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sital of pplemental

irter of th December 94.

ecital of upplemental barter of 9th October

1897

period of ten years.

8.

AND WHEREAS by a Supplemental Charter dated the

17th day of December 1894 Her said late Majesty authorised

the said Company to continue incorporated under the Original

Charter as amended by the said Supplemental Charters for a further period of ten years, and did thereby by Article X

will and ordain that notwithstanding anything contained

in the original Charter as amended by the said Supplementary

Charters the said Company might issue Promissory Notes up to the total amount of Five million dollars and with due

notice to the Treasury up to the total amount of eight

million dollars beyond which no issue should be made.

9. AND WHEREAS by a Supplemental Charter under Her said late Majesty's Great Seal dated the 29th day of October 1897 Her said late Majesty did will and ordain that at any time during the period for which the said Company should remain incorporated under the supplemental Charter dated the 17th day of December 1894 the said Company should be and were thereby empowered to establish, on the conditions therein mentioned Branch Banks within the geographical limits also therein mentioned in India in any of Her said late Majesty's Colonies in any British Protectorate, or in any place outside Her Dominions.

10. AND WHEREAS by the said last mentioned Supplemental Charter after reciting that by clause XI of the said Supplemental Charter dated the 17th day of December 1894 Her said late Majesty did will and ordain that the said Company should deposit and keep deposited as in such clause mentioned coin or securities or partly coin and partly

securities