Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1813-09-23
AN ACT
To incorporate company for making a
certain turnpike road in the county of
Washington, in the District of Columbia.

Be n enacted 6y the Senate and House
of Representatives. IF the United STATES III
.9nsericd, in Congress- assembled That Will
am Marbury, John HOVE, George Johnson,
William S'euarr, William Whann, Wash
ington Bowie, John w. Bronaugh, Edgar
Patterson, and John Eiiason, he, and they
are hereby appointed board of Commis-
sioners, a maj rity of whom to constitute
a quorum, with full powers to receive and
enter III such book or books, as they may
deem proper, by themselves or their agents,
| subscriptions for raising capital stock of
ten Thousand dollars, in shares of fifty dol
lars each, for the purpose of opening, era
yelling and improving road in the counties
IptW dshiDgton and Alexandria, in the Dis
! trIct ct Columbia, from the intersection of
| Falls street and Water street in the town of
! Georgetown, TO the boundary line of the
District OF Colurabia, in the.most direct and
practicable route towards Leesburgh, Con-
| forming as nearly as shall be found adgan
tageous aid convenient 20 the present main
road, leading from the said intersection to-
wards Leesburgh, and through the counties
of Washington and AleXandi Ia aforesaid
| ProUided, That no subscription shall be re
| ceived, unless the sum OF FIVE dollars be
| first paid into the hands If such agent or
other person, as the sad commissioners
,
ces, and manner OF receiving and entering
| subscriptions shall be prescribed by said
commissioners, add advertised in such ca.
zettes as they may deem eXpedient; and
whenever one hundred shares or more shall
be subscribed, the commissioners, or ma
jarity of them, shall give notice in some
newspaper, printed i'll the District of Co
lumbia, OF a time and pace to be by them
appointed, for the subscribers to proceed e.
organize the corporation, by an election OF
Ulcers: and ali persons who may then be
o. hereafter may become n prize ors
shares in the sad capital stock, either az
subscribers tor the same, or as the legal rep
resentatives, SUCCESSORS, or asai9nees Of sue.
subscribers, shall become one body polite
and corporate, in deed and in law, bv the
name and style of ne Georgeto n and Lee. =
anigh Turn ike ompany and Dy he same
S al have perpetual succe 81. n. and ali the
privileges belonging 20 rporatlon and
shall be capable of taking and holding their
said capital stock and the profits thereof, al
OF enIarging the same by new subscription, if
f1und necessary to fulfil the intent of this
act and OF purchasing, taking and holding
TO them and their SUCCESSORS and assigns, I'm
fee simple, or tor any lesser estate, all such
lands, tenemehts, and heredtamedts, and
estate real aud personal, as shall be neces-
2ly aud useful IN the prosecution :, f their
work, and Uf suing and beng sued, OF hav-
ing common sea-, and of doing all and eve
ry other matter and thing concerning the
subject aforesaid. which corporation or
body polite may do.
Sec. 2. ,1.ld be is further enacted, That
The said CON- any shall meet On the third
Monday in March IN every year, at such
place as shall be fixed by their bye laws,
ffr t,,trr,1xc re rbr. xinnr such Dr,c,,.o =,
| aforesaid for the ensuing ye +, IN manaer
aforesaid, and at such other times as they
shall DC summoned by the President, ant,
| Directors aforesaid and at which aDnual
CT special meetings they shall have fuIi
power and authority to do and perform any
act by law allowed, and pertaining to the
| affairs OF said CoinpaRy; and the President
and Directors for the time being, shall hold
| t.eir Offices until others shall be appointed
| in Their places and the said corporation
/ shail not be deemed to be dissolved by rea-
son Of any defect of officers, but ii it should
| happen thar there should be ne president or
| directors competent to call meeting of the
| stockholders, the same may be cal ed by "a
| ny stockhoder, tor the purpose of electine
such officers, giving thirty days notice of the
time and place Il SUCH meeting by adver-
tisement, in a newspaper printed in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
/ Sec. 3. Ind be n further enacted, That
| the president and directors, shall procuIe
/ printed certificates for al th shares Of SAID
stock, and shall deliver one such certificate
| .igmed Dy the president, To each person fol
every share BY him or her subscribed and
| held, which certificates shall be transfera.
bic at his or her pleasure in person, or by
attorney, in the presence OF the president
clerk, or treasurer Of said com pany, whC
shall witness the same; subject, however
| TO all payment due, OF to grow due there.
upon and the assignee holding any sucf
| certificate, having caused the assignment L
be entered IN a book Tor the company, to BIZ
Kept TOR that purpose, and having paid tht
clerk OF said company twenty hve cents fol
each certificate contained IN such assignment
for his services in recording the same, shall
be member Of said company and for eve
ry certificate by him held shall be entitled
to one share i'm the apitnl stock and estate
of said company. Aud it any stakeholder
after thirty days public notice in a news
paper printed III the District of Columbia
OF the time and place appointed for tine
payment of any portion or dividend Of tn,
sum subscribed in the said stock, shall he
gIect to pay the same, for the space Of thir
" days after the time so appointed, the
slafe or shares, on which such dclinqucnc,
has taken place, may be sold at public auc
ton, aid transferred by them to any person
or persons willing to purchase for such price
as can be obtained, or IN case any proprietor
sha fail TO pay any instalment which shall
be duly assessed, such instruments or AM
part thereof. that SHALL remain deficient Of
unpaid, may be recovered OF the person Of
persons 50 falling to pay, by warrant from
justice of the peace, If the amount shall no