Litchfield enquirer., 1846-12-31
State Of Connecticut, IS. General assembly,

STATE Of Connecticut, IS. General assembly,
May Session. "A. d. 1916.
1 PUN the Petition OF William Ashley and
~ Others, proprietors of the ore bed in Sails
ourv In said Stale, setting forth that the Gene
raj Assembly, at its May Session 1854, the
then pronrletnrs Of said ore bed were incorpo-
rated by tie name Of the PropTietors Of the Ore
Bed in Salisbury, and we've than invested with
| certain powers to regulate said property--that
said Assembly did also at its May Session 1914
confer upon said proprietors further and add-
tienal powers, stating also that the powers and
authorities heretofore granted are in many re-
spects inadequate to the well being and good
management of their said common property
that doubts exist as to the effect and operation
OF the said last mentioned action of said Gene
raj Assembly upon such proprietors of said ore
bed as did not by their personal action become
parties to the petition upon which said action
of the General Assembly at its May Session
1874 was misunderstanding also that they are
tenants in common of the rights and privileges
of digging, raising ard taking away iron ere in
a certain tract Of land situate in said Salisbury,
called the Salisbury ore bed, containing about
one hundred acres Of land, being the same land
described and referred 10 in said Resolves Of
1881 and 1844-that their said propert, is real
and not personal estate-stating that some of
the present proprietors are minors and that
some of said proprietors are unknown pray
ing this Assembly that they and all others in
terested in said ere bed be made body ccrpo-
rate and politic-that their said property be
declared personal estate and capital or corpo-
rate stock, divisible into shares not exceeding
one hundred dollars each, transferable in such
manner as such Corporation may drect-that
said Proprietors be declared stockholders in
proportion TO their respective interests IN said
property, and that this application and all re-
solves that may be passed thereon be declared
binding upon all of said petitioners who are
minors and have become parties to the same
with the consent Of their parents nr guardians,
and that all those having an interest in said
property who have not joined in the present
petition shall be deemed members Of such cor
poration unless they shall signify their dissent
in such time and manner as the General As
sembly shall direct
Therefore "Resolved that said Petition be
continued to the next stated session of the Gen.
eral Assembly to be holden at Hartford ON the
first Wednesday of May 1S47, and that notice
be given Of the tendency of the same to all per-
sons having an interest therein by publication
of the subject matter Of said petition and Of this
Resolve six weeks successfully, at least three
weeks before the first day of the session of said
General Assembly in the Journal of Commerce
paper published in the city of New York ,ar d
the Litchfeld Enquirer, paper published in
Litchfeld in the county of Litchfeld in this
State.
State of Connecticut. IS !
Office ofMe Secrefaryof State.
hereby certify that the foregoing is a true
copy of record in this office. In testimony
whereof have hereunto set my hand and affix-
ed the seal of said State at Hartford this oSth