The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-26
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against the holder of said stock for the
the nsalment or proportion unpaid Pr0i tdm, That
no stakeholder subscriber shall be permitted to vote al
any election for directors at any general or special
meeting of the company whose shares any nstdments
or arfoarges may be due more than fifteen days previous
| thereto
SEC. 5. And be further enacted That the president
and directors for the time being shall have power to
dain establish and put in execution such rules regula
TONS ordinances and bylaws they may deem essential
for the well government of the institution not contrary
to the laws and Constitution Of the United States or OF
this act aud generally to do and perform all acts matters
aud things which corporation may eau lawfully do
SEC. g. And be further enacted, That the president
and directors hereby empowered and fully authorized
on behalf OF the company to make insurance against
losses by fire any house, building tenement nanuc
tories, mills or other buildings goods, wares, chatte
and effects of all kinds therein otherwise; upon grain
produce and implements and upon vessels building on
the stocks in port at moorings; and generally upon
all aud every sort and description OF property oil Whatever
kind soever on land water and to make execute per
feet and conclude many contracts, bargains agree
ments policies and other instruments as the nature OF
the case shall or may requre and all such Instruments
Bargains, contracts policies, agreements shal be IN
print writing and shall be signed by the president aud
secretary such other persons the managers may
point for such purpose and shall be under the seal of the
company: Ifortded That said president and directors
may, at their option and discretion, make insurance on
such terms and conditions them may appear equit
able, rescrying the premiums appropriatng and re-
turning such portions thereof to the insured as may to
them appear conducive to the interest OF the company and
the insured in such manner and such conditions Us
may appear to them just and proper.
Sec. 7. And be IL further enacted That the president
and directors SHALL the third Monday in june of each
and every year. divide much of the profits of said com.
pany as to them may appear advisable first deductng all
expenses and pay the same to the respective stockholders
their agents. duly empowered in ten days thereafter;
but the money received premiums upon risks which
main outstanding and undetermined at the time Of de-
carng such dividend shall not then be considered aspart
OF the pros and If the capital stock paid In shall BE-
essencd by losses no subsequent dividend shall be mad
or declared until sum equal to said dminuon shall
| have been added to the capital stock.
SEC. s. And be further enacted That the stock of said
company shall DO transferred the books Of the company
in such manner only as the bylaws of the company shall
| direct
sgc.9 Aud be further enacted That nothing in this
act shall be construedas making perpetual but Congress
| may at any time alter, amend, or repeal the same
| Approved, February II, 1860.
AN Acr for the Relief of Collectors and Surveyors of the
| Customs in certain cases.
BE enacted by tie Senate and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of Anierica IN Congress assembled
That in all cases in which any collector surveyor of tn
customs has paid accounted for is charged with
duties accrung under the Joint resolution to increase
temporarily the duties imports approved April twenty
ninth, eighteen hundred and xy-tour and in which the
Secretary OF the Treasury shall be satisfied that the col
lection of the said duties omitted by such collector
surveyor for the that he not informed of the
passage of said resolution when said duties accrued the
said Secretary be- and he is hereby authorized undersuch
rules as Ia may prescribe to remit refund, the
may require such duties to such collector surveyor
Approved, February II, 1868
ANAcr to authorize the of Ocean Mail Steam
ship Service between the United States and China.
Be enacted by The SRae and House of Representatives
Of the United States Of America ia Congress assembled
That the PostmaserGener he, and he is hereby author
r;od ~ ixt d -; ny p"nm, Ji .ag
in the cities of Washington. New York. Philadelphia,
Dosaoh 'a aan ttt'cis,o, fsspeTsoy' ior
ssr,iee put"een 'e r9'' o' oa trSscH IN Tue untc"
touching st Honolulu, in the Sandwich Islands, and
fl ri ~ means Oh 'o'a nut
.n'n .liee 'iousaia ions pui'n "cn anu Oh suleieh
,iu. W PC twoN. ouu pci a'nn' oe,"'eh
au p ~ anu y. eun'.' Win .ic lowest Issponsiolc phf
IN commence frnm tbe Jov tbe fra, t,h;, of IA ,r
posed line shall depart from the port Of San Francsco
with the mails for China IrorjIi That M lid shall la
considered which shall amount 10 more than Ave hundrcd
thousand dollars for he twelve round trims nor
nor unless the same is from citizen or citizens of th,
United States and accoponed Inv an ofer oT yooJ an
sufficient suretes ialso czns Of the TnitJ Stotal s
the faithful performance Of snch contract NN' ~
Sgc D 1nJ he II G,rtlsr snncicJ That orv co,troo+
which the General NAV eyccute under H.,
authority of this act shall 90 into sct ON nr bere th
first day of January one thousand eipbt hundred and
sxty-scyen and shall in addition IN the nspai stimulation
of ocean n,alsc,msIn contr,cts nrov; ,ht H. ta,
sbips accepted for the service shall e constructed s H.
best material and after approved modeIss with ali The
modern improvements alapted 10 seago;ns .toans;ns a.
the rst-cass and shall he subiect IN inspscon and %
yey by nm experienced naval constructor 10 Iva deta5S
that purpose by the Secretary Of the Navy whose report
fhn nnNa
ment of the United States shall he entitled 10 have
uorted free of expense on each and every steamer
malaeen to take charge of the
to whom suitable accommodations for that purposc shall
be assigned That in case of failure from any cause to
for in the contract pro rata deduction shall he mada from
the compensation on account of such omitted VOYAGE OF
voyages That suitable fines and penalties may be i'm
posed for delays and irregularities in the performance OF
the service and that the Postmasterpnera shall have
the power to determine the contract at any time
OF us being underet or assigned to any other party.
| Approved, February II, 1865.
|
AN ACT supplementary TO an Act approved July fourteen
eighteen hundred and sixtywo entitled san Act to
Be il enacted by the Senate and House of REPRESENTATIVES
Of the Un,ted States of america in C,qress assembled III
the act OF Congress approved July fourteen eighteen hui
dred ana sxty-two entitled IAN act to establish certain
post-roads, shall be- and the same Is hereby amendr
pany ana the Jei1ersonve Railroad Company stockolu
ers in the Louisville Bridge Company to construct raj
road bridge over the OHIO River ut the head of the falls
the Ohio subject to all the provisions of said opie
That the said bridge may be constructed at height no
less than ffty-six feet above low-waer mark and witt
three draws sufficient to pass the largest boats navgatn
the Ohio River one over the Indiana chute tre
middle chute and one over the canal: Prorded That IT,
and forty feet except the Indiana and middle chul
and the canal said bridge shall be constructed with draw
u ohe % anu MY sel Wiae on each side OF the plyo
p u, o s't ~ 1 anu iuuie 5h9tes anu Ninety ee'
hr;dao and drsw s' bI ho na yaFr ina. saio
s ~, r IL ~, .ousaueleu w NOT 10 inter
faps .ii ~ hss,sasio -, ~ tie oiio hi'e T
n az, :. t &c g. yatf suaca' Inat the Drdge erect
gu. ue I h VI s ac, saali De awini struc'
~ a" r =. A1 9ss anu Ano"h " postroute'
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an All W Dge acposs me ohio River at Gin
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