The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-11-10
Icousi7slaoa adopted BY such corporation.
and until Others shall be eIscsea.aad quail

ifs IS prescribed By such constitution.
The president, yice-preSident, secretary,
and treasurer shall be exotfcio members 8
the beard Of directors. and. together With
the directors elected; shall manage the
business Of said corporation.
AL officers shall be elected by . plural.
ityhfSotes given at any election, and a
| general election Of officers shall be held Al
leass oace IN each year; but in case ofany
accidental tailure or neglect to hold such
general election. the corporation shall not
thereby lapse or terminate, but shall con-
tinae aud exist. and the old officers shall
hold over nntilthe next general election
Of differs provided for in the constitution.
The award ofany general committee Of
reference appointed BY said corporation
upon any matter Of difference. submitted
70 such committee for arbitraticnin wiring.
with.or without seal, by any member Of
#said corporation or BY any other person
whatsoever, shall haye the same force and
effect as If the same had been submitted to
the arbitrafon Of the members of said COM
mittee Of reference. BY their individual
names BY deed Of submission; and any
such award may be dled aud made a rule
ofcourt, and judgment entered thereon.
and execution issued IN the same manner
and under the same rules and regulations
that other awards may bc entered. under
aud by viirture Of the laws ia force IN said
District. No Submission or arbitration
bond shall be required 70 be fled wi:6
such awards but four days notice Of the
fling Of such award shall be given to the
opposite party Of the party fling gthe award.
Said committee Of reference whcn, sitting
as arbitra;ors as aforesaid, shall .shave
the righ. to issue su5prnas aud com,
pcll the attendance as Aforesaid, By
attachment, the same as justices Of the
peace.
Said corporation may inaict facs upon
any its members. and collect the sane,
for brcachof the provisions Of the consti-'
tuition or by-laws; but no f6e shall in
any case exceed twenty-five dollars. Such
6nes may be collected by action Of debt,
brought in the name ofthe corporation.
before any justice Of the peace. againstthc
person upon whom the; fDe shall have
been imposed:
Said corporation shall have no power or
anihorits tedo or carry on any business.
excepting such as is usual in the ,nanoge--
ment conduct Of boards Of trade or cbamb-
,ers-of commerce, aud as provided form
the foregoing section ofthis net.
RAILROAD coNrsxIEs N TRE DISTRICT OF
corusISIA. Z,
5SE6: 81 e,tsetc.l Tint
any number Of persons. not less than sew
en-, being subscribers to the stock Of any
contemplated railroad. may be formed into
a corporation for the purpose Of construct
Ing, owning. and maintaining such rail-
road, BY complying with tho following
requirements: Whenever stock to the
amount Of at least fifty thousand dollars
shall have been subscribed. and ave per
cent. upon such subscription shul, actually
have been paid in. the subscribers to such
stock shall elect directors for such compa-
az from among their own number, and
shall severaIly subscribe articles Of assoc;a-
ton in which shall be set forth the name
Of the corporation. the amount Of the cap
ital stock Of the company. (Which may be
increased from time to time, if necessary.
to a sum equal to the cost Of constructing
the road, together with the right Of way
and motive power. together with all the
appurtenances aud expenses necessary for.
the complete running Of said road, the
number of shares Of which said stock shall
consist, the number Of directors and their
names. to manage the affairs Of the COM
pany, the point or place from which the.
proposed railroad is to be constructed. and
its length. as near as may be. Each sub
.scriber to such articles Of association shall.
state his place Of residence. aud the num-
Der Of shares taken by him in such compa.
ny:
SEC. 8. And 6eit tutLer cnqctea. That
articles Of ASSOCIATION formed in pursuance
of the provisions Of the foregoing section.
shall be fled in the clerks Office Of the
register Of deeds in the District Of Colum-
bia. and be recorded IN book kept for
that purpose, and thereupon the persons
who shall have subscribed the same, and
an persons who shall from time to time
become stockholders in such company. and
their successors, shall be a body polite and
corporate, in perpetuity. by ythe name sta
ted in such articles Of association, and
shall be capable Of sueing and being sued,
and may have o common seal aud may
make and alter the same at pleasure. and
shall be capable in law Of purchasing.
holding. and conveying any real or person
al property whatever, necessary for tho
construction Of such road. and for tho erec-
ton Of all necessary buildings and yards
and appurtenances @ the use Of the same
A copy [of any articles of association fled
in pursuance Of this net. and certified 70 be