Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1878-04-24

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AN ACT To authorize the INCORPORATION Of street
railway companies.
The people Of tAe state ~ WISCONSIN, representsdtn
senate and assemblv. do enact a. 5olloscs:
.ScctionL Any number OF persons not less than
Of constructing maintaining and operating street
railroad In any city or village, may, for that pur
shall be stated the name OF the company, the line
Of the road as contemplated to be constructed or
company, and the number of shares Into which it
shall be divided the names and the places Of rest
shall lie chosen IN their places and the number Of
than nine. Each subscriber shall subscribe thereto
his name. place OF residence. and the number OF
alton may then DO filed in the once Of the secretary
Of state, who shall, in,lorse thereon the date Of NJ
Section >. Upon the filing Of such articles OF as
eocation u,e governor and secretary Of state shall
Of the state, signed by the governor and counter
signed by the secretary 81 state substantially IN
sons subscribing tho articles q assossaiioai lave
hled In the Office Of the secretary Of state certain
articles OF association, with u view to forming \
corporation TO he known as there insert name with
capital Of there insert amount, for the purpoG
Of constructing aud lori maintaining and olerating
T Iva In =; n Of and have ave com
S iSea therefore the state Of Wisconsin, Hereby
grants unto the above named persons. and their
successors and assigns fun authority by and under
srs aud privileges Of corporation Tor the purposes
above stated and IN accordance with their said
ticles OF association, and the laws OF this state.
In witness whereof these presents have been at
nor And sS9aisrssnsa BY the ssSTc'Sry q STATE OF
In the year one thousand eight hundred and -.
------, Secretary of state
parties therein named shall, WIZ their Successors
aud assigns, constitute body petite and corporate
M tlprt lin, m m a. SQ eel
and subject TO the limitations provided In this act
hS%s an" a as% thu s SH S' a.
pleasure; may elect In such manner as they shall
=" ss may d ,SsT and
establish bylaws, and alter and repeal the same;
sSe nra asen y @ a &
Al! as shall be neSessary.in executing The purposes
section s After the issuing Of such patent. any
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corporator OF the time and place OF such meeting;
s sa1 notSs ~ as no
meeting, either IN person or by attorney. Until =
s Patent sinai b 30 Of cons
poration.
ness Of such corporation shall 30 under the care Of
and shall be managed by net less than three direct
or: who a :As ss ,s 81 sx es
wsS nS the sS% .ns as
one vote Tor each share Of stock owned by him; and
each director shall continue IN once S "4 rcsis
nation or other disability. Of any director, the
vacancy created shall be hlled by the remaining
Section7 The directors shall choose ono Of their
number president and no and tho other i, Smcers
shall hold their offices ono year, ana until thers"c
Section L Tho corporation shall not he dissolved
ing, but such election may be held at any time
thereafter, by giving such notice ~ may DO requ'r
section g. o. The stockholders may enact such by
laws for the control OF the board OF directors ~
at pleasure. stockholders may appear and vote IN
person or by proxy Aled with tho secretary OK the
stitais quorum ior tho transaction Of business
Any director or stockholdcr upon REQUEST OK hold.
Of the OVERWHELMINGLY by giving them ten days noticS
ii tho time aud place Of such meeting, In such
Section II 10 u. ThS directors may call In the subscrp
lions 10 the capital stock Of such corporation ny IN
they Shall think proper, and msy enforSe payment
thereof after such period Of time ~ tho by Iaws
iioR Or by forieting the stock on which such In
staiiments shall be payable atter SHY aMyS mo
section ii. such corporation may sell, convey
siston IL sch corporation may. at any meeting
ers Or twe.thirds o. ali Tie sock then oaisiandng
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tend or change the line 81 It's road or shorter. ths
same II shall DO the duty 81 the prs.iseat az
over their signatures aud the corlOrale seMi lu,y
/ setting forth such amendment, and the vote ~
he filed and recorded IN thc once Of secretary OF
state and thereupOn It shall be the duty Ut the gov
ernOr and the secretary Of state II u appears from
such certificate that thc o. ns scc
| poration q new patent, substantially IN the Torn
| hercnbefOre prescribed containing such smeini'
mcnt and referring 70 the articles 80 amended: W,
on the Issuing Of such new patent, the corporation
shall lie authorized to exercise AL the rights and
powers comprised within the articles OF "ssoc'a'
| ton thus aMendo0.
| Section H. Any municipal corporation within
this state IL hereby authorized TO grant such ,,sc p
II shall deem proper OF any street Or streets WITHIN
owners Of lots or lands adjoining or abuttinE there
| on to any street railway company organxcd HiideF
the laws Of this state for the purpose Of estausn-
Ing and maintaining single or double track Oi iron
rail- and running cars thereon. along ana upon sucI
streets. Such grant may include the right 10 ~.
and maintai H. along ana upon any suCn STREE. 81
streets single or double track with AL necessary
curves, turnOuts and switches. ~ the Customary
styles Of constructing street railways OF tno nrs
Glars and to equip the same Win My aIm ~. ~
by the common council OF such municipal corpora
tion, upon such terms ana conditions as Trey maj
impose. and with such provisions as may De neces
sary reasonably secure the objects Of such grant
Such ears shat! be propelled by animal power, ex
cent IN eases when the municipal corporation sn@l
expressly grant the right to use steam as mot'V'
section H. Any street railway company which
has been organized under any law OF tnis stats o.
which may be organic under this act Tor the pur
pose Of constructing street railroad wlthin TN
limits Of any municipal corporation Is hereby ~
thorized to CONSTRUCT MAINTAIN an" ~ ~,
authority which has been or may hereafter ~
granted TO It by such municipal CORPORATION. and !