Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1817-03-15
AN ACT.

LntUTltuIatthN tVhipoh. w ~ -
canal. to unite the waters of 6oass
Creek. i'm the county of !.oudon, with
the waters of Hunting Greek in the
county Of Fairfax"
Passed February IL, 1917.
Re il enacted by the General As
sembly that il shall be lawful to open
hooks at the town Of Alexandria, in
The District of Columbia. under the
management of Charles Simms, Tho
ms Swami. George Deneale. Robert
Young. John Thomas Ricketts,. Ed
mu I'd /. Lee. Jonah Thompson. and
TIL ,mpson r. Masnn. or any three ai
the y /: at Leesburs. under the ma
nag,ment of pressly Cordell. John
Littlciohn, John Rose, Samuel Carr
John Harding. Fleet Smith. William
Chiltor. and Ludwell Lee. or any
three of them; at Martinshurg. un-
der the management of Elisha Boyd
Philip c. Pcndleton, Moses Hunter
John r. Cooke. Andrew Was-nncr'
Magnus Tate. Edward COiston. vii
liam Long. Philip Hadcnhouch and
Daniel linn. or any three OF them
at Winchester. under the management
of Hugh Holmes. Robert White. Al
fred n. Powell. Edward Mcclure,
Joseph Tidball. Heary st. George
Tucker. William Halliday. Thomas
Tribal. William Hail. Charles Ma
en- and Lewis Haf!, or any three OF
them ant at Harper'S Ferry, under
The management Of George W. Hum
phrcys. William P. CAYaighill. Lloyd
Belle. Thomas Evans. and j. Man,
nin-. OF anv two Of them. for recelV-
mg and entering Subscriptions To the
amount OF 500 thousand dollars, for
the snrpose of cutting q canal to unite
the wa tcrS 0s Goose Greek IN the
county Of Loudon. with the waters nt
Hunting Greek in the county Of FAR
fax: which subscriptions shall be
made, personally. or by power OF at
toiney, in Virginia currency. That
TIE said books shall be opened. for re-
eei ing subscriptions on the hrst Gay
OF March next. and continue open I'M
tilthe FIRST day Of April next inclusive;
AMI or the twelfth day Of May next
there stall b. a general meeting OF
tl.e subscribers at Alexandria: OF
which meeting uaticc shall be given by
IT, said managers in one or more
ne vspapers published in Alexandria.
Iresaur-. Martinsburg aud Ninches-
BE-. for at least twenty days next be-
f5'c the said meeting; and such meet
IN sdGll and may be continued from
day tn day until the business is finish
ishej and the acting managers at the
time and place aforesaid shall lay be-
fnre such Of the subscribers as shall
meet according TO said notice, the
books by them respectively kept. can
tanning the state of the subscription !;
and If the capital stock Of Gve hundred
thousand dollars aforesaid should
appcal not to be subscribed. then the
said managers are empowered TO re-
onen subscription books at the before
mentioned places to make np the dc
fciency. aud to keep the same open
until the frst day Of July thereafter.
Aud in case more than FIVE hundred
thousand dollars be subscribed, then
Che same shall be reduced to that sum
BY The managers. or a majority OF
then, BY beginning at, and striking
of from the largest subscription, or
subscriptions. and continuing to strike
offa share from all subscriptions, an
der the largest, and above one share,
until the sum is reduced to the Capital
aforesaid of Eve hundred thousand dol
lars, ormtii a share is taken from
all Subscriptions above one share and
lots shall be drawn between subscrib-I
ers If equal sums. to determine the
number i'm which such subscribers
shall stand on list to be made for
striking Of as aforesaid and if the
sun subscribed still exceeds the CAPT
tai aforesaid. then to strike offby the
Same rule until the sum subscribed isl
reduced to the capital aforesaid, or oil
the subscriptions are reduced to one
share +; and il there still be an excess.
then lots to be drawn to determined
the subscribers who are be excluded
to reduce the subscriptions to the ca
pital aforesaid. and the said capital
sum shall he recksned and divided in
to ten thousand shares Of fifty dollars
each, of which every person subsCrib-