Wheeling compiler. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [i.e. W. Va.]) 1829-1831, 1830-03-10

Res0lred, Sd That the proceedings OF ms meeting DC
signed by the Chairman and Secretary and that uue
copy be handed to two OF the Editors OF sew
ofWheeIng, with a request tor their publication
JACOB LEFFLER, CaAInN4S.
JoEx WADBIE, Secretary.
IN act Incorporating Company to erect
T0H-brjdge orer tie Ohio Rloer at Wheeling.
+, PASSED FEBRuARr l7th, 1916
]. Re it enacted bv the General Assembly,
That Noah Zane and his associates shall be,
81 are hereby made body polite ana corporate
for the purpose of erecting a bridge ACROSS the
OHIO rlver at OF near the town Of Wheeling, and
small be called and known by the name and style
of "The Wheeling and Belmont bridge Com
pany." and as such may sue aud be sued, I'M
plead aud be implicated, with perpetual success
SION end a common seal. and generally TO DO
and execute all matters act and things winch a
corporation or body corporate, ~ law, may or
can DO and lawfully execute.
2. The CAPITOL Stock Of the said Company
shall consist oftwo hundred thousand dollars
which shall be divided into elghttnOusand shares
of twenty. five dollars each, and disposed OF IN
.tbe manner herein provved, by the managers
therein after named Books shall be opened for
tbe sale of shares at such times and places, and
.u1aer the superinteadence of such persons, as
IL. the managers NAV direct Every person who
Shall subscribe for one or more shares shall
thence forth be deemed a member OF the SAID
Company. The amount due upon each share
shall be paid by the subscribers M Goid or cil-
yer. or mn Bank Notes circulating currenty 10
line States Of Virginia, Pennsylvania and ONO.
The SUN Of Que per cent Oh each share snail DC
oaid to the managers, or such person as they
It NAV direct. within thirty days after the time tue
IT whole amount ofStock shall be subscribed; and
" fbe residue of the amount due on each snare
% shall be paid mn such iustolments, at such times,
and o., such Drrsous, as the managers for the
nmc being. may direct No one lnstament
{, shall exceed two dollars and Fifty ceuts on each
!. Share. nor shall any lnstlment be called Tor bu
lie uDon thuty days previous notice, published II
> so,,o Wspa5cr prnted IN 81. Clmrsvile OF
Wieehng. and there snail be at least thirty days
De- bet,y,eu the pa1nIeut Of each mstament AuC
70 ON failure or uon-pavmeut OF the lnstalWenjs OF
any share in the proportions, ana at the PERIODS
ian winch the said managers may require Ih'
said shue small become forfeited 70 the use
.he sand company, together with sucA sum Oh
p quotas as may have Dsen paid on account o
e such share.
3. Belt further enacted, that general meet
u inc OF Inc Stockholders shall annually be hoIu
To- ed az Wbeouug. on the fret Monday ia june a
d winch time there shall be elected, uom among
d .f,e Stockholders, board OF managers, con
sst.atoflhirtesn persons, for the purpose o.
Pc -opourtug the affairs Of the SAID company VINO
shall held their office until tuslr successors are
aopoiu.ed and organized Into board oy tht
O s.ectou of presidents and, on the hrSt oa'ur-
q day next succeeding their election, the salo
board of managers, or any uine OF them' shaI
B meet at their regular place OF sitting, ano eiec'
one other number as president, VINO snaH pre-
side in an thelr deliberations aud subscribe al
their proceedings with hls name, and shall more
over soDoint clerk whose duty Il shall be to
attend all their mseuugs, ana ie keep journal
ALI their acts aud proceedings, winch snail al
,aU times be open to the Iuspe, ton OF any mem
her of tine COMPANY. Vacancies M the board
.of maD8oers shall be filled by appointments TO be
made bvthe remaining managers, Tor the time
, bein0. and the person or persons elected, snail
meta manager, or managers, until the next
election. -,
q. If from any cause general meeting shall
not be held upon the day Pponted mereloE' d
( may be held upon any subsequent day which the
board of r1auaeers, or any seven OF them, may
sooolut. No person shall be engible as man
l.gsr. who is not citizen OF the United states,
and Stakeholder to the amount Of at least ten
shares; and the managers shall all reside within
the counties OF Ohio and belmont
+ D. Inc election OF managers shall be- by bal,
lot: and, previous 10 every election, the board
of managers snail appoint three Stockholders
not being managers. to cOnCuctthe election, VINO
shall receive and count the ballots, ana declare
DO writing, under their hand, the persons elected
TO serve as managers for the ensuing year.
o. Zach stakeholder holding not more than
two shares, shall be entitled TO Two votes; Tor
every two suares. and not exceeding ten sAares,
to one vote; Tor every three shares above ten,
and not excee ing thTly, to one vote ioT every
& live shares above sixty, ane not exceeding ore
hundred one vote; Tor every SIX shares above
.oae hundred, one vote. All votes may be gwen
by proxy, but Stockholders oniy shall serve as
b proxies
d to appoint sucn officers as they may deem pro-
b per, for conauct,ng ths business and concerns
ofthe company, aud may require sucn security