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CHAP. XXVII.
.A1fn ,It Trorpnroil, a , omnpuly to establish a urn pllPefrlk
the Ierijd nuo:t of lhmili g treek, ot Deue -hs, 10 the Occo-
quan.
E1'is~cd January 22, 1811.3
I
Commissioners 1. B E it elulecd by 1ih General J:isubhil, 'Flit Timothy Bruln-
appoitcd to open
hEoks tfw r ig, of' the ouwn of )uinfxies ; Nathanie Ellicott, of tlhe
Ing.ibacryt , lown oficcoquan ; William liorncr, at Fainquier court-house ;
to the amount of and John Janney of the town ol' Alexadria, lie, andti are hereby
S20,t00i appointed commissioners to open books fov the purpose of reeiv-
ing subseriptions to the inount. or twenty thousanl dollars, to be
applied to making a turnpike road from the terminaltion of the
Ihunting creek lurnp:kc, at Doge run, to fi, town of Occoquan or
Aldat'a to consist Cohl ester. The said sum t lhai e divided into slres of fifty
ot's0 cach, dolhli s eaeh, and the suhsCtript ions shal e made in pcrsou or by
Enga!mnenit to ttoI'Iey. lit the beginnin o' each of the sald hooks, the Voul-
Le elt etlr inito mlissioners shall enter Ohw i'ollowin.id unlrtaking;! ,' We whos;o
by tiiw s.~erjb. nanes arv hereunto su1, bvId, de, pr'onhi,;c to pay to the presi-.
C.it td ad diretoi's of'the (vepOuani Turvniike Company, the s1110
or filty donlhs frit each shinw or .tock iii tix said vompny, slt
FiVe dh1, 10 f lr ollliosile to our t';;jt|etiveI'tU M'VL I Vt;y )IStil at The lIimle (or
eact :;1.i-e, t, IA q usutr ;ibi,. h.iml ay to uome ote or t1it, ,hll c o 1mi sioners ..
psi W SW,: ) st I h tUo Shlq lii':i e 'll.ilreeh 'Lv 11im sulo isc ewd, t) be it tihe
,i ih h ml ('ol|e.in }tlts'~ounl3 piid to the li'eit t ( 'ar, w¥]i, shall ho ,
e('i'c.] aryeeably to this act; mit the said prct idenit tit dimeters
Shull have poert to deanued rol'm the slibsriw's, f1o m time to
fite, such a|vallee ai Mei reCspe-ACl't shares, ats tIe w ants of tIh
(orilpl9dtay uay lequle, i:ve lui the ivhwle of their suberl.'pm mion, Aull
1w 1.id, giving at lekst tl.ilv hi,. iilier I hereol, It One mwor 1'e
ltv:.qnalwi itie town oIi andltx it, Out1 h V lby adeiVielltct at
,3.i-:lfrics. ]it~ ~iq r cotC , (-i.)tIse, and11 fle, ie ;I ol 10v( :oiiuan ; a
iitxi. S,11c ibcrs i' ally )er'son S. suhberibin; shall 11ahi to o|n.!le any oi' the si id poy-
t.,, b.'itd,. lis, he shall florfeit his right to suh sa;-tc or sh lves, ul the
uip'A..(' u nitti div'eeio'os ti ign('nt or nltormay, shall hae pote'r
lio ..:TWit or sucl h trorlT'it'd share or sh:Unte, at piWiC h, m t't
I , in t o hiighe'st hbidtler 1 livre ov, hiiug fl) evioiishy aidv.ert ised
itS 't, v, ;'ud, tht e tim end hnac or sugh sale ; and tue monies apis-
iaig 110,111 SUPK'h EitShlli he p U9ieal)le to tihe puynleit Of the )u-
1~li,' tlile (ill rtlil fwieitel -hi'i e 01' shutr'e indi Iho expensets of'
Y-ale ; ard if' any surpilu.s shall i'eniii, .the sate shall be paid to
the owtnl or ownel's orsich lofeited share or shares, his, her or,
Oi' leil repvesciatatives.
Virit ,en'l meet- 2. T::to oon asi one uluf of the captilal stock shall he sub-
Win( .eii & wtc .ti'ihijd, tie Qdht COluiiliSitjr!t)l0 ro' t ll O tIue of tlhsel s1 call
tU ' C ci~ecltl o n c suli ilbers it the town of Oceoqiuan giving
at least ihhlo dnys noliee lhereof in an Alexauidria newspiaper,
ani by advertiseuent a,'afbresaid, at wbich time ind place tho
rrceuit, ect i-al tSo sulieribers, by a majority of votes delivred ill person ol.
ur.,tii!i ,r.uwd h piroxY duly autlhoi'isedl, shaill elect one ps'esideltl, fllp direetors,
w!;r %=i.iC. to uC trehsurcr, and such other officers is they shall think neei sa,-
b ' dckd. ry to eodet tie iusimess of tie said comjniny Tor one year, ani
litamer otv ' tiltt suih other o{lieea's shall be chosen APovidel, tiro evNei
sloukholder itl h entitled to one vote for every shiareliy linm
oldvi'u, to the un|mber ,or ton, and to one vote for every five sharos
abovc tell ; buit :to stockhlolder shall givo more (hat twenty vote's](ViewImageLocal?handle=hein.slavery/ssactsva0144&div=1&collection=&method=preview&ext=.png&size=3)