Chap. 156.—An ACT to Incorporate the Bank of Berryville.

In force March 12, 1872.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, Tha
A. N. McDonald, W. B. Harris, J. T. Griffith, W. R. Helve:
tine, E. C. Marshall, Jr., George C. Glass, George C. Thoma:
R. P. Page, T. A. Martin, Dennis Sheehan, James W. Thoma:
John Obrown, Marshall McCormick, W. V. Green, J. N. Law
M. Pulliam, John D. Richardson, B. C. Taylor, together with
such other persons as are now or may hereafter be associated
with them, shall be and they are hereby constituted and made
a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the
Bank of Berryville, and by this name and style are hereby in-
vested with all the rights, powers and privileges conferred, and
made subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions im-
posed by the Code of Virginia, applicable to savings banks and
not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not be less
than five thousand dollars, which may be increased from time
to time to a sum not exceeding one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars.

3. The said company shall have power and authority to in-
vest its capital stock or other funds in bank or other stock, in
the purchase of bonds issued by thisor any other state of the Uni-
ted States, and in bonds of any incorporated company; to lend
money upon personal or real security; to discount bonds, notes
and bills of exchange, and receive the interest in advance, and
to guarantee the payment of notes, bonds, bills of exchange or
other evidences of debt: provided, that nothing herein con-
tained shall be construed as authorizing said bank to charge
or receive for the loan or forbearance of money, or for other
thing, more than the legal rate of interest.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage, and be subject
to amendment, alteration or modification, at the pleasure of
the general assembly.