The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-03-17
Office of the E. & Charlottesville Railroad Go.
Evansville Match iJth 1854


A, m citing OF The Boari of Directors of this
Company held II Princeton, on Tie 6lh dav Of
March inst. The following members present,
viz: Hon. SAM Hall Pres't. and Me~srs. Eos
ter Insle, L.ughin Burtch, Maddox Griswoid,
and Marks, the following resolution was unani-
mOu,ly adVPtef, to-wit:
Whereas hv special ac' the | ,islature
of he State of Indiana approved March Iih 81,
emitted IAN act 10 amend the charter OF The Ev-
ansvi e aLd Hin, is Railroad Company" The I'd
section thereof, the nam- of said 'ompany was
changed so To be called and known By the
name of the Evansville and Crawfo GsviIle Rail
road Company: which Act" as afterwards to-
wit al meeting of the Board of Directors of
the said Evansville ami Illinois Railroad Com
panv, held at Ey ansviile on the 81 day of sept,
ID 1888, duly approved, accepted md cOil-
firmed by sale Board. by "A resolution duly en-
tered upon their records
And whereas, the same Legislature, by gen
eral act approved Feb. 22l, 1858 in and by the
LIT section thereof enacted, that Railroad com
panies desiring 80 To do, might change their
names by res. luton of their Boards of Directors
duly entered upon their records, and in SO dUI g
might adopt such name as might be agreed upon
by said Board; copy of which resolution, in and
by the ID section thereo. l. 10 be recorded in the
Recorder Office OF the several counties I'M ough
which the road may run. AID also published in
some newspaper of general circulation in tie
State.
Therefore, the more to strengthen, establish,
and make firm the in,ent OF the Legislature ex-
pressed in said special CT, aid ot the said Board
of Directors OF the said Evansville and Illinois
Railroad Company expressed in their acceptance
thereof
Be it resolved bv this Board that a copy of the
said resolution of the Board of Directors of the
Evansville and Illinois Railroad company with
the recitation of said special "Act" contained
therein, whereby the name of the Evansville and
fla nd nd
be record, d in the Office of the Recorder Of
the severil counties through which this road
r uhs and may run, and also be published in
some newspaper OF general circulation in this
State.
And be it further resolved, that the aforesaid
name OF The Evansville and Illinois Railroad
Company has been and is changed, and the name
of the Evansville and Charlottesville Railroad
Company has been and is adopted in the place
and stead thereof
And .urlher. that copy of This reso!u ion be
recorded in the Record RS Office Of the severa
counties through which the road runs and shall
run, and published in some newspaper of gener
al circulation ia this State.
Signed, SAMUEL HALL. Prest
The above is full and true copy fiom The
mimi es.
s.s..s JOHN E MARTIN s.c'y.
The following is the -Ac," and order of IN,
Boa. d referred 10 in the foregoing resc luton 10
wii. Al a meeting of he Execu i've Commit
tee Of this Company held at Evansville, on 2Utl
July A ID. 1853, present Messrs Hall AMI Orr
Ex Com 'nittee. and Messrs. jones. Shanklin
and Walker, Directors the following resolution
was unanimously adopted rowi:
Resolved, that an act OF the General Assemble
OF the Sac of Indiana entitled an Act TO amen
the charter of the Evansville and Illinois Rail
road Comfany approved March 4'h. Is 81 b
and the same is hereby accepted approved o
confirmed and adopted bv this company a. PAL
o; their charer. Said act reads as follows, 10
wit
Al meeting Of III. Board of Directors of sal
company hell AZ Evansville. the 2f dav q
SepIem er A. ID. 1858; present, Me,srs Hal
Jones Orr. w .Iker StOckwell PIert GRAY
Crawford, anu Marks. The mimi es of the pro
ceediDSs OF the Executive Committee at thei