Querist by George Berkeley
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revenue?
69. Qu. Whether this bank was not obliged to issue only such notes as were payable at sight? 70. Qu. Whether it was not made a capital crime to forge the notes of this bank? 71. Qu. Whether this bank was not restrained from trading either by sea or land, and from taking up money upon interest? 72. Qu. Whether the original stock thereof was not six millions of livres, divided into actions of a thousand crowns each? 73. Qu. Whether the proprietors were not to hold general assemblies twice in the year, for the regulating of their affairs? 74. Qu. Whether the accompts of this bank were not balanced twice every year? 75. Qu. Whether there were not two chests belonging to this bank, the one called the general chest containing their specie, their bills and their copper plates for the printing of those bills, under the custody of three locks, whereof the keys were kept by the director, the inspector and treasurer. also another called, the ordinary chest, containing part of the stock not exceeding two hundred thousand crowns, under the key of the treasurer? 76. Qu. Whether out of this last mentioned sum, each particular cashier was not to be intrusted with a share not exceeding the value |
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