The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1870-03-24
Local Intelligence.

| place at the First Na,ional Bank for .
President an.l six Directors of,be West
minister Gas light Company Ii is i'm.
/ portant that all the Stock holders should
be present, not only for the purpose OF
voting, but 10 show that they are going
into it with an energy aud willthH will
ensure success. Once more we urge
upon all the duty Of subscribing. Shall
Westminster be behind the small towns
Of the Eastern Shore il this respect,
because her citizens lack the necessary
enterprise We intend to have il.
even if the stock has to be taken by
outsiders. Plans and specifications,
also an estin ate Of the cost Of the works,
&c, are now in the hands Of VIM. \.
Cunningham, Esq, which can be seen
by applying to him. We annex the
charter Of the Company
SEcrIoS |. Be It enacted By the General
Assembly of Maryland, That William A. Cum
bingham, Reuben A. Holmes, Joshua Ningline
Alfred TrONel, A. X. Dutbin, William LAWYER
II. l.. Norris, DR.. j. W. Herring, David II.
Shriver. II. Haines, William Moore, John l..
a. r. j.. Ia
Narheld, and all such persons as shall associate
with them, by becoming Stock holders in the
manner hereinafter provided. their successors
and assigns, are hereby made aud constituted
body polite and corporate, by the name,
style and title Of the Westminster Gas Light
Company, aud By that aame shall have per-
petual succession, and shall be capable in law
to sue and be sued, To plead and be impleaded
to answer aud be answered, In aay Court uf
Law or equity, to make and use a common seal.
and TO alter the same, and generally to do aud
perform all such acts, and make all such ar
engagements and contracts, and 10 purchase,
lease, bold, use and possess such lauds, tene,
mcnt and heTedlJameHts, goods aud chattcls
as may be necessary for carrying on the man
ufaetare Of or procuring, or collecting Gas,
or inhamioie AR, and preserving, using and
distributing the same, as the means Of lighting
the public and private houses, streets, squares,
lanes, alleys and other places in the city Of
Westminster ADD its precincts, or for carrying
on any manufacture necessary for converting
to useful purposes, the products Of any sub
stances which may be employed in making or
procuring Gas, and for disp0siug Of the same
Aud such other powers as NAV be necessary to
carry into effect the purposes of this Act. pro-
rided the said Company shall no; possess or
hold at any one time real aud personal estate
together above the value Of one haudred thou
sand dollars, without the coase0t OF the Lsgis-
iature.
SEcr1cS II. And be Il enacted. That the
seven persons FIRST named above or a majority
Of them ma cause books 70 be opened al such
times and places as they may direct, giving
public notice thereof, Tor al least twcaty DAYS
in some newspaper printed and published ia
Carroll county, for the purpose Of receiving
subscriptions to the capital stock OF the said
Company, which shall be divided into shares
Of ten dollars each. and be limited 10 twenty
thousand shares, and that the Corporation Of
the city Of Westminster are hereby authorized
to subscribe for said stock they may deem
proper, not to exceed ten thousand dollars.
SEcrtoS ILL., And be it enacted. That A,
soon as i've hundred shares the capital stock
shall be subscribed as aforesaid the said seven
persons, or majority OF them, shall call q
general meeting OF the St0ckboldera at such
time aud place as they may appoint BY giving
at least twenty days notice in some newspaper
in Carroll county, and at such meeting the
Stockholders shall elect a President and six
Directors, By ball t, u manage the affairs Of
the Company. Each Stakeholder at every
election, and at every voting, shall be entitled
to have one vote for every share OF stock owned
by him.
SEcrioS ". And be 1t enacted, That the
President and Directors for the time being. or
majority Of them, shall have power 10 call
for the payment Of the subscriptions to the
capital stock as they mar deem necessary, I'M
der the penalty ofthe subscribers Of forfeitiug
all previous payments, due notice thereof, at
least twenty days being given, to appoint all
officers and agents to manage the business and
AFFAIRS OF the Company, to purchase and lease
property, and to erect thereon all suitable
bull dings and works Of the Company, 10 man.
uiacture Gas, aud dispose Of the same for the
purpose herenbeiore stated, or for other pur-
poses, to exoabate the earth, and lay pipes for
Gas IN the said city and its precincts, provided
no injury is done thereby, to receive subscrip-
Ia ha -hnlss .p Al.
stock remaining unsubscribed, in SUI CHI manner,
and at such times, as they may deem proper,
to make aud pay over to Stockholders from
time to time dividends Of the net profits of tho
said Company, to make rules, regulations and
bylaws for the government of the said Com
pany and its agents and officers, and to take
such bonds from them for the faithful perfor-
nance OF there duty as are deemed necessary.
to borrow money II required by the Company,
aud secure the same by mortgage on its prop
erty.
sEcrox V. And be it enacted, That the
said President and Directors shall continue ia
Office for one year, and until the election and
qualification OF their successors. The election of
their successors shall take place annually on the
first Tuesday in March, from among the Stock.
holders by ballot, Of which there shall be given
due notice OF at least twenty days, and il such
election do not then take place, the said Corro.
cation shall not thereby be dissolved but an
election may be held on any other day, due
notice thereof being given, IN one or more of
the newspapers printed in the city Of West.
minister, at least twenty days before such
election.
SEcnoy VI. And be it enacted, That the
stock OF this Cooperation shall be deemed per
sonal estate, and shall, with all the effects of the
company be liable for its debit, but the Stock
holders Individually shall not be liable there
fore, and the service of any judicial process on
the President or on any four of the Directors
shat be sufficient service on the Company.
SECTION VII And be itenacted Thatifany
person or persons shall injure the Works Of
this Corporation, they shall forfeit and nav the
damages sustained therelrOm, to be recovered
with costs OF suit IN the name of said Corpora
ton before any Court or Justice of the Peace
having eognizance thereof.
SECTION VIII. And be ii enacted, That
nothing herein contained shall be construed 10
give to the said Company any Banking priv.
ieges, and the General Assembly hereby re.
serves the right to alter, amend or repeaf The
Charter hereby created, aud that nothing CON.
tanned in this Act shall authorize the said Com.
pany to erect their Gas Works or Mandatory
within two hundred yards Of the main street
OF Westminster City.
SECTION TX. And be it enacted, That this
aetshall take effect from the day ofits passage.
Terrific Storm.-0n Tuesday night
OF last week, heavy snow storm began
here aud lasted until the next morning.
On some Of the roads it drifted so much
that fences had to be taken down and
the fields used for travelling purposes.
Our exchanges from the north and west
say that it was the most disastrous that
has occurred for years. In some place !,
the snow was from four to six feet on a
level. Rochester, N. Y, was completely
blockaded.
ATested.-A man named Francis
Pefers 1rIi.rs ErnnnL pn,