The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1851-03-05
LAWS OF OHIO.
srUBLrsHED BY AUTHORITY.
NO. l2l

pess shall be hereafter held in the several counties
of the eighth judicial circuit. as follows, TO wit
IN the county of Athens on the first Tuesday Of
Msrch, third Tuesday in May. and the first Tues.
day in September; in the county of Vint'n on the
third Tuesday in March, fourth Tuesday in May,
and the third Monday in September; 10 the coun-
ty or Meigs on the fourth Monday in March, first
Monday in June. and the fourth Monday in Sep
tember; in the county Of Washington on the sec
ond Tuesday in Aplil, second Tuesday in June,
and the third Wednesday in October; in the coun-
" OF Morgan on the third Monday in April,
fourth Monday in June, and the fourth Monday in
October.
JOHN F. MORSE,
Speakeref the House Of Repressntatioes.
ss CHARLES c. CONVERS,
Speaker Of the Senate.
!, January a5. 1851.
mo. Is.
To authorize the formation of Gas Light Com.
- panIes.
Src /. Be a enacted By tn. General assembly
Of the State of Ohio, That any hee or more per.
sons who may desire to form IA company for the
purpose OF manufacturing and supplying gas for
lighting the streets and public and private build
ings of any city, village or town in this State,
may make, sign and acknowledge. before some
officer competent to take ledgments of
deeds. and ii in the Office Of the Recorder Of the
county in which the business of the company
shsll be carried on, and duplicate thereof in the
sfics Of the Secretary of State, certificate, in
writing, in which shall be stated the corporate
name Of said company, and the object for which
the company which shall be formed, the amount
Of the capital stock of the said company, the term
OF its existence, not to exceed fifty years, the
number ot shares of which the said stock shall
consist, the number of directors. and their names.
who shall manage the concerns OF said company
Tor the drst year, and the names of the town and
county in which the operations OF the said COM
pany are TO he carried on.
SEC. 2. When the certificate shall have bsen
filed as aforesaid, the persons who shall have
signed and acknowledged the same, and their sue
cessors, shall be body polite and corporate. IN
fact and in name, by the name stated in such GER
tificate. and by that name have succession. and
shall be capsule OF suing and being sued in any
court Of law equity in this State; and they and
their successors may have a common zeal, and
may make and alter the same at pleasure; and
they shall, by their corporate name, be capable in
law, OF purchasing, holding and conveying any
real and personal estate whatever, which may be
Necessary to enable the said company to carry on
the operations named in such certificate, but shall
not murtgage the same. or give any lien thereon
SEC. 3. The stock. property, and concerns OF
such company, shall be managed by not less than
...n..G..,,, he s,ockho,Jsrs in such company
and citizens of the United States, and majority
Of whom shall be residents OF this Stato and who
sh,li e,ce,t tbe FIRST wear. be annually elected by
~. s,ocLha,der. a, s1ch time and place as shall
be directed by the bylaws Of the company; and
n,hl;c notice of the time and place of holding
r.h .,.",;.n sh al, he nuh,;sbed NOT less than ten
10. nr.v;ous ,ber.to' in a newspaper printed IN
~ -. ~ hor. ,he oner,,ons of The said comma
-, Ihu h. co,r;.d IN. and the election shall be
"a. h. snch of the stockholders as shall attend
49,; nu,nos. e;,ber in nerson or bv proxv.
Al, sIsc,;pns .balI be bv ballot. and each stock.
h,dsr .hall he entitled to as many votes as he or
-. o,vns share. Of s,ock in The said company.
"a ~. rer.one ,eceivinp The greatest number of
.a,.s .helI no directors. and when apv vacancy
.h.,I hann.r among the directors. by death. resie.
"..o,, r. n,harw;s. II sha, he filled for the re-
;nas- IS ,ha war in sucb manner az NAV be
a-;S.a Eor hv do bv.law, of The said companv.
rcrc In case Il sha,l happen at any time that
..oc,;,n of drector. .halI NOT he made on fbe
a., Se.;cn.,ed hv tho bv.lavs of SAID company
ny uIy :. pnah, 70 Rave hesn made the COMPANY
,h., r.ason shaIl moi he dissolved. hut II shall
,.," fn, An anv o,ber dav 10 hold an election TO,
;i;,sctors in such manner ss shall be provided by
u:a - , ,d .I .c,s of d;ractor. sb.II hs
,:S. 'h,,d;nr 49, .r.;ns, s,ch comnanv un,i
nj, su.r ss.ors .naIl he elected
&C There shall be President of the com.
,..D. ,.ho shaI, he designated from The pmmber y
-. a;,sriors and also sucb subordin.te officer
,ha cnmn,nv Inv ito by.I,ws NAV d.s;ana,e
~ .Iso,.3 or .,no;n,as and rao,;,od >,
.;vs .wch security for The faithful performance o
f.. ,r,;o. NJ ,b.jr ofhc, as the comn,nv bv IN
e uu"e. y, .so,,;ra r'' y ~
&C z 7; sha1, he Iawfu, for The d;r.ctors :,
S:O y. dan.and ' fron Tho toctho,dsrs rsso."
.;m.,. III such sum. of money hv tbem luh
.c,;hsd and a, surh times. and in such payment