, 1865-02-27


Hnrlbut as majority OF such assumed corpors.
tofs and directors, during all the time Aforesaid.
lsxc nsnEped and claimed, anu sd'i 40 p asntp ana
dsmag~ and prejudice, etc. wherefore the sald at
torney OF the said people prays advice Of the said
ngatnet the said Thomas Harless and Horace 4.
nurlbut in this behalf, to he made to answer to
the eaid people by what warrant they. claim to
state's Attelasy for the ID jadieid bistlist. a
n nis Honor, Judge Williams. sfter reading md
ing The defendants Harless and Hur(bRt to show
cause why the quo srarronto should not issue In
accordance with the prayer Of the petitioner.
THE BILL.
The following IL the bill, as passed BY the Ieets-
laure Of the State Of Illinois, in June, 1861 It Is
entitled "a Bill for Act to Incorporate the Wa
bash Railway Company"
SEC !. Be Il enacted BY tht people Of ths sfats
+ Of Illinois, Ftprtstnted IN Tx General dssenNy,
That Thomas HaF'ese+ Horace 4. Hutsbut, and
Charles Msnsoe ana 81 fueh ,e sha
hereby incorporated, thall be body polite and
eorporute, by the name end style OF the Wabash
Railway Company. and under that name and style
ehnl1 be capable Of fuing and beIpg sued, impead-
ing beng implicated. defending and being de.
Tended against In law and equity In all coarta and
places whatsoever, IN IKE % manner and as fully Is
zeal, and altcr or renew the same at pleasure; and
by their said corporate nasar and style shall be
contracted
Win; shall be and are hereby invested viii ali
purcha.es, aud Of acquiring by paT.
conveying real and personal estate which may be
needfnl to carry INTO effect fully the purposes and
objects Of this act. Such corporate powers shall
ccnt1nne for 1hc term Of twenty-five yeard.
Sec. 2. The said corporation Ia hereby author
lied and empowered 10 construct. maint4iu and
| operate railway for the aneportation OF per
t1acks and lines q Ts Tih III conveaieot i turn turn
outs, sfdetracks md appcndaees, In, On, orcr and
a3ong the following Etreet and streets, highway
ers, within The present and fueure limit. q the
city Of ch,esgo. to-wit: comms.cdng on Wabash
| on said Wabash avenne to Twelfth street,
thence east on said Twelftt street to
Michigan aEenue; thence south on sand Michigan
Gig: COMMENCING On biidse eteet % Il tae Z intsr ter
eection Of said Michigan avenue railway; thence
west on ead Bridge street to The Archer road; !;
he present md futnre limits or q tie city. % COM
mcnc1ng. on Monroe street at the intersection Of
| said Wabash aEenue Railway; thence west on
| on esld Wells street to Lake street; thence vest
On taid Lake street bridge, and West Lake street
t. street; thsnss norh on sa
| the1 &C oorthwcstwardly on Milwaukee
/ avenue to the present and future l,m-
& its Of :he city. Commeneang on Wells
railway. thence south on said Wells street to Van
Buren street; thence west on said Van Bnren
street Van Buren street bridge and West Van
Buren, e1ect to the present md future limits OF
I the city: Commenctnr On Halsted street at the
Intersection OF said Van Bu.cn street railway,
thence south On said Halsted street and Hatsted
street h1tdee to the present and future limits OF
the city. Commencing on Bluo Island avenue at
| the Intersection OF said Halsted street railway,
thence southxesta1dly H. a. aio3s sstd Blne Is,ad
intefpecfioa of safd Van pafen etreet railway, ali ~
.ee a9h .9a CT eonns ass ss Ia s1es sfs f. @
avenue Al he interrogation of said South lins Of
to River street. thence On said River street Bush
street bridge. md Rush street to the Green Bay
road, thence on said Grsen Bey rosa 70 Woleots
| to Division street: thence west On ea!d Di-
y1ston street to Nurth clork street; commenting
on Lake street at The intersection of said Wells
Btreet railway; thence east On said Lake street With
| wabash Avenue Railway.
thoHzed to construct, maintain md operefe It's
| faid raiWay or railways on any common highway
Or highways IN either or ali Of the towns Of South
eSSn 81. sts o ns IL
| to tine to change, enlarge and extend the loca-
] ton thereof and to cross the track or tracks Of
any other railway or railways upon any Of its
] routes.
SEC. 4. The cars Of said Corporation shall not
be propelled By other than animal power without
towns through which it. railways u,y be iaid, nor
shall they be propelled Dv any other then animal
power within The city Of Chicago, without the
| consent Of the Common Council of said city
| SEC. ;. To enable the .eaid corporation to co.,
structsn al Of the railways herein authorized,
OF their uppcndages the eaid corpor ton /. here
vs.e property foE he purposes, md II tIe t manner
| prescribed by IN act entitled IAN act to amend
!he Law sondeanInE rttht q wy for purposes q
and tue :.1gral acts amendato.y hereof ma % MI
exercise all the pRwer. conferred upon said rail-
| ro.d corporation8by tha twenty fifth and twenty
% 1s,o, 9, ss, S
veunber S, 1919. ascertainins and making recon-
penee Tor al damages sustslned agreeabiy to the
provisions Of the &C, hereinbefore aset menttoned
| are hereby e1tende. and applied TO The Land or
any lntc.es, therein Of any incorporated town or
city.
| EFc, 6, The capital stock Of said corporation
shall be two hundred tnonsand dollars, ind my
he fncr, asrd ftom fine to time 1t the pjeasure Of
nnn oara c,eb vi nnd H. ;ssnsd sn
Transferred in the manncr at'd nnon snch condi
fons "a the Board Of Drectors cf slid cornoration
nsy e. a'5ec m ,b- cono,.te ,ovs,s of .,,a comma.
nr sha1i he restcd ir md eTrrc1ssd nv HosTd
oi Dtrectorr @ apd Eneb a oiicerr a. theV
shall appoint. 7he Bosrd of Directors shall con.
stnrthoidcrsl Who shali he closen eyery year hy
1hr efncfhn1ders-t ach shsre havtnD nne ynte ia
he given IL peTron or by proxy and Directors to
tnJ and nr.1in.5 'N+N N'o
Src" - Tnn foI1oxlnr nersons shall cpnstitnta
the f1fst Board Of Directors. tosit: T'homss
| corks Who's nowcrs shall commence and he in
fn force frn, and aiier fhe dny this nci shall ba
| ncrcpted by eafd cornoration
| SEC o. The said company shall have Dover to
make. ordain, md establish ali such bylaws,