Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1811-03-14
AN ACT
To enable the Georgetown Potomac
Bridge Company to levy money for
the object of its incorporation.

the oolect OF It's incorporation.
DE it enacted by the Senate and House of
- Representatives of the United States of
america in Congress assembled, That the
directors OF the Georgetown Potowmac Bridge
Company be and they are hereby empowered
TO call a general meeting of the stockholders
OF said company. To be held at Georgetown, in
the district OF Columbia, by causing public
notice to be given of the time and place of
such meeting, in the National Intellgencer,
and IN one ut the newspapers printed in each
of the cities OF New York, Philadelphia and
Baltimore, in four successive weeks, the last
time at least thirty davs before the day of hoI-
ding the said general meeting. And il. at
such general meeting, the stockholders present
by themselves or LEGAL representatives, shall
determine TO rebuild the bridge at or near the
Little Falls of the river Potomac, (for the
purpose of erecting which originally was the
object of their Incorporation the holders of
two thirds of the stock represented at that
meeting concurring, then 1t shall and may be
lawful for the directors of said company, or a.
ny two of them, and they are hereby empow-
cred to assessupon and collect from the stock
holders of the said company such sum and
sums of money. shall be necessary to pay
its deb's already incurred, and they are here
ny empowered to assess upon and collect from
the stockholders of the said company, and TO
rebuild, make and keep in repair the said
bridge, together with the road leading thereto
from Georgetown, Provided, that the whole
amount OF such assessments shall not exceed
twenty FIVE dollars on each share in the stock
of said company,
And OF any such assessment and assessments,
the said directors shall give public notice to
the said stockholders, by advertising the same
IN the newspapers aforesaid and the sum &
sums which shall be so assessed, the said
stockholders are hereby required to pay to the
SAID directors, within sixty days after such
notice; and on failure thereof, for the space
of thirty days after the expiration of the said
sixty days, the said directors, any two OF
them, are hereby authorised to sell the share
or shares of any and every delinquent stock
holder, every such sale to be made at public
auction IN Georgetown aforesaid, on the day
specified in said Advertisement.
Provided, That no more shares shall he sold
than shall be deemed nece ssary to levy the sum
and sums of money which shall be assess ed as
aforesaid, and that the surplus, if any, arising
on any such sales. shall by the directors afore.
said, be deposited in the bank of Columbia,
for the use Of the owner or owners of the share
or shares so sold. And the said directors, or
any two of them, shall transfer, the books
OF the said company, to the purchaser or pur.
chasers' the share OF shares sold and ifdeman.
ded give certificate or certificates thereof
under their hands and seals, which shall Sc
cure to such purchaser or purchasers a valid
title to the same.
]. B. VARNUM,
Speaker OF the House of Representatives
GEO; CLINTON,
Vice~President Oft the United States, and
President of the Senate
APPROVED,
JAMES MADISON.
February %, 1911.