Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1846-01-15
BY THE GOVERNOR OF INDIANA

BY 1HE GOfEkNOK VI INDIANA.
WHEREAS notice given by SAMUEL BIGGER, then
Governor Of the State Of Indiana in the Journal Of Commerce
newspaper printed in the city Of New York for month
Of the intention Of the State Of Indiana 10 let sell he
public works companies pursuant the provisions of
act entitled act provide for the continuance Of the
construction OF all any part of the public works of this
State by private companies and for aboshng the board Of
Internal improvements and the offices of Fund COMMISSIONS
and Chief Engineer Approved January ?, 1912:
And whereas to the provisions of the act afoTe
said, Nathaniel Teal James Elliott, Stephen Ludlow, VIM
s. Little, Martin Toner and William Hacker of the county
OF Shelby in said State were, after the first day of April
S42 and after publication of said in said
paper, aforesaid for month aforesaid duly appointed
Commissioners, receive subscription Of stock for the
strucon of lateral branch from Shebyviile the county
seat of Shelby county, to point Of intersection, with
the Madison and Indianapolis Railroad the application Of
three freeholders and citizens of this State:
And whereas there has been this day deposited and filed
in the office of Secretary of State Indianapolis the copy
Of statement, made out by the Board of Directors of the
Association hereinafter designated by their President and
Secretary, conjunction with the Commissioners Aforesaid
certified urder their hands as full and complete
men of all their respective actngs and dongs the prem
se which copy duly certified under oath by the Secretary
of said board from which it duly appears that stock TO the
Of ten thousand dollars and upwards and above
The subscribed estate subscribed
according TO law as the capital oil SAID Association aud that
the 18th day OF December A. d. $780, at an election held
10 The town of Shebyve aforesaid according law, John
Hendricks, James Elliott Tlson Wheeler, David Montgom-
ey Henry T. Gains, Leo H. WoTland Reading Money Nor
ton Goodrich Joseph HagemaD John Weakly, Martin Toner
William +. Mdkef and Ralph Coaco chosen Direc-
tors Of said Association, and said Directors therefore
notified of their said election by said Commissioners, and
therefore by said boards that said Assoca-
ton should be known and called the of The Shell
byville Lateral Branch Railroad Company
Therefore, JAMES WHrcoMR Governor of the State OF
Indiana being fully satisfied from all that has been done and
acted in the premises that the provisions of the above
refured TO, have been substantially complied with, and
other Association, Company Individual Individuals hav-
lug made application continue the construction of said
public work, do, by virtue Of the authority invested in
me by said make known all TO whom these shall
that the Association aforesaid which has assumed the
of The Shebyve Lateral Branch Railroad Company is
duly organized and entitled all the rights privileges
chies and nmunities conferred by the aforesaid
in testimony whereof, ! have heIeunto set my
hand and caused to be affixed the seal Of the
State, at Indianapolis, this 9th day of Decem-
L. Der, in the year of our Lord thousand eight
hundred aud forty-fve, the thirtieih year Of the
State, and of the Independence of the United
States, the siXly-ninth.
JAMES WHITCOMB.
By the Governor: