The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1853-11-26


Bridge Company Of Cecil county, Nd,
Pissed .uoy 81, 1888.
WHEREAS, it is represented to this
General Assembly by petition and
otherwise, that the building OF a bridge
over the Bohemia river, at or near the
ferry in Cecil county, would greatly en-
hance the value OF considerable por-
ton OF the property OF the county, as
well as convenience a large number of
our citizens, by giving them at all times
sale and read Y access to the county seat.
and the great public improvements OF
the country, and this General Assembly
IN view Of these facts, wishing TO slim
ulate private enterprise 10 The compile
ton OF so desired a work; Therefore,
SECTION | Be 1t enacted by tie GEN
eraI .4ssemJly Of .Naryland, That Ben.
jamin t. Sluyter, James l.. Craig, Geo.
a. Ford, Richard ii. Bryan, Francis Is.
Crookshanks, Griffith NJ. Edridge, Sam
uel Martindale, l.. d. Rowland and all
and every other person 0: persons, who
may become subscribers according to the
modehcreai'cr prescribed their successors
and assigns, shall be and they are hereby
Incorporated, by the name Of the Bohe-
mia Bridge company Of Cecil county,
Mary land, for the purposes and with the
privileges and immunties hereinafter
described, defined and granted, and by
that name shall be a body polite and
corporate in fact and in law, and may
sue and be sued, plead and be implead
ed in all courts Of justice and elsewhere,
and the said company shall have power
and authority at any time after the pas
sage of this act, to purchase, receive IN
donation, possess and en- JOY, retain, de
mise, grant, lease, alien and sell under
the restrictions and limitations herein
after mentioned, lands, heredItamen,s
and water privileges, rights, goods, chat,
ties and effects, necessary or useful for
the construction and erection Of a br,dgr
at or near Bohemia ferry, together with
a wharf and warehouses for the deposit
and shipment Of agricultural and other
products to market, and for the success
full prosecution Of the powers and priv
ileges herein granted; Prouidea, the said
company shall at no time possess more
than five acres of land, OIL which to
place tpnemcnts for the accommodation
of companies, agents or servants, and the
SAID company shall have perpetual sue
cession, and power TO make and use a
common seal, the same to change and
renew at pleasure, and to adopt and car
nv into execution such laws, ordinances
and regulations as shall by its directors
be adjudged necessary and convenient
for the management Of the said com
panv, and the same to change, alter,
repeal, annual and re-enact; Provided,
the same be not contrary to the Consti-
tuition ofthis State.
Sec. .. .7td be It enacted, That the
capital stock Of said company shall con
sist of two hundred shares of ten dollars
each, and the president ana directors
shall have power from time to time, TO
incrcase the capital stock to such an
amount as may be found necessary for
the accomplishment of the objects Of
this incorI Grafton: Prouided, that tie
same does not exceed twelve hundred
shares.
Sec. 8. .Iud be 1t cnact4d, That the
subscri ption to the capital stock of said
company shall be received under the
direction of Noble Pennington, George
A. Ford. Francis b. Crookshanks, Griffith
N. Eldridge, Benjamin f. Sluyter,
Samuel Martlndale, Richard Il. Bryan,
James l., Craig, l.. d. Rowland, Of Cecil
county, Mary Iand, or a majority ofthem,
who shall act as commissioners at such
time and place as they shall designate,
and each subscriber shall pay a, the time
Of subscription TO the commissioners re-
ceivine the same, the sum of one dollar
per share by him or them subscribed,
which after deducting necessary eXpens-
es incurred, the balance shall upon the
organization Of said company be paid
over to its treasurer.
Sec. 4. find be 1t enacted, That the
management of the business and con-
Germs of said company shall be vested
in five directors, who shall be stockhold-
ers, any three Of whom shall be quorum
tor the transaction OF its business; tn at
the first board of directors shall be elect
ed in the following manner namely: as
soon as the commlSSi oners shall have as.
celtained that two hundred shares have
been taken, they shall call general
me citing of the stockholders, converting
them for the purpose OF electing five d.
rectors who shall hold their office for one
year or until new election is made,
and that in all elections and on all ques-
tons touching the business or concerns
of said company each share shall be en-
titled TO one vote.
SEC. ). find be it enacted, That every
board of directors of said company shall,
at their first meeting after election or as
soon ,hereafte: as practicable, appoint
one of their own body to be president