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An Act to prevent certain trespasses on public bridges in this commonwealth. 1834 52 (1834)

handle is hein.slavery/ssactsva0473 and id is 1 raw text is: 52 Jlerchants and Mlechanics Bank.- Trespasses-Bridges. is bona fide hold by him in virtueof some duly recorded will or deed, in trust for some person or persons not voting at the meeting upon that or any other stock ; and moreover, that such stock is not held by him, by means of any transibr, contrived or designed to evade tile pro- visions of tile aforesaid aet, regolating the number of votes to be given by tile stockholders respectively, or to give to himself or any other, f greater number of votes than he is fairly entitled to under rnrm, irappoint. ile provisions of the said act. ''o prevent this regulation from enot ofr 0xie3to be lurni ied. operating injuriously to those who honestly desire to give their votes by proxy, it shall he the duty of the president and directors of the said bank, from time to time, to furnish to the stockholders forms for the appointment of proxies, with tile proper form of the oath required, amnexed thereto. Secondhy-At the annual election of itow many direc- directors, not more than four of the directors then iii office, by ap- tori pointe ano- r pojitment of the stockholders, shall be re-appointed. Thirdly- YOd. Whereas, it may be deened expedient by the general assembly to provide by law that after the first day of June, in tie year eighteen hundred and forty-two, when the charters of the other banks in this conmonwealth will expire, notes of so small a denomnination as those now allowed, shalI not be issued by the said hanks, tin it inighit be desirable thiat such a provision, if adopted, shoil he ge- neral in its application to all banks within the coinnmonwealth: Power reerve.4 to Therefore, the general assembly doth reserve to itseif, and shall small ote..iig have full power to provide by law, that after the said first cay of June, eighteen hundred and forty-two, the Merchants and Mechanics bank aforesaid , shall issue no notes of smaller denomination than the other banks for the time being in this commnweahlt shall be authorized to issue. Commencement. 3. This act shall commence and Ie in force from and after the passage thereof. But all its provisions shall cease and lie of no ef- fect, unless the provision thirdly above enacted, shall he ratified by the stockholders at the first general meeting which shall be held after time passage of this act. CoAP. 70.-An ACT to prevent certain trespasses on public bridges in this ConltiOliWi'alth. (lNiqed february 7, ISML.) Wilrul trepass to 1. Be it enacted by the general assnn/.,I, That if any person drisve rapid y, acrss Public or persons shall drive, or cause to be driven, any stage, car- bridges, riage, carryall, gigu, vagon, cart or other vehicle used for the con- voyance of persons, the mail or property of ainy description, whether tile sanme be empty or otherwise, or shall ride or drive any horse, mare or mule over any bridge built by authority of the laws of this commonwealth, or by order of any county court, at a rate or gait faster than a valk, such person or persons shall, for every such of- fence, on conviction thereof, be deemed guilty of a wilful trespass, Peo lyon reo and shall, if Ite or she be a white person, or a free colocred person, punighn,,ont on iicur tie penalty of five dollars, or if a slave, be sentenced to re- slaves. ceive ten lashes, unless Ie or she or some person for him or her, ienalt how ro- pay the penalty aforesaid. The said penalty shall be recoverable cOvorlb. by warrant hefore any justice of the peace of this commonweahth, in the name and for the benefit of the owner or owners of the bridge, if it be private property, or of the president and directors of tile company, if it be the property of a corporation, or of any person or persons who will prosecute the offender or offenders, if

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