Kenosha tribune & telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1856-1859, 1857-02-05


terations thereto shall be prin;edin convenient
form and distributed among the Stockholders
of said Company.
SEC. IA 1t >hal! be lawful for any fifteen
Stockholders by giving thirty days notice, sta
ting the objects. 10 call meeting OF the Stocks
holders Of said Company and the Secretary oil
said Company shall certify said call and record
the same as weiIas all matters that may bel
transacted under ssnchcal. The Stockholders
present under such cah may by majority vo
ting therefor proceed and appoint from among
themselves aeammittee Of three with full pow
c; to examine ali books, papers and accounts be-
longing to said Company and said Committee
may employ any competent accountant or ac-
IcountanIs 10 aid III said examination aud said
lcommitteo shall have power TO examine any Of
ticer or officers, agent agents, employee of
said Comp my under oath TO be administered by
the Chai rman OF said Committee. and said oiii-
| GERS or agents or employees shall duly answer all
! questions that may be required of them by said
Committee touching any matter or matters rela4
ting 10 the affairs OF said Company, and the Off
GERS and agents Of said company shall aid as far
as in their power, said Committee as they may
require in said examinations; the expense of said
examination shall be paid from the Treasury OF
said Company upon warrants drawn upon the
| Treasurer and certified by said Committee, and
said Committee shall make detailed report of
| said examination at such time or times as said
5 took ho.dcrs shall direct. Ssh s
| SEC. IS. Said Company shall have the pow
| to unite its Railroad in whole, or in part with
any other Railroad or Railroads now construct
ed, or which may hereafter be constructed either
| la this State or in the State of Wisconsin COM
| ing in contact Herewith and to grant to any
such Company or Companies, the rights to con
struct and use any portion of said line of Road
hereby auth, to be constructed upon such
terms as may be mutually agreed between the
SAID Company sor Companies, or may consoi.
date the capital Stock, with the capital Stock of
any Railroad Company with which it Shall inter
sect either in this or the State Of Wisconsin and
| shall have full power to place the Road of said
Company and its capital Stock so consolidated
under the directions OF joint Board of Direct
| ors of not less than fifteen, at least eleven OF
whom shall be chosen from Stockholders resi-
dents within the counties through which said
consolidated Roads are located, the first board OF
/ Directors 10 be chosen as The Directors of the
Companies consolidating their capital Stock
shall direct and agree and all subsequent Boards
to be elected as herein provided for, but no con.
soidati0n shall be legal, nor sale or transfer OF
the permanent rights, privileges, or purchase
of said Company without the assent of MAORI
Ity, interest or Stock voting in avr OF said
consolidation sale or transfer at an annual or
regularly called meeting OF the Stockholders.
SEC 10. Notice shall be published in some
paper printed within the counties though which
the SAID Road is located for election of Directors
1 and calls for installments 10 be paid upon capt.
TAI Stock, all meetings of Stockholders, ali mat
ters intended for the action of Stockholders by
the Directors OF Stockholders authorized to call
meetings, shall be published in the notice given
for the meeting before which said matters will
be brought.
SEC. IL. The SAID corporation shall be bound
to repair all Pablo highways, bridges or water
courses which may be injured i'll constructing
said RAILROAD OF its appandages ~ shall restore
them as far as practicable % as good condition
4 AS they We're before they were injured.
SEC, "a. II any sperson or persons shall 10
OF cause tHbe done or aid in doing, OF causing
TO be done amy ACT or acts whatever, whereby
any building OF construction or work Of SAID
Company CT any engine, machine or structure
or any matter or thing appertainiug to the same
shall be stopped ob3tructed impaired or wcakca-
cd injured OF destroyed Or engage in any vllful
act OF acts by which sad Company are subjec-
ted 30 loss inmoncy or property, the person OF
persons 50 offending shall he deemed guilty OF
u misdefneano and shall forfeit 10 the use OF said
Company Il sum threshold the amount of tie
darages or loss oecaisoncd by the act or acts OF
sad person OF persons 10 be recovered IN All :c-
tIUu vi debt in the name OF sad Company nth
costs Of suit before any Justice OF the Peace or
before any Court of Record i'll this State.
SEC. 10. Said Company are hereby Rpthori-
zed to take audireceiNe from the er&l sucscri-
bers to the said capital Stock, Mortgages ON re
al estate Tor and in payment Of the tun amount
OF their said subscriptions which Mortgages
may bear interest at the rate OF ten per cent an.
nuaJ aud be payablea at such times rs said Di-
rrctors and said subscribers may agree.
SEC. ~. The Company shall be allowed
three years from passage OF this act for the com
mencemeuto OF said Italiroad and IN case at least
twenty-five miles OF the same shall not be conI-
ple;cd in ten years thereafter the privilege
nerein granted shall be forfeited.
SEC, y. This act shall be doomed and taken
as a public act and shall be construed benctici-
ally tor all purposes herein specified or intended.
This act shall be in force from and after It's
passage.
SAMUEL HOLMES.
Speaker of the House OF Representatives.
JOHN WOOD.
Speaker OF the Senate
Approved Jan. 2Oth, 1851.
VIM. II. BISSELL.
United States Of America 60
State olIinos.
!, O. NJ. Hatch, Secretalyo OF state for the said