The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1849-05-25
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Central Rail Road Company.

b Assembly of the State of North Caroline
and IL is hereby snacted By the authority c
The same, That for the purpose OF efieciin
Z, a Rad Road communication between III
I, Wilmington and L ileigh Rail Road, "her
I the same passes over The Neuse river i
the county OF Wayne. and the town Q
} Charlotte, in this Stale, the formation 4
corporate Company. with capital STOCK 0
three millions OF dollars, is hereby author
ized, TO be called "The North CarcIiu
Rail. Road Company" and when formed II
compliance with the CONDITIONS hereInsile
prescribed, TO have a corporate exlsi,nct
as body polite in perpeVui,y.
Sec. 2. That the said Company be, arr
he same is hereby authorized TO consifuc
\ a Rail Road from he Wilmington aud Ra
leigh Rail Road, where the sane passes o.
yer Neuse River, in the county 81, WaySi
ria Salisbury, in the county Of S,Ssan, to
the town OF Charlotte, in the eouuty Of
Meckleuburg.
Sec. 3. That for the purpose Of cealing
he capital stock Of said Company, the fol-
loving persons be, and the same are&Se.
by appointed Commissioners, VIZ: JJteph
/ II. Wilson, of Charlotte; William c. Means.
Of Concord John B. Lord, Of Salisbury ;
{ Richard Washington, Of Way nesboIo' -
John Mcleod, Of Smhhfeld George w.
Mordecai, Of Raleigh; Henry B. Elliott,
Of Randolph James NJ. Leach, Of Lexng
ton; 'ohn NJ. Morehead, Of Greensboro /;
William A. Gaham, of Hllsboro' Ma.
Than A. S,edmau, OF Pltsboro'; Edward
D. Dudley Of Wilmington Alonzo p. Jer-
krns, Of Nea bern; Samuel P. Hargroye, OF
Lexington; Archibald Il. Carter, of Dayie.
fba, It shall be lawful 10 open books in the
Town OF Wilmington, under the direction Of
William C. Beuincouii, ". A. Wright,
Daniel B. Baker, Henry t. Mutt, T. X
Dickinson, Gilbert Potter and William Pc
den, or eny three Of them Of Charlotte
under the direction Of David Parks, John
A. Young. Jas. w. Osborne, Joseph II.
Wilson, WIN. L, ms and w lliam +. David.
son, or any three Of them; q, Raleigh, un.
dor the direction Of Joseph o. WATSON,
Duncan k. McRae. William w. Holden,
lhos. j. Lemay aud Cbss. l.. Hinton, or
any three Of them; at Castor, under the
direction OF Edmund Wilkins, Willis Sledge,
Benjamin ". Edwards and jones Ores
ham, or any three OF them; at Naneoton,
unde, the direction OF WIN. Eaton, Daniel
Turner, Peter X. Davis, William P,ummer
ard Thomas T. Twitly, or any three Of
them at Rldgewsy. under the direction Ct
Geo. d. Baskerville, " eldon n. Edwards,
Michael Collins and Alexander u. Hawkins,
or any three Of them; at Henderson, IN
der the direction Of John S. Ealon, John
ID. Hawkins, WIN. Andrews, Demetrlus l..
Young, or any three Of them; at Franklin
ton under The direction of Edward I.
Foulkes, William II. Sums, or aoy three
of them; at I,lisbofo', under The direction
Of D. f. Long, John Berry, Edward Stud
wick and Col. Cadwallader Jones, or any
three Of them; al Chapel Hill, under the
direction OF Elisha Mitchell, William IL.
Merritt, Jesse IIargrave and p. III. Nc
D4de, or any three Of them; at ASHORE,
under the direction Of Henry b. Elliott,
Alexander Hogan, Jesse Harper, Jonathan
Worth, or any three OF them at Greens.
boro', under the direction Of John NJ. More.
head, John A. Gilmer, Wilson 5. Hill,
John A. Mebsne and Jesse II. Lindsay or
any three of them at jamestown, under
the direction o Richard Mendenhall, Geo
c. Mendeuhall, S. q. Coffin, j. w. Field,
or any three Of them; al Haywood, under
the direction OF Robert Faucet. z. Evans
and John Williams; al Pusboro', under
"a. - StpIupup
Womack, S. McCIenahan and Joseph Ram
say, or any three OF them at Carthage,
under the direction Of 4. Currie. John vi.
Morrison, Cornelius Dowd and ]. D. Nc.
Neil, or any three OF Them; at Lexington,
under the direction Of " iliiam K. Holt, Jas.
NJ. Leach, Chas. l.. Paine, or ary three OF
them OF SmthGaId, under the direction Of
John Mcleod ByIhsn Bryan, l.. b. San
ders, Idly Sanders, Thaddeus W Whit
ley, or any three of them; a, Salisbury,
under the direction Of Archibald Ii. Cald.
well, Chas. f Fisher, Horace l.. Robards-
Maxwell Chambers and Thomas L.. Cow,
an, or any three Of them; at S,atesviIle,
under the direction of Theophilus Falls,
William +. Cowan, Thomas A. Allison, or
any three Of them at Concord, under the
direction of Rufus Barrlnger, k,ah p. Har
rls, Daniel Coleman, X. W. Ford and Ca.
leb Philer, or any three of them at Mocks
vile, under the direction of John A. Lii.
ing,ou, Gus,avus A. Miller, Archibald G..
Carter and Lcmue! Bingham, or any three
of them; at Salem, under the direction OF
Francis Fries, J Vogler, Thomas J. VII.
son, John Blackburn, or any three of them ;
whose duty il shall be TO direct the opening
Of books for subscription Of stock, at such
times and places, and under the direction
Of such persons as they, or majority o.
them, may deem proper; and the sale
cola missioners shall have power TO appoint
o Chairman Of their body, Treasurer, anC
all other officers, and to sue FOR aud recover
all sums Of money that ought, under ,hiI
act, to be received by them.
Sec. A. Tha, all persons who may here
after be authorized to open books for sub
scrip,ion Of s,ock by he commissioner
herein appointed for that purpose, shal
. open said books q, any time after The ratl
! ficu,ion Of this act, twenty days previou