The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1864-04-08

other cases. and that each and every person
convicted under any of the provisions of this
oct, shall stand committed to the common Jail
of the county wherein the offense was commit
ted until such fine be paid.
Sec. 8. That all of the first seven sections of
chapter fifty-five of the Session laws of one
thousand eight hundred and sixty-One, being
an act ensitled San Act for the preservation Of
Elk Deer, Birds and Fish, approved February
eleventh, one thousand eight hundred and six
ty-one, be and the same is hereby repealed.
SEC 9. This act shall take effect and be in
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 4, 1864.
AN ACT to amend an act entitled IAN act to
incorporate the Minneapolis and st. Cloud
Railroad Company" passed March 1st, 1856.
Be it enacted by tie Legislature Of the State of
Minnesota:
SECTION !. That the first section of said act
to wit: An act to incorporate the Minneapolis
and st. Cloud Railroad Company, he and the
same is hereby amended so as to read as fol-
lows: That E. NJ. Toby, Francis Morrison, B.
B. Meeker, II. G. burbank. j. p. Wilson. o.
s. Freeman, Ii. c. Waite, r. c. Corbett, Chas.
A. Gilman, X. NJ. Richardson, j. Porter,
and Henry Hill, their aseigns or survivors, and
all such persons as shall hereafter become
stockholders in the Company hereby incOrpo-
rated, shall be and are hereby made body cor
lis and st. Cloud Railroad Company, and by
and under that name and style, shall be capa-
BILE of suing and being sued, impeading and
being impleadad, defending and being defend
ed, in any and all courts of law and equity as
fully as natural persons and the said corpora
ton may make AID use common seal alter
and renew the same at pleasure, and by their
corporate name and style, shall be capable of
contracting and being contracted with, and of
acquiring by purchase, gift grant or other
wise, and of holding and conveying all such
estate and property, real or personal as may
be neces .ary or convenient to carry into effect
the object and purposes OF this act, and of the
said corporation.
Sec 9. That the second section of said act
to which this is an amendment shall! be and
read as follows: The said corporation is here
by authorized and empowered to survey, To-
cate, construct, complete, maintain, use and
operate a railroad from Minneapolis to st.
Cloud, and from st. cloud to the navigable
waters of Lake Superior, with all necessary
and proper stations depOts, turnOuts, engines,
cars and other appurtenances and furniture of
railroad. The said corporation are also au-
thOrized and empowered to survey locate
build and operate branch railroad from st.
Cloud to some point on the Minnesota river
between township ranges twenty-five and
with like privileges for stations depots, turn
outs, eng ines. cars and the usual furniture of
first-class railroad.
SEC. 8. That section twelfth of the said act
to which this is an amendment be repeolcd.
and in the place thereof. it is enacted:
That said E. NJ. Toby. Francis Morrison, B.
B. Meeker, II. c. Burbank, J. P. Wilson. o. =.
Freeman, II. c. Waite, r. c. Corbett, Charles
A. Gilman, r. NJ. Richardson, j. j. Porter and
Henry Hill, their assigns, survivors, and each
of them be and are hereby declared Directors
of said company or corporation for the term of
one year from the passage of this act and un
til one hundred thousand dollars stock is sub
scribed and taken, when the stockholders
shall choose new Directory, who shall Or
ganize in the manner and for the purpose set
forth in the tenth section of the act herein
amended.
And the said Directors first above named,
shall choose President, Vice President, Sec
rotary, Treasurer, whose powers, duties and
manner of proceeding shall be in conformity to
said tenth section of said amended act till thew
are superseded by the Directors to be chosen
by the stockholders as required by this section:
PrOcided, That they accept this charter as
amended, by organizing for the purpose of
executing and carrying the same into effect
within six months from The passage of this act.
SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That the
said "Act to incorporate the Minneapolis and
st Cloud Railroad Company" is hereby de-
clared to be in full force and effect except so
far as the same is repealed or modified BY this
act.
Approvod Eobruorv 100.