The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1870-04-21
oFFICIAL
LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES;
PASSED AT THE
SECOND SESSION OF THE FOR.
TY-FIRsT CONGRESS.
tPubIis no. 81 /

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An ACT TO incorporate the Washington Nail
sl.e Steamboat Company.
, Bs il enacted by ths Stnats and Houss
Of RepressatatiUeS Of NE United States of
.lmniea ia Congress- assembled ThsI
ChsrIes Spear, Paul Stevens. W, H
Tennsy, William L. Wall. WilIiyn H.
Philip. George H. Plant. ]. L sSavsgp,
D. @, Forney. H. Kilbourue. s, P.
Brown, Alexander Ray. A H. Herr,
John Pearson. aud their associates and
successors, or mjotity Of them. ATE
hereby created snd constituted . body
polite sud corporate, by the name and
style Of the Washington Mail Steam
boat Company,
SEC. g, And DC It further enacted,
That tho capital stock Of said company
shall no. bs less than Two bundled and
6fIy thousand dollars nor more than FIVE
hundred thousand dollars, to be digided
into shares Of one handred dollar, each.
And each corporalOr shall bS iodiyid,
ually liable, during tho time he is
stockholder, for all debts OF the company
10 the amount of his stock therein, end
for one year after any transfer Of Tue
same.
SEC. 8 And be It fwther enacted.
That said company is authorized and
empowered to establish aud run a line
or lines of ste sulers between tho ciiies
of Washinoton and Norfolk and other
ports.
SEC. A. And be Il further enaete.1,
Tha, said company is also authorized to
buy, build, charter or run steamers. and
to purchase, hold, and grant such real,
personal or mixed estate as moy be nee
esssfy to carry iuto eject the purposes
Of this act, and to build aIl-nectssary
docks, whaxss. aud buildings thereon
for their own use; may transport pssseo.
gers and freight Of every description,
subi-cl..olbe rulos and regulations aud
7 laws Of the United States; uny sue GOd
bio sued:>nay haze common seal and
generally may havo and sp3ssssS the
lights aud privileges usually possessed
sy similar corporations. or granted under
5.thia sat and may .issue bonds ofstle de-
1otilge ~ VI yagt u. y. = \
dollars, Is an smoant not exceeding ohss
half Of the capita. stock Of SAID company.
$40, 5. Ana Js Il further enacted,
That the Affairs Of said company shall
be managed BY such officers as the stock
boldets in general meeting shall elect
and such ogeuts as may be appointed by
tho hoard Of directors. The persons
named 10 tho first section Of ibis sct, OF
. msjority OF them, msy call meeting
Of the Stockholders fo' the purpose Of
; organizing said company at such tims
Snd place in tho cry Of Washington os
,hpy may determine upon. after GdVer.
iising the lime and place Of such meet
ing fot ten days iD ono or more news.
pa pers published in the city Of W ashlRg.
ion. Ths officers Of said company, once
elected, shall hold their offices for ons
year, or until their successors are oltoA"n
Sxc. 6. AnG be Il further enacted,
That The board Of directors may make
all necessary rules aud bylaws for the
issuing and ,rspster Of the stock and
general management Of the business Of
suid compsny.
SEQ 7. And be Il further enacted.
Thai this sct shall ba enforced from the
passage thereof.
SIC. 8. And L It fnrthsr enacted
That Congress may at suy itne hetenfteE
alter, amend, or repeal this act.
Approved, March, 25, 1870.