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An Act to authorize and empower Joseph B. Ford, of the city of Washington, to export a certain slave therein mentioned. 1837 94 (1837)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsde0150 and id is 1 raw text is: LAWS OF THE STATE CHAPTER LXXXIX. AN ACT to authorite and empower Joseph B. Ford, of the city of Washington, to export a certain slave therein mentioned. Private act. Passed at Dover, February 11, 1837. -:OO:- CHAPTER XC. AN ACT to establish a company under the name of the Camden avigation Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- Company es. lives of the State of Delaware in General Assembly met, (two-thirds tablished. of each branch of the Legislature concurring herein,) That a Com- pany shall be establishcd for the improvement of the navigation of St. Jones' creek; the capital stock of this company shall not ex- ceed twenty thousand dollars, divided into one thousand shares of When to go twenty dollars each; and the said company shall go into operation into opera. and their incorporation, as hereinafler provided, shall take effect tion. whenever fifty shares shall be subscribed, and not otherwise. SECTION 2. And be it lurther enacted, That Thomas Wainwright, Commission- James Lord, Garrett Luuff Thomas Milllin and Hunn Jenkins shall ersappointed. be commissioners, and they, Or any two of theni, are authorized to Their powers receive subscriptions to the said capital stock, and for that purpose and dutics. to open books, at such lime and at such place, in Camden, as the said commissioners, or any two of them may appoint; and such books shall continue open there, at least two days, and afterwards until the said commissioners or a majority of them shall deem it proper to close the same: at least ten days notice of the time and place of opening such books shall be given, by advertisement in one of the newspapers published in this State. If more than twenty thousand dollars shall he subscribed, on the two days aforesaid, the commissioners or a majority of them, shall apportion the same amongst the subscribers, but shall deduct the excess from the largest subscriptions, so that no share be reduced wMhile one re- mains larger; and if' the whole amount shall not be subscribed at Camden, the commissioners, or a majority of them, may direct books to be opened at such time and such place as they may think proper, giving the notice required in this section; and the said books shall continue open at said place, as the commissioners or a majority of them shall direct; subscriptions may he made by proxy, as well as in person, and the amount subscribed shall be paid as hereinafter prescribed. 111corpora. SECTION 3. And be it Ifarther enacted, That the subscribers to niorpoa the capital stock aforesaid, their successors and assigns shall be, Digitized from Best Copy Available 94

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