Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1875-07-28
AN ACT to encourage the building Of Mac

AN ACT to encourage the building of Mac
ad9mzed roads.
Section /. Be il enacted b ' the General As
sembly Of the state OF Tennessee, That any
i've or more persons, citizens of the state,
not under twenty-one years o: age, DESTROYS
of joining a turnpike company shall III Ike a
memorandum in printing stating:
LIST. The name Of the company, and the OBJ
ject for which ii is formed, and the proposed
line of road.
I'd. The amount of capital stock, and the
number of shares into which 10 = 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 JE- state Of
Tennessee by virtue Of He laws o. I5 land,
for a charter of incOrpUIa lion for The Dur-
poses, and with the powers declared IN This
instrument.
The signature of ssid five or more cOIpO-
TatOrS must be acknOWled, or any one or more
signatures proven ~ one witness refore the
CLERK OF the County Court, the fact of aC-
acknowledgement or Z obate to be entered on
the books OF the office, and also certified on
the instrument, which Instrument with the
application, the acku0W Judgement or pro-
bate shall be registered in the Registers Of
hce 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 bOOE 10 be kept for
that purpose with the prODateg, ackuO : Iedg-
ments, certificates OF the clerks, registers, etc.
The Secretary of Stale shall then certify on
the original instrument, that the same has
been registered q his office, to which CERT IL
cate shall be affixed the great seal OF the
state, and upon the attiXInR Of the great seal
OF the state 10 laid certificate or said orig nal
instrument, the promotion Of the association
as a body polite and corporation, Is hereby
declared complete and the validity of the
same shall not be in any legal proceeding
cOLlaterally.
Section 2. Be 1t further enacted, That for
this service the Secretary Of state ana Regis
ter shall receive fee Of three dollars, and The
clerk the same ices as for probate Or &C
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, LDGCadamiZed, graded or plank
roads, IN chapter 2, article and article 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 and a half aud less
than five miles of turnpike, such as is I'M
der the present law, good maCal amiZed road
connected at one OF lis teTmini with a depot
town. or with another pike running into q
town. such company shall b. entitled to erect
toll gate, not nearer than mile 10 Hle
depot or corporate limits OF town and NOT
nearer Than half mile 10 any other pike
with which IL come cts, and shall be entitled
10 take toll az the present rates fixed by law
Oue-nfth OF the year for each mile COMPLETED:
provided, the net tolls so collected be applied
10 the completion OF the rOsd; provided, that
where turnpikes are i've miles or more ia
length the number OF gates 10 which they
snail be entitled shall! De the same as hereto
fore, and shall not be affected by this act
Election .. Be il further enacted. N fine
road bed shau be located ten miles or more
from city containing hvo thousand inbab-
itants, the rOa bed may be fourteen feet
wide, and covered with rocks or gravel ZEN
feet wide and SIX inches thick
Passed March p $50
LEWIS BOND,
Speaker OF the House Of REPRESENTATIVE
THOMAS "A. PAINE.
speaker OF the senate
Approved March ., $50.
JAMES d. PORTER, Governor.