Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1837-01-18
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thesaid company to confractand keep IN
repair good & sufficient passages across
the said Railroad, where any public roads
shall intersect and cross the same, 50
that the passage Of persons, carriages,
horses, and cattle, along the said roads,
shall not be obstrueted :and where shall
he necessary to construct the said Rail
road through the land Of any indiyid-
ual. It shall Be their duty 10 provide
for such individual proper wagon WAYS.
across said road. from one part Of Ills
land to another.
Sec "a .sa;d .orn.nv .hall
neglect 10 nrovide nroner ,g.oon wavs
.ero,. -seia -,o.d. ssss.re0nired by
the preceding section Of this act, Il
shall be lawful for any individual to
sue said company, and shall be entiaIpd
to such damages . ! jury may tldDkI
him or her entitled 10, for such dsglect
or refusal on the part Of said company,
Sec. IA. That on the completion of
the said rail road. tb1 same shall be
esteemed ! publis Highway, for the
CONVEYANCE Of passengers and trans
nortation of .derchandize and commo,1
|ditie. und<r such regulations as pay
be pre.efibcd by the directors, and it
shalp and may be lawful fcr< the said
commissioners to demspd and receive
such sum or sums Of money, for tolls
ofpersons& prope,ty, as they shall from
time to time FINK reasonable: frovi.l
ded that os ION OF any species OF
propery snaa No. eAceeu nl'een Genus
per son per n'ie, nor upon passengers
s'o1e '''An slA Genus eacn per nile.
Sec. IS. The said President and
directors shall annually or semi-an-
nua'iy, declare and make such divl-
dend 90 they may deem proper, Of the
nett profits from the resources of said
company, 50 that the capitalstock shall
never thereby beimpaired, andifthe said
directors shall make any dividends inn
the capitalstock Of said company |
those Of them consenting thereto, shall
DC liable IN their Individual capacities
% the said company for the amount
of the stock SO divided; and each dill
rector present when such dividend
mall DC made, shall be adjudged as
'onsenting thereto, unless he forthwith
,n.el ms pro!es. on the minutes Of 'ne
'oa,u' anu give PUBIC no.'ce 'nereot
Q ,ne s.ocAnoiacrs AZ Inc deciaring OF
'ucn dividend
Sec. l6. II any person or persons
'hsll wilfully, knowingly and mali
'iously, by any means whatever, im-
'air or destroy any part OF the rail
,oad constructed by said company, un-
Ter TINS act, ny any OF the necessary
works, building or machinery Of said
company, such person or persons so
shall each Of them, for every
uch offence, forfeit and pay sum
lot exceeding three times the a.
mount OF damages caused BY such
,fience, which may be recovered IN
ne name OF the said company by an ac-
ION OF debt IN any court having COM
'etentJur,sdlctlon inthe county where.
2 the offence shall be committed, and
ESQ shall be subject to an Indictment,
pom conviction Of such offence shall
e punished by ilnc and imprison-