Year: 1879

trustees, who shall be electors and
heehoIders Of said village, to be call
ed the trustees o. railway [tl1e
blank to be filed with the name Of
the railway as given in the resolu-
ton and it shall be the duty Of
said judge to make the appoint
ment, and enter the same On the
minutes or journal Of the court.
They shall enter into bonds to the
village, in such sums as the court
may direct, with one or more sufh-
cient sureties, to be approved by the
court, conditioned for the faithful
discharge Of their duties. The bond
as taken shall be approved by the
clerk Of said incorporated village,
and deposited with the treasurer Of
the corporation for safe keeping


SEC. 3. The said trustees and their
successors shall be the trustees Of
said fund, and shall have hecoutroI
and disbursement Of the same.
They shall expend said fund in pro
curing the right to construct, and
in constructing a single track mar
.row-gauge railway, with Ell the
usual appendages; and for the pur-
poses aforesaid shall have the power
and capacity to make contracts, ap-
point, employ, and pay officers and
agents, and to acquire, hold, and
possess all the necessary real and
personal property and franchises.
They shall also have power toreceive
donations Of land, money, or bonds,
and other personal property, and to
dispose Of the same in aid Of said
fund.


SEC. 4. The said Trustees shall
form a board, and shall choose one
of their number president, VINO shall
also be the acting trustee, with such
power as the board may, by resOlu-
ton from time to time, confer upon
him. A majority Of said trustees
shall constitute a quorum, and shall


hold REGULAR meetings for the trans


action Of business, at their office IN


the village under whose action they


are appointed, but they may adjourn
from time to time to meet at any


place they may think proper. They


shall keep a record Of their proceed
ings, and cause to be kept a full and
accurate account Of their disburse-


ments, and make a report Of the


same to the corporation clerk, when


ever requested so to do by a resOlu-


ton of the village council. No


money shall be drawn from said fund
but upon the order Of said board,


except their own compensation,


which shall be paid out Of the same


upon the recommendation Of the


council Of such village by resolution


duly adopted, and allowed by the


court appointing them.


SEC. 5. Said Trustees shall have
power to take such security from
any officer, agent, or contractor,
chosen, or appointed, or employed
by them, as they shall deem advisa-
bic. They shall not become securi-
ty for any such officer, agent, or con
tractor, or be interested, directly or
indirectly, in any contract concern
ing said railway. They shall be re-
sponsible only for their own acts.


SEC. 6. Whenever the corpora
ton clerk of any village under whose
action a board Of trustees have been
appointed as herein provided, shall
have reason to believe that any one
Of said trustees has failed In the
faithful performance Of his trust, it
shall be his duty to apply to the
Court that appointed said trustee,
by petition, praying that such trus-
tee be removed and another appoint
ed in his place and when a va
eancy shall occur in said board from
any other cause, it shall be filed IN
like manner. If the corporation
clerk shall fail to make application
in either Of the foregoing cases, after
the request of any of the holders Of
the bonds issued by said trustees, or
by a taxpayer Of such village, such
bondhOlder or taxpayer Of such village
may file a petition, in his own name,
on behalf of the holders Of such
bonds, for like relief, in any court
having jurisdiction and if the court
hearing the action shall adiudge in
favor Of the plaintiff, he shall be al
lowed as part Of his costs, a reason
able compensation to his attorney.


SEC. Z. Whenever IN the con
struetion of q line ofrailway, as here
in provided, it shall be necessary to
lands for the fOunda-
ton Of abutments, or pier Of any
bridge across any stream, or fer
any other purpose, or to apprO
pirate any rights or franchises, pro
ceedings shall be commenced and
conducted in accordance with the