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An Act to incorporate the City of Independence. 1848-1849 329 (1848)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsmo0098 and id is 1 raw text is: CORPORATIONS., § 4. And it may be lawful for said company to terminate said bridge oi the Missouri shore opposite the termination of said bridge in tie State of Illinois, as provided in the charter for said bridge by the State of Illinois, passed at the recent session of the General Assembly, and said company shall have power to have, hold, purchase, acquire and own sufficient land from low water mark of the Mississippi river on the Mis- souri side thereof and as far back from said low'water mark as may be necessary foi the termination of said bridge, and for all fixtures, toll houses and other necessary buildings. § 5. When a good and complete bridge is erected over the Mississip- pi river from St. Louis to the Illinois shore, the property of said bridge, and the appurtenances thereunto belonging, shall be vested in said com- pany, their successors and assigns forever; and the said company may demand and receive tolls not to exceed one-half of the present rate of ferriage now received at the Wiggins ferry company at St. Louis. § 6. The bridge to be built by said company shall be of the best ma- terial used for such purposes, and regularly well attended and conduct- ed for the safe passage of all persons and property, the rates of toll be- ing naid, the bridge to be kept sufficiently lighted at all times, and of full suficient width for a double track and two footpaths not less than three feet wide each; that the floor of the bridge shall not be less than eighty-five feet above low water mark at that point over the navigable part of the river for steamboats, and when erected, not to obstruct or impede the free navigation of the Mississippi river for any ship, steam boat or other water craft;'and if any obstruction is caused by the erec- tion of said bridge to any ship, steamboat or other water craft, the said company shall forfeit their charter, and pay all damages that may be sus- tained by any person or persons by reason of said obstruction. ( 7. The company shall commence the work of construction of said bridge within two years from the passage of this act, and shall complete the same within ten years. 8. The capital stock of said company shall consist of one million of dollars, to be divided into ten thousand shares, of one hundred dollars each. § 9. This act shall be considered a public act in all courts of law and equity in this State, and shall be in force from and after its passage. § 10. The said bridge company shall cause the expenditure of twenty- f~ve thousand dollars in the erection of said bridge to be made in work thereon, within two years from this time, or shall, on failure thus to do, fo~eit their said charter. Approved February 27, 1849. AN ACT to incorporate the City of Independence. 1 I. Boundaries of corporate limits; powers. 5. Powers of board to appoint officers; other 2. Mayor and councilmen. powers. 3. Councilmen elected by wards. 6. Meetings of board, when held. 4. Councilmen, how elected, tie, how deter- 7. Mayor, how elected; term of office. mined; vacancy, how filled. 8. Mayor; qualifications. 23 329

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