The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1884-06-10
Sans nah Tlmes. May 2si
ATLANTIC AND MEXICAN e,r,.
CANAL.
41Ae Rights of the Hacorpor...
! Absolute.
SAVANNAH. GA, May "a, lss.

SAVANNAH, Ga, May. "a, LA.
Geie al Lafayette Ne ara. S1reanah Ga
Nj DEAR SIR-By yohr reques,. I b.x
amin,d, with some care. the act Of the 49,
turf 81 Georgia entitled AN &C, 10 Inco.sN'a-
ihsI Atlantic aud Mexican Gulf Canal Conr"e
in1 ~ grant certain privileges therein narpy.
.pfr"ved February %. 1875 the ncorpors,o-
,atht'l therein being Joseph (. Johnston Jo..ass
shATard, Philip Raford, s A Swami Tss.-M
hcLa rs. John Bschlota. John Collier I e
5a4us and William Rogers. The obiec, ~ - -
'ostoiation and the rights, powers and priy;l...-
tohief -ed upon the company are clearly g, Sss.a
in saic act l have also examined III. ~. 'a
letters and record Of the proceedings p,r.;rsH
II the organization of said company under -
thsrte and The conduct If its business sincs =
Ggtbi .a'ion. There can Ike no question or dsrs.
'haterer that the company AZ organized bv w.
md your ASSOCIATES. on the 20;h April 1874 ~
gally AID properly organized, and il il eon,ns
c iaain that no other new organization nov y
arr other body oil men can take from the a..
ga,i2 el body, or its legal association and syo
seTs the rights, powers and privileges co.-
{, rted Ivy the charter
Elrst | find that during March and ,n.a
i -. prior 20 your organization on Anr;1 n
Il Is. Ne>srs Johnston. Shepard. Raifo,d r.,
Ii r; B. chlott and Burns executed 10 Won
p w;er II attorney, in each Of which n.ns.
al ding other things. ii is reciied. by the n.,..
IN king it, that do hereby constitute and a.
!" I'M l. fayettc NcLaws my attorney and pr.,s
WIN full power anil auihnriiv tn open hooks -
al rt.ription TO the capital stcck OF said com
Pc ", ar receive subscriptions thereto. and e.
mt AID my name 10 do and perform all .r,.
NJ 'assarf and proper to organize said comua0v
a abule npla'ed by said act
aicnnd | find that on the 20lh Of Anil ls-s
at II. Mirys, Georgia. there was mee,in, e
m Of aaII nh ns6 in,
in ae:son-Messrs. Shepard AMI yourseIf-and
fv by said powers of attorney given to YOU
Ne Yrs. Johnston, Raiieid. Bschelou Collier .na
Bu ms, with others associatet-who. after elect
ing a Il airman and Secretary. resolved ,b.,
bot ~ OF subscription 10 he capital stock Of The
Atlantic and Mexican Gulf Canal Company he
now opened and kept opened At the ofics ~
Ger eta lafayette NcLaws. ia Savannah. and :,
sue other places as lie. the said Geperal NJ
LAWS, may deem best, until the amount of one
mil ION Of dollars shall have been subscribed in
sha Is OF one hundred dollars each
That d" lhereupon books OF subscription wer.
opc sesl" and the whole sum sf 81 900 900 vas
sub cribei for a follows.
l.; Mclaws one thousand shares: Ben
Gre IN, ore Thousand shares Joseph Sbepard
one slnlIs md shares: s. A. Swami one thousand
staies 7. III. Raiford. one Thousand shares: !
+. phnslon, one thousand shares And l. Nc
Laws * Co., four thousand shares
! Ind nat on the same dav Board Of D.
rect,cs and other officers. such as Presiden,
SeCI fsary and Treasurer, were elected bylaws
a1oI ted and other business done looking ward
20 lie accomplishment of the purpose and the
secu rig of The rights conferred by the Charter
Ii ifd find that other meetings have been
held nj various times since said organization in
the lt.res, Of said company ard for the promo
ton ,S the work and enterprise contemplated.
and c,oring 10 The record Of the proceedings
MANY things have been done by said company
a. Tia organized. among which may mention
the p nru-i7g Of The passage Of bill through
Cong ess o'dering a survey" the appointment Of
agents ~ ,gota,e with capitalists in the Cni,ed
State and Europe for the necessary funds to
Cons! o.. II canal. the fixing of the salaries Of
cffices, lht assessment OF stockholders On the
share subscribed. notices given of such asses
ments when and To whom 10 be paid, sales 81
stock 1 '}eiinquenis the selection nf the line Of
the ca vel aS provided and required by section
Of the VI, and many other things looking to the
promo ion OF the work of the company.
I Eve hing material seems TO have been done
Thy Til, organized body adyisedly, decently and
In ordr. an | am informed that you, as the
Pr'->'d, RI nf the company, with your associates
IRE = pre- sing forward the enterprise am
= h4r,t e IN ,ble 70 see how any other persona
iwhriiltr nan 81 a corporaiors in said ACT or not
s,Ao nrw pr ;end al this late day to orggaiz,
.hcm-c - into body and claim any right
under "a G. arier
! a. t. fhn construction OF the act Of the Legis
lslure Florida, approved by Gov. BoIbam
March iSs. concpr in the opinion given BY
s-,.'wn:' . " .-od:orei ESQ. Of New York in his
lefTer oneri Mirc's 10, 1893, addressed to Mr..
William II Taylor Brook yn
Wy my yours B. \. DENMARK