The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-06
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Of Representatives OF the Commonwealth Of Penn.
sylVania in General Assembly met and il rs hereby
w. Ford William H M irray, James D. Wetham,
John B. Given, john X. Lee, Adam warthman,
Robert f. Taylor, ID. s. Dengler, Robert Laughlln,
and they are hereby incorporated and made nody
pOitir in law, by the name, style, ana ttle oil the
North American Express Company, for the purpose
OF transactng q general express business in the
Transportation ana torwaroinG of merchandise,
goods moneys, notes, papers of value, and any and
all kinds OF packages and parcels 10 any and all
places in the United states when thelsame shall not
be contraband Of war, and the SAID corporation
shall continue for the space oi twenty years from
Section q Ihe SAID corporators, or any FIVE of
them, are hereby authorized @ 70 open 9ooks ana re;
company which capital stock shall consist of one
hundred thousand dollars, divided into shares of
fifty dollars EACH with authority to increase the
same hereafter from tmo to time, 10 an amount not
exceeding one million of dollars.
section 8. The business OF said company ehau be
transacted by Board of Directors, who shall be
elected annually by the stockholders, at such time
and pace may be designated IN the bylaws; the
sald Board of Directors shall elect from among their
number, q President, Secretary, and Treasurer,
whose duties shall be prescribed by the bylaws,
which the said board HEREBY authorized to estab
lish ProUided hat they shall not conflict with the
Constitution OF the United States, or the provisions
Sect on L. That there shall be annual meetings Of
the stockholders held at such places and times as
NAV be designated in The bylaws, and that each
stockhoder shall be entitled to vote for every
share stock he may hold of tue Company.
Section g. This corporation shall pay into the
Stale treasury bonus of one-halt of one per cent.
on the capital stock hereby authorized or hereafter
created, III four equal annual instamentS, and such
other tax as is now or may hereafter be imposed DY
law on corpoTations; and the stockholders OF the
said company shall be jointly and severally liable
in their Individual capacities and estates for all
debts, contracts other liabilities of the said COM
pany, contracted or incurred during the time such
amount of stock held by them respectively and to be
enforced provided IN the twelfth, thirteenth, and
fourteenth sections OF the act incorporating the
Lackawanna Oai and Iron Company, approved the
9th day of April, one thousand eight hundred ana
ffty-thToe.
a Supplement to an Act 10 Incorporate the PennSyl
Od1id Horticultural Society dllproUed the ttcenty
third day of March, Aano Domiai one thousand
eight hundred and Hirty-One.
Whereas, The Pennsy wanna Horticultural So.
ciety conemplates the purchase OF a lot OF ground
in the city OF Philadelphia, and the erection
thereon of ifice suitable for the exhibition of
plants and flowers, and other exhibitions, musical
concerts, the delivery OF lectures, addresses, and
other purposes, therefore
Section /. BE it enacted by the Senate and House
OF Representatives of the Commonwealth of Penn
sylvania in General Assembly met and II is hereby
enacted by the authority OF the same, That the
Pennsylvania Horticultural SOCIETY," is hereby
thorized and empowered 10 purchase and hold IN
fee simple any lot or lots the city of Philadel-
pha, not to exceed in the aggregate value thereof
at the time OF puf chase the sum OF sixty thousand
dollars, and TO execute any ground rent or other
deed, or deeds necessary or proper in securing the
title to the SAID lot lots to mortgage the same,
buildings may be required for the purposes OF the
said society.
Pennsylvania horticultural society to issue certifi-
cafes OF stock scrip, of the par value OF fifty dol
lars each, and dispose OF the same, the proceeds
thereof to be applied towards the purchase OF
said ground and the erection of buildings afore
said.
An act to incorporate the Germantown CIu6 of the
City Of Philadelphia.
Section l. Be it enacted by the Senate and House
nF Ror,ra ennfa afivng m
sylvania in General Assembly met, and it is hereby
enacted by the authority # the same, That John
H. Sewers William Chancellor. Charles Willing,
Philip r. Freas, Charles S. Pancoast. j. Alfred Kay,
and William Rotch Wlster and their associates be
and they are hereby created body corporate and
polltic with the name STYLE and title of the Ger
mantown CLUB, with Suthorty TO elect otheers, to
real estate, the yearly value of which shall not
ceed two thousand dollars: Provided, That nothing
herein co ntaned shall be 80 construed as TO autho-
rize the said the Germantown Club to do any act
or acts in their corporate capacity than is herein
expressed.
CHASE AFTER RIVER PIRATEs.-An ex-
citing little incident occurred yesterday after
noon on the DelaW are river, between Gloucester
and Coopers Points, involving little bit o.
river piracy-a small chase and subsequent cap
ture of four river pirates by the Harbor Police
1t appears that four men, named John j. Brown
Robert Hughes. William Lewis, and James Dor
rance got into q sailboat, and after cruising
about while, boarded schooner which wa:
living at anchor off Gloucester Point and finding
the coast clear. proceeded to ransack the cabin
for Vauables. Three coats, some ships stores
and silver-mounted revolver were brought to
light by said investigating committee, which
were transferred to the sail-boat, her canva!
spread and she glided off up the river bearing
the pirates and their booty on her deck.
The captain OF the schooner soon became
aware of what had taken place, and quickly
getting yawl-boat manned gave chase to the
miniature pirate. 1t was muscle against the frest
aDriOp ZpDhVrS. the Oiratp. tanned nv the latter
sped brskly through the rippled waters, and the
men in the pursuing craft sweated at and man
fully pulled at the teathered oar. The race be
came exciting. The Harbor Police boat hove il
sight when the pursuit was at its height, anC
was Immediately hailed by the coatless and re
volverless captain. The status of things wa
made known to the city government craft, wheI
that vessel joined in the chase. After consider
able ground, or rather water, had been gon
over, the piratical craft was overhaulediopposit
Cooper's Point, and the QuiXotic Captain Kidd
were handed over TO the authorities of Jersey
land, and the stolen articles recovered.
PRIVATE BOXES SECURED. - John Nc
Bride and John Kelley we're arrested this morn
ing, charged with the larceny of number {
boxes from the front OF wholesale stores on MAJ
ket street. 1t appears that recently a larg
number of boxes have been spirited away tror
the fronts of various stores on Market stree
This morning at an early hour the men mel
toned above, were caught carrying off boXt
from before John B. Meyers Co.'s auctio
store on Market street. They were arrested
their residences searched, and quantity
boxes found on different parts OF the premise
which had evidently been stolen. The part
were committed by Alderman Godbou.
A DARING AND MPUDENT Robbery
The dwelling of Charles Reynolds, situated
No. 963 Warnock street. was entered at a vel
early hour this morning by the front doc
which had been lett unfastened. Mr.. Reynolt
was not home at the time, and the thief
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