Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-04-02

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HORACE BENTON, Sup't. 1st Division /;
SILAs BRowNING, " I'd
LEVIN BENTON, :" 3D.
A. r. STAKE, Z" 4th Z"
L. G. SrANuorE, &" 9th
LLoYD LOWE, 9th
Formerly the canal was divided into
four divisions. The present Board have
divided it into six.
MoHENRY HoLLINGswoRTH, Collector
of tolls at Georgetown;
Mr. Wells, Collector at Hancock
Mr.. Ricaud, Col. at Williamsport;
John II. Shaw. Col. at Cumberland
G. A, Peck, Inspector of Cargoes
Since the above was in type, we have
received the Washington ~Star' of Wed
nesday evening last, from which we take
the following in reference to the meeting
of the new Board:
"The newly elected President and Di-
rectors Of the Chesapeake and Ohio Ca
nal G Company, on arriving at the Office in
this city yesterday for the purpose of an
organization, found it in possession of
Col. VIM. P. Maulsby, the present Pre-
sident of the company, who refused to
deliver possession of the books, paper.
&C., to his alleged successors, on the
ground that he did not consider their
election in conformity with the charter
of the company. He proposed to sub
NIT the question of the rightful control
of the affairs of the company to the de-
cision of one or more eminent lawyers,
and to be governed thereby.
" As everything appertaining to this
work is Of deep interest to many of the
readers Of the Star, we have endcavored
TO ascertain the position of the difficulty
and present our impressions of it fol-
their consideration.
"The charter of the company, grant
ed by the State of Maryland, fixes the
regular annual meeting of the stock
holders on the first Monday of June, and
confers upon the President and Direc-
1 tors the authority to convene extraordi.
nary meetings Of the stockholders. The
State of Maryland has a majority of the
stock and controlling influence in the Sc.
lection of the directory. This power il
confded to the Commissioners of Public
Works of that State The powers o
these officers are prescribed and limited
by the new constitution, which entrust,
to them the supervision of the public
works in which the State is interested
and confers upon them the right to yot,
the stock Of the State at meetings Of tn
TstJuhholders The l,de Commissioner
(who stood three Democrats to one Amer
lean party mani reelected in last Jun,
tie present directory; and the stockhold
ers, after holding several adjourned meet
ings, finally adjourned sine die. A
the election last fall the condition Of par
ties was reversed by the success of tw,
. American party men, who, with the on
holding over, give the majority to tha
party. These three gentlemen, believin,
that they had the lawful right to call
meeting of the stockholders, exercised
! that right, and on the 18th of the pre-
, sert month busted the board elected il
June last, and substituted a Presiden
and Board of Directors of their owl
party.
The course adopted by Col Mauls
by has been approved and sanctioned
we learn, by the most eminent lega
counsel in Maryland; and we learn from
his friends that he does not desire to pro
duce any unnecessary or unwarrantabl,
conflict with those now claiming to man
age the affairs o. the company but be
lieving that their election is contrary t.
the provisions Of the charter, and tina
/ the Commissioners of Public Works hat
no legal or constitutional right to con
vene the stockholders ON the 18th inst.
viii not relinquish the trust confded t,
him aud his associates, until he is sus
, tanned by the legal opinion of eminen
counsel that he is right in doing So
On the other hand, the claimants doubt
less believe that they have the law OF
their side. We do not know as yet how
the affair will terminate. Delay in or
ganizing will be very painful in its con
sequences TO those who arc in the vile
hunt after the Offices to be dispensed. -
The number of applicants is very large
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