Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-05
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To incorporate TIE konosfa and Rockford Rad
Road Compaay

SEC. l. BE il enacted by the the Peeplesof
the State Of Illinois represented in the General
Assembly that sohn NJ. Capron, Egbers A yer,
Thomas Paul, John Cornell, WIn. b. Ogden,
ebn Brady. Jason Marsh, George HaskelL
Daxd s. Penield, koberfP. Laiie, Charles II.
spatfords Arson y Miller. CHESTER { sBriggs,
Jesse Biinn, and Seely Perry, are hereby made
and constituted a body corporate and polite BY
the name aud style Of the Kenosha and Rock
ford Railroad Company with perpetual succes-
son.saiid 6s that asdsstsie shall be- eapa-
bic in law OF taking and purchasing, holding
leasing, selling aud Conveying reaAard personal
Estate and property SO talIas the same may be
necessary fa: the purpose herein after mention
ed and in their said corporate name 10 sue ~ be
saed 10 have a commons seal which they NAV.
alter or renew at pleasure to have & capital
stock OF Eight hundred thousand dollars 20 be
divided into shares Of one Hundred dollars EACH
which said Capital may be increased from time
10 time by a vote OF q majority OF the directors
OF this corporation TO any sum requisite for the
completion and fulflIment OF the objects and
purposes of the corporation hereby created, and
said above named persons shall be
and constitute the first board Of Direc-
tors and may have and exercise all powers
rights privileges iEmunlties which are may
be necessary TO carry into effect the purposes
and objects OF this act as hereinafter set forth.
SEC. ?. Said Directors shal organize the
board as soon as praetible after the passage Of
this act By eiecting one of their number Pres-
dent and by appointing a Secretory and Trcasu.
rer which organization shall be certified by said
directors OF a majority OF them, and such certif-
icate shall be recorded in the Record Book of
said company and said record shall be sufficient
evidence ofsueh organization, and said Directors
shall hold their Offices unti3 the first Wcdnes-
day of October following their organization and
until their successors shall be elected aud quail
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said board may be filed by vote OF two thirds
Of the Directors present nj any regular meeting
q he beard or at special meeting called for
that purpose. t
SEC :; The said corporation is hereby au-
thurized and empowered to accept and receive
from the nenosla and Rockford Railroad Com
paHy heretofore organized and now acting rs q
corporation under the general law Of this State
for the Incorporation OF Railroad companies, q
transfer of the subscription lists, surveys, maps
plats privileges franchises and effects OF the
said Kenosha and Rockford Railroad Company,
and on such transfer being made by the same be-
inc rucorsed ON the Record Book of this Com
pany and signed by at leass two thirds of the
Directors OF said kenosla and Rockford Rail
road Company and OF TINS com any, then this
Company shall succeed 70, have, maintain and
exercise III its own CORPORATE name and power
all the rights, priviledes, requirements, prop
ertv fleets and ffaeLises ot sasd kenOSha and
Rockford Railroad Company, be subject 10 al
tue liabilities thereof Us iUlIyas il the same had
arisen, accrued or been created under the pro
visions and powers OF this act and the several
subscribers and parties of said kenosha and
Rockford Rail- Dad Company whose subscription
shall he transferred as herein pros ided, shat. be
and become subscribers to the capital stock OF
this COMPANY and shall acquire and have all the
rights pflyiedes, and powers IN this corpora
ton az If thcir several subscriptions were made
directly to and uuder this corporation
SEC. 4. The said Company are hereby au-
tborzed and empowered to locate and from time
to time to aNer, change, relocate, construct, re-
construct and fully to finish perfect and main
tain a Railroad with one OF more tracks cont
meucug on the uo,h iiAe ut The State within
! tie town OF Hebron or RIchiEoHd iii Nc Henry
county, where said State Inc may be touched
hy he Kenosha and Be.oit Railroad now build
| mo in the State Of Wisconsin, thence across the
county Of Mciienry to CAemUngJ village, cross
! ing the Chscago st Paul and F0a Du Lac Rail.
/ road at or near the Harvard station thence tc
/ he city Of Rockford, and the said Company are
further authorized to use and operate said Rail
road, and Shall have power and authority to reg
ulate The time and manner in which goods eff
/ iccts and persons shall be transported on the
same to prescribe the manner i'll winch said
Railroad shall be used and the rate of toll tVf
! transportation OF persons or property thereon ano
under their charge and shah have power to pro
/ vide all necessary STOCK and material Tor the OPP
Grafton OF said Road, and shall have power *
! erect aud maintain all necessary DepoisI STA
tons, Shops, and other buildings and machine
! ~ for the accommodation, management, and Ope
rstions OF said Road
/ SEC. .. Said Directors shall as soon after
! the passage Of this act as practicable open
! Books Cor the purpose of receiving subscriptions
/ t. the Capital Stock OF SAID Company at such
( places along the line of sand Road aud eisew here
as said Directors shall determine under the di
recton OF such agents as said Directors shall ap
point and said books shall be kept open from
/ iime TO time until The amount Of said Capital
stock shall be subscribed or until said Directors
shaA determine TO close the same.
SEC. g.. The several counties, cities, iucor-
pogated villages and towns through or neal
/ winch said Railroad sLaii be located are hereby
authorized to subscribe TO The capital stock in, oi
seyeraliy to lend their credit to TING corporation
hereby created for the purpose OF aiding il the
cons iucsicu OF said Road, PgOrldef that no such
subscription or loan shall DC made urGl tho
same shai. lie yoted Tor as hereinafter provi-
/ ded
I SEC T. Whenever one hundred voters ofany
/ such county shall make written application
! 80 tho county Clerk Of such county, o. twenty
/ ivc voters of any such cHy incorporated Vii
laee UI Town shan make such application 10 the
/ Clerk thereof iequirng an Election by he icga
voters OF SUCH cpu4iy, city, village or town tc
determine whether such Subscription or loar
/ shall be made specifying in such application She
a,huuus and whether 10 be subscribed Tor OF
loaned, svch Clerks snail flo suqh applieati on in
( his otIce al4 immediately give The no;ice IS le
( 9uirod by law tGg aul Election 10 be he'd by the
legal voters 81 such county. city, village o.
! town, AZ Inc usual place OF holding Elections
and such Elections shall be held and conducted
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