Chap. 327.—An ACT to Incorporate the Guardian Savings Bank of
Norfolk.

Approved March 28, 1872.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
Peter Delworth, Wm. R. Jones, Edward Spalding, Samuel D.
Campbell, James T. Wilson, Wm. Keeling, James E. Fuller,
and such other persons as they may hereafter associate with
them, shall be and they are hereby constituted and made a
body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Guar-
dian Savings Bank; and by this name and style are hereby
invested with all the rights, powers and privileges conferred,
and made subject to all the rules, regulations and restrictions
imposed by the Code of Virginia, applicable to savings banks
and not inconsistent with the provisions of this act.

2. The capital stock of the said corporation shall not be less
than ten thousand dollars, which may be increased from time
to time to a sum not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars,
to be divided into shares of twenty-five dollars each.

3. Said company shall have power and authority to invest
its capital stock or other funds in bank or other stocks; in the
purchase of bonds issued by this, or any other state of the
United States, and in bonds of any incorporated company; to
loan money on personal or real security; to discount bonds,
notes and bills of exchange, and receive the interest in advance ;
to guarantee the payment of notes, bonds, bills of exchange,
or other evidences of debt, and to charge for such guarantees
such rate of premium as shall be agreed upon; and to take
for the loan or forbearance of money, or for other thing, the
rate of interest allowed by existing laws.

4. This act shall be in force from its passage.