The intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1887-1891, 1889-06-08

etors, lessee or lessees of such ferry
tail or refuse TO comply with. the, pro-,
visions OF the preceding section of THIS
act, such person or persons shall upon
conviction, be adjudged guilty of mis-
demeanOr and be fined the sum of
twenty dollars, to be recovered by in
dictment.
5. ANY person or persons aggriev-
ed by amy violation of the first section
of this act shall be entitled to recover
of such proprietor or proprietors, les
see or lessees, the sum OF twenty dol
lars by petition before any justice of
the peace.
5. 4. This act to be in force from and
after its passage.
Approved December IL, 1868.
LEXINGTON FERRY COMPANY.
An act 10 amend an act entitled can
act to incorporate the Lexington
ferry company"
Whereas, An act of the general as
sembly OF the state of Missouri, ap-
proved February 8, 1857, authorized
John H. Watson, Patrick Shannon aud
jackson LOngdOn, their heirs and
assigns, to keepa public ferry across
the Missouri river, opposite the city of
Lexington, as provided in said act; and
Whereas, Under said franchise SO
granted, company was formed and
| known as the Lexington ferry. coal
and transportation company" and
which said company now owns, aud
tor long time has been and Is now in
possession of, the said franchises, lands
and things appertaining unto said in-
l nd nI
Whereas, Said company has already
expended large sums of money in and
| about the lands, docks, boats and bus
iness of said company, and also, in the
future, contemplate other large and ex-
tensive improvements in and about
said ferry, in order to facilitate busi-
ness aud to-meet-the public demands t:
therefore,
Be it enacted by the general assem-
bly, Of the state OF Missouri, as fuflQ VS. /:
| Sec. l. That section one of an acf
entitled can act to incorporate the
Lexington ferry company" approved
February %, 1857, be and the same ia
hereby amended SO as to read as fol-
lows;
Sec. l. That the Lexington ferry,
coal aud transportation company is
hereby authorized to keep public fer
ry across the Missouri river, opposite
the city of Lexington, Missouri. and to
have and exercise, for the time limited
I'm said act, the exclusive right of land
ing ferry boats on its own lands, fran
chises and properties on both sides Of
said river; and that upon the eXpira
ton OF the term of twenty five years
as limited in said act for the use and
enjoyment of the rights, privileges aud
franchises axranted ahdssconfirmeds an.
by giv30< 1 i 4 a ~ \ ~
every franchises, privileges and rights
, subject to the same limitations and re-
sIriciions a. in said original act con-
tanned.
+ 5. 2. This act to take effect and be II
force from and after its passage.
Approved March 81, 1875. -
From careful reading OF these act
two things will be observed: Q.) Tha
the act of 1873 does not amend the &C
Of 1868, and that the Lexington Ferr,
Company is still required, under pen
l atty, to cross, at regular intervals, be
tween the rising of the sun and on
hour after the going down thereof, O
, each day, without any delays at eithe
, bank of said stream OF a period of tim
longer than twenty minutes between
crossings; and (2.) that, while thes
, acts give the Lexington Ferry Compa
, ny 1.-The exclusive right of landing ferr
boats on their own land, on both side
of said river" they nowhere inhibit th
stretching of any kind of a bridg
3 across the river to and from the land
9 of other persons.