l all elections and all .luestions at any j-eneral 
 ,(..... al „u-etin«>' of the said Company shall he respectively made an.l 
 
 ;;:w'";r decide.? I.v a majority ..f votes of the members present in person 
 ,.,,(1 .li.i.l.Mi. ^^. ],y j;..oxy according;' to their respective shares, each member 
 bein- entitled to a vote or votes aceordin,!-' to and in the propor- 
 XuTuturof tion^ following, that is to say :— for live shares and less than 
 :!:Sh,,. fifh-en shares one vote ; n.r fifteen shares ami less than thirty 
 ..uhnumbcr j.],.^,.^.^ ^Avo votes ; for thirty shares and less than fdty shares threes 
 ''""^" votes; for lifty shares and upwards four voters and not more. 
 iToviso .s to Provided that any such proxy shall be app.nnted by power of 
 »"'"-^J'- attorney duly executed by the person maldn:^ such ai)pomtmcnt, 
 
 and that such proxy shall in all cases be a n.ember of the said 
 NoiK-rsonto Company, rn.vided always that no ,.erson shall be entitled t.. 
 ""^*';'\ vote at anv i^eneral nu-eting of the said Com])auy which shall 
 "u"'ti"?, hapi.en at any time or times after the expiration of six calendar 
 months next after the first general meeting of the said (Company, 
 or at anv adjournment thereof, in respect of any share or shares 
 which he or' she may possess in the capital of the said Company 
 unless such person or persons respectively shall have actually and 
 hotulfule held and p..ssessed such share or shares for the lull 
 space of six calendar months next before such general meeting 
 "'^^•;f'"' , as aforesaid, and unless such pers..u shall have duly paid and 
 ZZ':::X ^^^([ aH an-ears of money which shall or may have become 
 ;;;;kS'"' due ami pavable in pursm.ncc of any call or calls made by the 
 siu.ii l..'.v« jii-eetcn-s of the said Company foi- or in respect ot any such .share 
 !u'n.:;;'^ .-f or shares, nor shall any person vote at any of the general meetings 
 s.uhsiKMTs. .^^ ^^^^ ^.^^1 Company upcm any (piestion or «iuestions relating to 
 the c.ncerns of the 'said Company in which such person or per- 
 sons .shall be interested otherwise than as the .^ther members ot 
 the said C.mipany are generally interested. And further, that 
 Wh.„ vol.. the .diairman for the time being at such general meeting shall be 
 in 'iu'lin.' ' entitled to vote, ami that in case the mimber of votes, inclmling 
 £;r;;S>l the said chairman's vote, shall be e.p.al, he shall have an addi- 
 iiuiiniKiu to tj^-„jjj| or casting vote. 
 
 ]iavi' casting 
 
 And we do hcrel )y further direct and declare that no business 
 
 unless ho 
 shall havti 
 In 111 sliaicH 
 I'm- six 
 
15 
 
 sliall be (lone iit any general or speeiiil general ((tint nf llie said 
 Company nnless there sliall be present witliin one-lialf (»!' an hour 
 next after ♦he time appointed tor sneli comt, and also at the time 
 or times (tl' making; any eleetion or [)nttin<^ any (piestion or ((ni-s- 
 tions to the vote, at le.ist lit'tcen mcmbeis of tin.; said Company 
 qualilied to votr, and in defanll thei'eof the said conrt shall Ik; 
 adjonrned either to the then next j;eneral eouri: or to some otlu'r 
 speeifie tlay not earlier than fifteen days from the day at which 
 sueh adjonrniiient shall take place, as may l)e determined npon 
 by a majority of votes of the members then present, and ten 
 days' notice of sueh adjournment shall be given in the London 
 Gazette and two of the daily London newspapers. 
 
 And we further direct and api)oint that interest after the 
 rate of four pounds per cent, per anmim, to commence and be 
 calculated fron' the expiration of (Uie year fnmi the date of this 
 our Charter, shall be payable to the mendx'rs of the said corpo- 
 rati(m on the; amount of the dep(jsit and further calls paid by 
 them within sueh year, and that interest iiftei' the like rate shall 
 be payable to the mend)ers of the said corporation on any calls 
 to be made after the expiration of the said yeai", to be computed 
 from the days on which such further culls .shall be paid, such 
 interest to be payable half-yearly. 
 
 N'd liubincss 
 sliall I imIodo 
 
 unices tlit-TO 
 
 shiiU 1... 
 jin'sciit, 
 
 ;il liii-t 13 
 iiu'iulii'r.s. 
 
 In <l(f'iiiilt 
 Cmrt shall 
 be ailioiiini'd 
 
 amlton (lays' 
 notice of 
 adjourncil 
 meeting 
 .-^iiall be 
 given. 
 
 Interest 
 huisc. 
 
 And we do further direct and appoint that it shall be lawful 
 for the said Court of I'roprietcms once or twice in every year, if 
 the state of the affairs of the said Company shall warrant the 
 same, to declare such dividend or dividends in addition to such 
 amount of interest to and amongst the members of the said Com- 
 pany as to the said Court of rro})rietors shall a[)pi'ar proper, and 
 in declaring such dividends res[»ectively due, regard shall lie had 
 t) all the debts and engagements of the .said Comi)any, and the 
 request and contingencies atfeeting their .said assets and si-curities, 
 and so as no dividend be in any case paid out of the ca[)ital of the 
 said Company or otherwise than as a division of the whole ov a 
 part of the gains and profits of the said Company. 
 
 Divulenil 
 flaiise. 
 
 And wc do further declare that the said Companv shall have r^wor to 
 
 /> 11 1 1 • P • • "^ 1 • niako bye- 
 
 lull power and ivuthority from tune to time at any general meeting i^w.s. 
 
Ki 
 
 I'owir to 
 proprietor; 
 to call 
 general 
 meitinp. 
 
 l,v,.-l,uv. ,.s to ll,«n slwUI s«.,n .iK--t ..ul|.. -r t.i 'I 1^°'"' 
 
 ;...,li„..s of tt,c dir,r.„vs, anJ tl„. .lutios a.ul ,n,„ hu-t nl the .Is 
 1 I 11 ..fluvrs, nn,„ui.s. a.-nts, ,„,p,rn.i,c.s. I.bcrcvs w,.,kn,cn 
 VHU.s to',,,. cn„.loye,. in .,,,1 .l,o„. tl.c al ..,. -"n,„s,nc«s ,, 
 
 ' ,,,.„ Jafo v«aia, as in ,m,. UnUc,n<in«.l".n .,1 ( ..oat l.ntam 
 
 ' , ,1 ..n.l for tlK. s»,KTi»I...Kl...c-.-, ,v)^nla.i..«, and n.ana^e- 
 
 : : , s Comp-.v in a., vcspccts wl.atso.vc,-, an,l f,on. tunc 
 
 , otoaUevan,! .'poal s,,,!, vnles, ordcs. an,l.,,v..-laws,o.. any 
 
 ,, AnrtuU rules, o,.lors,an,l bye-laws so „,a.l. a. aforesanl 
 
 1 V vc^.ooa into wntins, a.Kl cntevcUn a book o the ««d 
 
 i 'a . the clerk of the said Company, and whu- ■ book sludl at 
 ;^^ e s uable tin.es bo open to .ho inspc'etion of the mendxT., or 
 p o it,"; ,.f the said C'on,pany. Pn.vided always hat sueh 
 ™ e „r,lors, an,l bye-laws bo not repugnant to the statutes of .1 
 
 Vahn ,.rt, any .d' the express .liro.-tions or inovs.ons or the 
 '::e::i sl-ope, iLnt, and n.eaning of this our Charter ol Incor- 
 poriitioii. 
 
 And further we do by these presents direct and W"™"|^^ 
 upon the ro,,«isition in writing ,.f any twenty or .«, re o tl e 
 
 , s ,.f the sai,l Onnpnny, '■-■\''-"V''''t; st.'ek of the 
 ■esi.,.et of not less than ten shares in the sa.d capital stock ol the 
 sa IC „, pauv, the court of dire.-tors shall within twenty-one ,lays 
 tft , « ro," dsition, au,l of which sueh notices shall be ,.veu a 
 ; c he ei d,,.f ire directed, sunm„>n an,l call a special general <=o«rt 
 
 o t nrposes to hetnen.ioncl in such rc.pdsition and no othc s 
 t^b h Id >f the n,end,ers of the sai,l C«n,pany „uahf,o, to vote 
 r.eotn-s as aforesaid: and incase the sai,l ,-.n,t ol dn«t, 
 
 l,all make ..efanlt in sununoning an,, calling -^ -l--^ -™ 
 for the space ,>f twenty-one days next after the ,latc ot 
 
 e, u ition, it shall an,lmay bo lawful for the sai,l twenty ,.r mo 
 ;,.„. having such shares as aforesaid, upon ™; ^-'^ 
 
 ,„,,,ous notice by advertisen.ent, nn.lor th.. - "■ "^J ^;. 
 
 r 7 ^•,^,th> Mild in two or move ot tluMlaih J.onaon newt, 
 
 Lowloii (iini'tte au<i. iuln>» .,,,,1 tlipiv to 
 
 papers, to summon and hold a .sptciai ^euci.u 
 
17 
 
 consider ami dcbiitc upon any business nientioned in such ri'ciui- 
 sition, Itut no otlicr, relating' to the i^ovoiunicnt (u- allairs of tlu' 
 said ('onii)any: and that it shall and may he hnvt'ul in ).ursuan(vot' 
 any ivsohition by the major part of the; nu'nibcis composing; sncli 
 si)ecial j^vnoral court, to adjourn the same to a day then to be 
 fixed upon, and so from time to time ; and that sueli sp'-cial 
 nencral or ad,jouriie(l o'encral court, com[iosed of members (piahticd 
 as aforesaid, shall l)e holden finally to determine by the majority 
 of their votes upon the ((uesti<m to be discussed in such .special 
 court reiatiu}'' to tin; affairs and government of the said Company. 
 
 And we do further ordain and direct that in ease at any time 
 by death, resignation, or want of election at the times heieby 
 appointed or otherwise, there shall not be a sufiii-ient number of 
 directors to eomi)Osc a court of directors as lu>reinalter directed, 
 the .same shall not in any manner tend to work the dissolution of 
 the said cov[)oration, but that the <>eneral bt.dy of the members 
 shall and nuiy be lawfully assembled and convened at some day 
 to be fixed by the surviving, continuing, or elected directors, or the 
 major part of them, for the election of the recpiisitc muuber of 
 directors in manner hereinbefore provided. 
 
 F;ii1uii' to 
 clict iliriM'- 
 tors not to 
 (•nil;iiii,'(r 
 Cliurti r. 
 
 And we do further c(mstitute and declare that the directors Tonn-i to 
 
 . , 11 1 r (lUTctors to 
 
 of the said Company for the time bemg .shall have power irom , i,,pt luturo 
 time to time to elect from among themselves the future governors Jil^J';;;'^."'''""''' 
 and dejmty governor of the said Company. 
 
 ;;ovfnior. 
 
 And we do further declare that the directors for the time l^''"Jj;'t;|'-' 
 being .shall have the custody (jf the common seal of the said eustody of 
 Ccnnpany, and shall have full power and authority to use the tiu- coiumou 
 same for the affairs and concerns of the said Company, and shall 
 have full power to meet and adjourn from time to time, and from 
 place to place ; and also to direct, manage, and transact the 
 affairs and business of the said Company, and to exercise all and 
 every the powers and authorities contained in this (mr Charter, 
 for which any general meeting or meetings is or are not herel)y 
 required; subject, nevertheless, to .such (;rders, bye-laws, rides, 
 and regulations as shall at any time l)e duly nuule by or at any 
 general meeting of the said Company. And we do hereby 
 
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 (iinl have 
 j)()\vt'rti)(!ili 
 hpccial ficiii ■ 
 rill incctiii'i 
 
 NoticctliiK 
 iif 111 be 
 frivcii. 
 
 riiitlicr (1( cliitc that tlie dircclnrs oC the said Company .shall and 
 may at any tinu' oi- times, and fnr suth ])Ui'posc or jmi-poscs as 
 they may think })ropc'r, have power to call u special general 
 meetiiiLf oi' meetings of the said Comi»any, of which notice shall 
 l»i' uivt'ii ])}' adv(!rtisenu'nt in the LoikIdii GmetU\ and two or 
 more of the pnhlie daily newsi'apeis |ml)lished in the City of 
 London or Connty of Middlesex, fourteen days ut the least 
 ]>revious to sneh meetin.i;\ 
 
 11 
 
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 t I 
 
 pany. 
 
 Dimitors IVovided always, and we do further declare and ordain that 
 
 from ciitci- all and every contract or contracts made or entered into by or on 
 I""!"*.'!'"'" behalf of any governor, deputy wn'eriior, director, auditor, or 
 
 tracts witli J '-' » 1 J !-« J > » 
 
 tho Com- other oHieer of the said Conn)any, or in which any such governor, 
 dei>uty ii;overnor, director, auditor, or other ollicer shall be cither 
 diicctly or indirectly interested or concerned for doinj;' or causing 
 to lie done any work for or on behalf of the said Company, or 
 for sup[)lying any of the articles or mati-rials or tilings to or for 
 the use of the said Com[)any shall be and may, at the oj»tion of 
 the court of directors for the time being, be absolutely avoided, 
 and be declared null and void to all intents and purposes 
 wh itsoever ; and every such governor, deputy governor, director, 
 auditor, and other oflieers, who shall enter into any such contract 
 or contracts as aforesaid shall, //>•>■'> facto, cease to be such 
 governor, deputy governor, director, auditor, or officer, as the 
 case may be, and a new election of some other proi)rietor duly 
 (pialified shall take place in manner herein menti(med. 
 
 Provided, nevertheless, that all acts done by such governor, 
 deputy governor, directoi-, auditor, or other ofKccr in his official 
 character on behalf of the C/ompany before such successors be 
 elected shall be valid and bindinu'. 
 
 ^l''''ti"?^ And we do further bv these presents for us (mr heirs and 
 
 lion (it coin t "ji't'cessors gi'aut, direct, and appoint that the said governor, 
 ot (iircitdrs. ,i,>p,i^y governor, and other directors for the time being, or any five 
 or more of them, shall and may from time to time, and at all con- 
 venient times, and when and as often as they shall think fit 
 assemble and meet together at any place or places for the di- 
 rection and management of the affairs of the said Company, and 
 
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 lu'in.L? so asspiiilili'd. shiill coiistitiiU' a (••url nf .linrtois (.f the 
 sai.rComi.anv. and sliall in siuli diivi-tiuu aii.l mana-vnient 
 in all ivsi.cctscciifnnii tlu-nisdves to siuli b.vi'-laws, nilos. (.nlers, 
 an<l n-ulalinns as shall ti.an tinu- to time l.e niaik- l»y any 
 «'(MU'ral or Hi.i'cial rourt (.1" the said Company, and siil)i(ct t<. all 
 sni'h bye-laws, rnU-s, orders, and regulations, shall have the <;vneral 
 niana.-ienicnt and direction of the alVairs and l.nsiness of the 
 ComiKiny ; and that they shall have power and anthority to entrr 
 into all Contracts, whether under seal or otherwise, on behalf cf 
 the said Company, and to make and execute all assij-nments. 
 conveyances, and all other acts to which the corporate seal is 
 required to be alUxed, and to aiJjH.int a clerk, secretary, or seere 
 taries, solicitors, attornics, (•i>nimissioners, factors, bankers, agents, 
 or servants, which shall from time to time be necessary to be em- 
 ployed in the aifairs and business of the said Company ; and to 
 aUow and pay them reasonable salaries or ailowances. and to 
 displace or remove them or any of them as they shall see cause ; 
 and generally to do and act in all nuitters and things whatsoever 
 which they shall judge necessary for the well ordering and 
 managing of the said Com])any and the atfairs thereof; and to 
 do, enforce, i)erform, and execute all the powers, authorities, pro- 
 visions, acts, an<l things in relation to the said Company, aiul to 
 bind the said Company as if the same were done by the whole 
 Corporation. Provide.i also that in no case shall the corporate 
 seal of the said Company be adixed to any instrument whatso- 
 ever, except by order in writing (;f the court of directors, and 
 in the presence of at least two of the directors who shall attest 
 by their signatures such sealing, and that the same was done by 
 order of the court of directors. Provided always that at such 
 meetings or courts of the said directors all (pu'Stious, business, or 
 transactions nuiy be decided and done by ma).)rity of the directors 
 present, wdietlicr the said governor or deputy governor be (jr be 
 not then present. 
 
 I'owt r to 
 ;ij)|ioillt 
 ricrk or 
 sccretoiT 
 and ottiiT 
 iif^ents or 
 siji'vaiits. 
 
 Seal — how- 
 to bo affixed. 
 
 1*10 viso as 
 to decisioa 
 of (lUL'stions, 
 business, or 
 transactions 
 at meetings 
 of court of 
 directors. 
 
 And we do further ordain, constitute, and appoint that the l^'^J'*;"!^';;''' 
 directors of the said Company shall have power b-om time to made. 
 time to make such calls for money from the members and 
 proprietors of the said Company, their respective executors, 
 administrators, and assigns, not exceeding in the whole the sum 
 
ol' lilty jiounds on ciicli find rvciy of the said shares as the said 
 dii0(;t(ns shall tioiii time to time liiid exprdieut for tlic |»iirpi)st',s 
 of till! said ('onipany, so that no one rail do oxti'cd the sum of 
 live pounds jK-r share, and that no call he made until after the 
 interval of six calcndai* months from the last precedin;^ call, unless 
 a general meetiiifj; of proprietors for that purpose specially sum- 
 moned shall otherwise direct ; and the several sums <»r instalments 
 so called for shall be paid at sueli times and places as the said 
 directors shall appoint, of which times and places thirty days' 
 Xotiic to be 1' ice shall he first •,Mvcn in the London (idzettc and in two of 
 *''"'"■ such daily i)apers as the said directors shall nominate. 
 
 Forfeiture 
 und (lisfniii- 
 chiBniieiit ol 
 shurex. 
 
 Geiieriil or 
 sjMciiilineet- 
 w^ may ile- 
 claro aliares 
 tobedisfrim- 
 cliirted. 
 
 Forfeited 
 shares — liow 
 sold. 
 
 And wc do further ordain, constitute, and appoint that if any 
 sultscribei', member, pro|»rietor, or shareholder of the .said Com- 
 pany, his, her, or their executors, administrators, and assigns, 
 shall refuse or ne;.!,lect to pay any in.stalmcnt on his said .share or 
 .shares, which shall be called for by the .said court of directors 
 as aforesaid for the space; of six calendar months next after the 
 time api)oiuted for the jjayment thereof, to*,^ethcr with lawful 
 interest from the time .appointed for the payment of such instal- 
 ment, then and in every such case such respective members or pro- 
 prietors, member or proprietor, subscriber or subscribers, 
 shall be subject and liable absolutely to forfeit his, her, 
 or their respective share oi' .shares for the benefit of the 
 remaininj;' mend)ers or pro|)rietors in the capital of the said 
 Company, and all franchise and interest therein, and all the 
 l)rofit, advantage, and title of, in, and to the same, and of, in, 
 and to any money theretofore advanced, or beh)nging to the said 
 Company, and shall and may by order of any general or sjjccial 
 nieeting of the i)rop:ietors or members of the said Comjjany be 
 declared to be disfranchised and removed from the said Company, 
 and such shares so forfeited shall, and may thereu[)on by order of 
 any court of directors be sold or otherwise disposed of for the 
 use of the .said Company, and the j)urchaser or i)erson to 
 whom such .shares shall ]»e .so sold, the same being transferred 
 under the common seal of the said Company, .shall be and become a 
 member and proprietor of the said Comi)any in respect of such 
 .share or shares, and shall .succeed to all the rights and franchise 
 i>f the proprietor so making such default of and in the share or 
 
No ailvan- 
 liijri) to III' 
 fiikcii of 
 t'lirfi'ifiirr 
 until tliiity 
 (liiys' not ire 
 lie j^iv" n. 
 
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 Hh.'ues so forfoitoil, sold, and traiisfcMTcfl. and the poison so 
 dislVanc'liisrd, and whose share or shares sliall have been so 
 deelare(l lorfeited and sohl, shall thrreaCler lie disehar;,'ed fVoni all 
 actions, demands, and liabilities of and to the said Company in 
 respeel of such share or shares. Provided always that no atlvantai^e 
 shall be taken of any sneh forleitnre nntil alter thirty days' iiotiee 
 in writing,' shall have been ;;ivcn by order of the court of directors 
 to sneh inenilKT or pro^jrietor, nieiidiers or proprietors, so 
 nenieeting to pay as aforesaid, which notice shall «'ither lie 
 jKTsonally served upon him, her. or them, or lie left at his, her. or 
 their usual or last known place of aliode. 
 
 And we do, for us, our lu-irs and sueressors, «,'rant and |,J'"^[;;;,'J.';'" 
 declare that these our letters patent or thi; enrollment thereof 
 .shall he in and by all things valid and effectual in the law 
 according- to the true intent aud meaning; of the same, and shall 
 be taken, construed, and adjudged in the most favorable and 
 bencHcial sense for the best advautaj^e of the said Corporation as 
 well in our Courts of llecord as elsewhere, notwithstandini;' any 
 uonreeital, niisreeital, uncertainty, or iniperfiction in these our 
 letters patent, and fnu" will and pleasure is that these ])resents to 
 the Company aforesaid under the Great Seal of the United 
 Kingdom of Great Dritain and Ireland shall 1)e in due manner 
 made aud sealed without line or fee, <j,Teat or small, to tis iu our 
 llanaper or elsewhere, to our use therefore or any ways to be 
 rendered, paid, or nuule. 
 
 In witness whereof we have caused these om- letters to be 
 made patent. Witness ourself at om- Palace at Westminster 
 this twentieth day of March in the fourth year of <iur rei;;n. 
 
 liY WHIT OF PPtIVY SKAL.