Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-01-08

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Organization. 81. q q Con, paev ana
In pursuance Of no the stock hold
er. 81 the Dubuque u eokuk railroad
company assembled Al capitol in Iowa
| CITY, on the first da January 1851,
and on motion Of and Byington,
STEWART GOOD l Esq. was
called 10 the chair, an bjor I. ]. Nc
KEAr, was chosen Sc ~.
On motion comm consisting Of
Messrs. J. F. Kinney W. Slagle, Lee
Grand Byington, N. q! Is, }. D. Hoae,
J. P. Davis, George Cd !, L H. Lang
worthy. and others was pointed TO as
certain and report the pnt Of stock
which had been taken q company;
which committee repoi two thou
sand one hundred Az shares, Of
$4,000 each, had ihed, and
that one per centud in on
one thousand~x nciy-
| three sharal &c. T
On M! lllI!l ~
Messrs. d m. ~ 4es3
NJ. Gordon, BE-. H. D0d-
rell, ]. B. Dlvisa - shgton,
Georre Gre enc. II MIN! Shields
and Cant. Marsh, wa led to re-
wise thea rticles of incf.c bn.
At 7 o'clock p. M.El last named
committee reported the ~ lies of incor-
poration with sundry a hdmen,s, and
the several articles, as an ided, were a
dopted by the meeting ext pt article ten.
A debate ensued upon the adoption of ar
ticle ten, pending which, motion prevail
ed to re.commit said arti&e to the COM
mittec, and the meeting adjourned 10 the
following morning al 10 O'Clock.
TaunspAY Morning 10 o'clock.
Major Mexican was excused, and Law
son Daniels was chosen Secretary in his
place.
The committee on that subject reported
back article ten without amendment or
Recommendation, and the question being
taken on the adoption of said article, il
was carried.
i, A proposition was also submitted hy a
majority Of the committee to the effect,
that the stock of said company north Of
Iowa City should be and remain under
the exclusive contro! and management OF
the directors north of said city, and in
the event that no grant of land should be
obtained in aid Of the construction Of said
county should be at liberty 10 withdraw
their stock by giving notice and forfeiling
the one per centum paid il.
The stock votes upon this last propo-
sition being taken, it was lost, yeas 88S,
nays 938.
The Dubuque and several other stock
holders then declined to participate in the
organization OF the company, unless arti-
Gle ten should be modified.
On motion Of Mr.. ByingtonA it was
Resolved, That the rsInaieing stock
holders will forthwith prneed to organ.
'ze the Dubuqus and Keokuk railroad
company, and to enable them so to do,
that article four be amended by striking
out one hundred thousand and inserting
the "oras .seven'y,hve thousand before
the word dollars.
"A call u the Stock was Then had un-
der this last resolution, and eighty-hve
thousand hve hundred dollars responded
to the call, whereuPon a committee was
appointed 70 recommend the names OF SUIT
able officers Tor the company, and the
meeting adjourned until clock +. NJ.
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Resolved, Tina. " committee of confer
ence, representing the stock originally
subscribed, be appointed TO prepare aud
report articles Of incorporation for the
northern and southern branches of the
Dubuque and Keokuk railroad company.
Aud in pursuance Of this resolution
the following named gentlemen were an.
pointed said committee to-wit: Messrs.
Samuel Boyle, B. Hem, Albert Allen.
LcGrand Byington, N. G,tSalc,I II.
Langworthy, j. F. K.ncsv NV. M. Cor
don, Mr.. Israel, j. B. Davis. George
Green and Gait. Marsh
Ala o'clock p. M. this ,a.t named
COMMITTEES renorted The foll ;no article,
Of INCORPORATION for the an e AVN
KEoKux RAILROAD CoMrA Souru, and
precisely similar article. III Tho Dnnr.
aur ANN KroKux RAup Coup.xv
Nonru. (excem the oeoo, ;c,I yaria.
lions which were necesss wit:
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