Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1841-1853, 1852-03-25

and place where bridge built or to be
~ nx such and the nuKber Of shares in which II
to Be divided But in the capital stock shall be mad,
be The owners in aggregate least The
Sre Not less than three nor more than seven Directors
shall by stockho der Of corporation
sors are in like manner Notice tie first election fol
Directors shall be given by two weekly publications in some
4 II shall be lawful for any Bridge company hesstoors
thereof Prordsd That the number Of the directors
Of any such company shall be increased nunbe
sse s. Any board provision,
this may organize by choosng President and Secretary
from their own body and from thenceoth shall be considered
body soPes,e and Po e by shs name and style
pleading and being implicated defending and being defended
answering and being answered. Ente any court Of competent
Any corporation under the provisions act may
have and SEAL aud the TO alter OF Change
pleasure and shall be capable of purchasing holding using
conveying property estate real personal
Aforesaid may have ali the benefit Of The win Of aS Saos
dlDlnHns according to law.
Set The directors shall all times keep or Cause to be
kept at some proper place. proper books Of accounts in which
shall times subject to the inspection of The
stockholders OF said company
be liable al one tme 10 greater than capital
stock Of the same and each sockhode shall be liable for debts
eopiaeted By SAID company during the time ne was
holder on failure OF seef property belo aging to said
o. The Ofeers elected shah immediately provide
code Of bylaws for the government OF the Corporation and
the company for tssis ADOPTION which bylaws if
Of voters shall become law, and be binding all parties
concerned l altered amended by
place places in about Inc toll hou
p a company ~and also in like statement Of the
rstes OF to sA Eosted Up and shall be Kept
pGsS T % The President sha ce s Shall nh an
that may in their body they may their own adj
ournmens or call OF the president and when the
stead ssi's directors may appoint one In their
Ec H. all elections for directors each stakeholder shall
presented in the byss ana acecdiAg folio wing
above ten and not exceeding twenty ons vote and or every
alr shares oyer twenty, one vote.
which shall they shall Be signed By
the books Of the corporation only but such al all
times be held by the corporation for delinquency in the
SIC II any gatherer hinder or de
lay at the gse shall demand and
osenSe the sun OF dollars for the
sss q osra aS Ss & S'Ia s.9 e
bridge such offending shall forfeit pay
suit to be recovered before Of competent jurisdiction
sEo Is If any person shall foIebly bridge without
% SSes iSn ds d Of Pay u the pen
'a gss aiS'' E III Ss. @ penalty or for
of this it shall be lawful declare in generally
for such penalty OF forfeiture stating the section Of this act or
give the special matter in evidence and the defendant
e S ss IL e S nae ' ss0 pa s ~
IT, All bridge Companies now in existence this State
with the conditions herein contained.
Size s Whenever any bridge shall be completed under the
provisions Of this act said poration erect olgae
either end said bridge and demand and receive toll
ceeding such shall be fixed by company
proved by the county commissioners Of the county wherein
such bridge be situate But all going returning
sleetoH place Of sligiops worship, al fnnel
professions, shall be exempt rom paying toll ~
SEC Any such corporation shall not at any time nor in
obstuct the navigation by
the construction Of such bridge.
90 nasnuch certain bridge companies already or
gained desou Of avaing themselves the of
This act before the shal be published and in
The counties OF The Stste with the other laws
geney deferred TO exist that the shall effect imme
diaey this act therefore shall in force from
and after its publication in the State Sentinel state Jops and
sss,essaap " -
WM. H. ENGLISH
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives
S. s. MICKLE
President Of the Senate, pro.
Approved March g. 1852
JOSEPH A WRIGHT