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U26, *?L. m ^/rn Ador>ted by the President Directors and Company of the Bank of Montreal, for the management of the affairs of the Bank and for prescribing ihe respective duties of the President, Cashier, and Subordinate Officers FIRST THE Bank shall be operted, ami kept open for the transaction of business, from nine o clock in the morning until three o clock in the afterncon, from the first of Nnvln K ^^ ?' u ""i Novemhcr ; and from the first of t^pTn ^'""''^M^t^'^' of May, from ten o'clock in the mormng until three o'clock in the afternoon, every G/ocMV^^'^f-'^.T'."" ^""^"3^^' ^''^ "^'^'^ of January, dav whi^'F^^^''?'^^^^^^^ ^'''^ ^^y^ andChristma^ day which days shall be considered as Holy-days, on ^vhich no business shail be transacted at the Bank, and ank'«"''?^^'" '^'J ^'" ^""'^ conspicuous place i^ThJ lltk L 1^ .that effect,-and more Wticularlv SECOND. boJrd'j;? n-^" I"^ "" "^^Tr ^^^*' ^° be provided by the the contr^rof ^k' ^^^ 't^'''''''^ "^ '^'^ ^"^^'^ ""^^^ me control of the President. It shall be his dnfv Z':Z To '^frT' "' "■* "»-! of Directors'to 'affi-^ . m»Tt conveyances or other instruments wliere 4 THIRD. of attorned am? d^ Sl™»'"*!r!''°"'y °''«"<^^ } aim ueposit the same with tlic cashier. VOVUTU, gots of gold Tars Ittiu^ *''" T '=""' ^^Po^'" "f in- risk of th>; depositor A n»^ •/*'" ''^'^P'"?' a' H>e h« notes oraSt,^1"T fe ''["'^'l^"'"« '^ '^">« on the last day of S i il *"'' ^"/'.'" "'^"^^ ''°«" admit .hereZKr chatrro lL''l "!«"- -" FiFrii. -»t;'o:^d^roS"'aSir'^, ^' "■" tion of the act of fn.„,r '.•^"'^."''''' "' ""> "'"th sec- a president pro tem'^''*'''' """ '''^''' '''"" '^oose SIXTH. "hose duty it shall be to Sd.l ' /hT«'*'t'''*"^' one duccor, .ho shall he^"t w'^Kfclft nation may or dividend uch proxy ty or letter lahier. of all such festpence, depositor, sits of in- otlier val- ig, at the ? to retire See hours fance will Lint — and m, under e duty of a note or e at the »bsence, inted to nth $ec' I choose oard of ?*ident, ik, and •of the week; and during the recess of the board shall manaao such concerns of the Bank as do not requi e t e aS o di^^cTo^rh^^^'^'lf '""'^^^^ ^^ a Veater number ot directors : but in all cases notes which may have been corner" ^^^^'' ^'"'•^ '¥^ "«^ ^' «^^^r^^» by the saM Sal' '""^r T'? '^^^^ ^' discounted or Bills oi" nmf; of '?"'^^^«^^ ^^'^^^ the recess of the board, ^v of Lhp^V'^'Tf ""?^ ^^"''''''' ^' «'»^1I be the du. tLlul 'T^^^ '^'^e vveek, to attend once a day at \^ce Pr.:.! l^ ^'r'' '^^^q^^^t^d by the President or mLetinr^^M ^ """"^ ^" ,''»'"^' ^^ ^be board at their next ThTcltf '^"'."^n ^' '^i'^ ^^"^ '" tbeir official capacity, rotator ol%'.''^nP'/f'''"^ '^^'^^ office in alphabetic^ tourrdutyl ^''^"'' '^^^^ ^''PP"^^ the\a of their SEVEN nu ead>''w.l?'o°''i'''?''"'';i' ''■"" "^ Tuesday ana Friday of day at t ' J '''\ I^"««'";* ^'la" assemble on tl>ose «ays at ten o clock, precisely, for the purnose of di^ rnk'sitldZ' ""^.,'"''"1 ''"'^-''''y^' °'-™^ ^y t e .n:etott'sf;:!L°e"lit^^^^^^^^ ' "" the Directorsihal, EIGlfTK. determined h„ ?f>^- ■. c ""'^"^ questions shall be rS?he vLVlT'^."'^ votes, and if any member reXded bylhe"i:it!'''" '"""' '"^ ^'""«^"»" "'^ NINTH. sand Pounds, whhnnt »),„ Hoard. NoAm'Z y.VofTT' '""'«'" •"■ ""^ crnment Bills, be "Z„ H.!../ ^'"•'''.'"'p. except Gov- whose Bills pro dopendL r^""^ '"J-vidual ^ fi,.„, a s.,m exceeding Sf-h","'''';"'',^ ofthe Bank for nor in any case shall IiiU.?'r""' '^"""'^^ S'^rJing; ernment fells, be taken l,i?'"''*°S^' ^"^'P*- «»v- unless by the uninfr^n '°'" '"•"P»nsibJe Endorser, wi.cl. Sc^en uS:Z.:TZ .°/pte^«'' '^- TENTH. -ef. and hiS Se~ K^«'f ^h^rsday inead, (ashler on the succeedlnl T liireqtors by t ic tliosedays should hapl"^^.,^^/,??'^ •'"'''•y. ""less and in sicl. case t le dav fcli ""'"'"y' "' "«= B""!--. gether „. th a s atemeaf^of leT^r' '? '?'''"'''' '"' tlie Bank, on which .w.ii""''' ^""^ situation of and s»ch Bills and & I'** '^''T'?' ''"'" '"' »e"Ied, or phiced to the c ed^? of fL"'' "r"'"'^'' ^''^" ■«= ?»« 'rhlch they are S, n^2 "^P'^an'^ »" 'be day on any time arte^one o^oek and rl""^ *" ''™™ '""^ « discounted, shall be .^M ^"'' "'^ Notes or Bills not o-cloek on the s^e day? "' "' ""^ ""«= "'''"• ""o ELEVENTH the usual grace, unlesiwhl h '^"""."'"^^y unless tlic Bank, clock, to- uation of e aettled, I be paid e doiy on wn for at Bills not tfter one ponsibJe *ys, and risen t of ihali be de pay- i tlcea at the Bank, the names of the partners coinpoainff tbe na^e only. "^ " ''°"'' ''''^^ ^'^ conside^red as on^ THIHTEENTH. No credit dwll be given on any pretence whatever to any person .v., m,y be at tJie time a delinouent debtor at the Banic, wbetlier the delinqnencvT on paper d.«:o«nteM«n«s of all dehnquent deb- FOUETEENTH. tbe'^PrSrn"'" ''f^^^'l «««"-ity alkali be raade to the Fresident, Directors and Company of the Bank of Montreal-and the Cashier for the time being is here- by authomed to reconvey or cancel the samlin nav- mcnt of the debt for which it was pJedged. ^^ FIFTEENTH. deli!!juenrit',h'!!nT"!t'' ]^°'" ^1""' ^'''' ''"'^"^^ ueiinquent, Jt sliaJI be the duty of the Cn^hlnv fn nr^ mTuit^unir If '^''M-'to/on^'j£tZboZ m suit, unless otherwise ordered by the board. ^ SIXTEENTJt. nuiW ^^1 J^''""'°S ^'^'^' '■«'• coJIectioa, sliall be re- tTme and in caVn^""''""^"* of them at the same iXnt fhL =? "f non-payment or protest, the person are Kturned xV^r' P?^ '■^^^^^^rgeilKfoU the notes are returned. The Cashier shall put up a notice of this regulation m some conspicuous place'^in the Bank. «-..~t.l- " J r 8 SEVENTEENTH. A Notice of tlic following tenor, clgned by the Cashier, shall be affixed in some conspicuous place iu the Bank : NOTICE. Whereas Notes and Bills raay be left at the Bank for collection and it may sometimes happen that ^ omissions in notiiyiii^ tiie parties or other inlormalities or mistakes respecting such notes or bills may take place, whereby damaa:e may accru(3 to the proprietors of ihtm, or other parties concerned ; Public Notice is therefore hereby given, that the Directors of this cor- poration consider such notes and bills as left wholly at the risk of the persons leaving the same, and that the Bank will be responsible only for monies actually re- ceived ii! payment thereof, but not for any omissions, informalities, or mistakes whatever. By order of the Directors, Signed, Cashier. eighteenth. Notes and Bills left for collection must be lodged" at the Bank, three days at least before they become due and none under twenty-five pounds will be received. nineteenth. It shall be the duty of the President, and in his ab- scu' e, of the Vice-President, to sign the bills and post notes of the Bank, and to deliver them when signed to the Cashier, who shall give duplicate receipts therefore, one of which receipts to be taken in a book esi)ecially to be kept by the President or Vice-President for that purpose ; the other receipt to be lodged with the Ac- countant for the time being, who on leaving his office in the Bank, shall deliver the said receipts to his suc- cessor, unless otherwise directed by the board of Directors. I r 9 ■.'* TWENTIETH. It shall bo the duty of the President, or in hit air- ^ence of the Vice-President, to inspect the Vaults, and other apartments of the Bank once a week, in company with the Cashier and the Director of tha week ;— to take an exact account of the Bank bills^ post notes and money on hand, at least once in tw© months, or as raurh oftener, and at such timos as the President or Vice-President noay think proper to ap- point, and the report of the President or Vice-Prosi- dent, and of the said Director, shall be recorded on the Books of the Bank, and signed by them ; to repoit fully and promptly to the Directors any circumstance affecting the interest of the Bank, which mav come to his knowledge, or which may be communicated to him by the officers of the Bank, or any other persons, to examine the bonds given by the officers of the Bank, to retain in his possession that given by the Cashier, and to deliver over the others to him for safe keeping ; to cause a special meeting of the Directors whenever the circumstances of the Bank may in his opinion re- quire it, and when this is the case, to see that notice in writing be sei\t to each Director ; and more parti- cularly it shall be his duty to cause the books and accounts of ihe Bank to be kept in a plain, regular, and methodical manner. TWENTY-FIRST. It shall be the duty of the Cashier to cause the oflicers, clerks, and servants of the Bank, to aUend to and execute their respective duties, in conformity to such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the board of directors ; to take the general superintendance of the concerns of the Bank, and in case of actual de- linquency, negligence, or improper conduct, or in case of suspicion thereof, of any pei-son employed therein, to make an immediate and full communigation to the 10 Tresident or Vice-President of tlio knowledge he may possess, or of the suspicions he may entertain respect- ing such persons ; to >resent to the Directors at every meeting, an exhibit of the state of the Bank, to coun* tersign at the Bank all bills or notes signed, or to bo signed by the President or Vice President, or by order of the board, to see that the books and accounts are kept in an orderly and methodical manner, under the direction of the President or Vice Pi^gident, and never to suffer them to be behind the business of the day, to the end that, whenever a clear and perfect exhibit of the state of the Bank shall be required, it may be^ apeedily procured; daily to examine the settlement ot* the cash accounts of the Bank ; and, whenever the ac- tual amount disagrees with the balance tliereof, report the same to the President and Directors without delay. The Cashier shall have charge of all the bills, notes^ obligations, money, deposits and pledges; at the close of the business of each day, he shall have the whole thereof in hk possession, and see that tlie same are safely deposited in the vaults of the Bank, one of the keys of which shall always .emain in his possession. It shall also be the duty of the Cashier, with the apf ro- bation of the President or Vice-President to procure the necessary books, scales, weights and stationory for tho use of the Bank. It shall also be the duty of the Cash- ier to record the votes and proceedings of the board of Directors ; promptly to furnish a copy of all resolutions of the board, to any of the Directors who may apply therefor; and whenever a committee is appointed, it ^lall be his duty to give notice in writing to the chair- naan of the appointment, and its object, if requested. TW'ENTY-SECONii. . It sliall be the duty of the first Teller to make all payments from the Bank, and he may receive payments fpr notes and bills when due ; he sliall account daily, or oftener if required, with the Cashier for all sums he may 11 receive, and in case of deficiency, be shall be responsi- ble for the amount thereof. All checks on this Bank received by the Teller, shall be delivered in on the day of their receipt to the accountant or book keeper to be by him entered, and if the TeHer shall pay aiiy check drawn on tins Bank, the person drawing the sime not having the amount thereof to his credit in the Bank, be shaH be charged with the-amount overdrawn, prol vided the^same was without application to tlye book keeper; butjf the book keeper shall have declared the check to be good, he shall be responsible for the sum overdrawn. And in all cases of accounts'overdrawn it shall be the duty of the Tellers or Accountant to report the same immediately to the Cashier, whoshall thereup- on report 10 the board. ^ TWENTY-THIRh. It shall be the duty of the second Teller to receive all money, bills or checks brought to the Bank to be deposited, and to enter the same to the credit of the per- son depositing, or the credit of such person as the de- positor shall direct ; also to receive payment of all notes Jett for collection, and aM notes and billii discounted when the proprietors of the same shall request the amount thereof to be passed to their credit in the Bank. The second Teller shall be held to account with the Cash- ier daily, or oftener if required, for all his receipts, or he shal account with the first Teller, if directed to do so by the Cashier. TWENTY FOURTH. The T3ook-Keepers shall keep the accounts of the Bank in a perspicuous and methodical manner; they sliall furnish statements from the books, whenever re- (luired so to do by the President, Directors, or Cash- ler ; they shall keep the books regularly balanced, and the Ledger m use shall always exhibit ail the accounts ot the Bank. The second Book-Keeper shall render all Uie assistance in his power to the first Book-Keeper, 12 and in his absence shall take his place ; togelKer it shall be theirduty to compile ™-''- 7 '" "^'Xt b ok rf preceding month, all the entries '«.,''''' '^*S„fwoob. It^V^entsto each Per."^^"^^^^^^^^^ '^«aS :^ tH^- tX^h^^^of ^e teller^b^ either of these leave the Bank. The B»o''-»'f ?f" s^^'^fcollect and assort the checks each 4.^. a^sh.U rThfcStSTe?;' retivXan°d af thTe*;f<^th^ ZntSeliiXU checks, aft.-n^er|j^,^--« on the checkbooks of Hi^ ^epontors, to theresi»ctrve persons by whom they were drawn. The ^"f-^ff- ^ZlaW at all times when checks are presented to them bv any of he Tellers declare whether the amount men- Uonelin the said Checks, is actually at the cr-dit of the drawer, and if the Book-Keeper shall declare the leck to b^ good, and the person not having the amount Aereo .rhi''s credit at the'sank, he shall.be responsible fo. the sum overdrami. In case of the sickness or oth- er necesry absence of the Cashier, his duty shall de- volve on the first Book-Kcepcf. TWKNTY-FIFTH. Tt shill be the duty of the Discount Clerk to enter in a blotter, all notes of hand, or bills of Exchange offered for' discount, he shall cast the discount shall record the same in a discount book, and sha 1 note on the back of the presentation or cover the day of its betng offered for Sscount. the number of the discount the number of the note, the date thereof, the mmbe' of days it may have to run before it arrives at maturily, V. it shall of each book of t Bdok- book to fore the jU enter 8 ofth^ >ing the possible sr&d and rs before i-Keepers ipd shall f the day nd of the the same especttve ok-keep- d to them >unt men- cr'°dit of !clare the le amount ^sponsible JS8 or oth- ^ sliall de- the amount thereof, by whom it was drawn, and eu- dorsed, and by whom presented for discount. He shall keep an account of all notes, bills and obligations paid at the Bank. He shall also keep a check book, on which shall be stated each discount, and as pay- ments thereof are made, the same shall be by him en- tered in said book, and when required by the Cashier, he shall exliibit the said accounts twice in each week balanced, or demonstrate to him why they do not balance; he sliall keep an account of all bills, notes and oMi^^a- tions, which may be called for to be paid, and deliver the same to the teller, and at the close of the business of each day, shall compare his account of notes, &c., delivered, with the teller's account, and receipts there- fore, and if the same do not agree, he shall immediately report the difference to the Cashier,~he shall keep a book in which shall be stated the amount due on every discount day from each individual to the Bank, either as promissor or endorser ; it shall also be the duty of the Discount Clerk with the assistance of the messen- ger to enter in a book as soon as convenient after the same shall have been lodged at the Bank, all notes of hand, bills of exchange, and obligations left for collec- tion, with the times they may fall due. He shall ex- amine all notes offered for discount and enter none found irregular or which have more than ninety days, exclusive of grace, to run — returning those not entered to the depositors. k to enter Exchange :ount, shall ^11 note on day of its le discount, the number at maturity, TWENTY-SIXTH. It shall be the duty of the Messenger to make out and deliver notifications to the several parties, on all notes of hand, bills of exchange, bonds and obligations, as the same;become due at the Bank. He shall also make collection of money when directed thereto ; he shall be accountable for whatever may be intrusted to his charge, and for all sums of money collected by him ; he shall also be responsible to the Bank or to the u parties concerned, as tlie case may be, for all losses anV'ng from his negligence, errors, or omissions in performing the duties assigned to him ; he shall every day make out a list of the notes, bonds, and obligations, that may be due on the succeeding day, which list he shall take with him when he delivers the notifications, and minute thereon, to whom, and at what place the notifications were delivered, whether at the dwelling house of the parties, at their usual places of business, nt any place assigned by them for having their notifi- cations left, or to the parties personally, and on his return to the Bank, he shall sign the said list, and de- liver it to the Cashier, who shall examine and regularly file the same. It shall likewise be the duty of the IMessenger, under the direction of the Discount Clerk, to take charge of the notes and other obligations left for collection, to enter and file the same, to min- ute on the back or cover thereof, the names of the parties, the time when the same will fall due, and the interest due thereon. TWENTY-SEVENTir. It shall be the duty of the Porter, to keep the Bank House and appurtenances clean and in good order. — He shall remain constantly at the Bank while it may be open, either for public or private business, and shall not leave the same during the hours of business, on any account whatever, but by permission of the Cashier. He shall make the fires, and he shall light the lamps at the times he may be directed, and before closing the Bank at night, he shall examine every part of the building and appurtenances, and when the Bank is shut he shall carry the keys to the Cashier or officer in charge and have the same again at the Bank timely in the morning if required. TWENTY-EIGHT. The Solicitor of the Bank shall have the preference I 15 any pay for such tjiisiness, other than the usual pje- fcssional fees far the services he may render. •TWENTY-NINTH. Tl>e writing up of the depositors books may be di- vided among the several officers of the Bank under such regulations as the Cashier may direct. THIRTIETH. The present assignment of duties to the several offi- cers of the Bank, shall not exclude the right of the board to alter and increase the same at any time, as the interest of the Bank may in their opinion at any time require, and the respective officers thereof shall accept of their offices subject to tliis regulation. THIRTY-FIRST. In case of the absence of either of the respective offi- cers from the Bank, in consequence of sickness or other iinavoidable cause, it is their duty forthwith to acquaint the Cashier thereof^ in order that arrangements may be made to supply their phices until they can again enter upon their respective offices. THIRTY SECOND. I So soon as a permanent provision for the services of tlie President shall be made, he shall not directly or indirectly use trade or business of any kind on l^is l)rivate account, but devote himself entirely to the superintendence of the affairs of the Bank. And no officer or other peison connected with the Bank shall directly or indirectly, in any way or manner what- ever, take or receive any perquisite, reward, fee, or emolument, for any services done therein, other than the salary allowed by the Bank, and it shall be the particular duty of the Cashier, to see that this regula- tion h at all tifi^es earned into full #>fRF»et nr tn rt^nnr* any violation thereof to the Dhectors, as soon as he may obtain knowledge thereof. THIRTY-THIRD. The stock of this corporation shall be transferable at the Bank only by such stockholder or stockholders, or his, her or their legal re})resentative, in case of his, her, or their death, or by his, her, or their attorney orattor- nies specially authorised for that purpose. No transfer of stock shall be made without the sanction of the di- rectors, and applications for transfers shall be declared to the Cashier on the days of discount previously to the meeting of the board, and the transfers shall take place the following day, THIRTY-FOURTH. The books and accounts of the Bank shall be regu- larly balanced on the third Mondays in the months of May and November in each year, at which time, the lialf yearly dividends shall be declared and published, as is directed by the act of incorporation. The books of transfer shall be shut for twenty days immediately preceding each of the days appointed for balancing the books of the Bank, and declaring the half yearly divi- dend, and the stockholders who shall stand in the books of the Bank, at the time when the transfer shall be so suspended, shall be entitled to receive such dividend of profits then to be declared and paid, and the same shall be paid to them or their attornies respectively. THIRTY-FIFTH. The Board of Directors for the time being, shall he a committee to consider, whether any, and if any, what alterations or amendments to the act of incorporation, it may be expedient for the stockholders to apply for, and to report thereon from time to time at any meeting of the stockholders.