The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-10
Charter Of the Newark, Elkton
and Eastern Shore Electric
Railway Company,
CHAPTER $50.


An ACT to confirm and amend the clar-
for n, the Navark EIkto, amt r,s,.,,
Shore Electrio halfway company uf
Cecil Cnunty.
SECTION BE- IL ehact"d by the General
Assembly OF Maryland, Ih"t the charter Of
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SECTION 2. Anu II ludher enacted, That
the name OF said corp ion shall he the
Newark, EIktoh ana Eastern Shor" Electric
halfway company OF Chcll County, ana said
corporation, SUI '"t to the constitutional
power oil the Genrrhi Assembly 10 amend
alter or repehi TINS Act, shall nave perpetual
succtsslon' ana sh"d nav" comnon seal,
which 1t may after or CHANG at VIII. aud tue
power to sue ana u" su'i, ptrad and ne i'm
pleaded, IN any Court o! Law or Equity
SECTION , And hn II further "uactel, That
the capital stock Of sad CORPORATION shall t,a
one hundred thousand rtUllHrs divided INTO
two tuuu,and shares n n.tv dollars aarh MAJ
value, wlnrh sn'i rHui'HI stock NAV he in.
creased by toe pres i!rnt aud directors Il, sand
corporation to an amount not eXceldiuy i've
hundred thousand dollars.
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reaarvin,, the RIGHT tn reiart onv ~ TIA s,,t
scrint,on. the inc0rn,r,it,rs Wall ali
eral rentiny Of tba suhsrrihars ,rbnsa s,r
scriptions have been accepted, at such time
| and place as they may appoint. after giving
| ten days notice of such meeting by two iuser-
| lions In some newspaper published in Cecil
county, At such me thug the aforementioned
| persons, or majOrity of them, snail Law the
subscription books before the Subscribers
| then aud there present and the said sub
| scrbnrs representing a majority of the sub
| scribel stock shall elect five or more direc-
| tors. not exceeding, however. nine in number
| all of whom being stockholders in snid cor.
poration, to manage the affairs Of said cor
| poration for tho next ensuing wear, or until
| their successor. are elected and quali0ed
which said directors when elected snail hive
| power to elect Il ptcsif"ny and Other Officers
! from thrir own numOer Each Subs rthrT
| being allowed on" Vot" for each STARE 81
| stock held ny MIN the incorporato's, or II
| majority OF them, berelhheforr named shat
! bA the JUDGES oi said election and unit! said
| election takes p!a"" >nail he directors of said
| corporation WIN 'ul' power TO act rs such.
| inc hoAld OF directors shall provide for al
| annual c""tl"h 81 directors rs some deiiuit'
time "ul Ila"" ) ~ 'sinnat@d 10y them or
majority OF thntu. ile board of directors.
| whch organized, ShaIl have power to maxi
| Dy-!ANs anu regulations 1pr the manngemrDi
| OF said company. md may employ such
| clerks ana other e'up'oyes rs may be necrs
| Shry thd NJ such salaries or wages a may b.
mutually agreed upon.
| SECTION Aad t,e it further enncted. Tha,
| the SAID COMPANY shall have power T., con-
| strucl, coup and maintain and OprraIa !,
railroad pr0peed by electricity. nr ,,tDrr
| powr., IS the directors may determine from,
| II p1!at ON the Della ware State line, near
where the said State limo iutersprty the pnbIi,.
| roaI leudiu, from Newark to Elktop. Mary
land, through tho towns of EIkton and
| Chesapeake City through Cecil county, 10 n
point ON the Sassafras river, to haul passen-
| gers parcels packares and freight over said
| railroad, and charge Therefor such rates as
| compensation therefor as the said board of
| directors may from dime TO time determine
and fix.
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sin,.," nr Jonhin tr.ck ,nS Ill LAY ~ 10 a
nanv oe,. ~ en,i,cha. , .n 'n t lay as
hra-S,,oa ,,o+ ananaI; t'tms, tui no ,I Ut
! length, as the said directors NAV deem neces-
sary; and the said directors, or a majority Of
them or their agents. NAV cause IN he mazda
or contract with Others for making such rail,
road tracks switches turnouts. branches
power houses and poIe lines or onv mart