Litchfield enquirer., 1834-06-19
CHARTER

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I Ofthe Connecticut Six mfactnring Company.
Data General Assembly Of the State Of Connecticut
| holden at New Haven, in said State, on me nfst
| Wednesday Of May. in the year Of our Lord, l834-
! Upon the Memorial OF E.zur Goodrich Jun. anu
Others praying for act Of Incorporation, as per me-
I mortal on file, dated May, A.. ID. 1884. !,
Resoired by this Assembly, That said Elizur Gr'd-
rich, Jr. and nil Others who are OF shall 20
oonso nsancaied with thenl be, and they hereby ae'
with their and assigns, made and establish
ed body polite and corporate, by the name 81 ne
| Connecticut Silk Manufacturing Company, tor Tue
purpose of manufacturing Silk aud fabrics OF winch
Silk is a component part, 10 such town ana towns IN
the State Of Connecticut as they may deem most or
the interest of the manufacture Of Silk, ~ the most
advantageous manner; and by that name, they and
their assig0s and shall be- and hereby are
authorised and empowered TO purchase. take, hold
occupy, possess and enjoy to them and their success
sors any goods chaeis and effects of whatever Kind
they may be, the better TO enable them to carry on
such business to advantage; also to purchase taKe'
hold occupy, possess and enjoy any such lands, tene-
menis or heredaments in the State OF Connecticut,
as shall be necessary for the views and purposes OF
said Corporation not exceeding one hundred acres
unless the same he taken in payment OF, or as SECURE
" iof the debts of the Corporaton; and the same 70
sell and dispose Of pleasure or to take lease or
leases thereof for aierm Of years also TO sue and ne
sued, plead aud be implicated, defend and Oe deIend-
Cd answer and be answered Unto, 10 any court OF re-
| cord, or elsewhere. And said Corporations may have
and common SEAL and may alter the same their
Resolped further, That the Capital Stock Of said
Corporations shall he thirty thousand dollars; ana
4 Share Of said Stock shall be twenty-five dollars; ana
shalt be deemed and considered personal estate, anc
be transferable only the books OF the Company 10
such form The Directors Of said Company shall pre-
4 scribe. And eaid Company shall at all times have q
lien upon all the stock property OF the membefs OF
said Corporation invested therein for oil debts due
from them 10 said Company. And said Corporation
shall have lheryto increase their Capital Stock 70
Resoived further THAT the stock, property and af-
fairs OF the Corporations shall be managed by not less
than three nor more than seven Directors; one Q,
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hold her oiices for years which Directors shall
be Stockholders and citizens Of the Uned States ana
shall be annually elected az such time ana place as t"e
regulations Of said Corporation shall prescribe.
majority Of the Directors shall on a Occasions wnen
met i'd the where their Factory shall ne iocafea
constitute board for the transacom @ business a'I
majority 81 the Stockholders present at any !ega
meeting, snll be capable OF rsnsactng me nassess
: s,ing. each share emitting the oMgsE
Eec.o,s ior ne time being ora majority o. them, sh
their board, by DEATH reslgnaiion or Otherwise Tor
ne thea current year, and 70 appoint and employ
other officers, mechanics and laborers, they may
thnk proper for the TRANSACTION Of the business aud
concerns OF the said Company; and also 10 make aad
establish such by-laws rules and regulations, they
shall think Il expetent for the better management Of
the concerns Of the said Corporation and the same TO
alter and repeal: provided always that such hy-laws
rules and regulations be not inconsistent with the laws
Of this Stale or the United States. And said Direc-
tors shall and may, as often as the interest Of the
Stockloldars shall require, and the affairs Of said
Company will permit, declare dividend dividends
OF profit on each SHARE which shalt be paid by the
Treasurer of said Company.
Resoired further. That Il j. shalt SO happen, tina,
election OF Directors should not lake place in anv
year nj the annual meeting or the C6rporaton. thee
said Corporation shainot or that reason be dissolv
ed but suc, election NAV be held ,hereafer On INV
convenient day within one yeur 70 ne An ed Inv the NJ
rectors they previously giving nublc noficc tereor
Rssoiped further That The books NJ snia Tnmnnnv !
containing their accounts shali ~ ri
be omen (,r the insneciion n onv "c ,hs ,"cI ha.
of said COMPANY: ana as oiien - .,mce in !. v.ar =
statement az lie ncconn,s ~ sa;d Cmo."v sSaii -
made by order Of lie D;rec,ors ' S''p"'' s'"'' -
Resoiped f;.rfher Thaf ,ha n;..o.o.. ,,,, al, 3;
the subscriDtons "a ,hs Car;,. s,nos AZ ;s:y,..
IN s,lch nroror,;oms nmd I, s"a $500 - a I
hey NAV ,,ink nronsr .;n h :"u Rases
the by.l and recniacnss ~ 49,; Ssos.. .h.1,
prescribe and In case INV s,.c.t 49, MI
or refuse nayment Of snch ;rs,a,"n 81
for ,he Term "a six,v nvs .t, ~. :.
due and nayabe. md "er ia ~ @ ,ss 4. a
notified thereol sMch neosa. SOL NJ .S $500.
holders si,a fnrfs;. - .ss;e IN MA; = $500
their previous ius,amens ,csa'sr y;.I -, ~" "'
or their rights ami n,ere.,s 80; $500 0'
ResoiueG Gurlhsr Tim. fs iii nm ANN, ~" ,.c -.
at any lime be due from mia cnm~onw 'hs S,Sh%"I
ders ,ereof shni ncs ha I;"is - . IN n; sh;
private Capacity. hn he ,rnsrv of liz S.ornora'cm
49, 80 49, 80 ir.s!esy Z. ~
shall lie cc"sraed d au'Sas;ss g nv ms;
10 se their for hank inc
Resoired further. Tha, NH Camna"v shnll annual.