Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-05-24
sGE.yER.1L ASSEMBLY,


December in the year of our Lord one thou
sand eight hundred and ten, and OF the
Commonwealth the thirty-hith--
AN ACT,
Encorhorating manufacturing Soe'efy' IN me
Tozyn Of Oreoquan in The County 81 1'mee
TERliam, ftassed January l4fh, lSll.1
Be TT Enacted, By the General dssen'o'y'
That Richard NJ. Scott and Charles iyier'
;uu. of Fairfax John fanny and JosephDeane,
OF alexandria William Brent, Jun: ana 'onn
r nrrote. of Stafford Nathaniel Ellicott and
yotn Sn.nce, of Prince William; Charles r.
M.rccr and William holland, of Loudoun ;
aud f,nstayus B. Homer and John Love, OF
Fa,o,ier. gentlemen be and they are hereoy
.n,,o;,,,ad commissioners to receive suoscrlp-
zoe ~ The amount of Forty Thousand Dol
l,rs Cur the purpose Of establishing Manrfac-
-, eoc;stv =. the town of Occoquan, In the
-, og Prince William, which sum shaii
~. a;I;,si into eight hundred shares OF hitS
- ea,h. and the subscriptions be made
- nCrson or by power of Attorney virginia
r,,s-e,,.y Every person at the time OF SUI
scribngs shall pay TO some one OK the oou',i'ls
.sns he sum of ten dollars tor each share
-. g., s,,hscribed, to be by the said commits
.;o,rrs ,n.;1 to the president and managers
80 NH be elected agreeably to this act,
ND the sid president and managers s'ail
s,ve newer TO demand from the SUBSCRIBERS
fro,,, time. 20 time, such advance on tEelr Fes-
-. snor.s rs the wants OF the society may
rson;re. Until the whole Of their SUBSCRIPTIONS
Ill bs Maid. giving OF least one month no.
80. ,harcof in an Alexandria newspaper, az
e.. o,n,r,-b use of the said county, and IN the
~ atDrcoonan and on failure or non
-, &C srch norton on e;ch share, as
~ IN ". .,l,ed for by the said president and
managers the share or shares S""eol !, to
nv any such delinquent party or pare1'' a''I o1
which such failure o. default may i'ct1 ""P
naned, shall be forfeited to the use u ''iI 0'-
cie,v with such sum OF sums ID may
be.c pad for CIR on account VI suSh 9--aa
- rps. That the subscribers TO the sa'o 81
c;.,v shall be, and they arc hereby cie"'0u d
ho5y politic and corporate by inc ii~iiie @,'"
sfyje Of " The Occoquan M, Tx iacsurnls Do
e;.,r,n and shall so continue unth ,"o n'os
a,v os January one Thousand eight hoiioIoo
IL tb;rtv, aud no longer, and by that name
sran haye succession, with power 10 hclo' con- =
go .,,d purchase PROPERTY, both real ana per,
- Cor the use of the sad society," ana
III ~ .h,c 10 sue, and be sued, plead ana DC
;,,,,l.,6.d in al, courts ti law or equity
Ia - ,,da;r and make such bye-ia"s' roies
80 .,,,,lat;ons, not contrary to the laws OF
49, sto,, or of the United States, as appear
,,.,.ssssrv fer conducting the affairs 0! inc So
49,, .n,i 70 have all the powers and pfl'Neses'
s Ia 70 do ard perform all things incident 10
: Ind Be it further enacted l nat a 75ehIts
IS tSe stockholders shall be holden
~ " NE sccord Mondav in April In each ana
-, var. at the town Of Occoqnall, ior INC
s1o.,;cn oF Eve managers, TO serve 10, ol.1
80 from the date of their election, ana uht,i
sthar managers are appointed; noice OF saci'
,,,...t;ng having been given at least 'hirty aays
y Sore 7, takes place, by advertisements M 7ll
Alexandria newspaper, ana at Oo'og LII
P.cb manager shall oe stockhoiocr' anu s'i''i
.nase to he manager II he cdses 70 oe
.,,,,Ser Vacancies In the boaTa oi
1,,.n,gcrs. by death, resignation or otlef-
80 shall be Immediately suppileo by
~ other managers, until the succeeding
LECTION In elccting managers, the s'o'N-
h.,idsrs shall be entitled to vote accoto-
-, 70 tbeir number of shares, and III the loi-
in,.;,r nronortious, that is to sag, 1er ono
.hor,. and not more than two, one vote iof eAe-
-. sb,re above two and rot exceeding tei'7
one vote fA every four shares; above ten ara
not exceeding thirty, one vote tor every SIX
shares; above thirty, one vote for every ten s1,
shsres Absent stockholders may vote by
.nroxy, whose authorities to vote shall DE au-
fSen,;cated in such form as the managers may
nrescribe but no person shall vote as proxy
unless he be a stockhoider.
Ard be 1t far.hrr enacted, That the mana
GERS. at their annual meeting, shall elect one
es tbeir-members as president; and that any
,hree- Of the managers, the president being
-o,Ss. .b.ll constitute board for conducting
the afFairs of the said society; and IN the ae-
.ence of the PRECEDENT, any three managers
having met, may appoint president pro tenn
pore. =, Tho. MAJORITY
Of members of any number of stockholders,
os,;nq one half the amount OF the capital
sock. Shall be necessary to constitute gene
raj meeting.
s,.a Be i further enacted, That the affairs
OF the said society shall be conducted oy a
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