Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1840-06-23

A Y ACT 10 Incorporate the shelby Mining and Manufacturing
N COMPANY. Sec. Isl. he II enacted by the Senate and lluu>c
Of Representatives Of the STATE Of Atthatna III General Assembly
convened, That shatsIalI d. Grassy and Doctor
Jno. II. Grasty, and such other persons aS are and may hereafter
become associated with them for III. purpose OF mining and ma
%miae'nrlmE ron r%t'"n ID TF am N: +, ana 1hE sn% INA t tme '% r! ANY
hereby are Incorporated and made ab"dy polite by In" name and
<ryI Of the shelby Mining and MANUFACTURING. Company, for the
purpose ni mining aud manufacturing, ana by that name they aud
their SUCCESSORS shall be- persons III iaw capable Of suing aud being
swcrrd unto, defending ana h,Iug defended IN al counts and
places wharsorvc yer, IN all manner Of actions, suits, complaints, and
causes whatsoever, and that They aud Their successors shall have
I .ou" and ,I Lm' that ,l.y and their successors. Lv I'M. sam,
nam and -tvIr. shall be- in law capable III purchasing. leasing,
holding and conveying any estate, real or personal, Tor the use %
Sec. I'd. BE ii further enacted, That the capital stock Of said
corporation may he at present three hundred thousand dollars
and II AT any time hereafter the sand COMPANY >ii"t deem II ne
ccssnry or beneficial L" their concern, the said capital may be IN
creased 10 i sum mol exceeding uve hundred thousand dollars
that = >Aa5' OF IN" SAID capita! stock saa'i he one hundred dollars.
that the stock OF said company sil.il be deemed and considered
personal estate. In II" case whatsoever shall said company en-
cage IN an! bGsinrs, not stllct!! consistent WIN ana appropriate
10 the objects defined IN the ir,t section OF tins hil.
Sec. 81. Re II further enacted, That Ter the better carrying into
cxrt ution the privileges granted by tins act, there shall be- a board
OF directors not exceeding thirteen, and the said hoatd >laiI 'lrct
from their number a President, aud a majority Of sapt honid OF
directors prc>cm, al any meeting shall have power 10 transact hu-
sec. lth. BE- it tur,ner enacted. That at all elections Of director,
OF ina said company, zach proprietor al four shares shall be emit.
,ri IA vote each urnriier,r Of eight shares shall be entitled
10 Two votes, each proprietor Of twelve shares shall be ruiiitd TO
thTc, votes, zach proprietor Of sixteen sinhtcs shall be- entitled tn
four votes, each proprietor If twenty shares shall be- entitled 10
i've votes, each proprietor Of ihwty shares SHAH be- entitled Ia
,x votes, each proprietor Of forty shares slall be- entitled IL sever.
vorc-, each proprietor Of my shares shall be entitled 10 clght votes,
each proprietor Of sixty shares shall bc entitled Ia niue votes, each
ur,nrIrtnr uf seventy shares shall he entitled In leu ytnS, each
proprietor of eighty shares shall hc entitled Ia eleven votes each
nroprirtQr Of ninety shares shall bc entitled 10 twelve VOTES, EACH
proprietor Of one hundred shares >hal! o. entitled 10 thirteen v"ies,
each proprietor of one hundred ana twenty shares shall be enii
tied to fourteen votes, each proprietor 81 one hundred and forty
hundred and >ix,y shares shall b" entitled 10 sixteen votes. each
prnprItlu oi one hundred and eighty shares shall he entitled 10
upwards shall he entitled Ia eighteen votes: And a majority of ali
rMr votes shall hc necessary too choice
Sec. IiL. b. IL further enacted, That II SHALL be the dutl at the
President aud directors OF the said company, Oh the first Monday
Of January and July in each and every year, or oitcnrr, 10 make
L.. v.uE,,t al N tptpIn I he. fIYIIs al I4 SAID Ipplauk A. u
:nrm or a majority ,ia!! appear advisable.
SEQ. 9Th. Be il further enacted, That the said company and their
successor, shall have iuI power 10 maxi, constitute and establish,
hy and with the consent of the majority of the stockholders. IN
,ScorIarcu with the fourth section Of thi,hil, such bylaws, rules
ar ordinances and regulations, a. they may from time 10 time deem
proper for the election of directors, tand In" directors not exceed
mo ,hir,ccnI when tlry may Judge necessary. for the manage
mIut If the affairs Il the >aid company, their directors IN office,
and the time and manner Of their election: and tMc directors shall
have ,n,yy"r 20 make, constitute, criain aud establish all other by
laws, rules, ordinances and regulations for III" Transaction Of tt"
s S.I = nv ., 81 IN the r' lni r%G' Esai,. q" "Ta Of RI" SG,ir" Of Xiaiana. ''"'
Provided. nothing IN TIL, act shall b. 30 construed a 10 author.
also. that his act shall hi N iurrc for thHty years and no longer,
and that The SAID COMPANY ,Hl' mol he restricted 70 III! P'''''"'''
county or counties IN TINS Stat'. NM,
socqkcr If lie Muscc ri Representatives..
rSr,l GREEN II. RICE,
President Of he Senate.
Approved Feb. ,. $50.
l.. Thotna, Il. Tum>rau, Secretary Of state, q" hereby certify that
me no. n,"yr rented act j. a true copy Of the original, as o lille in
m nv "Gfr.. Gwen under my hand aud the seal of the state this
eighteenth day Of February one thousand iiisnt hu.',sa ana
Forty, aud "f the independence oil The 'i"''d states Q America
the ''"' '"'''" year, T. b. T~rNsTAlI,
Seer Gry ct STATE.
Attached to The above mentioned corporation are j26 acres Of
land, aio acres uf wood land, ON which the mine Is situated, Will
be set apart Tor mining OPP rai'"nS. Lime together WIN almost
every rUuisitc Tor carrying on the operations, can be had on the
spot or within the immediate ncighhorhocd. Also, within a few
miles is the Locust Grove Farm, contarningGf0 acres, distant from
tie pleasant and well known watering place, Ia" Hi"lby Springs,
n Isl IN" c"inpany wnr al tLr provisions nrcrs,ar! Tor ne sub
si>tcmcc Of The hands rhat they may require fi the present or Tor
a urnud of wears: or. should The company prefer Il, "" VIII lease
n"nd ~, ,s ,,m.i, accommodating terms. The ore, which cAi.is
/ IN ynr pu,ur H. ur1Ju and near tEr SaftHCr ~ Inc 'ifll, sIeIuN
ouctLIrI of il, gross weight III h&r non. The faculty o. Trans
p"rati"n Afforded hy means o: wafer communication, e Mobile
and Nnu,gnmrrv. together wth the good price 81 'ron, when
brin.. trGrn : 10 Il cents a pound, must render tins nm" a source
t,on 1" our agent. Captain William X. smith. Of frederrS,hnre,
who !. an'n"t y" to to % al.s'.+ ." 81 q a., |'r rs%alG ali - .latrs thai are ne Of Of
fcrcd Tor sale. The certificate l"reunt" ANNEXED VIII '''''! I"
do hereby certify upon honor that accompanied Mr.. Sharshall
d. Gra,,y with a load 81 IRON ore ron ~, h"'"s 10 :. N'aaa
took made about one pound Of iron To three Il ore. TEa mime IS
extensive, and other facilities good tor n k' : ,L9.. y,uw
tn, Smr If alabama, Shelby courtg-
w. f,yncs pmnIao AMI Henry Harlow. B!acksmiths, do hereby
cer, i9 that wr worked at orr shops Iron winch was made Oy 10.
nathan Wear, out Of ore from Nc'sE.' ;. Is. and Jno. II. Gra-ty's
ron ore minr-that sad iton was al least equal 10 any we have
ever" we -.cn-tha, Gra,y's mine y quite extensive, located IN a
healthy country, surrounded by atiekly settled part Of he state,
""s's :" : s'"' WV . go JAMES DUNLAP,
HENRY HARLOW.
Tie State If .7aJnma, Sh4by county.
+, Henry II. Wilson, clerk Of the circuit court Of said county,
do hereby certify that am personally acquainted wItI me nIn
whose names appear 10 the foregoing certificates, mat thry IcsLnc
IN this uCIghbollOod that they age men 81 Sefa'H! ~" u","'
whose words MAY he relied on: ma, of my own pcrsonal know
ledge, some OF the facts ty them certified are '"hfi an" i =.
In testimony whereof. have hefeuntO set my hand ana phsa,e
seal. having IN seuI OF office. his tie 2Jih day oil Rep. a.. ~. Ie''.
80 " HENRY II. WILSON, {. g {. laE,L.l
Those yyho NAV feel disposed 10 take part Of this stock can have
an opportunity OF doing 30 by application 10 ~ a.eht ABOVE
stated. or any communication upon u" w. Pc r".', y"
mess. - '" SIIAISiIALL y. GRAsIl,
a"eh'ioh' JNO. II. grassy, W d.
c,,..vsyiIIe. Orange. June 18th, lsao. i'-iati
Gid WINES AND LIQUORS.