Washington telegraph., 1852-07-28
Charter of the Company.

u lt h#AA AAlHAAlMAlAH HlANA Tt thNlNH AAN
Arkansas Central liailfoad Company and it,
domicil is dxed in the ci,y Of Little Rock
g. The said Corporation shall he composed Of
Thomas " Newtna John Adamsau AlboTi Pike,
William +. Ashley, Luther Chase. James u.
kealls, Frederick " Ippaull Atsalom Fowler
Geafec c. Watkins. Chas Il Mitchell. lleufy X
Bmwn, T. II. " Madlnk Wm, L, Moainh,
George nfedir, AMI james A. Henry, citizens OF
Arkansas, whose namvs afr subscribed hareio
and Of othaT persais who have alsn subscribed
the same all being eit1cns nj the state Of Afkan-
sas, with intent thai the saue shall b. filed III the
office OF the Secretary Of State ol tat siaie as
evidence at the formation aai cNistsnct ut suth
Corporation, aud al the acceptance by sail sth-
6sfihcrs of the privilege granted hl sid az. and
shall also h. rpmIased nl such lHnaH, tafHam-
tons Siaies, Counties, aud Cilez as uIaY aub.
scribe io stock ia said Company ard comply with
the pTugisians contained III this agreement and
IN tie act ai the GsucmI Assembly uutbaH / e
the same. aud ala with tie htz'ass. nI#z and
regulations al SAID Company ani III gaHHI laW
oi the laud nspeaIias the zame.
- The ail cHiIauisH i r.iaHlIslti laf ihr
purpose ui ruusiaIslur. working an. maintain.
ing nlmad lmu punt on The HHzlUm I#Hb ui
the Mississippi opposite the ell OF Memphis
in the State OF Tennessee. by sume pmpaf and
convenient point ua White River 10 the city Of
liltIe liaak. IN tha State nj AIkaaHas, and tHsuce
by OF near the town ul Fultlu On Rcd River, iu
the State ai Arkansas. 90 saeh piiHl au tie hluu-
daTY line hfiWrsH the sHiC. ui Atka4#as and
TsAss as sail o. aeeHrd MOI, afaa1', iaHrau-
tnang ihiz communication Throughout uaflHsNrs-
tern IcSas. by such rlad oI Huais as shall lhale
b. enn,tfuflei
u The sail raiIraad Hhall he halt un zlleh a
seale a. n serve taf the maIH iuiHk ui o. eaailHu-
uus lime nj communication lr.NHdn tHH HaiHis
aIaFe Indicated, aHi iur aa iHieH#I faItaHu II lAr
man trunk ar a s#4ihrf8 HIalra a iir AaIHUal
Atlantic aHi paaiHa kHiIHsi ara al q gaaHH H1
les ur narrower fIlan thai al the HIli lazlrn
Iuads having their Nrs'em iriuIHI a. Memphis
s. The euGnuliipn hereby rfestsi. by II fuf-
pamle name and siYlr aiafssaih, Is Hrsnt aai iH.
iatIai Ia have perpetual surstss.aii saa n De-
empowered aHd e#IIi.tI Ia sIie aH#I h. HHal. H.,li
aHd lH HHIHaieI. #iaIi aHa AaH HY gmHI rrU.
tHHi of fH.s1sC liaIaIi,s al bod .aHa' ssl f'si-
ieis and haze a es#nmIu al. vie HHa TaHsT al
hHal0H aHa s.l u.Hai .uaa af.liuaIE aHI HH#fs.I.
tf.pBWefsI HbeifIas ifluausfs privilege aHH m.
mHliuc, u l.1iiez falliie and caHsaisl,. a. under
Tie said at ni tie OrHgIal Assembly aHl DE
general las ul laz laul II may .H3a.ly iaAs. uh-
iaiH in.I p aI.i rHI#H
HH L. fariaI zlnes al lhe company fsri
n afUuuHan d4Idai miH iiauad sIafss # st5
qaza AnagmuHi ui Hte r. r.a aa 'lf azIIalaf
uf zach fuIfs slrii ir ua at H5 ilu= II .u.s-
snhing The aiisrlufni IuyuieHia Shall ,H nisde
iH such sums, aud a. such ifiads as shall he nNed
rs the trarl of Direction. Porfri That no call
snllI be- mllr .lr mnr lhsu ira ps' cent % ans
ulr 'IUt, aEl iial s.,It dH's Uu'ifg eft each oaN
shall nt gi,rl It InHlr.I"H iH is0 u"HsIapgr.
iu the rits OF li.'ir Rock, orr u Nrmpli, auI
btr u ha.luua nu hfAau,a.. siA uui uIufn THAN
tarsr calls shall i,c wiir iu aat 1He yral
~. The State At AIksu.l.. s4I ilc several
counties urin the linz oi this mad uf elsewhere
IN The Stale not uuly may hraumc ni aye -n'ici-
led 10 bccums ockhn.hru iu said company 10y
subscribing inf stock ilrt.u anl iu tlc event
iha' any ur riih'f Of tIgm dn -', iarN ahlii hr
represented u ihe Dlnc.8u 90 tlt nialurf hefe-
matter provided.
Is. I'll, ail corporation ,'all r1 into nostr'.on
and b. Organized. d, slou a- sHlTra cd stock to
the amouui ol si57D1O shall have lrfn subscribe
ed
20. The business Of ihe corporation shall BE-
conluricd al d, dumcil, in The city ni Little hock.
hy a board composed vi eighteen plwg'of whn
shall be- siorkh1drr A quuuwn shall consist of
nt least seven Directors. a. all elections 10y The
s,oekhldcr. and Of a'l thrir meetings, each .har
shall lc entitled D, one kU'r with the exception
as 10 tho election ol the Directors, oi ihr State
as hereinafter mentioned. NnitTs may vote Ia
person or br proxy. Counties becoming stock
holders shall vote hy such per-6n ~ officer a.
shall be- designated hy the county court, BY order
upon H. record. Tie state shall vote hy such
person oT officer O. shall be- designated ly the
Governor. ur by hw, II any lass on ihr subject
he enactrl. Other votes may lr given In person
or by pioNy bat no person shall vote more than
fifteen hundred vote, 10y pfoXy, And after the
first year, all shaics Of stock must hc owned or
possessed by ~ the voter in hi. own night or by
his principal, three months before they ar 'ulei
on The President OF thU company % ih' olIiccf
designated as tit ONE whom legal service ul all
process or citations Wfs or notice, against or 10
Inc company. may be- made and ihc company
agrees 10 be- bound by such service, whether made
ON the President 10 person. OF lclt IN writing 10
his address at the office OF the company, IN The
hands oi any Of it, officers
tlO. The first Board ol Directors shall be cho-
sen. OF chosen and appointed. as soon as The lfst
lists Of subscription shall be- closed. oi a' soon ~
sljO,O0O are subscribed Ia this charter. The c!-
oo,on lor the hri Bolnl shall be- held OF the Court
House Of the Circuit Court Of Pulaski county, ut
such time as shall be designated by the C.mmls-
soners charged with receiving subscriptions at
Little Rock, hereinafter named. Notice shall be
giycs Of such election, by publication mad" twcr-
ty days previous, IN two newspapers published in
Little Rock In ease the State shall not at the
lime OF bHtN tltfliul nave fuhefllutu N't any
stock. eighteen Directors shall be elected. bui II
then she shall have subscribed Tor stock, OF whcn-
ever she shall afterwards do so She shall be ent-
tied TO one Director ii she subscribe sgO0,0OO. to
two, IL she subscribe 3j00OO 10 three II she
subscribe sjOOOOO to iour If she subscribe $780,
900, TO FIVE IT She subscribe ssj1OO1 and 10 six,
If she subscribe sl.000,0O1 or more, 10 be select
ed and appointed in such manner O, shall be pre-
scribed by law, as 10 commence their term OF
service at the same time with the other Directors,
elected by the stockholders at the irst regular ell
ection after such stock is taken by the State and
whenever stock shall be 50 subscribed for by the
State, and Directors appointed or selected by her
proper officer, or in such way Us by law she pro-
yides prior TO any general election, the stock
holders shall hereafter elect only SO many Dlrcc-
tors as will make, with those appointed or select
ed BY the State the number Of eighteen The
State shall have no vote in the election Of such
other Directors but in all other votes and at all
meetings of the stockholders, she shall have one
vote for every share of stock subscribed by her
10 be cast in such manner and by such officer OF
officers person OF persons, as she shall by law di-
rect.
Sil. The first election shall be held under the
superintendence Of three Of the Commissioners to
-. ,,L.,r,rt,,pe t,r etnrk ai Little Rnrk. all