Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1848-07-28

ration shall be managed and conducted by OF
under the direction of FIVE directors, being
stockholders; that the said directors shall hold
their offices for one year from the second Mon.
day, and shall be elected on the first Monday
IN January, in each year, at such time and
place IN the city of Washington as majority
OF the directors for the time being shall ap
point; and that notice of such election shall
be published in at least two of The public news
papers printed in the city of Washington a
least fourteen days previous to the time o.
holding such election; and every such cleo
ton shall be by ballot, and by such of the
stockholders who shall attend for that pur.
pose, either in person or by proxy and each
Stockholder shall be entitled to one vote fol
each share of the stock which he or she may
have held in his or her own name for at leas
fourteen days before the time of voting; and
the persons having the greatest number OF
votes shall be the directors; and if it shall
happen that two or more persons have an e.
quail number of votes, the directors-in office al
the time OF such election shall, by a plurality
OF votes, given by ballot, determine which Of
the persons so having an equal number oil
votes shall be director or directors, so as &c
complete the whole number to be chosen; and
be thereafter. proceed by ballot to eject one oil
their number for their president; and when
ever any vacancy shall happen, the same shall
be filled up by the Eemaining directors, by
plurality Of votes, until the next annual cleo
ton.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That
John F. CaIIan, Jacob Bgelow, B. B. French
W. H. Narrower, NJ L. CaIIan, and ". A.
Bradley, shall be the first directors of the said
company. who shall hold their offices until the
second Monday of January, in the year of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and forty
nine, and until others are chosen in their p!a-
ces; and they shall proceed to choose their
president at such time and place as they, or d
ma jority OF them, shall determine.
SEC. S. And be 1t further enacted, That in
case It shall at any time happen that an cleo
ton for directors shall not take place on the
day appointed by this act for that purpose, the
said corporation shall not, for that cause, or
for any non user, be LePnlt,! to be dissolved,
but it shall and may be lawful TO hold an cleo
ton for directors on any other day, in such
manner as shall be provided lorby the bylaws
of the said corporation.
Sec. 6. Ind be 1t further enacted, That it
shall and may be lawful for the directors, or
a majority of them, TO require payment Of the
subscription to the capital stock Of the said
corporation, at such times and in such proper
lions as they, or majority Of them, shall
deem fit, under the penalty Of FORGETTING all
previous payment or payments thereon; and
that previous notice of the instalments requi-
red to be paid shall be published at leas: four
teen days in two of the public newspapers
printed in the city of Washington.
SEC 7. A3ad he 1t further enacted That the
president and directors shall have full power
and authority to manufacture, make, and sell
gas, to be made of coal, oil, tar, peat, pitch, or
turrentine, or other material, and to be used
for the purpose of lighting the city of Wash
ington, or the streets thereof, and any build
ings, manufactures, or houses, therein con-
tanned and situate, and to lay pipes for the
purpose of conducting gas in any of the streets,
avenues, and alleys of the said city y and, al
so, that the said company will SO conduct the
manufactures of gas as not to in ure private
property or create nuisance: Provided, hOav-
cocr, That the said pipes sha'l be laid subject
to such conditions, and in compliance with
such regulations as the corporation of Wash
ington may from time to time prescribe Ind
provided further, That the right to erect or
put up any buildings, works, or apparatus for
The manufacture of gas shall be subject to such
terms, conditions, restrictions, and regulations
as the said corporation of Washington may
or shall, from time to time, prescribe or direct.
Sec. s. And be 1t further enacted, That il
any person or persons shall wiIfuIly do, or
cause to be done, any act or acts whatever.
whereby the works OF said corporation, Or any
pipe, conduit, plug, cock, reservoir, or any
engine, machine, or structure, ii any matter
or thing appertaining to the same, shall be
stopped, obstructed, impaired, weakened, in
iured, or destroyed, the person or persons so
offending shall forfeit and pay to the said cor
poratiOn double the amount of the damage suS.
tanned by means of such offence or injury, to
he recovered in the name of the said corpora
ton, with costs of suit. in any action OF debt,
to be brought in any court having cognlzance
thereof.
SEC. 9. Ind r. 1t further enacted, That no.
thing in this act shall be construed TO prevent
any person or persons, nor any incorporated
company hereafter TO be created by Congress
for that purpose, from engaging in and pursu-
ing the business specified in the seventh sec
ton of this act; and that il shall be lawful for
Congress, at any time hereafter, to alter, a
mend, or repeal this act.
SEC 10. And be 1t further enacted, That
nothing in this act shall be construed to au-
thoriZe the said Washington Gas Light Com
pany to make, issue, or pat IN circulation any
bill, draft, check, order, promissory note,
change ticket, or anything else promising or
agreeing to pay money, intended 10 circulate
as money, or the tendency of which shall be
to circulate as money or currency; and the
violation of any one of the provisions of this
hal ho of rh1
herein granted, and fine of fifty dollars a.
gainot each of the directors voting for+he same.
SEC. II. Ind be it further enacted, That
each of the stockholders in the Washington
Gas Light Company shall be held liable in his
or her individual capacity for all the debts and
liabilities of the said company, however con-
tracted or incurred, to be recovered by suit as
other debts or liabilities before the court OF III
bunal having jurisdiction OF the case.
Approved July 8, 1913.
O1-An Act making appropri-
atoms for the service of the Post Office De-
rartment for the year ending the thirtieth d
June, eighteen hundred and forty nine.
Be it ENACTED By The Senate and House o.
REPRESENTATIVES ofth~ United States Of Ameri
ca in Congress assembled, That the follow
ing sums of money be, and the same are here
by, appropriated for the service of the Pos
Office Department, for the year ending tht
thirtieth of June, eighteen hundred and forty
nine, ont of any moneys in the treasury arl
sing from the revenues of the said department
in conformity to the act of the second OF July
eighteen hundred and thirty-siX, namely:
For the transportation of the mails within
tho ITn;to3 States two million four bundFeC