The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-06-28
OEFICIAL.


against the holder of said stock for the amount
the nstalment proportion SO unpaid; irorded ina!
stakeholder subscriber shall be permitted TO vote az
any election for directors at any general or special
meeting of the company whose shares any instaments
arearages may be due more than fft days previous
| thereto.
SEC s. And be 10 further enacted That the president
and directors for the time being shall have power to or
ain establish and put in execution such rules regu
for the we'll government of the institution not contrary
to the laws and Constitution of the United States, or o
this act and generally to do and perform all acts matters
and things which corporation may or can lawfully DO
SEC g. And be IL fu,tte, enacted, That the president
and directors hereby empowered and fully authorized
| on behalf of the company, to make insurance against
losses by fire on any house. building, tenement manuic
tories mills other buildings; on goods wares ehattels
and effects of all kinds therein or otherwise; upon grain
produce and implements and upon vessels building on
the stocks in port or at mOorngs; and generally upon
all and every sort and description of property of whatever
kind soever on land waer and to make execute per
feet and conclude SO many contracts bargains agree
ments policies and other instruments as the nature
the case shall or may require and all such instruments
bargains contracts policies, or agreements, shall be II
print writing and shall be signed by the president ant
secretary such other persons the managers may up
point such purpose and shall be under the seal OF thu
company Provided, That said president and directors
may at their option and discretion make insurance 81
such terms and conditions as to them may appear equit
able reserving the premiums, or approriatlng ana re-
turning such portions thereof to the insured as may
them appear conducive to the interest Of the company
the insured in such manner and on sneh conditions o.
may appear to them just and proper.
| dnd he II further elldced That the presiden
and directors shall on the third Monday in june of eacl
and every year. divide much of the profits of said com
pany them may appear advisable first dedncting al
expenses and pay the same to the respective stockhoe
or their agents duly empowered in ten days thereafter
but the money received premiums upon risks which re
main outstanding and undetermined at the time OF dc
carin such dividend shall not then be considered spar
of the profits: anil il the capital stock paid in shall b,
lcssonr y losses no subsequent dividend shall he made
or DECLARED, until a sum equal said dimiuutio shall
| have been added to the capital stock.
SEC s. md be FURTHER ettdcird That the stock of said
COMPANY shall DO transferred on the books Of the company
in sc manner only as the bylaws of the company shall
direct
SEC o. tBd be IL further ca0ci That nothing in this
act shall be consodas making il perpetual but Congress
NAV at any time alter amend OF repeal the same.
fmroytJ February H. 1865
AN Act for the Relief of Collectors and Surveyors of the
Customs in certain cases.
"a - ,o,, t mo y,,,te anil yJo,so of
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,,ton, h,s mid or accounted for nr IL rbarrnd win
III; ,,,"rnr nnIr III, . lin rnsniution 10 ;ncrc,sn
t,,o ri,, 10 I,,;. m i,,,nrfs annroroJ .nrI t,yntv
nnih ciclccn HUNDRED and .ixtynir and in which tIe
SECRETARY of The Treasury shall be satisfied that the col
lection az t said urs was omitted Inv snch collector on
survevor FIR tbe re,son that he was not informed of thu
p,soe Of said resolution when said duties accrued th
said Secretary be- and he hereby authorized under sucl
rnles os II. may nrscribe 10 remit or refund ms the cs
NAV reonire such dnes to sncl collector or SURVEYOR
| Inpr1ycd FEBRUARY "a 1sd5
| ~,
AN Acr tbe of Ocean Mail Steam
| shin Service between thc limited States and China
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per9u Oh sAy G ~ one Vi i,9Ie
postn and son Prnniane Car msb,'
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States onI some udrt or nors IN the Chinese Emne
o'",,s' anu hue P1' vi poi q III ~. S I,I mi
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St, inarcop toamshin ~ he ~ mn las.
number perform twelve round tripsper betweev
der for said service for term of not more than ten wears
to commence from the day the first steamship OF the pro
posed line shall depart from the port Gi san francisco
with the mails Tor CHINA; Proridd, That no d shall De
considered which shall amount TO more than ve hundred
thousand dollars for the twelve round trips per annum
nor unless the same from citizen or citizens of the
United States and accompanied ny an 1ler OF good and
sufficient suretes (ao citizens of the United States foi
| the faithful performance Of such contract.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted That any contract
which the Postmaster-ieneral may execute under the
authority of this act shall go into effect before the
first day of January one thousand eight hundred and
sixtyseven and shall in addition to the usual stpnlations
of ocean misteamsp contracts, provide that the steam
ships accepted for the service shall be constructed of the
best material and after approved models, with all the
modern improvements adapted to segoing steamships OF
the rstcss, and shall be subject to inspection and sur
vey by esEeriencGd naval constructor y be detaledor
that purpose by the Secretary OF tho Navy whose report
shall be made to the PosnasteGenera That the govern
ment of the United States shall be entitled to have trans
poraea IIee OF expense, on eacI ana every steamer
u. l S, ;t ~, I'M In. - ~ .. GO H. ~ II
10 m1 Tha, 81 nnn t ,. 10, s,,
"osor anv of th reonio y, nonthy xaxaoss stinna,d
the compensation on account of such omitted voyage or
voyages lnat sfLanN hnss anu peiHHeS u'f DC I'M
tseu ~ s t ~ 4hti.s ~ NV F'' NV, MAIN ~ w
H., , - ~ to,nn NO tha onaat a. 49, ,,,na l., go
20 ~ -: ~, ,orl, lu s;i . a. IL. , . " ~
Vi .ts pelg ,ue,e, VI .s7,gned 10 any o'her party