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ment and confusion of the moment Jones
forgot to do so. I met them after they had left
the House + asked them if they had returned the
stock book here they said not I asked for
it + put it in my pocket. I still have it.
Even if they had been disposed to make the
return they could not have [illegible] without
the presence + co-operation of John H. Ball
because the charter requires the action of 3 and
they had never affixed a certificate that the stock
was subscribed &c Mjr Ball refused to
act at the Court House that day in that meeting
because he was disposed with the course
pursued + believed that under the charter the
failure of the commissioners at Memphis
[Leaken?], [Middlebury?] + Bolivar to make any return
of Books for more than 3 months after books
were opened + until after all the stock here
was taken exlcuded such Books entirely

This meeting in the Court House cast the
Majority of its votes by Proxy which I believe
the Charter does not authorise + then refused
to let some stocks which would have voted
on different ticket be voted by Proxy because