Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-07-24

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lsxauaria, with The Ioufb a0ef line Of
r5e D59yla Of Columbia, totbe ford IF
Ink yivsr zvbers The turnpike road x0zu
sra1ss it.
Sec. 4. Be it enafea By tie General
1gsm5ly, That William Hawthorne and
holm Thomas Ricketts, in the county of
Fairfax, Ifrael Lacy and Burr Powell in
the county Of Loudon, David Hunter and
William Riddle in the county of Berke-
ley, Thomas Hammond and Matthew
Frame in the county Of Jeferfon, Buihrod
TAYLOR and William Daxidfon in the coun-
ty of Frederick, Samuel Croadton and
William Steenbergenin the county Of She
nandoah, be and they are hereby appoint
led comr;lioners, to open books for the
puIpofe ofreceiying fubfcriptions in each
of which books they fhall enter as follows,
to wit: 6 Wewhoie names are hereunto
iubfcribed do promite to pay TO the pref
dent and directors of the Little river turn
pike company, the fun Of one hundred dol
lars for each ihare of flock in the iaid COM
pany, iet oppoGte to our REFLECTIVE names. :
Every perfon at the time Of fub!cribing
fhall pay to fome one of the commiilioners
che fum of ten dollars for each lhare by
him fubicribed, to be by the faid commit
iioners paid to the preGdent and directors
who fhall be elected agreeably to this act;
and the faid PRECEDENT and directors lhall
have power to demand from the lubfcri-
bers from time TO time fuch advance on
their REFLECTIVE Ihares, as the wants OF the
company may require, sntil the whole OF.
their subscriptions hall be paid, giving at
leaft one months notice thereof in one or
more newfpapers in Alexandra, the city
of Warrington, George town ADD Win
cheaer, and if any perfon 70 fubicrlbing
lhall fail to make any of the laid pay
ments, he lhall forfeit the fun or fums 70
paid before by him, to the uie Of the faId
road, and fhall alto forfeit his right to his
subscription for fuch fhare or fhares, and
the preGdent & directors fhall have power
uower to diipofe of fach forfeited fhare or
Ihares for the ule Of the laid road.
Sec. T.. Thar as foon as two hundred
flares ihali be fnbfcrioed the faid commit
iioners or any four of them, may call a
meeting ofshe iubfcribers, at Leeiburg in
the eountyot Loudon, giving one months
notice thereof in at leait one Newspaper in
Alexandra, the city of Warrington,
George IaWn an MI iAfsth 6ffsribers BY a
majority ofvotes delivered in perfon or by
proxy duly authorized, fhall elect one pre-.
iident, four directors, one treafurer, and
fuch. other officers as they ihall think ne
cehary, to conduit the buhnefs of the faid
company forsone year, and until fuch o.
4her officers lhall be chofen, and may alto
make fuch bye laws ®ulations not in
confident with the contribution and laws
of this fate, as lhall be necefary for well
ordering and conducting the affairs of the
iaid company. Provided that no perion
have more than. ten votes at any election
or in any quefion which may occur at any
meeting. And Immediately after iuch
election, the faid prehdent- and directors
2 iha!l inform the Governor of this Hate
thereof, who ihall by letters patent under
his hand and the ieal of the fate, create
the fub(cribers and thofe who fhall after
wards fubfcribe, to the number of two
hundred additional flares, into body po-
little and corporate by the name and ityle
of TIE Prslfasut, Dire9ors, and Company
eftbe Little river turnpike Company, and
she iaid fublcribsfs by the fame name, fhall
have perpetual fueceaion and all the pri4
yileges incident to corporation.
Sec. 5. Aud be H1artber GRATED, Tha.
. the prehdent and directors caule to be writ
{ ten or printed, certificates for the flares
of the flock in the iaid company, and lhall
deliver one fuch certificate, fgned by the
PRECEDENT and counteefgned by the treaiu-
rer to each perfon for every flare fublcrib- 1