Section XI. And it is hereby enacted, that the Secretary or Treasurer for the time being of the said Union Bank,

XI. And it is hereby enacted, that the Secretary or Treasurer for the time being of the said Union Bank, or any Member of the said Union Bank being the Plaintiff, appellant petitioner or prosecutor, or being the defendant or respondent in any action suit, petition, proceeding, prosecution or indictment commenced, instituted or prosecuted in the Courts, and within the limits aforesaid by or against the said Union Bank, shall not by reason thereof be deemed incompetent to be a witness in any such action, suit, petition, proceeding, prosecution or indictment ; but such Secretary or Treasurer, or Member of the said Union Bank as aforesaid shall and may if not otherwise interested or objectionable be a good and competent witness, and be admissible and be admitted as such in all the courts above mentioned, and by and before all Judges, Justices and others, within the limits aforesaid in any such action, suit, petition, proceeding, prosecution or indictment in the same manner as he or they might have been if his or their name or names had not been made use of as the plaintiff or appellant, petitioner or prosecutor, defendant or respondent in any such action, suit, petition, proceeding, prosecution or indictment or other proceeding.