The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1902-05-17
Charter Of the Newark, Elkton
and Eastern Shore Electric
Railway Company.
CHI AP TER $50.

Oh Az lex $50.
M AZ ." coh"' I'll an" ""'enu cue char'
ter OF the Newark, ElktOn and Eastern
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Ceuil County.
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IN. NeU:,rE EIkt9n and E.,.t.rn snore ri. n.
trie Railway Company of Cec,l County a
corp oratinn :ormr.i uud-r the provisions of
the general n,turp .ratiun lnas uI TINS state.
is hereby confirmed aud made uoot and tn.
lie Sc pur1tJr- tl,rtrlu n;,n.d, W j. seph "A
St-e.., Cnatt,. \ T. ii-uu, Jnhu q WIlImms
Aluer Coz stnhl', Dr.. a,d Joshua Cla,tup,
and lnrir sur,r.~e, r. IL ,fll.. arr. terrby
cons; iii.;ei a v,,,lmralin. wan All If o u,,w.rs
which nre graatel a,S railroad COMPANY
incorporates undrr Artic,e twenty three Of
the Co Is q! Pu' he GrLeral Laws of this
State
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on' ''L"'"' 'n''uN"hI nol'"iS, uIVlo"n mo
t"' '"'HT"h' H"hi'S IL. my u"iitr7 eacn par
valu'' ~hrn '"'u chpi,al STOCK may '' in,
creas''n oN 'he president thn director, u SAD
HotP avn !" '''i t,uuun' "pI oAceeu'uS hFe
huuot'u 'hous"nu uOi"iS'
SECTION 4. Aud bhlt iurther enacted, That
the persons herttubrfOra named, or a major
ity of them, may cause books to be opened
at su h times and places as they may elect,
| and when majority or more of the capital
stock has been subscribed the incorporators
reserving the right to reject any Of said sub
scriptions, the incorporatOrs shall call gem
eral meeting OF the subscribers, whose sub
scr,ptlohs nave oeeh accepted, ut such time
'tuu placo us theS may appoint. AFTER giving
ten utys notlce Vi such meeting Dy TWO lhser-
tions III some newspaper puplished III Cecil
couu'9. AZ sucn meeting ,g Tue aiofenehuoheu
poiSohs, VI maturity vi tueil, shall lay the
SUBSCRIPTION pooNs before the suo,crihers
lheu anu tuero present ana the SAID sub
s' p-[s, tePresentinS maJoflty OF the suo
scI'"'u STOCK, siall elect AVe or more uifec-
tnrS' hot eSceeuinS' however; nine III number.
aii v! WYNN oeins s'oehno.ntrs III Saia cor
Por"tiou' 10 manage tne ailaifs OF SAID cor
Po'a'ion lor Ipe next ensuing year or until
lne'r successotS UT" "iec'ei hhi p1huiie",
"h''u Sa'u u'f'ctorS Wheh eiecttH Snali nave
rom TN. avn nnmhar T,,o "" ',n,'i,,r
ha,n,, oIIored ona ,.nt, v,, .,i,h 10 ''
etc., baId hy Nm. tha i,,,rn. ~, ~
m.in-it,, NJ tb.p haroI, t,f,rni 60, Nh,,
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w na, ryrc.v,i1aJ ,bau ba,'a na,uar ~ WI.
hr.Iorya nnI ragn,otInns Co. tbo m,arat.nn,.
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nierIs a,d nther TIo,o, a.. p,os oo''
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SECTION And ne II inr'htr enacted, Ihat
Tue sit'u company shaii nave power to con-
sttuct' EQUIP anu MAINTAIN ana opera" u
raiirohh propeiieu ny electtlrhN, or tth'r
power Us the directors may determine. from
point On the Deit ware state hh", near
where the SAID State line inirrsrcts the public
Toa, !tauihR iroE' newark 10 Elkton, Mary
land, through the towns OF Elkton and
chesapeake Guy through cecil county. TO
point on tue sassa'fas river to maui passen-
gers. parcels packages and freight over said
railroad anu charge therefor such rates as
compensation therefor rs the said board OF
octie may ii'th 'iuie ~ uno uetermine
all TX.
SECTION 6. And be it further enacted, That
the railroad so to be constructed NAV be q
single or double track. and shall have as
many sets Of switches, tracks, turnouts or
branches, not exceeding twenty miles in
length, as the said directors may deem neces-
sary; and the said directors, or majority of
them, or their agents, may cause to be made,
or contract with others for making such rail-
road tracks, switches. turnouts, branches,
power houses and pole lines, or any part