The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-16


able tn agree with the owner owi'ets thereof fall
be valued by ajury, to be ordered, or Application to
the hyperion cf chanceiy, TOR the Richmond df
rrit, the Judge thereof III vacation tina, upon
he report Of the laid Jury, ithe sme ihall be Affirm
ed, the fd company ihail pay the a.nunt thereof
the perion or reions entitled thereto anG thercupon
the laid lands honcs, timhers, faE he a5.outvI,
veited in the iaid company that ali the firplus ,ap
tai belonging to the .id conpan, tina; may accrue
to them, in the purchaie of pub.ic other Rock,
in amy other monied tran.aaions operations hall
be applied by the iad company, in any way they
may think proper, any thing herein contained
tanned IN any exiting law, TO the contrary nc,wh-
Handing: Provided, nevertheless that nothing here
in contained fhall authorize the isd company TO ac-
Yuire or held, any real eate, bu, for the purpo.es
before mentioned: Provided ALTO, that tie la.e al
not he Liable for any mifmanage of Tie Psdent
and Diye(s'J sIe Mane6fr Caroi Comtsry, of their
'urrlus capital, that winch may accrue TO them in
the purclaIe Of psbc or other ocls or in any o:her
monied transactions operations, but in proportion
10 her nteieit in the faid corporation or company
that 1t ihall be lawful for the Pyrf.n ard )iregey,
II tie A4arstSRer Caro-! Caizkeay to call upon the
scck holders respectively, from time to time as they
fhall think proper, for a. tiis by them iubitri5c.
OF any part th.reofwith the fad connioners as me
aid ?Iefden, and Directors fall think prefer under
pain oil forfeiture on the part Of the faid noc,-h j.
ders OF their inares, and of all previous paymep;
thereon that tire faid Pref: tent and Directors G,a
provide their necshary Offices III the IA town of Man
cheter, and hali always convene there, FOR the rur
poies OF this aet that the Canal aforef.I G,a 81 be-
run ard complicated in ten years from the meeting of
the hrs beard oil the faid PRECEDENT ard Drsc ,rs
And provided ALTO, that until the Iaid Canal iha b,
begun and proieoused FOR Leaf FIX months with III
du;try, IL order TO aicertain what the ruballe ey
pen'e VIII be- that the amount @! HE iuppoie farpus
capital may ALTO be known, part thereof ihai be
IA. Pr L
ebCesy Canal CSHbdsy, i'll amy other way, or lor a.
ny other puTpoie, than proicentmg the work Of the
s'd Canal, ard in cafe the iad Company l.aii at any
time befors the fad Canal is complicated relax III he
execution of their plan, the uie of their ppord iuf
plus capital III any other way, for any other pur-
pofe, ruder this as, hall for thar time be fun endel
upon pain of forfeiture of their charter that cr any
injury winch may be done to the public works e the
fan company, the rerions 10 offending Oh conviction
eTeot III the ordinary courie NJ law, haii pay three
times the amount OF the verdit,, III every fuch cafe
with double colts ffuit and Judgment fall be ente-
I'd accordingly that if any perfon, G,all forge or
counterfeit any note, BILL receipt, of the iad Pre-
4den and Directors, purporsing the face thereof
to pay tn any ore, bearer, any fun, of ,orey or
mail add or aih IN forging counterfeiting any uch
note, bill or receipt, he, ie, ihal Oh convection
thereof be cofned in the Jail and peni,entary houje
at hard iabour, Tor not les than ten, and not more
than twenty years; that all the hock luLfcriped for
TO the ia' company Ga oe held and conveyed as real
eftae that fo much OF the Charter hereby granted to
the fad company allows them to uie their ppoied
iurPius capital which ;hey may have, in any way they
may think proper, except herein before excepted
ihaii expire with the charter OF thc Bank Of Virginia
unleis at or before that time, the fame fna be renew
ed by the legnatnre; that taxes Gall be impoled
upon any OF the ttock that the corporation al not
be do!ved by the failure o any meeting Of the !tock
holders or OF the Preiident and Directors but they
iha Hill meet in the manner be provided for by
the bye-laws Of the aid corporation. TEefe are the
outlines OF the propofed charter which your Petition
ers have RESPECTFULLY a1,e leave TO iuhnit but they
beg leave TO oberve, that any other plan which NAV
occur to this honorable body, D. 6R cas uated to in
lure the A1s! propoisd, Will be readily accepted of on
their pare. To whatever a,l be the deeifon of this
honorable houfe-your petitioners ial patiently fub
m't--br' as in duty bound they ihall ever pray.