Minutes of General Assembly of Proprietors, Tue 28 Apr 1812

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Tue 28 Apr 1812

Summary

Meeting at Lombard Street London
Committee elected .
Proceeds up to the 6th April amount to £2388.
A dividend of £1.10s.0d per share be made on each new share and a dividend of 10s per share paid on each original share.
The sum of £1335.9s.4d and £13 being the surplus of the dividends of the present and prior years be transferred to an account in the names of John Disney, John Stevenson Salt, and Lancelot Chambers to be invested in Government securities until wanted by this canal.
Newspapers in London and Gloucester to carry advertisements about the up coming special general assembly.
John Lane of Goldsmiths Hall to be appointed clerk to the company with a salary of fifty pounds per annum.
Clerk to give security to the company for the due execution of his office by bond of himself and one sufficient surety in the penalty of £500.
Resolutions made on the 18th March last to be passed to Mr Moreland at Abingdon and Mr Crowdy at Highworth for the information of the Wilts and Berks.

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