The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1850-03-13
North Carolina isaii Read.

The undersigned, Genefa! Commissioners,
appointed by The Act of the Geneh A,-cu,.
bly, entitled an Act To incorporate The Nnr,h
Carolina Railroad Company, raufed the 21,l
day Of January, Sl9, having been IN lari
that, at Convention OF the subscribers frr
stock IN tho said Company recently held 1t
liillsbnrough, it was ascerlained tlIai the
sum Of One Million of Dollars, the cotnplu.
ment of stock required for he orsaniz,,ion
Of said Company, had been taken du; hat
the manner Of making subscriptions has no,
been uniform, nor IN s,fict compliance with
the Charter, do, by virtue Of The powers con.
lefred on them BY the Act Of Assembly a.
i"resaid, hereby request and direct HAT the
Books OF subscription for stock 10 the SAID
Company he again opened a, the several piA.
ces, and hY The local Commissioners, or any
three Of them, at each place named in The
said Act and bi Ca'vio G. ales, James <.
Fuller and Dr.. james L. Williamson ., Yua.
eyville, in Clswcll County; BY Giles Mrbaup,
Ben amin Trolngcr, and Edwin NJ. Holl at
Graham, in AIamance county and By Rch.
ard A. Bolton, John ". Syme, and A. G.
NJ lllwaine, in tie town Of Petersburg, Vlr.
ginia, on th4 s,h day Of March next, or as
soon hereafter practicable, to receive sub.
scripiions of the stock aforesaid, ard the
pay ment OF FIVE dollars per share thereon, E $
prescribed IN the said CHARTER and thai the
same be kept open until he 23j of the same
month; and for the sake of regularity and u.
n'formi'y, il is recommended that the local
Commissioners aforesaid do adopt the follow.
ing, or like, form Of agreement, to be
signed by the subscribers to wit:
The North Carolina Rail Road.
According to the provisions ofthe Act
Of the General Assembly, entitled IAN Act
to incorporate the North Carolina Railroad
Company, the bscrlbers do hereby seyeralv
Prnnisa AID ogte sa nd wi,h the said Com.
pany, to take the numb r of shares in the
stock Of the same affixed to their names re.
spec,ivcIy.
NAMES. No. SHARES. S
And that IN every instance the subscribers.
or their authorized agents, shall write their
names on said Books, ia their respective
counties or neighborhoods, and at the same
time pay to the sad local Commissioners
Five dollars per share on each share by them
subscribed.
The list Of subscribers, who agre ed 10 take
the residue of the s,ld stock, after deduc,ins
the positive subscription (provided one hun.
dred such could be procured, J having en-
fully completed, and the ra,eabIe part # each
Of The said subscribers having been fixed by
the said Convenion at the sum of eight thou.
sand dollars Ss,OO0;) the said hundred
subscribers, or their agents, are seversIly re.
quested TO enter them on The Books as abs.
lutte subscriptions Of ss, goo each, and to pay
upon them The first Ins,aIment If five pes
cent, as on Other shares.
And the General Commissioners aforesaid
do moreover give notice, that they will meet
IN tie town oil Greenshorough, on the Both
day of March next, in fu ihsr execution of
tho powers and duties devolved on them by
said Ac, OF Assembly, and they do hereby
respectfully call on, and require all p rsons
empowered 10 receive subscriptions of stock
! 10 the SAID Company, TO make return of their
Books of subscriptions, and to pay over the
sums of money received thereon to them, or
10 their Treasurer, George w. Mordecai,
Esq, at The lime and place last above stated.
| ltls desirable, whenever 1t may be convenient,
hat The moneys thus received may be depos.
tied in some one of the Banks in the Slate.
and that certificates of deposit, or drafts for
the same, may be transmitted TO the Treas.
urer aforesaid with the Books of subscription,
al or before the said meeting Of the General
Commissioners.
The utmost diligence and punctualliy is
hoped for on the part OF all conce ned in any
Of the proceedings aforesaid: sn that the
subscription Books being complete, aud FIVE
pei cen: being paid IN by the 30lh day Of
March next, as aforesaid, the General Meet.
ing OF the Stockholders at Salisbury may be
called al an early day thereafter, for the eec.
ton Of Directors Of the Company, and the
CONNIE nee ement of operations on the Road.
(Signed
JOSEPH H. WILSON,
WILLIAM c. MEANS,
JOHN B. LORD,
RICHARD WASHINGTON.
GEORGE W. MORDECAI,
henry B. ELLIOT,
| JAMES IN TEArn