The North-Carolina standard., 1849-01-10
TPuBLIc-No. 96.1
An Act to incorporate the Washington Gas Light

gress assembled That John F. Callan, Jacob Bigeiow,
B. B. French, w. H. HaroVer, M. T. Callan, W.
A. Bradley, and W. u. English, and their present
and future associates, hereby declared to be
body polite and corporate by the and style of
the g Washington Gas Light Company, . and by the
same name shall have perpetual succession, and shall
be able to and be sued, plead and be impeaded,
in all courts of law and equity in the District of
lumbia and elsewhere; and to make and have com
mon seal, and the same to break ater and renew at
pleasure to ordain and establish such bylaws ordi
nances, and regulations and generally to doeyery act
and thing necessary to carry into effect this act or to
promote the objects and design of this corporation.
SEC. 2. .And be IT. further enqeed, That the capital
stock of this corporation shall not exceed fifty thou
sand dollars that share in the shall be twenty
doars and books of subscription to the said capital
stock, to such portions thersof as from time to
time may, by the directors for the time beng, be
deemed proper and necessary, shall be opened by the
appointment under the direction of the directors
hereinafter named subject to such rules, Limitations,
and conditions as by them shall be prescribed and
the stock of the said corporation shall be deemed
personal property. 49, s.-sz = s
Sec 8. find be IL further enaeted, That the stock,
property and affairs of the said corporation shall be
managed and conducted by or under the direction of
five directors being stockholders that the said drec-
tors shall hold their Offices for one year from the
second Monday, and shall be elected on the first
Monday in January, in each year, at such time and
place in the city of Washington majority OF the
directors for the time being shall appoint; and that
notice of such election shall be published in at least
of the public newspapers printed the city of
Washington, at least fourteen days previous to the
time of holding such election; and every such cleo
ton shall beby balfot and by such of the stockholders
who shall attend for that purpose either in person
by proxy; and each stockhoder shall be entitled
to vote for each share of the stock which he or
she may have held in his or her for at least
fourteen days before the time of voting and the per
having the greatest number of votes shall be the
directors; and if it shall happen that two more
persons have equal number of votes, the directors
in Office at the time of such election shall, by pu
o. OiV v
the persons having equal number OF votes shall
be director directors, to complete the whole
number to be chosen; and the directors so chosen
shall, may be thereafter, proceed by ballot
to elect of their number for their presidents and
whenever any vacancy shall happen, the same shall
be filed up by the remaining directors by plurality
of votes, until the next annual election.
SEC. 4. find be IL further enacted, That John F.
Callan Jacob Bigelow, B. B. French w. II. Har-
over, NJ P. CalIan, and w. 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 Lord thousand eight hundred and
and until others chosen in their places
and they shall proceed to choose their president at
such time and place as they, majority of them,
shall determine. -.
SEC. s. md be ii further enacfea That in case it
shall any time happen that election for directors
shall not take place the day appointed by this act
for that purpose, the said corporation shall not for
that cause. for any nonuser be deemed to be dis
solved, but it shall and may be lawful to hold an
election for directors any other day, in such man.
ner as shall be provided for by the bylaws of the
said corporation. -
may be lawful for the directors, majority of them,
to require payment of the subscription to the capital
stock of the said corporation, at such time and In
such proportions they, majority of them shall
deem fit, under the penalty of forfeting all previous
payment or payments thereon; and that previous
notice of the insalments required to be paid shall be
published least fourteen days in two of the public
newspapers printed in the city of Washington.
II 4sIdI he f,srfbe or he
and directors shall have full power and authority to
manufacture make, and sell gas, to be made of coal,
oil, peat pitch, turPentine, or other material
and be used for the purpose OF lighting the city OF
Washington, the thereof and any buildings,
manufactures, houses therein contained and siu
ate and to lay pipes for the purpose of conducting
gas in any of the streets, avenues, and alleys OF the
said city and, also, that the said company will SO
conduct the manufactures of gas as not to Djure pri
property create nuisance Proutded, hooUeuer
That the said pipes shall be laid subject to such
conditions, and in compliance with such regulations
the corporation of Washington may from time to
time prescribe .and prOuded further, That the right
erect put up any buildings, works, apparatus
for the manufacture of gas shall be subject to such
TERMS conditions restrictions, and regulations the
said corporation of Washington may or SHALL from
time to time, prescribe or direct. - =
SEQ. g.. find be it further enacted, Fiat if any per
son persons shall wifuly do, to be done,
any act acts whatever, whereby the works of said
or any pipe, conduit, plug, cock, reser
voir, any engine, machines or structure, or any
matter or thing appertaining tothe same, shall be
stopped, obsructed impaired weakened, injured, or
the person persons so offending shall
forfeit and pay to the said corporation double the
amount of the damage sustained by means of such
offence injury, to be recovered in the name of the
said cofporation with costs of suit in any action of
debt to be brought in any court having cognizance
thereof. ls- sa .-t ..s s5 E9.1.5=r rs-ft -
Sec. 9. find be IL further enGcted, That nothing in
this shall be construed to prevent any person or
persons, nor anyincorporate company hereafter to be-
created by Congress for that purposes from engaging
In and pursuing the business specified in the seventh
section of this act; and that it shall be lawful
Congress, at any time hereafter, to ater amend, or
repeal this act. 49,. s>+ >@a-s1sF
SEC. 10. yf1d be 1t further enacted, That nothing in
this act contained shall beconstrued to authorize the
or pat in circulation any bill, draft, check, order,
note change ticket, anything else pro-
missing agreeing pay moneys intended to circulate
as money or the tendency of which shall be to cir
cuate as money currency and the violation OF any
one of the provisions of this section shall be forfeit
ure of the charter herein granted; and fine of fifty
dollars against each of the directors voting for the
same s-2@
SEC IT, fnd be Il further enacted, That each of the
In the Washington Gas Light Company
shall be held liable in his her individual capacity
for all the debts and liabilities of the said company,
however contracted or incurred to be recovered by
suit as other debts or liabilities, before the court
tribunal having jurisdiction Of the case. -
Approved July 8, 1S48! . - -
aEa5S1l .ss5-4 - r.
MusrARD Sc PoLrricIANs. An unprecedented |
motion was madeby Stephens the great cttt-up Wing
of Georgia, WILTSHIRE Clerk was engaged in reading
the Presidents Message, postpone that customary
duty He was signally rebaked by even a Whig