Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-08-04
From the Warren whig.


whose exertions o charter for the Frank.
lin and Warren RAILROAD was secured,
Judge PoRTER, Of Newton Falls one of
the Directors under the same, and SIMON
PERKINS, ESQ.,, President Of the Akron
Branch Rail Road, were in town on Mon.
day, aud are warmly in favor OF the rood
with the proposed eastern connection. A
consultation was held on the same day with
some of our citizens, and an immediate
correspondence with the Pennsylvania por-
lion of the line was resolved upon the re-.
sui, of which will be announced as soon as
known. We shnl publish diagram of
the proposed route next week.
The following charter was obtained In
the Ohio Legislature last winter, for the
Franklin and Warren Railroad. lis pro.
visions: as will be seen. are very favorable:
A BILL
To incorporate the franklin and Warren Rail
road Co. sS
SEC. /. BE il enacted By the Gener-
al Assembly Of the Stale Of Ohio. Tha,
Thomas Earl, Zenas Kent, o. L. Druke,
A. V. Horr, Cyrus Prentiss. and Marvin
Kent, Of The County of Portage; Simon
Perkins, Lucius v. Bierce. Harvey B.Spel-
man and Daniel Epson, of Summit County
and Charles Smith, Fredick KiDsman.
Jacob Perkins, C. G. Sutlif ard Rufus P.
Ranney Of the county Of Trumbull, and
their associates, successors and assigns, be
and they are hereby created body corpo.
rate und polite. by The name and siyle OF
the Franklin and Warren Railroad Com
pany, with perpetual succession; and by
that name and style. shall be- entitled TO
havs and enjoy, and are hereby invested
with all the rights, privileges and From
chises, and be subject to nll the restrictions
Of the &C, entitled "An Act regulating ruil-
road companies, passed February IL, l64s
and the act amencai1ry thereto. except SD
far as :he same may be modi 6ed OF changed
by this act.
Sec. 2. The capital stock OF his com.
pany may be any amount not exceeding
two millions Of dollars, and said company
shall have power 10 construct rallrond
from the village Of FrankliD, in The coun.
ty Of Portage, 10 Warren. 10 The County
Of Trumbull, and from thence To- The east
line Of the state Of Ohio. and may con,in.
ue the same from its place OF beginning 10
westerly or suutwesierly direction, 10 corf-
meet with any other railrond in this S,afe
which the directors Of SAID Company may
deem advisable. .sstrs
SEC. 3. That said company shall be
and is hereby authorized to connect wilA
any other railroad company, and 10 con-
solidaie its capital stock with the capital
stock Of suchs company upon terms 10 be
agreed upon between said companies, and
to have and use the name and style OF any
such other company and constitute part
of the same; and any other company may
in like manner connect with and become
a part OF the company hereby incorporated.
SEC. A. Said company shall have pow
er TO mortgage or in any other WY create
a lien in favor Of any person OF persons
or company for materials. labor or o:her
thing necessary for said road; and said COM
pany shall be authorized 10 sell lis own or
other corporate bonds at such rotes Of dis
counts as they may deem proper to further
the object Of said company, md said bonds
nav bear such rates ofInieresi as said com
pany may deem advisable, and said bonds
may be sold in or out OF the State, which
sale or sales shall be valid.
SEC. 5. Said company may. and they
are hereby authorized to commence and
complete any part OF said railroad from
the place Of beginning TO any point on the
route which the interests of said company
may require, and TO use said part construc-
ted and 10 demand and receive suitable rates
Of toll for the transportation Of persons
and properly thereon according TO the pro.
visions Of the charter of said company, as
fully as if the entire work were complsted
and in operation; and as soon as twenty
thousand dollars shull have been subscribed
TO the stock Of said company, the persons
named in the first section, or any Eve of
them. shall call a meeting of the stock.
holders for the election Of directors for
the government, Of said company.
Sec. 6. Thai the track OF the railroad
hereby authorized TO be costructed, mny be
OF such width as may be necessary TO con-
form TO the width of any railroad with
which II may connect.