Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1906-12-21

An act 10 amend sections 2. 5. and 10
of No. 20i Of the acts Of 1902. entitled
IAN Act to Incorporate the Connecticut
River Power Company" and to grant
certain powers to such company.
IL is hereby enacted by the General
Assembly Of the State OF Vermont:
Section /. Section Of No POI Of the
acts Of 1902 is hereby amended so as to
read as follows viz
Sec. g. The said corporations shall
have the power and authority to con-
struct a dam or dams across the Con-
necticut river at any point in said river
opposite the town of Brattleboro and
Vernon south Of the suspension bridge
from Brattleboro TO Chesterfield. TO-
gether with all necessary wings retain
ing walls. canals. gates, power houses and
the necessary appurtenances. all to de-
velop the water power Of the Connecti-
cut river at the point where said dam
or dams shall be constructed, and to
use and sell water power therefrom for
municipal and manufacturing purposes,
and to manufacture. produce and sell
therefrom electricity for furnishing pow
er for any and all uses. lighting the
streets and highways. lighting and heat
ing buildings, manufactures and other
places. and to enter into and to execute
contracts, agreements or covenants in
relation to the subjects Of the corpo-
ration and Of enforcing the same; and
De capable OI puTCndSlDks IdhiUB ana
holding any estate. real or personal, nee
essary for the purposes OF said corpora
ton, and which may be necessary for
said corporation to acquire and hold for
the purpose of securing debts accrued
in the regular business of said corpora
ton: and may for The purpose Of dis
tributing and delivering electricity for
the purposes as herein provided erect
and maintain lines and conduits under
in or upon the streets and highways Of
any town under such regulations there
for as are provided under the general
laws Of this state. The said corporation
shall also have the power to construct
and maintain plant for producing cleo
tricity by steam power as an auxiliary
to the water power it may develop
herein provided. Provided always that
the said corporation is hereby granted
no right or privilege to construct any
dam or dams which will raise the water
in the Connecticut river at any point
within two and one-haf miles of the
dam Of the Bellows Falls Canal COM
pany on said river either at low, me-
dunn or high water at any season Of the
year. Provided that II two dams shall
be constructed one above and one below
the mouth of West river. the waters OF
the Connecticut river shall not be raised
by such lower dam to such height as to
raise the water at the mouth OF West
river more than six feet higher than the
normal flow Of water at that point.
Sec. 2. Section Of No. 201 of the
acts OF 1902. is hereby amended so as
to read as follows: Sec s. The cap
ital stock Of this corporation shall be two
hundred thousand dollars which may be
increased by a, majority vote of the
stockholders to any sum not to exceed
two million dollars. Said capital stock
shall be divided into shares OF one hun
bred dollars each. and each share shall
be entitled to one vote by the stock
holder OF his proxy at all meetings Of
the stockholders"
Sec. 8. Secrion ~ OF No. pol OF the
acts Of 1902. is hereby amended so as TO
read as follows: Sec. ~. This act shall
be within the control OF the legislature
at any time to amend or repeal as the
public good will require. and II said
corporation shall not before December l.
1908, commence the construction Of said