Western Sun, Volume 3, Number 23, Vincennes, Knox County, 2 June 1810 — Page 1

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(BY AUTHORI TY.) LAWS oe the U. STATES. Session 1809 & 1310. AN ACT To incorporate a company for making certain turnpike roads in the Diltrict ot Columbia. BE it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That Daniel Carroll of Duddingtcn, George W. P. Cuftis, Thomas Fen wick, John Tayloe, Samrnuel Harriibn Smith, Daniel Brent Daniel Rapt le, Frederick My, Elias B. Caldwell, William Brent, James D. Barry and John Law, be and they are hereby ap pointed and conftituted a board of commiffioners, a majority of whom to conftitute a quorum, with full power to receive and enter in fuch book or books, as they may deem proper, by themfelves or their agents, fubfcriptions for railing a capital flock of fixty thoufand dollars, in (hares of one hundred dollars each, for the purpofe of opening, gravellino'Sc improving the following roads in the diftrict of Columbia, to wit. One road from the boundary line of the city f Wafhington, to the boundary line of the diftrict of Columbia, in the moft direct and practicable route from the Capitol to Balti-

more. One road from the boundary line of

the city of Wafhington, to the boundary line of the diftrict of Columbia, in the moll direct and practicable route from the capitol to Montgomery court houfe ; and one road from the weftern extremity of thecaufeway leading from Alexander's illand to the boundary line of the diftrict of Columbia, in the moft direct and practicable route towards

the little river turnpike road, in theflateof

Virginia. The times, places and manner of receiving and entering fubferiptions, and the manner of authenticating powers of attorney, or other inftruments of writing au .

rthorifing fubferiptions, to be made by any

perfon or perfons in the nameot any other perfon or perfons, to be afcertained by faid bvvird of commiiTioners, and duly advertifed in fuch gnzettes or public prints, as they mv deem expedient : Prcxided, That no fubfeription (hall be received, unlefsthe fum

of ten dollars be firft paid into the hands of

fuch agent or other perfon, as laid commiffioners may authoiife to receive it. Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That when any number cf perfons (lull have lubfcribed one hundred and fifty (hares or more of the faid flock, the faid commifhoners or a majority of them, may, and when the whole number of lhares aforefaid lhr.ll be fubferibed, (hall give notice in fome newfpper printed in the diftrict of Columbia, of h time and place to be by tnem appointed for the fubferiberc :o proceed to organise the faid corporation, at which time place the faid fubicribers, by a (majority of votes to be delivered by ballots in ucrfon, or by proxy duly authorifed, (hall elect one prefident and four director?, to conduct the online fs of laid cor,-,air.v tor one vesr, and until other fuch r mcer; (hall be chofrn in tiirir places ; and at that or any fubfeuuent leal meeting of ftock holders, may tnke fucli rules, ordeis and regulation'-, not inconl.ilrnt with the conftitutinn and laws of the U. Stat-, as Hull be n-cTary torth.ev.cil beir.r of the affairs ot fai.: cornnanv : Prj. ided cfc,-, Thit r o itcckliolJer 0all, in pcrior. cr l p"-Ay, t..rwre ;I.a twenty

(ive votes in any election, or in determining any qu'-tlion ariling at fuch meeting, whatever number of lharcs he or (he may hold ; and each llockholder, in perfon or by proxy lhall be Cntitlrd to one vote for every Oiare by him or her held not exceeding frid uum ber, and all perfons who may then be, or thereafter may become the actual holders or proprietors of (hares in the faid capital ftock, either as fubferibers for the fame, or as the h-gal reprrfentatives, fucceflors or af fignees of fuch fubferibers, (hall become one body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name and (lyle of the 44 Prefi dent, Direors and Company of the Columbia turnpike roads Sc by the faid name (hall have perpetual fuccefiion, and all the privileges incident to a corporation, & (hll be capable of taking and holding their faid capital dork, and the increafc and profits thereof, and of enlarging the fame by new fubferiptions, if fiich enlargment (hall be found necelTary to fulfil the intent of this acl, and of purchafing, taking, and holding: to them, and their fucccfiors and alligns in fee fimple, or for any leiTcr eflate, all fuch lands, tenements, hereditaments and eflate, real and perfonal, as (hall be nccefiaiy or ufrful to them in the profecution of their works, and of fuing and being fued, of having a common feal, the fame breaking and altering at pleafure, and of doing all and every other matter and thing concerning the fubjel aforefaid, which a corporation or body politic, may lawfully do. Sec. 3. And be it further enacted, That the faid company (hall meet on the fliO Monday in January, in every year, at futh place as (hall be fixed by their bye-laws, for the purpofe of choofing fuch officers as aforefaid for the enfuing year, in manner aforefaid, 8c at fuch other times as they (hall be fummoned by the prefident and directors aforefaid, at which annual or fpecial meetings, tlfy (hall have full power and authority to do and perform any afl by law allowed, and pertaining to the affairs of fid company ; and the prefident and directors for the time being, (hall hold their offices till others (hall be appointed in their places, and the fid corporation (hall not be deemed to be diflolvrd, by reafon of any defect of officers, but if it mould happen that there (hould be no prefident or directors competent to cail a meeting of flockholders, the fme may be calied by any ftor kholder, for the purpofe of rleflinfc fuch officers, giving thirty days notice of the time and place of fuch meeting, by advertifement in a newfpaper printed in the city of WaOiington. Sec. 4. And be it farther enacted That the prefident and directors (hall procure printed certificate for all the flures of faid ftock. and fliall deliver one fuch certificate figned by thr prr iidrnt, to each perfon for every (hare by him or her fubferibed and held, which certif.cate (lull be transferable at his or her r iefure, in perfon or by attorney, in the ptefence of the prefident, clerk or treafurer of faid company, v ho (hall it nefs the far. e, fubj-ft however to all payments due or to grow due thereupon : and the allignee holding any fuch certificate, having ciulfd the alignment to be entered in a book of the company to be kept for tht purpofe, Hi ail be a member of faid compaHy, and tor every certificate by him held, (hll be entitled to one fhare in thr capital ftock and eftate of faid company ; ai d if any ftockholder, after thirty days

p.iiilic notice in a ncwipiper printed in the city of WaOiington, of the time and place -u.w.r.ud Ur ike -ji-cni tf any porusn

or dividend of the ftim fubferibed in faid (lock, (ball neglect to pay the fame for the fpace of thirty days after the time fo ap pointed, the (hare or (hare3on which fuch delinquency has taken place may be fold at public iMjctior?', and transferred by ihem to any prrfou or perfons, willing to puchafe foi iuch price as can e obtained ; or in cafe any propnrtor (hall fail to py any inftalnint which (lull be duly ailVflcd, luch inftalment or any part thrieot that (lull re main deficient or unpaid, oiy he recovered of the perfon or perfons, fo failing to pay, by warrant from a juflice of the perr, if the amount (hall not ecred twmty dollar and if the fum fo due (hal! exceed twenty dollars, the fame may be recover d by motion, in the name of fid company, on ten days notice, in any court of record in th3 county or diflrict whnt the debtor may bs found, or by alion at law in the ufual cotirfe of judicial proceedings, at the option of the faid prefident and directors ; and in all fuch warrants, motions cr actions, th certificate of the clerk or recording officer of the faid company (hall be conclufive evidence of the defendant's bring a member of the company, and prima facie evidence ef the amount due on the (hare or (hares held by fuch defendant. Sec. 5. And be it further enacted, ThaC the faid prefident and directors (lull meeC at fuch times and places as (hall be agreed upon for tranfacting their bufinefs ; at which meeting any 3 nr-mber (hll form a quorum, who, in the abfenre of the prefident, may chooTe a chairman, and (lull k'ep minutes of all their tranfactions, fairly eiW tered in a book ; and a quorum being met, they (hall have full pnwer and authority tj appoint a treafurer and all other .-fTrers nectiTary or convenient, and arre wit!- nj appoint all fuch furveyors, interd-nts, arrifli or other agents t they lhil iu.fge net r flr to carry on the intendrd wenks. and to hX their fahries, wes or coir.pt nl iti- n ; to direct and order thr times, runner, an proportion?!, when and in which the (loc khrlerg (hall pay monies due on th:r rrlpctive (hares ; todrnw orders on the tiefnrer for all monies due from the fVtd company, ai d generally to do and tr-nfact -II fuch other matters, acts and things bv thr bye.Uwvs. rules and regulations of fiu company (lull be required or permitted. Sec. 6. And be it further enacted, That upon application of ti e f id prrfiuc.it arid directors of the fjid cornpr.y to thrcircu.t court of the diftrict of Columbia, or to the judges thereof out of court, ti e faid ccjrt or the judges, or any two of t!.e judgn thereof out of cnuit (lull appoint thres ccmmitTioners not mterrited i:i any of thlands throng!; which either of the laid ro:Jj may be lati ojt, nor interelted in the tt a'c of t!:e company hereby crratrd, ror in tha ftock of any other turnpike company, mail each receive from the faid prefiJriK, directors and company two dollars for eveiy day they lh-11 refpeflively te aciu!y recelTr ly employed in or -br.ut thr TAt of the fid enmuanv. And -ach f :e i-id cornmitTioners beirre i.r proceed, to act at fuch, (lull take -nd r:-.e oth or flemn ffirmtion, i.i Tr I rf ot JL juftice of the pece 'I dl c.!!f f.ithfuliy and imprtij! . 'i'."!i to ti.e beft of his ftc'li :'C " ' ' witht c unnecelTaiv drl-v, eTue d , ;V in i i the duties rrqji -d . t !.i!:i ai uu.n I'laoi-.-r under th- f x ' h irvtici r.f ihe ti x i f, ,,. gref. er;:uled A:i act t oi .o rMtc h ceopiny for oakujgccr'.iin 1. .kc

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