Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1847-08-12
PROCLAMATION
BY The Governor Of Indiana.

WHEREAS. Notice given by Samuel Bigger then w.
Of the State Of Indiana, in the Journal Of Commerce
newspaper printed in the city Of New York. for one
month"; Of the intention Of the Stare of Indiana to let
sell her public works companies the provisions
Of &C; entitled Act provide for the continuance OF
the construction of all any part of the public works OF
this Stale oy private companies and for abohing the board
Of internal improvement and the offices of fund commits
soner and chief engineer" approved January 2 1872
AND WHEREAS, pursuant TO the provisions Of the aci
aforesaid. John GoIdon Washington L. DePauw, David G.
Campbell and samuel Reed Of Salem, and James Brooks
John s Davis Alexander s. Burnett and Henry B. Shields
Of New Albany, in said State, the the 10th day Of
March, A D. lS47 and after the pubca of said notice
aforesaid by the Governor OF said State, duly appointed
Commissioners to receive subscriptions of stock for the
sructon of that part Of the road from Jacksonville tc
CrawlOsy Vile, which lies between New Albany, Floyd
county, and Salem, in Washington county which said
appointment of said commissioners, made under and
BY virtue of the provisions Of the act aforesaid the app
cation of three freeholders, citizens of this State.
AND WHEREAS there has been this day deposited and
fled the office of the Secretary of State al the city Of
indianapolis the copy Of statement made out by the board
of directors of the association hereinafter designated, by
their President and Secretary in conjunction with the CON-
missiones aforesaid and certified under their hands
complete of all their respective actngs and dong
in The premises which copy is duly certified under oath BY
Secretary of said board from which duly appears tina
stock to the Of upwards of thousand dollars
independent of real estate subscribed according
day Of july A. lS47 at election held at the store
James Shields in New Albany, in the said county of Floyd
according law, John Gordon, Stephen Hale VIM Lndey
and Eiih Newland of Salem, Washington county, Johr
Brown Henry B. Shields James Montgomery, S Leonard
Thomas Conner, James Collins jun, r. Crawford Pete
TelIon James Brooks of New Albany Floyd county
duly chosen directors of said association and said
directors hereupOn notified Of their said election by
said and theTeupon il ordered by said
board that the said associ on should be known and called
by the and style Of The New Albany and Salem
Railrpad Company"
Therefore, l. James Whcomb, Governor of the State OF
Indiana, being fully saiGed from all that has been done
aud acted in the premises that the provisions Of the ACT
above referred and those of subsequent acts the
subject, have been substantially complied with and
other association, company, individual individuals
having made application continue the construction OF said
public work. do by virtue of the authority invested in
by said first named act make known to all TO whom these
presents shall that the association aforesaid which has
assumed the name and STYLE of The New Albany and
Salem Railroad Company,i is duly organized, and entitled
all the lights, privileges franchises and immunities
ferIed and to be conferred by the acts aforesaid.
In testimony whereof, have hereunio set my
hand, and caused 10 be affixed the seal Of the
r.. ST. State the city of indianapolis, the 3st day OF
July, A. ID. lS47, the 32d year Of the State, and
Of the independence Of the United States the I'D.
JAMES WHIrCOMB.
BY the Governor:
JOHN II. THOMPSON,
Secretary Of Stale. journal copy