Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-12-23
THE SuNBuRY CANAL COMPANY.

The act TO enable the Governor TO incorpo.
rate the Sunbury Canal Company. was passed on
the 10th day of April 1926. The act appoints
commissioners -dirccts them TO open books TO
receive subscriptions fixes the number Of
shares at 100, and the price of each share at $50
When lj0 shares of stock should he subscribed,
by thirty or more persons, the Governor was au-
thorzcd, by letters patent 10 create them into
one body polite corporate in law, by the name,
style and title of The President aud manag.
crs of the Sunhury Canal Company. The said
company was also authorized to sue. and 10 hold
the said capital stock, and the increase and pro
fits thereof, and to enlarge the same, from time
To time. by new subscriptions, and TO purchase,
take and hold to them and their successors. in fee
simple or for any less estate, all such lands and
tencmcnts, hrrcditamcntS goods and chattcls or
/ effects. rs tight bc useful necessary for thcm
| in the prosecution of their work and the same TO
! sell and dispose ofat their pleasure.
/ The I'd section of the act directs the manner
of organizing the corporation and the election of
officers.
! The Ith section of the act, authorizes the com
! pany to take sufficient water from the north
! branch of the river SuSqurhanna and TO make a
! canal or watcr-cours' with the necessary locks
and other works. from point about one mile aud
a halfabove Sunhury, to Shamokin creek. or the
! river Susguehamna. at above the mouth of said
creek not TO exceed 60 feet in breadth at the sur
! face
The 9Th section ofthr act. gives the company
the privilege. as soon the said canal is
completed. or as much heregf as 10 rca9.r il USE
fuL to sell in fee simple or rent the water from
said canal 10 any person persons. for one or
more years, to be used in such a manner and on
such terms as they may think proper for manu-
| featuring or other purposes.
The lth section OF the act auhoriscs the Pre-
sidcnt and Managers To contract with the ow
ncrs of lands for the purchase of SO much thereof
as may he necessary for the purpose Of prrlrcting
said canal. and erecting the necessary locks
works and de-, ices To such canal belonging, and
which may be necessary for manufacturing cs-
Establishments and wateT-works on The said canal.
The 18th section Of said act provides, that if
the said company shall not proceed to carry on
the said works within five years after the passing
of the act, or shall not, within five years after
wards, complete the same, SO far as to render the
same useful, the rights, privileges &c, granted
to said company, shall revert to the Common.
wealth
The Legislature on the lIth day of April, 1891
passed an act in these words The time for
completing the Sunbury Canal is extended for
the period of five years, from and after the time
limited By the act entitled An Act to enable the
Governor 10 incorporate the Sunbury Canal Com
rany. passed the 10th day OF April ls2G.'
On the 18th day Of April $40, an act was
passed authorizing the said company 10 connect
their canal with the Susqurhanna. of any point
Jcftcfen hc points mentioned ia he at 10 mhich
his is a supplement-, anl the southern side OF
PokchcTry street, in the borough of Sunhury
and to feed their canal with water thcrcfrom, for
the purposes Of said company, provided the con.
sent oi the corporate authorities of said borough
be first had The same act further provides that
the time for IA" completion of said canal be and
is hereby extended for two years from aud after
the expiration uf the time now allowed for the
completion of the same and that, unless the
said company shall thereafter commence the said
canal or before the first of September, A D.
leIl, and prosecute the same to completion ac-
cording 10 the term ofthc original act of ncorpo.
ration with due diligence and pcrsey erancc, with
in the time aforesaid, the privileges, &c gran
ted said company shall cease.
by the Sd section of the act of the l3th April
$50, provision i made that the said canal i,
: not 10 interfere with the basin belonging to TIA,
i Dauyilc aud Pottsyilc Rail Road Company.
The lth section of the last mentioned act, give,
the company power to lay ont and construct th'
D said canal of the width of 100 feet, if they shall
deem it cNpcdirIt
The said company was duly created bod,
T. polite, or corporate in law. by letters patent. s
e., sued Ny the Governor and organized as drcctc
d, 10y the original act of corporation.
=, During the latter part OF the summer Of ISL
, and autumn Of the same year number of hand
were engaged on the said canal on that parI of
connecting with Shamobin creek, and only su-
r. pcudcd operations when the weather became 10
unfavotahlc inr working toadSautagc.
g In the spring Of 1872 the company recon
+ rnenccd operations \ new and very suh>tauti;
t. inlet Lock was put up, under the direction Of
competent Engineer, and a number of gates I
le supply the Canal with water. The work va
r completed, in the words OF the act, incorporatu
said company, so far as to make the same u.s.
" ful y" on the 18th day of March 1913, one mont
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