, 1857-02-06
NorthcTn Pacific Ran Road.

q rail road OF inc AoO'e uaine. No pun
lish it merely to show the increasing inter-
est now beginning 70 be manifested in the
matter Of rail road to connect rs with
the States, and to show that our Territory,
weak as she may be, is ready to take the
lead aud initiative step towards the accom-
plishment Of one Of the most gigantic and
magnificent projects Of the age a rail
road across the American continent. A
bill Of incorporation, similar in its general
terms TO that following has been before
our Legislature at its verx.aRRual session
since our Territorial organization, but until
the one just closed, was ridieOled and bur-
Iesqued from the halls of legislation. Yet
such as possessed Sufficient foresight to see
beyond iO-day-who, with ourselves, know
that road Of this character IrW BE- bEili--
have kept this matter in sight, and in the
Legislature Just adjourned, which, it seems,
thought more seriously and favorable Of
the subject-have succeeded.
In our advertising eOlums will be found
notice cOnvening the members Of this
company for the purpose Of organizing,
opening books for the subscription Of stock,
&c, As the act prescribes the mode Of
procedure and other preliminaries subse-
quent to a permanent organization, is given
as another reason for its publication at this
time
AN ACT TO incorporate the Northern Pa
ci6c Railroad Company.
Sec. I. Be Il enaoted By tie LSgislatire
Assembly of GAe Territory Of WaSliHgfOn,
That Isaac /. Stevens, Charles H. Mason,
Edward Lander, George Gibbs, d. +. Ken
dali, VIM. Cock, r. NJ. Walker, Wm. W.
Miller, VIM. II. Wallace, Lafayette Balch,
NJ. 7. Simmons, Elwood Evans, Arthur A.
Denny, David Phillips Alexander Aberne-
thy, J. P. Keller, James Tlton, L. H. Fow-
leT, Samuel d. Howe, Edward @. Fitzhugh,
Walter Crockett, Sen, Lewis H. Davis, c.
O. Pagett, John II. jackson, Seth Catlin,
William Strong, William Dillon, Sumner
Barker, WIN. Kelley, Ira Patterson, Harry
d. Huntington, n. 0strander, B. b. Bishop,
Of the territory Of Washington, and james
O'Neal, w. S. Ladd, g. W. Vaughn, Thos.
Carter, F. A. Sauyier, and Thomas Priteh-
ard, Of Oregon Alexander Ramsey, Henry
NJ. Rice and James Shields Of Minnesota,
John Fitzgerald, Julius White, E. W. Pelton
and James Duane Doty Of Wisconsin; II. H.
Goer, John i. Turner and Ira Minard Of IL
linois, Alvin Sanders, Enoch Hill and Bern
hart Hern, Of Iowa; A. J. Pope, w. c.
Talbot, Of California; Charles Foster, Ste
pAen @. Foster and Jeremiah 0'Brien, Of
Maine; and Thomas NJ. Mayhem, Of New
York; and all such persons as shall hereafter
become stockholders in said company hereby
incorporated, shall be body corporate and
polite BY the name and style Of the Northern
Pacific Railroad Company, with perpetual
succession, and uuder the name and style shall
be capable Of suing aud being sued, implead
ing and being impleaded, defending and being
defended against in law and equity, in al
courts and places whatsoever in like manner
and as fully as natural persons. May make
and use common seal, and alter or renew
the same at pleasure, and by their said cor
porate name and style shall be capable In
law Of contracting and being contracted with
shah be and arc hereby invested with all the
power, privileges, immunities and franchises,
and conveying real and personal estate which
may be needful TO carry into effect fully the
purposes and objects Of this act.
See. 2. The said corporation is hereby au-
thorized and empowered to survey, locate,
construct, complete, alter, maintain and ope.
rate railroad with one or more tracks OF
lines Of rails, commencing at one of the
passes in tue Rocky mountains between the
territories Of Washington and Nebraska,
and connecting with such road passing
through the territories Of Minnesota and
Nebraska as the company may elect thence
extending Gestwardly through the territory
Of Washington by the Bitter Root valley,
crossing the CeuF d Aline mountains by the
most practicable route thence across the
great plain Of the Columbia with two
branches. one down the Columbia to Van-
couver, the other over the Cascade mountains
to the Sound, with a connection from the
river to the Sound.
Sec. 3. The capital stock Of said company
shall consist Of fifteen millions Of dollars and
may be increased to thirty millions Of dollars.
to be divided into shares of one hundred dol.
lars each. The immediate government and
direction Of said company shall be vested il
thirteen directors, who shall be chosen b,
the stockholders Of said company in the man
ner hereinafter provided, who shall hold the
Office one year after their election, and unit
others shall be duly elected and qualified t.
take their places as directors aud the saiC
directors, majority Of whom, shall form
quorum for the transaction Of business, shal
elect one Of the members to be the presiden
Of the company. The said board Of director
Shan have power to appoint all necessary
clerks Of business Of said company.
Sec. 4. The said company is hereby auth
orized, by their agents, surveyor or engin
eerss to cause such examinations and survey.
to be made Of the ground and country he.
tween all the points mentioned in the second
section Of this act as shall be necessary n
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