The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-08-20

MOT no:hing-oving 10 the great inconvenience Of
cro!iing the river, brides the cxpenfe and trouble
wien there. 1:ae advantages derived by the people
Of Richmond from their Canal are feen on every.
hand Give to Manchester a Ike Canal, and like adj
van.ages will rciult to the people of that place. and
tn al! the agricultural uteret outh of IL aud as far
as the 1enncilee aud Kentucky lines wei the lanes
River Company can have reaionabie objection
they have omitted to do, whst long nce for the be-
reiit of the communty they Giould have done tha,
is, TO communicate with Underwater their charter
might have been claimed, upon the ground of forei.
e but for the benign piit Of the legislature in pro-
noting a WORK OF iueh great public utility.
fienee your petitioners acting under an inprsLon
mat here is tee mach juiice in their applications To
be denied, Respectfully beg leave, for the attainment
OF nea!are, 20 n,uch calculated promote the pub
nc efcd, 20 Rate The outlines of prcpoied charter
That thofe who fhall fub!cribe for the aort
heicaiteT mentioned iha he incorporated by the
'l'e OF TIE P'sGeTf and Directors Of TIE A4arekee,
Canal Copany, with the ufual rights and privileges
ct other corporations: that their capital foci fnsll
not exceed dollars thar ,,,,.i;
the iaid fotk fha not exceed SO dollars that iub
crpuons Tor the laid capital itoc fall be opened in
the town OF Manchester under the direction of
or majority OF them, and continued until
ihares are iubicribed FOR in perfon or hy rroxv
but no perlon ihall iuheribe for more than 81
fi;res, ior hall he a, any time vote uron a,,v
greater number and the iaid fubicrptiors i,ail Be
further kept open inr the of 80 DAYS for tte be
eilt OF iuch percns may ohuf iubcribe for NOT
more than two hares that the fate may drecs the
tresfurer for the time being, to fubfcribe fer
flares that the oues Rivsr Contrary may tbfcr h.
Tor fhares: that osler Subscriptions hall DE re-
ceved, until they have iibcrihed, or refued at tn,
itance OF the conimoners: that the property of tl,s
horetaFe- Cenal Company ihal be conducted by thir
teen directors, who iha be flock holders ard citizen,
OF Manefeiter or Richmond, of whom rhe Ireafurer
tNf-f het ,s,,n H..
mares, fa be one erote;o: that as loon as the Ca
pital ttotk aall be fubIerbed for the commit opers
isll convene the holders ON certain day to he
named, and At certain place in the town Of Man,
cheter, ard they ur majority oG them in merriam or
by proxy ihall proceed appoint twelve directors in
eaet the trearer is one, ard thirteen if he is not
VINO ihaH form board, end proceed the asna;:!.-
ment OF Preiidem, Gather and other officers and
lervants All elections or appointments ilalI be bv
ballot. Removal from hgancheller or Richmond
hail vacate the feat Of Director unle(s il be from,
one OF thole places to the other. All vacancies ,yhe
Their by removal dea;h, refgnation, nail be fun
pied by the other Directors for The TING heinz, tba,
te Directors 10 10 be appointed, halI continue in of
hce until the fire. day OF January fncre. l;r ~;
appointment which is hereby declared 70 be tIe d.,
Tor the annuameeting Of the faid nocl holders in ~
town oil Manehefer, on which day in every wear
NAL board OF direttcrs be ch.fen as aforefai b
nan IN Ike manner proceed appoint their Prefd.,t
Caflier, and oher officers and ervants I'll oe .lo,
Except the Pretden) are at 81 times to be amersbje
TO the preident and Directors OF the faid eonnpauv
TIE P,li2fzf ard Diyee7e,s eot5e NlaneE,fy C,y ca
eany fha in proportion to their annual tolls as C,
as their canal Is complicated, aiIff the lanes River
company, IN the Improvement of the upper nav;rs
ton that at the annual meeting Of the nock-bod,rs
u and lar itateneBt of the books exhibiting the
whole trania9ions of the fad Company, (exc.pt rri
vate accounts of individuals in the uie of the f,rp
uncS hereafter meninncd) ihall be produced fer the
nipecton of the itock holders that the co,,n;aor
ers aorefad, foon as the prefideut and I1;-ecr,
are cholen, hall deliver over 10 then, the hot e
ubicrlptions, to the faid Capital ftock tbo. ,hs
ock-hoders at their fire. meeting ard AT
a! meeting thereafter, Aa have power and an,or;.,
to make all iGch bye laws, rules and reo,l,to,,s f
me 'e'ter government, ct the faid PreGden and Di
oi me hiancheter Canal Company their caf,-
er Officers and fervants, ard all other nati-; and
things oil and concerning the rights and duties 81 tb
aid company, in making the faid Canal or in anu ~
ther matter or thing concerning the intere of ,be
iaid Company, as the lad fiocE-hsIders i, eCo, ~.
by proxy may deem proper--por irfriro;,,, ,,,,,
me Jaws OF the United Sates of this Rate that ~
'aS' nOnes or timoers, neoeiary for anfwerinp the
ends of this act in cafe the faid company ha ne, 10
able TO agree with the owner owners thereof nall
DC valued by ajury, to be ordered on application to
the hyperion court Of chancery, for the Rcbnond die
trict, or to the judge thereof in vacation thar ~,
the report of the fad jury, ifhe fame r,all he ar-
ed, the iaid company iall pay the amount thereof n
the peron or peEfons entitled thereto and tbarepo
the lad lands, Zones, timbers fall be abCojntel
Vstied IN the laid company; that all the frpIs CAM;
tai belonging to the fad company OR that NAV accrue
to them, in the purcllaie of public or other aocL ~
N any other monied traniacfions or operat;ors VII
be applied by TIE iaid company, in any Wv tbov
may think proper any thing herein contained. q CON,
tanned IN any exiting law, TO the conirs,, ,,ot,i,
Handing Provided. nevertheless that notn,, here
IN contained fha authorize the faid conrpapv RI &C.
quire or hold any real effate but for the purnops
before mentioned: Provided ALTO, that the fa.e nail
NOT De liable for any miinanagenen of III. p,.6z,,
eHa Dheelo,1 eft6e D1aHebsfe, CanI Co57,. ftbeir
iurPius capital that which may accrueto tbeo, i
The purehaie of public other Rock, or in aov otber
monied raniaetions operations but in o-onort,on
10 her intereit IN the faid corporation or con,ian .
that At ihaii be lawful for the Pyr6af amt Dy,l,,
u tie D7ane5.fr Canal ComSaay to cali nroo ,hs
ock- holders respectively, from time to time az tbev
fhali think proper, for all ums by then f5Terbcd
or any part thereof with the lad con1rniI6opers a ,b
iaid Fredent and Directors hall think proper under
pam OF forfeiture on the part of the fiid 0oc,-
ders OF their ihares, and Of all previous r,,o,4p,s
thereon that the iaid PreGdent and DirsSors 1,aj
provide their nece!lsry Offices in the fail town Of Ma,
ehefer, and hall always convene there for ,ls ,r
poes OF this scs that the Canal aiorefad gau he he
TN and conn leafP ed in tens Al