The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-05-28

answered. defend and be defended and he
tracted with and shall up the defence Of 70
any court and generally do and perform all
singular the acts and matters which shall he and
ducivc to the well being Of said corporation,
Sic The said corporation hereby authorized AMI emow
cred survey locate construct complete alter change the s
ton Of maintain and operate Railroad with one
and graduation as SAID company shall hmk proper from Su"a
ter by Of st Paul and Saint Anthony via Minneapolis
the Of rccknrdge the Sioux Wood RIVER with ranc
from st Anthony Anoka Cloud and Crow Wing. 81 Vim
cent the mouth OF the Pcmbina River.
SEc The said corporation shall have the right 10 encs upon
lands for the purpose of making aud for the right
and appropriate its sole and control for the pun
contemplated herein land no, exceeding two hundred feet
width throughout the entire length OF MS SAID railroads. may 'n
upon and take possession Of and all aud singular an
aud materials Of every kind beyond The width Of Nv" hun
drcd feet for the location and construction o deots and stopping
stages station grounds aud houses and for the purpose at con
sructing bridges dams emanEments excavations Sitbanhs
turnou engine houses shops and other buildings
and complete operation of said railroads all such lands waters,
materials and privileges belonging 10 the Territory future State
Minnesota hereby granted said corporation for said
poses and this shall le sufficient notice To- all persons oah
n anv interest in the same but lands owned or belonging t. any
person company corporation lie taken and appropriated
for the purposes aforesaid and shall he valued and paid o' ~ The
manner hereinafter provided
The capital stock Of said corporation shall be five NH
lions of dollars divided into shares ii hundred dollars each
which shall be doomed personal property and may be- Issued and
provided by the Board OF DIRECTORS who shall have 10
require the payment Of subscribed y I'll" stakeholder" q"
such in such at su tunes and On such terms
they deem proper and on refusal or neglect on the part stool"
holders Of them make payment agfccaby TO uh us
days public notice be sold public auction under such rules sa'd
Board Of Directors prescribe the surplus micy any u"
main after ded"cng the payments due WI, Interest n, he
of sale 10 Ia paid I" such delinquent stakeholder
The Board Of Directors herch, appointed shall books to he
opened for the subscriptions Ia sand stock the city SAINT Paul
the acceptance Of this charter o which notice shall m given
by publication in newspapers published SAINT Pau
and in published in 81 Anthony, aud said books
shall open days thereafter, and the said directors
thereafter also books 10 he opened IA su manr aud
such other places and times they shall direct and may from
time time increase capital aggregate
not
cxpcdcni for the operations of said corporation to make sn'
increase
Srr s. All of the affairs Of said corporation shalt hc managed
by board fifteen Directors who shall be- stockholders and
ma ory Of whom shall citizens Territory aud who
hereby invested with all the powers of said co"aton they shall
be chosen annually by ballot by the siocorS at The annual
meeting of the company which shall c held such notice aud ~
such time shall be- prescribed 10y the bylaws and at such place
shall bc prescribed by the Board Of Directors aud stated such
notice The shall be delivered person by proxy duly
and in all which stockhoicrs shall vote each
share stock shall be entitled and all elections or
Directors those stockholders equal to the number ~ h elected
having the greatest number Of votes shall c deemed aud declared
duly elected The elections shall h conducted such manner "a
shall he prescribed b, the bylaws Of the company, and from any
election of Directors shall hc had at the time wbcn
by the provisions Of this act on y the bylaws {" SAID corporation
il should be- had the c held other time IN u,G"
tors Of the preceding shall continue 10 act and the corpora
ton hereby created shall at forfeit nor lose Of s privileges
franchises mmnncs 10y :" the lrregnay want Z"
such election
The following mapped persons hereby appointed and
shall the first Board Of Directors whose terra of Office
shalt continue until election shall be- held and Their sncesso
duly elected provided + r. Doano William Wbm
Alex Ramsey Edmund Rice H. x Nelson WA t. iHrs Richard
Chute Henry T. Wells Abraham NJ frdoy. Dwight Woodbury.
Franklin steele : H. Lowry, J u CGdn. Charles II oako'
Daniel Bassett whose ducs and powers shall and be ia
force from and after the passage Of tins act
!. The said company shall have pwe b. make ndai aud
establish all snci bylaws rules anl regulations Hay c deemed
cxpcdcn and fulfill tlr purposes and csy int" 81
aud the wcri regulating and
securing the affairs business and # the company FSor
as that rle lc rclngnant to the Constitution aud Laws
the United States the laws M this Territory and the Board
of Director. shall have power establish rrh II toll and
charges for the persons and property u IT. sd
railroads they shall direct aud dtcmn', aud
change levy and collect the the Of
the SAID company The width &C track shall be- four t M and
half inches and shalt l u
equipped style and Of quality equal the 81
other frstcaSs railroads. The of Wiecis,
the form an the weight 81 lads, tie rat oil speed
connections with '"f railroads. aHd al "i"r
aud things the sad railroads shall l m
conformity such rules and regulations sad Board u Directors
sisil determine and csAIsh Porrs That
all 81 the track 81 said railroad branch with The
track any other railroad the cngin' arriving AZ aa
crossing shall dead halt s before crossing be-
The zaid company shall have to" iIgt and authority p.iuci
their aad railroad and branches AMI along cV--, ui'r
public pyat lg tAd plank road Di r
rad Il the shall lie but The SAID company sn
such highway road street. plank road abroad "a suc cdr
iitTon AMI state 81 ~ Airri" lis ~
proper u-e; and the saJ company shall have tbs M aai
authority and all tbs necessary bridge ~ o
their said rsr'sJ nt watf
such points Of cro--ng the y may lpea t' sad
road brapches III, all auun1i- i.re nst
and said company shall have J,sar The
this Territory STATE, tn state e Wisconsin. and oi
crate the viii, -uc other railroad branch
ard -pch H. agreed b. All
between rad b. pufctas irt other fafh