The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-04
(CoNcLUDEp.)

SEC. S. Ard be II further sr9cte1, That 4 meet
,ig of the said company. may ~ any ':ne BE- cal
led BY ma ;ority OF sse directors of the cninra
ny, for the time being or by one-,hrd of TIC nlHn
bcrs osthe said company, or BY the proNrict':S O.
one third Of the shares actually subscribed ',r,
Or the legal representatives. o. SUCCESSORS ct s"h
members or proprietor Pftsic5. koSsever, nat
no meeting os the said cni:ail, shall be legal CT
valid. uniess 4 quorum sas Be formed, cons.s-
ting of the majority of the members OF the said
company, Of tho prc,,rctc.s OF at least two
thirds o. the nan5cr of shares actually s':5scrl-
bed for, their legal representatives., sueccssnss or
proxies, nor uniess the place (beiNE WITHIN tie
town Of Airxsrdria,) ai,i the time oI suci, meet
lng be previously advertised Tor three week. Sic
ccssi"eiy, III one or move gtzettes III tire CITY OF
Washington and A'cxar'-ria.
- Sc :. g. Ind be It further enacted, That every
director, clerk, and treasurer, before hc acts
Such, shall! take oath affirm aticn. for the due
execution of his Office.
SEC. 7. And De Il fiyiAer enacted, Tha: the SAID
shares shall be negotiable and transferable from
enc to another, by assignments in writing, cxecu-
trd before two witnesses at the least, and att
thentic ated and r. gsiered as HE said company
may prescribe and direc; i'll their bye laws and
regulations.
SEC g. And be it .jarthey enacted, That the a
mount CT each share shall be paid by inst,lmcnts
OF ten dollars, such times the SAID directors
for the time being Shall appoint; and III case any
instalment instaments shall not DC paG at the
time appointed or within ten days thereafter, the
Same may be recovered in the name oi the com
nv frnn .s.;c- IS H.
the amount due Shall not exceed twenty dollars
and if the sum so due shall exceed twenty dollars
the same may be recovered by motion, IN the
name of the said company, on ten days notice, IN
any court OF record in the county where the debt
may be found; and in all such warrants and
motions, the certificate of Tie clerk of the said
company shall be conclusive evidence of the de
fendant's being member of the company, and
prima f;lcie evidence of the amount due ON the
shares held by such defendant ard if such in
stalrncnt or instslnents be not pad within sixty
DAYS after the time limited for the payment Of the
same, and ad@ertised for four weeks successive
ly in one or more sszettcs published in Wash
ington or Alexandris, the president and directors
OF the said company may proceed To forfeit, Tor
the of the company, the share or shares of
The person OF persons SO failing 60 pay
Src 9 dnd yrheycaS, Certain individuals lave
already subscribed and paid sundry small Gums
OF money, which have beea Appropriated 90 de
purpose of opening and partially improving the
said road from Alexandria TO Washington Be it
further enacted, That 1T shall and may be lawful
for tie said board of commissioners 20 place the
said pavments TO the credit Of those individuals,
why have respectively paid the same, and who
= DESTROYS Ok ptrchaSIpI'stock IN the said com
pany by allowing chem the full amount Of the
money they have respectively advanced, in the
purchase Of :, sb1rs or shares iii the said coEpa-
ny,
SEC 10. %nd be it fivtAer enacted, That tho
said company'be, and they are hereby authorised
and empowered to open, extend, gravel and m
prove, in the turnpike manner, good and s5i!i
Gent road, commencing at the intersection of
~asninISreH and Montgomery streets, IN the Said
town OF AleSanJrts, thence extending in a strait
line to the north eastern corner 81 the aims house
lot, and thence by the most eligible and convent
ent route, to bridge point, on hlexander's island
and also to erect and build, be erect
ed ard built over -Four Mile creek, a good and
sufficient bridge, of sound and suitAble materials
and in all respects adequate for the passage of
travellers, horses, and carriages, with secure
railing each side, at least four feet high, and
convenient way for foot passengers on one side.
(which shall'be separated from the Carriage way
by good and sufficient railing, at least four feet
high.
SEC. IL. And be it further enacted, That it shall
and may be lawful for the said president and d-
rectors, or the majority of them, to agree with
the owners of any land, through which the said
road is intended to pass, for the purchase there
of; and in case Of disagreement, or i'll case the
owner thereof shall be feme covert, under are
non compos, or out ofthe district, on application
TO one of the Judges Of the circuit court the said
Judge shall issue warrant directed to the mar
shall of the district, to summon 8 jury Of twenty
four inhabitants of Alexandria county, of proper
ty and reputation, not related to the parties nor
in any manner interested, to meet on the land 10
be valued, at day to be expressed in the war.
rant, not less than ten, nor more than twenty
days thereafter and the marshal, upon receivinr
the said warrant, shah forthwith summon the
said Jury, and when met provided there be not
less than twelve, shall administer an oath or
affirmation to every iuryinan VINO shall .ppcar-
&c THAT ne will faithfully, justly, and inp,rtialy
value the land, mot exceeding the width Of one
hundred feet) and all damages the owner thereof
shall sustain by opening the road through such
land, according to TIE best Of his skill and iude-
ment. And the inquisition thereupon take en-, shall
be signed by the marshal, and by the tryrlen
present, and returned by the marshal TO the clegk
of the county, to be by him recorded. And up-
on every such valuation, the jury is hereby d.!
fected to describe and ascertain the bounds Of
the land By them valued and their valuation
shall be conclusive all persons, K shall be paid
by The said president and directors 10 the owner
of the land, or his legal representati2o ard ON
payment thereof, said land shall become an open
public riad forever.
SEC Il. Ind te it further enacted, That as
soon the said road 5aall be opened and iinpro
we'd, and tho said bridge shall be erected ard
built, MS required by this act, thc company shall
be entitled TO demand and receive BY t,er pro-
per agents, servants, officers a. the said bridge
tolls not exceeding the following = tes, to be re-
guiatod from time TO time BY the circuit court 81
{Ilc United States, in and tur the district. Of e.,
iumbla, IN ;he county Of Ale7anAria, urder the
direction Of congress for each pe.son and Lcrgc
six cents and a quarter; for each cba;ea Cit :.