Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-29
AN ACT to encourage the building of Mac

AN ACT TO encourage the building of Mac
adamiZed roads.
Section |. Be it enacted by the General As
sembly OF the State of Tennessee, That any
five or more persons, citizens OF the State,
not under twenty-one years of age, DESTROYS
of joining turnpike company shall make a
memorandum in printing stating:
list. The name OF the company, and the OBJ
ject for which 1t is formed, and the proposed
line of road.
I'd. The amount of capital stock, and the
number of shares into which it g divided.
Sd. The names Of the stockholders and the
number of shares held by each, TO which
shall be appended in these words:
I'VE the undersigned apply to the State of
Tennessee, by virtue of The laws of the land
for charter of incorporation for the pur-
poses, and with the powers declared in this
instrument.
"Witness our hands, the -d day OF -"
The signature of said five or more co1pO-
ratOrs must be acknoWled, or any one or more
signatures proven by one witness before the
CLERK OF the County Court, the fact of ac-
acknowledgement or pI OOate TO be entered on
the books OF the office, and also certified on
the instrument, which instrument with the
application, the acknowledgement or pro-
bate, shall be registered in the Registers Of
fee Of the county where the main business
OF the company is to be conducted, the fact
of registration to be by the Register Endorsed
on or attached TO the instrument. The said
instrument registered as aforesaid, shall then
be transmitted to the Secretary OF state, who
shall copy the same in a book to be kept for
that purpose, with the pTobaJes, acknO Eled2-
snents, certificates OF the CLERKS, registers, etc
the original instrument, that the same has
been registered in his office, TO which certid-
cate shall be affixed the great seal OF the
state, and upon The afixIng Of the great seal
o the state 10 aid certificate, or said original
instrument the promotion of the association
as a body polite and corporation, Is hereby
declared complete and the validity of tue
same shall not be IN any legal preceding
collateraIly.
Section 2. Be It further enacted, That for
this service the Secretary Of state and Regis
ter shall receive a fee of three dollars and The
clerk the same fees as for probate VI ac-
acknowledgement of deed.
Section 3. Be it further enacted, That upOn
the issuance of said certificates as heretofore
provided, the incorporation shall be and is
and privileges granted to, and applicable TO
turnpike, macadamiZed, graded or plank
roads, in chapter 2, article l and article A of
the Code of Tennessee.
Section 4. Be it further enacted, That
when any company Of persons, corporate or
incorporate, have constructed or shall con-
struct more than one mile aud half and less |
than hYe miles Of turnpike, such as is I'M
der the present law, good macaCamiZed road,
connected at one OF Its termini with a depot
town, or with another pike running into a
town, such company shall BE- entitled to erect
toll gate, not nearer than a mile to the
depot or corporate limits of town, and not
nearer than a Dalf mile % any other pike
with which II COnnE cts, and shall be entitled
10 take toll at the present rates hxed by law,
oue-nfth OF the year for each mile completed
provided, the net tolls so collected be applied
10 the completion OF the road; provided, that
NueTe tuInplkes are I'VE miles or more IN
length the number of gates 10 which they
shall be entitled shall De the same as hereto
fore, and shall not be affected by us act
Section D. Be IL further enacted, II the
road bed SHAH be located zen miles or more
nom city containing i've Thousand fnhab-
1tants, the roau bed may be fourteen feet
wide, and covered with rocks or gravel ten
feet wide and six inches thick
Passed March y, 1919.
LEWIS BOND,
Speaker of the House Of Representatives.
THOMAS IL. PAINE
Speaker Of the Senate
Approved March q, Is75
JAMES d. PORTER, Governor.