Constantine republican. [volume] (Constantine, Mich.) 1836-1838, 1837-06-28
LAWS OF MICHIGAN.
ar AUrHoRIrY
AN ACT TO incorporate ths Detroit and Pontiac
Turnpike Road Company.

oec. j. DE u enGcted ~ me Oeudfc ana
House of Representatives. of the State Of
Michigan, That William Morris, Benjamin
B. Morris, John w. Hunter, John s. AK.
ford end William G. Stone, be, and they
are hereby appointed commissioners, under
the direction Of majority of whom, sub.
scriptons may be received to the capital
stock of the Detroit and Pontiac Turnpike
Company, hereby Incorporated and they
shall cause books TO be openeda at Iamilton's
tavern, SO called, in the township of Bloom
field, and county Of Oakland, for the space
of two successive days, at such time as q
majority of them shall direct, for the pur.
pose of receiving subscriptions to the capt.
tai stock Of said company; first giving five
days notice of the time and place of taking
such subscriptions, by posting up notice
thereof in Detroit, Bloomfield, Pontiac and
RoehAsfe-., a aud tho sobsersbars. thereto.
andtheir successors and assigns, for the pc.
Rod of twenty years after the passage of
this act, be, and they are hereby ordained,
constituted and declared body polite and
corporate, under the name Of the Detroit
and Pontiac Turnpike Company; and by
that name they and their successors, for the
period aforesaid, shall and may have sue
cession, and shall be persons in law capable
of suing and being sued, pleading and be.
ing impleaded, answering and being answer.
ed unto, defending and being defended, in
all courts and places whatever, and in all
manner OF actions, suits, complaints, mat.
tiers and causes whatsoever, and that they
and their SUCCESSORS may have common
seal and that they and their successors, by
the name aforesaid, shall in law be capable
of purchasing and holding any lands. tene-
ments, hereditaments and real and personal
estate whatsoever: Provided, That it shall
be necessary for the construction, preser.
walton, and repair of said road, or the erec-
ton of tol-ga and all toll.houses thereon.
Sec. 2. The capital stock of said compa.
ny shalt be twenty five thousand dollars,
to consist of and be divided into five humid
red shares, of fifty dollars each.
Sec. 3. For conducting the business Of
said company, which shall be the improve.
ment ofthe present Saginaw Turnpike, from
the City of Detroit to Hamilton's tavern, in
the town of Bloomfield, in the county Of
Oakland, there shall be three directors, one
of whom they shall annually elect their pre-.
sdent, who shall hold their Offices for one
year or until others shall be elected in their
stead. That Benjamin B. Morris, William
Morris and John w. Hunter, becoming
stockholders in said company, shall be the
first directors, and that Benjamin B. Morris,
be the president for the present year. That
the election of directors shall be held on the
third Tuesday of January, at such time and
place as the directors shall determine, no.
tce thereof being first given by publication
in some newspaper, at which meeting each
stakeholder may vote by person or proxy,
each share being entitled to one vote Pro-
rided, That this corporation shall not be
deemed 10 be dissolved by reason thatthe an
nual election is not held at the time above
mentioned.
Sec. a. That for the furtherance of the
object of this corporation and for the pros
ecution of internal improvements, the said
company be and they are hereby authoriz.
ed to take immediate possession of the Sag.
inaw Turnpike from the city of Detroit to
Hamil;on's Tavern, in the town of Bloom
field in the county of Oakland, one hundred
feet in width, that they shall cause the pre-
sent Saginaw road to be so improved of q
convenient width as TO make the same a
good Turnpike at all seasons of the year,
they shall have power and are required to
cut a ditch on either or both sides of the
said road sufficiently deep to drain the wa.
ter from said road and the marshes adioin-
ing, and carry it off from the said road into
the Detroit river, if said company shall deem
} il advisable, and that said road shall be com.
pleted in good and workmanlike manner,
and that the said bitches on either side,
whenever other roads intersect the said
turnpike, shall be so constructed and cover
ed as to allow the convenient passage of
; carriages and sleighs.
Sec. 5. That so soon as the president
and directors shall have completed the said
road, or ten miles thereof, it shall be lawful
for the said president and directors to give
! notice thereof to the person adminste ring
i the executive department of the govern
ment of this state for the time being, who
r shall thereupon forthwith nominate and ape
point three. discreet freeholders, commits
. sioners, who are in no way interested 10 said
road, to view the same and to report to him
! in writing whether such part Of the road is
. completed in q workmanIike manner, &C.
Y cording to the true intent and meaning OF
this act; and the ie port shall be inaffirma-
|: iton, il shall be the duty of the person adj
ministering the executive department OF
y the government for the time being in this
! state, and he is hereby required to license
7 under his hand and the seal of this state, to
1 permit The said president and directors to
o make and erect so many gates and turn.
: pixies upon and across said road as NAV be
: necessary and sufficient to collect the duties
! and tolls hereinafter granted to said corpo-
I ration from all persons travelling or using
Q the same: Provided, however, That they
shall not have on said turnpike, from De-
trot TO Hamilton's tavern, more than one
gate for taking whole toll and two gates
for taking half toll, or in that proportion
/, for so much of said road as may at the time
!; be finished; only two Of which, one for Ia.
: king whole and the other for taking half
4 toll, shall at any time be placed between
. the city of Detroit and where said turnpike
. is jntersected by the Paint Creek Road SO
called.
: Sec. 9. So soon as the whole or part of
/ said road shall be completed, and permits.
) sion so as aforesaid granted to erect a gate
or gates upon and across the same, it shall