The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1808-11-01
An ACT

For the esta5kish;rnt Of turnpike com 5znP in The
coTnty Of 4leaaaaria, III the .liS:rict q Co!una-
bia.
y E it enacted BY the Senate and House of Retire.
- seatati0es Of tie Uai:el STATES Of America
IN Congress assembled, Thai Jonah Thompson.
! Tho,nas SWAMI. Charles Alexander, Edward |.
Lee, jacob Hoffman, Cuthbcrt Powell and John
Mant.e'1le, or majority o. diem, be, and obey
| are hereby constituted boarl O. cOmmiss oners,
with FIJI! power and authority to opcn, or cause
to be opened, books for receiving and entering
subscriptions ior raising capital stock, not eX-
ccedi:5 twenty thousand dollars, in shares Of
hity dollars each, tor Ike purpose Of opening,
gHaveiling, and improving a road not exceeding
one hundred, nor less than thirty feet wide, be-
tween The town OF Alexandria and Brdge point,
! Gu AieXtnder's Island, opposite to the city OF
! Warrington, and of erecting bridge over -Four
| aiH: creek, IN the county Of Alexandria; and
! OF making such other Incidental works, and dc
:rayinS such other incidental expenses, as may
| be deemed necessary o. eSpcdjs.it by thc com
! pany hereinafter named The time, place an,.
manner OF receiving and entering s;.csa subscrip-
tons, 70 be ascertaincd by Tie said boape, OF com
inissoners, and duly advertised in ,ss q zettes
as they may deem exped.ent FoHled. rnat
tue tine - be fixed upon by the said board OF
commissioners for Opening obs Cor Receiving
the said subscriptions shi.l be On or before II,
first rondiy III April next; and that no 81
scrlpuOn sh Ill b. received. unless the s,n zen
dollars be frsI paid into the hands of the Y.rso..
| authorised to receive the same, OF each share
| subscribed for
SEc.2 And be it further enected, That when
ever two hundred OF th. sad shares shalt he
subscribed Tor, all persons who may then be- or
t"efc'"ternsy become the actual holders or pro-
prietors OF 5lares in the sad capital stock either
as subscribers for the same, or rs the LEGAL re-
| Presentatives, successors, or asslrlees oi such
subscribers, shall be, and they are hercb, mad,
-. tod -.
name and style OF 9 l'hc " 1sliug,On and Alax
"niria Turnpike Com 5any," and nv that name
may sue and be sued, ,mp!cl1 and bcirplead.d
| and % aud suffer al. acts, matters, anu t!inrs
which body polite AMI corporate may .,;iniiv
| do and suffer; and nay have a common seal.
! and the same may break and alter at. pleasure,
AND may make ali bye laws, rules, rcar.ilgtions,
and ordinances, for the good government and
well being OF the said company, a1d for Carving
INTO effect the objects Ofther institution, So t,iat
such bye laws, rules, regulations, O.. ordinances.
| be not rcpngnsnt 20 the laws Of th. Ua;tcj
| states in force within the said county Of Alex.
| andria
! SEC 5. Avf be il further cn7c.-i, That when
two bundled OF the said shares sn M be s,!5.c:,b
ed for as aforesaid, or as soon atte.. a. ,na,. lr
| The said board OF commissioners shall ciU n
meeting o. tic company, at she town 81 Aleyan.
ARIA, ~ pubic angcrts msut ~ one oi. more ga
| zcttes publishelin Washington and Alez,nd3 e,
appointing a ht and Convenient titnn and yiac. II
meeting, iir tas purpose OF elcctinr five direc.
tors, Clerk, ard treasurer, and such other Of
II -r5, agents, AMI servants, as the said
may think 81 70 appoint, and for transscin,c ery
other business. in pursuance Of tli, act and an.
pertaining to the na;ase and objects Of tha ;pst
! tuition Of the sad company and Tie said bo,y1
commissioners shall, IL necessary. adjourn II.
sad meeting from time to time, Gntil Quorum
snau DC formed "a! majority ofthe sad com.
sirs ts- %
Der o. shares actually subscribed COR. th,ir III
Representatives., successJis, or proxies sb,ll'ha
q quorumt1 do Business and the Sad b,,vJ -
commissioners, before opening the said s,bsce;o'
uon books, SHAH ascertain AMI publish IN t,c,,
sad advertisement, G. aad col.lcnicut mol. 81