Minnesota weekly times. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1854-1859, 1855-06-05
AN ACT
... AN ACT
To Incorporate the saltwater Ferry.
n, il enncfed bu the Le0isl1fire Assem5y of the TER

D, enacied by Legislative Assembly Of the Territory
That Isaac 81 apes McKuslc Christopher Car Elias
Mexican, Jonathan E. MckuSick and Albert Harris, anu their
sttuted boy aud pc for the purposes hereinafter
mentioned, by the name of the saltwater Ferry Company
Tor fifteen years and they and their
shall be and they hereby made capable law
implicated, prosecute defea, answered,
elsewhere, anu to purchase and hold
mortgage otherwise dispose for the benefit Of said
Company devise and kepa common seal and to- alter re-
new al pleasure; make and enforce
bylaws not contrary the constitution and laws OF tie United
States this Terrttry.
3 the said corporation is hereby vested with the
elusive right and privilege the period of fifteen of
county Washington and Territory Minnesota,
on number twentyelght C township humber thirty tso
tabed within mile from the bounds Of said section NUM-
g. That the capital company
dollars right and privilege of increasing the
vied shares dollars eac which stock
to be owned by the above naed in the proportions
and manner agreed upon by the or as directed ny the rules
regulations and bylaws OF said corporation.
power number such officers
directors they deem necessary for the manage
s. That the said corporators organize
perform their duties herein required within
six months from the date OF the passage Of this ac then this act
company keep and good
boat repair, suici,n; this accommodation of all
give prompt ready attendance
all occasions and at all hours both at night or day But
Charged double the fare hereinafter prescribed And pro-
vitrd iutter that the said shall n'i tc required
Compelled said FERRY when the sad Lax St. Cruix
Rough to endanscr life property, or when ice shall
render il unsaf. iupractcable TO
T. The charged crossing at the aDovc ferry shall
exceed the following. viz: D.
mare hors,. or mail, with or without rder,.
s. two horse two OK, or tw" NIUE team, loaded! OF
moJdei, with drivers. "
IS single horse carriage. -
60 additional horse, mule OK OF cow......-lO Z"
'' SWINE or she'l.
other articles In
teams the of ten barrel, fifty cents per
NJ of lumber and three cents per hundred pos for all
other articles.
The said corporlors shall within six months after the
this file bc filed with clerk of the
County Commissioners ths county Washington,
arecognZance the said Board, with good and sufficient
cucs, be approved by said Board Cbanty CommsioI
ers) in the thousand dollars, conditioned that
they Imposed up,n them in
the sections; in til failure
all the benefits IN t have accrued
to them from its passage.
O. For every neglect keeping good aui sufficient boats,
failure ard and ilance, the
action of debt, letorc having
shall
all damages person s I'll sustain by reason
tie neglect of said company to fulfil any Of the duties i'm
sed by this act.
10. ANY person who shall injury by
gece company, the in its
poy, remedy by action the bond required
In this act.
u. Any future Legislature may alter amend this
chatter.
J. NORRIS Speaker OF H. Of r.
WM. p. MURRAY, Pres't Council.
Approved March Cd, 1855.
W. A. GORMAN.
certify be the original
Ac: ie J. TRAVIS ROSSER,
Minnesota