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The Colonial Treasurer and the Collectors of Colonial

to receive the Notes of the Bank, revocation could have exposed The Bank & sufferers injury from the distrust that it would have

the public, the Bank's request His

Grace to defer

inganateral i

the minds of

6.65

to

the transmission of such instructions until they have

opportunity of laying before

Your Lordship full explanation on the points on

which

Your Lordships appear to have formed an adverse opinion to the Bank, which the Directors were confident they should

be able to

They have the following remarks to

respectfully

address

to Your Lordships which we

beg to do.

We feel's letter after acknowledging the receipt of His Grace's letter states, that your Lordships have no objection to the recognition of the Notes of the

"Chartered Bank

of

India, Australia,

and China "etc.

that the Agra

Bank

was Incorporated by Royal Charter and they presume that the paragraph in question

had reference to the Charter of

the Agra Bank

and the Charters of the Oriental Bank and the "Chartered Mercantile Bank" - but it will be found on

reference

to the charters of the three Banks in question, that the only distinction is, that the Charter of the Agra Bank conferred unlimited liability to the shareholders, whereas the Charters of The Oriental Bank and of the Chartered Mercantile Bank limited the liability of the Shareholders of those Banks to double the amount of

their shares.

The Charters of all three Banks were alike.

Her Majesty

with the prerogative, and the Agra Bank only obtained limited liability by subsequently registering itself under the 21 & 22 Vict. Cap 91

permitting limited liability to Banking Companies, and it is competent

for

a Bank

incorporated

by Royal Charter to obtain limited liability.

The Directors would have inferred from that paragraph of Mr. Peel's letter, if it had stood alone, that your Lordships

considered

that

"The Agra and United Service Bank Limited" was not incorporated by Royal Charter, but the next paragraph of Mr. Peel's letter informs His Grace that your Lordships received from the Bank of India, Australia, and China on the 5th of August 1851 "a petition praying for the

grant of a supplemental Charter authorizing them to issue

Notes in

Her Majesty's Colonies on the ground that -

under the Charter of Incorporation they possessed that power", so that it appears that your Lordships

were aware

that

the other Banks had

provisions

in their Charters

to issue Notes.

It appears by the Draft of a supplemental Charter by the Bank to the Board of Trade dated 30th January 1861, that

it was not stated in

the Ground of the petition

in Mr. Peel's letter "that they had ascertained whether under their Charter of Incorporation the Bank possessed the power" but that their Charter contained

express power

to do so, which their Solicitor had advised them to obtain because there was

some doubt.

such

express power

was found

in the Charters of the other Banks alluded to, but as His Majesty's Attorney & Solicitor General were clearly of opinion upon

the

questions

being submitted to them upon a case, that the

Agra

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The Colonial Treasurer and the Collectors of Colonial to receive the Notes of the Bank, revocation could have exposed The Bank & sufferers injury from the distrust that it would have the public, the Bank's request His Grace to defer inganateral i the minds of 6.65 to the transmission of such instructions until they have opportunity of laying before Your Lordship full explanation on the points on which Your Lordships appear to have formed an adverse opinion to the Bank, which the Directors were confident they should be able to They have the following remarks to respectfully address to Your Lordships which we beg to do. We feel's letter after acknowledging the receipt of His Grace's letter states, that your Lordships have no objection to the recognition of the Notes of the "Chartered Bank of India, Australia, and China "etc. that the Agra Bank was Incorporated by Royal Charter and they presume that the paragraph in question had reference to the Charter of the Agra Bank and the Charters of the Oriental Bank and the "Chartered Mercantile Bank" - but it will be found on reference to the charters of the three Banks in question, that the only distinction is, that the Charter of the Agra Bank conferred unlimited liability to the shareholders, whereas the Charters of The Oriental Bank and of the Chartered Mercantile Bank limited the liability of the Shareholders of those Banks to double the amount of their shares. The Charters of all three Banks were alike. Her Majesty with the prerogative, and the Agra Bank only obtained limited liability by subsequently registering itself under the 21 & 22 Vict. Cap 91 permitting limited liability to Banking Companies, and it is competent for a Bank incorporated by Royal Charter to obtain limited liability. The Directors would have inferred from that paragraph of Mr. Peel's letter, if it had stood alone, that your Lordships considered that "The Agra and United Service Bank Limited" was not incorporated by Royal Charter, but the next paragraph of Mr. Peel's letter informs His Grace that your Lordships received from the Bank of India, Australia, and China on the 5th of August 1851 "a petition praying for the grant of a supplemental Charter authorizing them to issue Notes in Her Majesty's Colonies on the ground that - under the Charter of Incorporation they possessed that power", so that it appears that your Lordships were aware that the other Banks had provisions in their Charters to issue Notes. It appears by the Draft of a supplemental Charter by the Bank to the Board of Trade dated 30th January 1861, that it was not stated in the Ground of the petition in Mr. Peel's letter "that they had ascertained whether under their Charter of Incorporation the Bank possessed the power" but that their Charter contained express power to do so, which their Solicitor had advised them to obtain because there was some doubt. such express power was found in the Charters of the other Banks alluded to, but as His Majesty's Attorney & Solicitor General were clearly of opinion upon the questions being submitted to them upon a case, that the Agra ... Page 293
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the Colonial Treavener and the Collectors of Colomal

to receive the Notes of the Bank, revocation coubet hav exposed The Bank & sesions. injury from the distrust that it would have

the public, the Brands request His

Gpace to defers

inganateral i

the minds ductors nista ilet

of

6.65

to

کرنا

the hansiscission of such instructions until they hout-

opportunity of Euging before.

· Yor

Levelship full explanation on the pouts on

which

refacer

Lordships appeunt to heives formed an adverse opinions to the Bank, which the Directions were confictent they shoulėľ?

be able to

Leti

Lev

therefore mistinebel u

They have the following remontis te

respectfully by

e

to

addrefs

k Lordships wtuch we

you live to do.

ماكن

We Feel's letter after achunststying the recupt of His Grace's letter states, that your Seruships as no ofiction to the recryintion of the Notes of thef

"Chartered Bank

ک بار میں

Co

سر

and China "extech.

that the Ayra

agra

and

293

trinital Savier Bauch duinitat

was Incorporated by Royal Charter and theg presiune that the paragriph question

had referenced the chapter of

a

supporal distinction

<

Ayre Banch

and the Charters of the Oriental Bruch 'and the "Chartered Mercantile Bank - but it will be formness on

reference

to the charters of the thire Bank's question, that the only distinction is, that thep Charter of the Agra Bank' conferret vo_

hunter

bintality to the ghanehotelery, wheres the Charters of The Oriental Bank and of the chanteraltercontits." Bank' tirental the liability of the Shareholders of those. Ban his he double the commount of

by

their shares.

учас

aan led

હર

The Charters of all three Bucks were alike.

Her Mapshy

withe of Har

I prerogative, and the lyin Bank only obtained limited liability by subsequently, reyestring itself under the 21+ # 22° Vect. Cup 91

pomople of Civiles. borbility to Banking Companies, and it is competent

Bank

of

incorpora

Av

Inolia Mestation

a leid

by Royal Charter stock on the Oriental Bank.

four

#

They

the same forting

The Directors work hour bow but to infer from that paragraphe of M. Peel's letter, if it had store alone, that your Leurshipe

C

everes

that

"The Apox and tinted ferria Bank Limited "bund bow incorporatats by Rizal Chanter, but the next paragraph of Mr Peel's letter inforon His epace that your Lordships, received from the Bank of Trade the 5th of Any! 18/1 "a petition power. the Directors of this Bank

penying for the

grant of a supplemental Charter authinging them to issers.

your Her Mopsty's Colonies on the ground that --

on 3d

at "Notes" in

clouth

had

ancer whe then under the charter of Incorporation they popissals that pown", so the (Des-tone prevceme that your Lordships

the "awared

that

which

ax levoted

the othe Bank's to de

thank proper

provisions of the clt.

Enny

the

ther Janne

thing wohnern themselves within the

the uprise to the pehtien for a

charle

Fructe

reference

free

LL L -

supplemental sentat by the Bank to the Board of

My ! 1861, it appens by the Dereft that

الديانا

not as

stated in

the Ground of the petition

Mr Peel's letter "that could had arusain whether under their charter of tecosporation the Bank popin find the pover "but that their chanter contamed

to do so, wtech there then Solicitor express power.

dial adersex them to obtain because her

ital there.

such

مرجم

تالیا

found

express forver the Chanters of the other Banks alluded to, but as His Majesty's Alteney & filicilor épneral & allt

attorney Selleck, were clarly of opener upor

Hello

the

questions

being subrumitted to them upon a cuise, that the

Agra

Y

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