The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1813-11-23
Law OF TRE UNITED STATES.
(BY AuTHoRI'rY.)
AN ACr

AN ACT
10 incorporate company making a certain turn.
pike road in the county of Alexandria
DE IT enacted 6y the Senate and House Ore
P,e'enfatives Of 'he United States Of .qrierica in
Congress .3ssem6kcG, That William Robinson.
Shsf'es Lee, Charles Alexander, Thomas Swsnn
1obert Conway, and Philip Richsrd FendaI. be and
they are hereby appointed bnar,, of comms,;on.
ers, majority of whom to constitute a aroru, .
Win iuii power to receive and ester in such hook
n1 BOOKS as Trey may deem proper by themselves or
ne,r agents, subscriptions for rasin capitsI stock
OF eight thousand dollars in shares OF ffty doi,srs
eech' ior the purpose of opening, and sravelne <
improving road in the county of Alexendr;s in
G,S uiA.r'es OF Columbia, from the intersection Of
Tes' street, and Pendleton street, in the town Of
alexandria, TO the boundary line of the dstr;ct NJ
oouho'a, m the most direct and practicable routa
towards Leesburg, conforming as nearly as shall ne
.ounu advantageous and convenient to the present
s"A'n foau, leading from the said intersection To-
wards Leesburg, and through the county of aIe,on
ara afo sssi--PtcpiGeG,T That no substitution shall
ne received unless The sum OF five dollars be 6r,,
usu H'o the hands oi such agent or other person "a
M ne Ssu commissioners may authorize to receive t.
ne tunes, places and manner of rsceiv;np and u
ter'hs subscriptions shall be prescribed BY the slid
commissioners, and advertised in such pazet,ss no
ny may deem expedient and whenever one hun
ureu shares or more shall be Subscribed the com.
nissaoners, or majority of them shall give notice
IN some newspaper printed in the said district of
.me $40 psce, to be by them appointed, for the
,uosc'ipers 10 proceed to organise the corporations
'hen DC or thereafter may become the pronretors
OF shares IN the said capital stock, either =, snb
ior me same, or as the legal representatives
or assgnees of such subscribers shall be-
come one BODY polite and corporate, in deed and
IN Jaw, by the name and style of the AIexanrio ard
Lee'burE Turnpike Company, ard by IN. s,ms
name shs, nave perpetusl succession and all the
pasi,sges belonging to cooperation and shall be
eaPso'e on taxing and holding their said capitsI
stock and the profits thereof and of charging ths
Same oy new subscriptions if found necessary In n
a the intent OF this act--and of purchasins ta,ir.
An" ho'd.ng TO them and their successors, and as
sns, III lee spe, or for any lesser estate al. sush
snds, tenepents and hereditaInents and estate re.
~ ard personal, as shall be necessary and psefn, in
the prosecution of their work and of s,j,u cad h.
nE sde1i oil hS'ins common seal, and of deinp all
snu every other matter and thing concerning Tbs,
subject aforesaid which corporstion ar body n,;,
may do. N1 pony
Sec 2. Ana be it further enacted. Tia, tho so;s
=; sobp"ny shal' meet on the third Monday in March
IN every year, 81 such place shall be Fixed nv ,beir
bye.iaws for the purpose of choosing such of;car,
as aforesaid, TOR the ensuing wear in manner .or
sai' ana at such other times they shall he s,rn.
~ ire president and directors aforesaid AZ
when annual or special meetings they shall have n
power md authority to a. and perform any act hr
law alio |ed and pertaining the affairs of said com
pany ana the president ard directors for the tno
o<.ns snah hoid their Offices until others shall be an
pointed IN their places and the sails Corporation
shall not be deemed TO lie dissolved by reason NJ
any defect CT officers, but if ii should hammer fbt
there shonld he no president or directsrs co,nne.
.ent 10 can meeting OF the stockhold.rs the same
may be called by any stockhUider for the purpose
OF eiectIns such officers giving thirty DAYS rnt;s
OF the ume snd place of such meeting Inv sd,.r
tssments IN newspaper printed in the district of
Sec 5. End be it further enacted. That t,,. nro,
loent nd directors shall procure printed oertiscst
lot nv the shares OF said stock and shall delycr n
sucO ceThkeate, signed by the president, TO each
person, ior every share by him or her sLbscribad
held. tHoof ot,o L.
her pleasure, IN Person or br attorney in the me-
sence ot the president, clerk or treasurer of sa;d
company, who shall witness the same subject how.
ever TO all pay ment due to grow doe tberenp
On ana Tie assignee holding any such certificate
having caused the assignment 10 he entered i; .
BOOK OF the company to he kent for that burmese
ahaiI be member of said company and for evsr,,
eetohcate by him held shall be entitled To one snar
~ the capital stock and estate of said COMPANY =
And If any stakeholder, after thirty days' nbhic mn
uce IN newspaper printed IN the District of Col.
ambia, OF the time and place appointed for ths nov
nent OF sny norton dividend of tie sum subs ri
hsd 10 SAID stock, snail neglect to pny the SINE for
the space OF thirty days after the me so ,ppointeJ
the share or shares, on which such deinuuebey hos
taken p'sce, may be sold ut public auction 81 tran.
lferred by them TO any person persons wilIi,e ~
paro"ase ior such price as can be obtaine3 or in
csse any proprietor shalt fail to pay any ns,ament
yhIeh may be duly assessed, such nstaDent or anv
part thereof, that shall remain deficient or ,nnsj
M ne recovered OF the person persons so fail.
~ PSJB " variant, from Justice OF the
" the amount shall not exceed twenty dollars. All
1t the sum so due, shalt exceed twenty dollars r
same may be recovered by motion, in the name ~
the SAID company, or ten days notice, or by action
at law IN the usual course Of judicial pFoceeduos
IN any corTt OF record in the District of Colnrobs
and IN all Instances where the person 40 falling ,o
pay his In'alment, cannot be found in She sid d
triet, then recovery shall be had s.,snst him by
suen rode otJud'eia proceeding IS IS authorised IN
the laws OF the country whsre such defauIter shall
be found and in all such warrants, fno,jonq, mr.
actions, the certificate of the clerk, or recording
officer ct the said company, shall he conclusive cv
denee OF the defendants being member or ,is
company, and prima fsce evidence OF the an,on,t
sut. - ~ N''"u-
See 4. ind be ii fnrfiier enacted. That the said
president and directors shall meet at suob tines and
places as shall be agreed upon for trsnscng tie;r
bus ness ut which meetings any three members
ha form quorum, who 10 the pbsenct. Of tie nre
Hhent, may choesc chairman and shall keen mi
nutes Ot ali their Transactions fairy entered in
DOCK and quorum being met, they shall have fojI
power and authority 10 appoint Treasurer snd III
osher officers NECESSARY aud convenient. ami sore
with anil appoint I'll snch surves ors i,tepfants a.,
ti'ts or other agents. 80 hey shall Judge necessary
~ carry on the intended works, and 10 is fier sal
ii'cs' wages m compensation 10 direct AMI order
me ,ire', manner and proportions when and in
"h'eh The stockholders shall pay monies due ON fhe;r
''pee'r> shsSss--t0 dsav orders % the treasurer