Napier v. Poe
Supreme Court of Georgia
Mandamus, in Bibb -Superior Court. Decided by Judge Powers. May Term, 1852. The facts of this case are as follows : In 1850, the Legislature enacted a charter creating the Manufacturers’ Bank of Macon, by which it was provided, that the defendants, 'Washington Poe and others, should be commissioners, to receive subscriptions for stock; that whenever the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars should be subscribed bona fide, and ten per cent, thereon paid in gold and…
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Mandamus, in Bibb -Superior Court. Decided by Judge Powers. May Term, 1852. The facts of this case are as follows : In 1850, the Legislature enacted a charter creating the Manufacturers’ Bank of Macon, by which it was provided, that the defendants, 'Washington Poe and others, should be commissioners, to receive subscriptions for stock; that whenever the sum of two hundred and fifty thousand dollars should be subscribed bona fide, and ten per cent, thereon paid in gold and silver, or the notes of specie-paying banks in this State, said commissioners should call a meeting of the subscriers, to…
1Opinion of the Court
By the Court.
Nisbet, J.
delivering the opinion.
In 1850, the Legislature incorporated the Manufacturers’ Bank of Macon. For the purpose of establishing the bank, and carrying into effect the Act of incorporation, Washington Poe, John L. Jones, James Ray, Thaddeus G. Holt and Charles Day, were appointed commissioners. It is farther stated in the Act, *175that they are appointed commissioners, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of the company. The Act prescribes the duties of these commissioners thus: “ The said commissioners shall meet on the first Monday in April next,…
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