The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-10-09
AN ACT

turhof'se roads IN the district Of CoAun7-
bia.
BE Il enacted by the Senate and House
Of Re5reseatafiUes Of The Unied States of
america, IN Congress assembled, That Da-
MEL Carroll of Dunnington. George w. p.
Custis, Thomas Fenwick, John Tayioe.
Samuel Harrison Smith, Daniel Brent.
Daniel Rapine, Frederick May, Elias b.
Caldwell. William Brent, James u. Bar
ny and John Law be, and they are hereby
appointed and constituted board of com.
mlssloners, a majority of whom to cons.i.
tute quorum, with full power to receive
and enter In such book or books as they
may deem proper, by themselves or by
their agents. subscriptions for raising ca.
pital stock of sixty thousand dollars, in
Shares OF one hundred dollars each, for the
purpose OF opening gravelling and impro-
wing the following roads in the District of
columbia, to wit: One road from the
boundary line of the city of Washington.
to the boundary line OF the district OF Co.
iumoia, In the most direct and practicable
route from the Capitol to Baltimore. One
road from the boundary line of the District
OF Columbia, in the most direct and prac.
tlcabie route from the capitol to Montgo-
merry courthouse and one road from
the western extremity Of the causeway
leading from Alexander's island 10 thebo,rn.
Diary line of the District of Columbia. in
the most direct and practicable route to-
wards the Little river turnpike road in the
state of Virginia. The times, places and
manner % OF .. receiving and entering sub
scriPtlons, and the manner of authenticating
powers OF attorney or other Instruments Of
writing authorlsng subscriptions. to be
mace oy any person or persons, III the name
OF any other person or persons, to be ascer-
tanned by SAID board of commissioners. and
duly advertised in such gazettes or public
prints as they may deem expedient. Pro.
Sicea. That no subscription. shall be re-
ceived, unless the sum OF ten dollars he
first paid into the hands Of such agent or
other person, as said commissioners NAV
authorize to receive it.
Sec. 2. And be it tilytier enacted Thar
when any number of persons shall have
one hundred and fifty shares or
more OF the said stock, the said commits
slonerHs, or majority of them, may, and
when the whole number of shares aforesaid
shall be subscribed, shall give notice il,
some newspaper, printed in the district of
columbia, OF time and place to be bv
them appointed for the subscribers to pro-
coed to organize the said corporation. at
which time and place the said subscribers
by majority of votes to be delivered bv
ballots IN person or by proxy duly author.
ised, shall elect one president and four di-
rectors, to conduct the business of said
comp NY for one year, and until other
such officers shall be chosen in their places.
and at that OF any subsequent legal meeting
of stockholders, may make such rules or,
ders and regulations, not inconsistent with
the constitution and laws of the United
States, as shall be necessary for the Welt
beng OF the affairs of the said company:
Pr00ldcd dl1u4yS, That no slockholder shall.
In person or by proxy, have more than
twenty i've votes at any election, or in de.
termnng any question arising at such meet
ing, whatever number of shares he or she
may hold and each stock holder, in person
or by proxy, shall be entitled to one vote
for every share by him or her held. nor
exceeding said number, and all persons
who may then be or thereafter may become
the actual holders or proprietors of shares
in the said capital stock, either as subscri.
bers Tor the same or as the legal represen-
tatlyeS, successors or asslgnees of such sub.
scrlbers, shall become one body polite and
corporate III deed and law, by the name
and style of the &C President, Directors
and Company of the Columbia Turnpike
Roads 20 and by the SAID name shall have
perpetual succession, and all the PRIVILEGES
incident to corporation, and shall be ca.
pablo OF taking and holding their said capi-
tai stock, and the increase and profit there.
OF, and OF charging the same by new sub.
scrlptlons, if such enlargement should be
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