The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-04-28 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT PEEL'S RESOLUTIONS IN
REFERENCE TO RAILWAYS.

The following are the resolutions proposed in the
House of Commons, on Thursday, by Sir Robert Peel :
I. That this house will not read a third time any bill to
empower any company (whether intended to be incorpo-
rated by such bill, or already incorporated by act of par-
Ihrment) to construct a railway, unless three clear days
before the third reading, there shall have been deposited
at the Private Bill Office, there to be open to the inspec-
tion of all parties, a certificate signed arid au henticated in
manner hereinafter mentioned, and comprising the parti-
culars hereinafter expressed, and stating the following
facts, viz.,
1. That a copy of the bill was submitted to the con-
sideration of a meting of the scrrpholders of the
company (or, in case of a company already incorpo-
rated) of the shareholders or stockholders of the com-
pany, specially called for that put pose.
2 That such meeting was called by advertisements
inserted once in each of two consecutive weeks in the
Lund n Gazette (if the railway be an English or
Scotch railway), or in the London and Dublin Ga-
zettes (if the railway be an Irish railway,) and in each
of at least three London duly newspapers, and not
less than three times in each such paper, in each of
such two consecutive wet ks.
3. In the case of the company being intended to be
incorporated by the bill:—That such meeting was
constituted of persons producing thereat scrip of the
company representing not less than one-third part of
the whole capital proposed to be raised by the com-
pany under the bill (such scrip having been actually
issued, or the deposits in respect thereof having been
paid before the 31st of March in the present year.)
4. In the case of the orrnpa .y being already incor-
porated :—That such meeting was held, except so far
as is herein otherwise provided, according to the con-
stitution of the company, and was constituted of
shareholders or stockholders thereof competent 10
vote at the ordinary ri,eetings of the company, and
representing either personally or as proxies not less
than one-third part of the whole capital or stock of
the company.
5. That at such meeting the bill was approved of
by per-ons producing thereat scrip equal to at least
three-fifths of the total amount of scrip produced at
the meeting; or, in the case of a company already
incorporated. by three. fifths at least of the meeting,
the votes being given arid computed according to the-
constitution of the error party.
11. That for the purposes of this order it shall be com-
petent for the chairmaa of any meeting called in pursuance
thereof, in the event of the above prescribed quorum of
scrip shares or stock (as the case may be) riot being re-
presented at such meeting, to cause the votes of the per-
sons constituting the said meeting, approving or not ap-
provingto be taken and recorded, and then to
to some day, hour, and place to be de-
clared adjourn b
by
totfti e m
the
ehsea chairman,biell
such day not being less than three
days, and not more than one week, from the original day
of meeting ; and such day, hour, and place being, in the
meantime, advertised twice in each of three London dally
newspapers; and at such adjourned meeting it shall also-
be competent to the chairman thereof to cause to be taken
and recorded the votes of such of the persons constituting
the same as have ru,t voted at the original meeting ; and
the total amount of votes given at the original aid ad-
journed meeting shall be received as if given at one and
the same meeting.

111. That such certificate shall also comprise, in a ta-
bular form. the following particulars:—

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1. The day, time, and place of the meeting, and of
the adjourned meeting (if any.)
2. The dates of the insertion of the advertisements
for the meeting, and the names of the news; apers is
which they were inserted.
3. The names and addres-es of the persons produ-
cing the scrip at the meeting.
4. The denoting nut-1,13,1-s, and the amount of the
scrip respectively produced by the persons so produ-
cing the same at the meeting.
Or, in the case of a company, already incorporated;
The respec ive amounts of shares or stock held Of
represented by the shareholders or stockholders at-
tending the meeting.
5. The fact of the approval or non-approval of the
bill (as the case may be) by the several persons Pr')"
ducing scrip at the meeting, or by the several share'
holders or stockholders attending the meeting.
6. The total amount of scrip produced at such
meeting, and the amount th reof produced by the
persons approving of the bill, or, in the case des
company already incorporated, the total amount 0
shares or stock represented, either in person or in
proxy, at the meeting, and the amount thereof so re'
presented by persons approving of the Lill.
7. The total amount of the capital proposed to be
raised by the company under the hill ; or. in the 09:
of a company already incorporated, the total atnou"
of the capital or stock of such company.
IV. Thiit such certificate shall he signed by the chair:
man of the meeting and by one of the solicitors of se:
company, and the awhenticiry of such cert ficate shall b°
verified by the signature of the parliamentary agent depo-
siting the same.