Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1856-08-14

can, the difference which exists bstuss.
that and other interpretations.
10 the fret place, the other railroad eda,.
ters are granted to certain persons in con.
tin4oxs succession In this charter, with n
capital of 50 900. for a railroad from
Lsavenworth to his fsvorite city ofLsconp-
ton, (Which was msds the capitaI of the
Territory by this same Legislat1re,l With
an indefinite ami uurestr.ined p,wer to
build branch railroads from the capital in
any and eyery direction. Judge Leconpss
and his associates, including Woodson, tie
Secretary of the Territory, are granted psr-
Pstuel succession. In section al. page TIT.
there is this special exception, which.
though brief in ita lang ,ags, is momsnsous
Fin its importance, fer the benefit of Judge
Lecompte & Co.
The sections seven. rhrteen. aad twenty Of ay
tcle flrst. and SO much Of se u eleven, aIticis
second, as relates 10 stock owned, OF an act con-
cerning corporations, shall not apply TO this aet''
| IL the examination which I gave to these
laws, it strEck ma shat this exception of this
character, for tie bsnef; of Lecomp,on and
LecOmPts, from the prOvisi 0ns Of the ssn.
ora law relative TO corporations, was sin
gul4r, to say the less.; and turned back to
the general law to ss- tina character of the
provisions thus saspenlet, 30 Gar as this act
wss concerned; and the proof that it fur.
nishes OF the iateation, on the part oil the
Legislature, 20 mSks Lodge Lsc0mpts inter
sstAe in their behalf, 10 30 strong, tha, will
re 'er you to these sections as ci~cum,txntisl
evidence Of no ordinary character.
Section seven a. ths gsnerai corporation
law, (ses Pag. lS4 provides as lows:
Thu charter of EyARY corporation that shall
hereafter be granted BY law, s9.LL Be sUBJEcT Ts
ALTERATION, SUPPRESSION, oR REFSAL by any sue
ccedin3 Leg gI.iat1re: PEoTlDE5, Sucl aileiarior,
sus1ension, repeal. shall in nOwise cooaict viii
any right vested IN such corporation by itsshsrter."
Bat in Lscon1t-'s ch ,rts-, the pJssr
even 10 aO.n1 it is, by b sus5snsIon of
the above section, withheld from "sny sus-
ceedirg Lsgissture," syen If said Ls{isla.
sure. or PeIpls oi KaRsss, uaan;moasiy de-
sired its amendment.
Section thirtssu (.ee page 1857 makes
the stoekh hpldsrs OF al cJrpara,ious iaiisia-
g5py LG5l: Ter it. dsbts. But this, too. 10
suspended by the mock Legislature OF KIN
sas, Coz the benefit Of Judge Lsconpfs.
Section thirty (sssp page 1867 makes d.
rsctOrs liabl. for dssts incurred by them s1-
csedirg the capital stock. Bat this, als1, 10
suspended in Judge LscornPis's charter, and
he ID one Of the directors OF lbs road.
But there 10 still another extraordinary
provision in this charter, which End in no
other grant of this LegislstuEs. Section
isesn (psgs 776) provides:
''Ifsaid company she II require f1r ths osnsirus.
ton or repair said road any stone gravel, other
materials from the laa1 OF any psrs0l ad iJInIuy 10
MAR said road. and cASSur cnIiTact iur tds
same with the OWNS. tlsrJJt, -II1 CJ;I?.Iy nay
proceed 70 tax s,poss-ssiIn OF AMI use ihs sans,
and have the property Assessed" &c, sc.
Net only are they empoWsred to take
stone, gravel, and othsr @atsrisls, inciad-
ing timber, OF such great value in Kinsas,
from land through which the road runs, but
also from adjoining" tract, and skill fur
ther, from tracts WEAR said rosd," which
may bo construed 10 mean one mile, or
ten miles off, as the ease nay De. And if
the owner refuses 20 part with his timber
OF gravel, tbs COMPANY srs authorized 20
take it first, AMI pay for it sf-sswarls; sna
the man who resists, ana seeas 10 protect
his own property, would bs am na5.e % the
penalties Of this bi2ody cote 10 rs,i,tin2
1.-The laws of Kaus-s" WAT was IN. Oo-
ject Of thsss extraordinary grams sai pri.
vlegss OF Judgs L-comPts and his ssso-
ciatss, | sn5ui: fJT tIs An2rl:Il psoyls 10
de t.i.a