Amend the 9th Section after the word place in the 19th Line by striking ouut all after the word place and insert, “in all the newspapers in this state”
Amend the Sec[Section] 10th Provided That if on closing the books, it shall be found that more than one million [four?] ^four^ hundred thousand dollars have been subscribed the excess shall be first taken, first, from such as reside out of this state; then from corporations; and should there still be an excess, the same shall be taken in proportion from the subscriptions over one thousand dollars untill all are reduced to that amount; then from all equally until the whole amount shall not exceed one million five ^four^ hundred thousand dollars.
Strike out Section 14th and insert the following in lieu thereof. After the first election, no stockholder, who shall not have held his stock, for which he votes, for three calender months previous to the day of election shall be entitled to vote; and the number of votes, to which stockholders shall be entitled in voting for directors shall be in the proportion following: that is to say, for each and every share, not exceeding four shares, one vote, for every two shares above four shares and not exceeding thirty one vote; for every six ^four^ shares above thirty and not exceeding ninety one votes
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for every six shares above ninety and not exceeding one hundred and fifty, one vote; and for every every ten shares above one hundred and fifty, one vote. But no person, co-partnership, or corporation shall be entitled to more a Greater number of votes than one hundred votes. In all elections for directors, votes may be given either in person or by proxy, but no person shall vote by proxy more than one hundred votes and no individual stockholder who shall be a resident of the county where the election is to be held at the time of such election, shall vote by proxy, unless in case of unavioidable absence, except females or minors Provided No president[,] cashier[,] or other officer of said bank or branches thereof shall be permitted to vote at any election for directors as the attorney[,] agent[,] or proxy of any stockholder. Provided also that No President, chashier, or director of the Bank, shall during the term of his office be eligible to a seat in either branch of the General Assembly of this state.

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Dubois’s amendmt[amendment] to State Bank Bill

Handwritten Document, 4 page(s), Folder 219, HB 273, GA Session 11-1, Illinois State Archives (Springfield, IL) ,