Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-05
Laws of Mimi csota---Dy Authority.
.a.sott is,A AN ACT 0IIiRaH ~
To Amend Act entitled " An Act to Amend an Act
| to Incorporate the 81. CrOix Boom Company"
BE enacted by The Legislative assembly Of the Territory

That Orange Walker. McKusick, George Judd
and William Ia and their associates successors aud
polite purposes hereinafter mentioned, the
The s.. Clx Boom Company Tor the term OF fifteen and
her,ty capable and be contracted with.
aud be Plead and h. inpleads prosecute and defend,
and answered. in record here,
ami Purchase aJ hold estates real or nah mixed
pose said Company devise and
common seal to make and enforce any 10y law not contrary to
the Constitution and the United states of this Territory,
and TO enjoy all the privileges, Franchises and nlintes Incl
Src. :. The capital stock Company twenty
Thousand dollars in shares hity dollars each, and the Board
in vau, the stockholders shall deem the advisable, to
s he ' s s s s's @ an % a ' M S
shall DC individually liable the debts of said company and
space Of one month after the books for said Subscription shall
have been during which time stock shall be issued to
SEC. Any three ther.viuas named in the first section
Saltwater the county Washington, the
cvus subscriptions Tie capital stock of said Cemsany, first
this Territory OF the time and place OF opening sad books.
SEC. i. whcuve tive thousand dollars Of the stock shall
have subscribed dollars each share sub
eribd shall actually paid in number of the
subscribers who shall represent majority the then suhcrr-
om said stock, shah be authorized TO call meeting OF the
several subscribers thercunto by giving ten days notice 9" the
me and place such meeting in two newspapers PUBLISH
ed in the Territory and those Of the subscribers who may be
present such meeting cllc shall have the power and be-
authorized to elect Board ct five Directors from the stoeShod
SEC s. The Board of Directors thus chosen shall proceed
ec; Of their number Prcs mt of said Company, and
shall choose who shah act both Treasurer and SEC
said Company and who shall give bonds TO be APP
proved by the President and Directors, in the penal SUM of Ave
thousand conditioned the faithful aud correct Dis
charge his duty and Seerrtay and at such iTst
Directors shall and adopt
de of bylaws for The regulation and ovrn nj OF the affairs
said mplny, which b. altered CT amended at any sub
sesiuent meeting of said Board OF Directors.
SEC The said President Directors and Treasurer and Sec
reary chosen according to the provision, Of the two preceding
day inm iae ding the wenty-h day OF December, in
the of Lord thousand eight hundred and hftyon
which said "Wednesday meeting OF said shall
be held and Board OF five Decl" chose who shall remain
in office heaier and annually thereafter on the
"Wednesday next preceding the twenty day OF December OF
Board of 1--WE Directors shall be chosen for the en-
suing Provided, that if vacancy shall he created in
Board Directors shall have to iii such vacancy for the
Of The term PROVIDED also: that 1s President r Of
and Tr'sur and Secretary shall always be chosen by the
SEC. I. The President Of said Company snail have to
cali meeting the stockholders time by giving twenty
days notice o the time and place OF said meeting in any two
newspapers published in the Territory, and any three the
Board OF Directors ora majority in value of the stockholders,
shall have the Ike to call such meeting the sockhcd
specifically specified
and be prescribed in the bylaws adopted by the Board Drec-
SEC. g. The Board of Directors shall meet at such times and
compensation of all officers the Company and define their
duties shall by their bylaws regulate the government of all
meetings of their own Board and of the stockholders and gen.
orally shall have power to do al acts for the benefit and purposes
OF tls said Company.
SEts The Secretary shall attend all meetings of the Board
Directors and of the stockholders, and shall keep just and
ure and secretary shall perform such duties rs the Board Of D
restors shall III by their bylaws prescribe.
meeting the choice Directors the five stockholders having
the highest shall Directors, and
every meeting the
the Director having the highest number OF vote. shall be elected
President. Provided, that meeting the stockhod
majority in value shall Constitute quorum with power TO trans
ac. business; and at any ncetns Of tn b. OF reco rs
with power to transact business.
SEC H. Three Boom Comm who shall bedsnterest-
cd men, experience III eging, and residents
the ST. Crcx River, shall be elected annually by the and
log doing business logging said river Said
of Apr A. d 1s55 and anuav iherartcr on the FIRST dav OF
o
act 1t shall be the duty OF said Commissioners to decide when
sad Company reasonable comply all
specS with the provisions this inspect the booms and
other works Of said Company whenever they lit, and to re-
qr the same to be kept in thorough and constant repair and
To that sufficient force employed by said mpany, in
hereinafter provided They
spec the materials used by said Company and the
vice, they shall notify the Boom Master Boom Masters who
@ y @ a az i pVed at when 1hc said Boom
Company have TO the best of their ability complied with the d-
Conissi elected afoe-
said, they al liability slonsi-
by tina might otherws. be incurred by or rest upon them in
the performance CT the siiplats ana connexions Oh is a
and the SAID Commissioners shall be paid FOR their services uder
SEC. H. said Commissioners shall appoint
dy shall be tcdver toahe owner or owners
Company, and to and accurate or The
Der and marks of logs delivered to each 10y said
Company either said 10 book be provided by
said Company and kept for that purpose which shall be subject
aforesaid River Croix which shall times be
and remain in the psses' ard te the property Of sad Boom
delivery of said logs, and of the number and marks dcver
and whom the shall have been delivered 1t shall also
b. the duty said agent, dispute between sad
Boom Company and of through
either of sad os to the length of TING such logs shah have
been ready delivery
shall have remain at the foot of either said hoons for the
and to- mote when he rrrua and TO reform 81, other
thing, relating his delivering said legs, and the said
agent agents shall be paid FOX his their services by said
Boom L linpany.
SEC. II. The said Company shall be author
I'D and empowered and shall construct, maintain and keep
Boom upon the River St. Croix at such point between the foot
OF Osc"la Island 50 Called and Taor's Fa called, as they
select VIII ch boom shall be designated the Upper Boo;'
and also to construct and maintain and keen boom the said
RNer St. CroX, at such point between Siwae Lake st.
they select shall be designated the Lover
Boom which said lower boom shall be completed and ready
service or before the 18th day March, A. D. 1885, in which
Upper and Lower Boon Called all logs and hewn timber
Coming running down said RIVER ST. Croix shall be gathered
cd in rigging, sufficiently secure to run and delivered by said
Company as hereinafter provded within period thirty days,
to point between Upper Boom and Saltwater during
year 1895, and thereafter logs be delivered the Upper
Boom aforesaid within period OF twenty days, and from the
Lower Boom within period of fifteen DAYS unless otherwise
Shall be n Id r al nesicI 70 keen Sd bnns or
either them good order repair, all damages
which shall failure the Provided, that II
any either of
be delivered aforesaid within period thirty during
theear 1880 and thereafter within period twenty days,
from said Upper Boo and from tue said Lower Boom within
period fifteen days, the said Boom Company shall be liable
IN the thereof such damages the said
or owners may suer m qirnce OF such failure to de-
liver such logs or timber Provided ALSO thu. m limits of said
The Limits n the said Upper Boom shall extend and include that
the foot o, Fails Aforesaid aud the limits Of said Lover
shall exe include that the said River
saltwater, Lake ST. CroiX aforesaid, to the foot
of Ocecla Island aforesaid
SEC H. The said Company out the SAID logs AID tim
Der according To their shan raft the in '
gS out of the said boos and shall deliver at the
out OF Low Boom to the therc
as they direct. Provided, that the
shall not be obliged
either said boons than
after the same hal have been raed and ready delivery
Aforesaid, the expiration
by said BON Company. who shall
eXfiOn to said logs timber
iaan until otherwise disposed Povid further, the
rigging used by said Comp quality
the ordinary hdnch mannilla wirp
shall be and remain the the said pay
sa De returned IN good order aud without by
receiving the logs RATED
the said Boom Company. And it provided.
within days its delivery
wise agreed y and between said
of logs delivered
Sec To- The said Boom Company shall demand,
receives and hereby authorized
receive the sztyilve thousand every
thousand feet OF logs timber sorted
made ready delivery aforesaid said
boOms Provided thar logs timber shall
from the foot OF either of said booms
then the said Bonn Company empowered 10
take and such ogs foot Of
said boom and the city Saltwater place places
said thy select unless the said
shall have previously designated place between
Upper Boom and saltwater where
be Delivered in which request when
practicable, be complied with Company
demand, collect and
feet for delivering Of said legs Oseeola thence to Ce-
a Rand