The Mississippi Creole. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1841-1851, 1848-03-25

AN ACT to amend an act entitled an act to
incorporate the Canton and Jackson Rail
Road Company, approved, list February,
I84l.
Section l. Be 10 enacted By hc Legislature Of
the Stale Of Mississippi, That so much Of the
original act, to which this is an amendment,
as requires the assent of the Mississippi Rail
Road Company, to the construction Of said
Road, before said act shall take effect and be
in force, be and the same is hereby repealed.
Sec. 2. Be ii further enacted, That the said
Company, or a majority of the commissioner
before its organization, shall have power to
contract with the owners, or legally constitut-
cd agents Of the Vicksburg and jackson Rail
Road Company, for the rates Of freight and pas
sage on the latter road, of all goods, wares and
merchandise, produce, stock, Rail Road Il ate
rails and persons, to be transported to and from
Vicksburg, from the city Of Jackson or the
junction of said roads, or to and from Canton
to Jackson, or the junction Of said roads, or ia
any intermediate point on said Canton and
Jackson Rail Road, as well also, as to contract
with said Vicksburg and Jackson Rail Road
Company, in relation TO the use of locomotives
and cars, and the mode and terms of conduc.
ting the transportation on the said road,
Sec. 3. BE it further enacted, That the Raj
Road provided for in this act. and that to which
this is an amendment, may be united with tn,
Vicksburg and Jackson Rail Road, at Jackson
or at any other point west Of Jackson on sait
Rail Road 10 which the said Company ma.
deem it expedient to construct the same.
Sec. d. BE 1t further enacted, That it shall
not be necessary to the lawful progress ant
construction Of said Road, that books shall b
opened for the subscription of Stock in tn
city of Jackson, as provided for in the frs
section Of the original act to which this is al
amendment.
Sec. 5. BE 1t further enacted, That the fol
: lowing persons be, and they are hereby ap
pointed commissioners, in pace Of all other
: heretofore appointed, to open books for tn
subscription of stock, in the town of Canton
to.wit: ]. ]. Pugh, Robert Love, John Mont
pomery, Wesley Drane, J. S. Prichard, b. L
Ward and VIM. D. Henry, or a majority @
them; and that they shall have power to fl
vacancies and appoint a Treasurer, to receiv
and safely keep all moneys paid in on stock, o
for other purposes; and that they shall TAX
: bond from said Treasurer for the safe keepin
and delivery Of the same to themselves or thei
successors in office.
Sec. G.. Be 1t further enacted, That the 10
lowing persons are hereby appointed snperll
tendenls Of books, to be opened for %subscriI
: lion Of. stock in the followingaplaces, to-wi
! inelheetown Of Camden, John flaTgan, z
: PUryeance, A. $ Mitchell, Samuel Hanblii
William Hemingway and Solomon Wilder, {
a maiorlt Of them; in the town OF Carthag'
Robert Z, Halford, Patrick sharkey, WiIlla'
Hall and Turner B. Harris, or a majority
them. in the town of Kosciusko, Silas |
Clark. Lewis A.. Powell, F.. II. Saunders or
L j. T, McAlee, or a majority Of them; and
the town of Louisville, James B.. Mcclellan
James b. Meeks, John H.. Hardy. Geo. Byrur
! Robert s. Hudson, =. g. Gray, or a MAORI
Of them.
Sec. 4. BE IL further enacted, That the su
erintendants and commissioners shall opt
! said books on the first Monday in March mex
and keep them open for the space Of :
"a months, unless the whole amount OF capt.
stock be sooner subscribed; and that said $
Il perintendents shall likewise appoint Urea
urer, aud take bond for the faithful perso
y nance of his duties, PAYABLE to the COMM
sioners aforesaid, and thath e shall smelly ke'
and pay over all moneys received BY him
,e said commissioners.
Sec. g. Be IL further enacted, That the Pre-