The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1866-04-21

va 'hch ui thrru successive weeks "a all the
| news pspcrS Of the respective counties in which
II may "l-rate.
The undersigned, Commissioners ol Balti.
mor- county, hereby publish the following 10.
! cs Laws frr nsl,imor- county.
JOSHUA y. COcKEY,
DAN'L !. McCArLEY,
JAMES BUTTON.
Commissioners Of baltimore county.
CHATTER o..
As ACT 'o incorporate the President aud H.
rector, oi the Baltimore aud Pikesvillc Rail
! road Company Of Baltimore.
/ SEcrIoS i.-Be u eHaefed BY nc GeHeraI A..
sembiy of .Muryiand That John 4. Ford, vii.
! liam Thomson, Charles n. Mills, Gustavus A.
Thomson Hnd covington j.. BarDctz. be- aud are
/ hereby appointed commissioners e. open books
aud icccive subscriptions IL the capital stocl;
oi the Baltimore aud Pikcsvillr Railroad Com
pany. hereby incorporated. and they. or nH
/ i"rity Of them, shall at any time within one
| year after the passngc of this sct, procure =
sutiicicni number OF suitable booka which shsil
be "l"ucd al sucb time "r timos. place or places
ns they may think proper. ia each of which
said books shall bc made the following entry .
We whose naincs are h.rcunio subscribed 10
promise {" pay 10 the President and Dir"ri"rs
oI the Baltimore aud Pikcsville Railroad tom.
pany, the sum of twenty dollars for each aud
every share "f stock set opposite to our re- pee
tive names in such manner aud PROPORTION aud
az such titne- =, shall be deterinib by th.
President and Directors "f the said Company.
ia pur 'uancn Of un act ot the General Aslcm.
bly, oi Maryland entitled, An Act to iucorpu
rate The Baltimore sn.i pikcsvi.le Railroad
Company" as witness our hand and seals this
----- day Of ------ IN the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred An.l --------. and
II any "i Tn" said commissioners shall die or
decline tn act before th. fulhlnent of the dutits
dcvulvcd them by this act, other may be-
appointed IN their 'ead l'y ih. ividainiug COIN
missioner.
So. :.--Asp ~ ~ uSArrrp. That The rapital
stock pi said Batinor. aud rikssvillv Railroad
c0mpruy shall hc two hundred thousand dol
laFr IN share. of twenty dolisrs "sch. aud a.
,"vn ns five hundred share. oi said stock shall
hr .rb,criA"i and paid IN, 'b, ,ub' crib.r., their
,uccvs-"r, and Hs. isna. shall =. aud ar. hcrrhv
declared 9" b. incorporated Is the nam. aul
.tvl" aud title - TIA Baltimore aud rIsc. f'lic
Railroad Company. anI hy that nam. ,htll
hav" perpetual .rcc, sion, and u. capab.a .h
law uf i'urchasins. receiving. holding. usii: :.
'clliug. leasing. n"rt-asn; aud conveying
gods and cbait"is, lauds, tenement. md b.
rcditanruis aud all real cs,iie-. personal aud
/ mi2cd pr"pcr,, oi Whatsoever kind may sue
and hc sued; plead and be implesd-d IN all
courts of thi, stat. or of th. United states.
may make. have aud use common seal. aud may
alec ordain, establish and enforce such by Ia vs.
ani regulations a. they -hall deem necessary
( g., tAe .oycrBmsu; uf said corporation not Re
7 pugnant o. tlc cons ti,utiou aud law. oi this
7 NAV io all aud angular III. meters aud ID ings
/ aud excrriac all rights, powers aud privilege
which may properly sppcrisin for 'h" we'll be
ing aud ordering oi said corporation pr0rf9sd.
that nothing herein contained thall he con
-tfu'i IA any way giving 20 the said ccrpc
ration any banking privilege NhatsOcvor.
SE'. ASH EE ~ rSAcTrp, That the commits
sioncrs aforesaid shall. a. t.,on a. conveniently
may br. after live hundred shall be subscribcd
I and paid fNr o.. uiures aid. give notice in news
IN
/ icr the subscrbcrs Ia meet and organize the
/ said company. and choose by majority oi Vn-
7 tiers uf th" said cub scribcrs by ballot, 10 be-
7 gwen "a person or hv proxy. one President aud
seven Director, inntnrity oi whom shall be
resident II the State uf Maryland, Treasurer
and sucl. other officers ~ shall be deemed nc
rcssarv; said President aud Directors shall
conduct the husincs. aud manage the concerns
"i the ssii company until the second Monday y
81 Juuc thereafter. aud until like officers ar.
chosen e. succeed them. aud may make and
enforce rs laws. rule. sud regulations provided
To- hv 'li.. second section of this act.
sc. t-A>r ~ ~ ENhrtgr. That the stock
ho.dcrs shnll meet ON the second Monday 81
June nest after the organization Of said conipa
nv. prov i,itd i"r by th. second section cf this
act. and upon the same ia in every year there
after. al huntington Hotel. sail road. Of which
notice she'll be- gwen by the Secretary, at least
five days IA the ncw,t papers mentioned, aud
choose hy majority of the votes there present.
y: ia" ihird section Of this act. who shall con
'nur for one wear aud until other. ar. chosen.
and the said stockholders shall meet at such
other time, ~ they may b. summoned - to Il"
hy the Directors IN such manner and form
shall be- prescribed bv the hy laws. aud at ia.
annual ahd special meeting, they shall hsv.
full power Ia d" amy corporate act Consistent
with THE charter.
81. s.-ASp ~ ~ rSAcrEr, That the election
Of officer. aforesaid shnll be conducted in the
following manner, thai Is to say the Directors
i,,r the time being shall appoint three of the
siockholdcr' not being Director. to be- Judge
"f III. said election. aud tc conduct thr sninc
/ after having scycrally taken and .ubscribci an
Affirmation before judge or Justice ~ the
Fcace. well aud truly. according Law. 10 con
duct such election, aud the said judge, ~ a
mai"riiy "i them. shall decide upon the quail
'icatnn of the vu,srs. aud when the election j.
ciolc,l shall rcnnt the votes and declare who
has hccn elected. aud IL it shall happen that an
. election "i any one or all ui the officers "f .Hid
company shall not b. made. the corporation.
| fnr the cause shall no, dcem"d "a be Dissolved :
that il shall bc lawful 10 hold aud make such
election iog President aud Directors. Treasurer
and other oficcrs. on the same day or amy dsv
thereafter. 10y giving ~ leasi tcn days notice
/ thereof signed hy the frcsident or Secretary.
/ "a IL. h-W spApars . before mC Cutioncd. uf the
time aud place oi holding said election, and tn"
/ President aud Dir-ctur-. aud other. last elect
81, shall ,,tniinu" L. act. aud be invested with
sll the power belonging :" their respective ii,
nations, until another election shall,akc place
in css" "i dcs,h. resignation. refusal ~ neglect
tu act or val from the state "f any officer.
b.. place -hall h. filled by the hoard cf Dr.c
/ t"rs until IT,. next annual election gg0ria.H.
/ ihc removal fr,tn tho state of any Director
I shall m.t operate T. Vacaie. should thc,r be- a
msi"ri's "i ihr Director s'ill FcsidinE ia thr
state.
Sr, 6. Axn hr ~ rS,crrp. Tha, ,hc rrcsi
dent nui Director shull hold their meetings at
: Bulin-ton's Hotel. situate On said road. or such
4 niher place, as thu St"rkhcidcr. shall direct.
ani when met. four shall form a quorum. who
i ~ the absence - the President, may chupse y
b chairman, aud W" said Directors shall annual
Z iN. or "itsuer ia ra-c VI Narunry, appoint 70
Secretary. who shall keep minute 81 their
z tran-action,. fairly entered IA a b,"k, and q
guorum ii Director. being found present. th.y
/ shall have p"wcr aud authority to appoint alt
/ such surveNnrs, engineers, superintendent ansl
other artists aud officers they may dccm ne.
! ccssary IA carry nn the intended work, aud
, io x ih"ir salaries aud wages, aud ~ draw or
irrs on the Treasurer for the -ame. which hall
I De signed by the President. and counteTsigne
. rs thc Secretary.
src. Assn ~ ~ rSAcfEp, Tha, the prvsi.
dent aud Directors prccnr. eeFtihcates or evi-
dcnce of stock for al the shares of said com
pany. and shsil deliver one such certificate.
signed by the President aud counlcrsgncd hy
the Secretary. aud scaled by the common seal
/ of said company, b. each person for every shars
by him or her subscribed aud held, which Ger,
ti6csic shall he transferred az his or her plea
/ sure. in personor by attorney legally authorized
in the presence Of thu rrcsident or Secretary
subject, however, 20 all payments due or 10 be
come due thereon. aud the asaiguec holding
such certificates, having fret caused the Hssign
ment ~ be entered In . book cf the compsn,
10 be kept for tho transfer of stock. shall be en-
titled 10 al privileges aud emolumenta. ant
I suhiect % all linhiitfte. aud s,nnaitiea a. an.