Hannibal journal. (Hannibal, Mo.) 1852-1853, 1853-07-28
Acceptance Othe Amendments to the Charter Of the Hal
nibal and St. Joseph Raj road CompanY

nibal and St. Joseph Railroad Company.
Yesterday afterroonth the Board of Directors of
the Hannibal and ST. Joseph Railroad company,
passed the following resolution: '.s'.s'
RESOLVED, That the Act to Amend an Act en-
titled "Ani Act TO Incorporate the Hannibal and
ST. Joseph Radlroad company" approved Feb
ruary %, 1853 and the Act entitled can Act
Supplementary to, an Act entitled AN Act 10
Incorporate the Hannibal and St. Joseph Rail-
road company" approved February "a, 1858
be accepted by this company. a1i grin 81
u Here follow the amendments, as adopted by
the Board: p 'sa ra gI A.9 %, E-lrza
AN ACT To amend an act entitled aAn Act
to incorporate the Hannibal and St. Joseph
Railroad Company" .'rn .at.
Be ii enacted, By the General assembly of tn
Sale Of Missouri, as tollOrs; ..s
s l. 1t shall be lawful for the County Cour
of any county to subscribe to the stock of thu
Hannibal and St. Joseph Railroad company, ant
it may invest its funds in tho stock Of said com.
pany, and issue the bonds of such county e
raise funds to pay the stock thus subscribed
and 70 take proper steps TO protect the interests
and credit of the county; any incorporated city
town, or incorporated company, may subscribe
to the stock of said company, and it may inves
its funds in the stock Of said company, and issue
its bonds TO raise funds 10 pay the stock thu.
subscribed, and such city, town, or corporation
may take proper steps to project the interests
and credit Of such city, town, or corporation
such county, city, town, or incorpated company
may appoint an agent TO represent its interests
give its vote and receive its dividends. D
! 2. The said company shall have power, by
any land in the neighborhood of the line of thi,
railroad, earth, gravel, stone, wood, water, OF
other materials necessary for the construction
and operation of said road, and for the purpose
pipes, erect pumps, dams and reservoirs, ant
may maintain and keep the same in repair, pay,
ing, if the owners Of the said land and the com
pany can agree, the damages they shall do t.
said land or lite appurtenances, or if they canno
agree, the damages shall be ascertained by any
three impartial and diSinterested freFholders
who being appointed for that purpose by any
Justice thereto required by either of the parties
shall beswoTn by him, and shall then ascertain
the compensation, upon their own view of tn,
grounds and Of the wood, earth, stone, or gravel
which may have been taken theTefrom, and til,
injury done in taking them: Provided, hoperer
that il shall be the duty Of che party making tn,
duplication, 10 show The Justice of the Peace
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that ten days previous notice Of the time Of ma
King the same, has been given 10 the other par
~ or TO some one Of them, and no award which
may be given under any appointment, withou
such notice, shall be obligatory or binding on III,
other party, and either party not satisfied will
the award may appeal TO the county court Of III,
county in which such lands may lie, which ma,
at its discretion confirm the said award and an
ter it on record, or, as often as they may deem
1t necessary, may supcrsede the said viewers, Of
any of them, appoint others in their stead, ant
direct another view and award TO be made in "a,
manner aforesaid. II any Justice of the Peace
or any Freebooter shall refuse or neglect TO per
form tho duties assigned to them respectively
as prescribed in this section, upon being thereto
trequired by either party as aforesaid, sucl
justice or fSeehelderl shalt forfejt and pay
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