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jr. v ; , ..... .,?yR3 f5 3sp autijottg. an act; f ct tfce etbliHxtnt of fnroniVe Com pan iathecouutyof Alfxoif lathe I),i:r ol ColumbiJU - BE it tnetRti by the Senate end Msust of epratttires cfthf Xx td States' cf Arptjic, in VoFfi ssaz5l d,-1hl Jopab, Thompson, Thomas Swn; Cbailc Alexander Edward I-Lcc . cub Hoffman, Culhbcrt fweU,,and John IVlfndC tUleVOiainajoritTof ttjcml feci aud thef arc hereby constituted a board cf commteuonervwith fuU P0ct tad auibofity to open, or cauf to tc cpened, bok or; rcccivify; and enf tcring ub?cripuon for Ctpi: Ul totk, not exceeding twcny thoui knd doUars, in s hart of fifty. dolf lir each, for the purpose pi bptn iagi gravelling, 9a impinKaiwu col excteomg one nunjrcunvr tsin thirtv leet wide batten. the town of Alexandria and Hridgepn, ca Alexander' iaUiidtppOaUc hc cVr of Washington, and of erecting a bridge over four Mile vire ui.iuc ccuniy ot Alexaiidrij : and of making mhrr incidental work, aiid dc SWvriw-- . fraying uch othr irn.idc.ttl ex. penscs, as may be deemed necefsa ry or expedient by the company hcrtinafter named ; the lime, phc and m.-nnci of receiiing and enter ing such subscriptions, to be ascer tained by the said board of cornmi sioacri, nd duly advertised in' such gjzettesasthey may deem expedient ; tfutidtd, T bat the time to, fee fixed the said board commKsioi.erS foi , owning books for rCtivirig the said S'ibscrip ;on, shall be on or be fori the firs: Moiday in April next ; und that no subscription shall be recei ved, unless the sura 'of .'ten dollars be fitst'paid i'na thfe hands 9 iht ptrsoQauthqrirdUrtCervethe same, 3 tthaf stibcnbetJ fcr. ' T Sec2i A:d be it further fiit-dtd. That bcn.vcr tWv huiuTrtd of the si;d siresshill be auhscnbdfyraU persons who maj thtti bej or thcrt af:cr may becctae, the actual holders cr proprieit rs of shares in tbe said cipiUl stock, .either as subscriber fir ibe sarne t as the legul rt pu sentatives, successors, or assignees cfsuch subscribcrv iHii: be, and thty arc hereby made aod created, a bjdy politic and torp irate, by the tiae and style of u Tbe Washing lea a'.d Alexandria Turnpike Com piny," and by that name may sue acdDc sued, Implead and be implead ed, and da and suffer all acts, mat ters and things which a body pothic and corporate ma. lawfully do and suser: and, may have a cjmm'un sol, and tbe same may break and alter ar pleasure, and may make all tjlavOvruleSf regulaii a and ortfi caices for the good government and veil bcinCf ih3 said company ,. and for carrying, iqto effect" the: objects cf their insutction, so that suchbe Uws. rule. .'reirdlatioa or oitii- mncesT Be no repugnant to" the livrv of the UmUd butes in force Hiihin ti.e said county. of Aitx-ndriiU Sec. 3. And be it further ai-icttd That when twn hundred hf ihe said shares- -shl 11 "m $t - subsci lb e d for a tiar.ciaIdTfV.i' oudiSi&, astoay be. thtaid boaru.Dl comuiitiiofitr shilicalla meeting of tbVcompauy at the to wn of A! exandrj a i by pubhc idrenist merit in ;onc or nore. ga Uitcs published in Washicgton and I Alexandria, spiiting a fit and con Tcmciu. tiro and place of meeting, f-r the purpose of clecunJ five fli rtctors, a clerki'and a treasurer, and inch other officers', agents and ser vintttistbe sid company may, think tto appoint j'tnd for tr?nsactine any ether business, in pursuance of this ut, an appertaining to the'nature ar.d objects of the inithution' of the said company ; knd the suid board cf commissitttietS shall, if hecessary,' tjourn theatdrmcetUg from lime ta time, 'until av cJu'Wipthajf; bt: formed t and a m-joitjr.cf th said corapinyfcrihe propnc'iors of. 4 wo thirts cf the number jV shares ac- allj SMbscribcd forj theif Tvjal rt V ecnutives;iicccs4rf of. prbxlifs, oc a quuTum xo uo uusiness iuc aia ocara 01 coramiioncT, all powers of attorney, authorising subsci ipUons to be made in ihe name of anv nerson or nersons ; and be fore callintr a meeting. of the said company, shall ascertain and publish in their advertisement, a fit and con- venient mode of authenticating all instruments of writing, authorising mV nerymor Persons to act and Vote at such meeting, as the proxy, or proxies'of any member ot tne saia compaby i all which powers of at torncy. and! instruments cf writing shall be filed yVith thc.cltrk of the said c;ompAny, and by him be safely kept-imong the : records and docu mepts apperiainingto hia office ; and as 5ooq as a cruorunh of the said com paby, and b-ard o directors shall be fqtmed f aforesaid, all the powers, atiihority, and duties whatsoever by this act vested in the said board of coramiSSioficrs.shall cease anO deter mine,, and thenceforward become es:cd in-tbe directors, for the time bchVi of the said company, und' r such limitations and restrictions, as the said company may think fit to prescribe And the said board of commissioners shall account to the said company at the first meeting of the same, for all monies received by them or their agents, on accoum of such subscriptions, and hall im mediately pay over the same to tht treasurer of the said company, or to such other person or persons as tht said company may direct and ap point; the said company, neverthe less, to allow all just credits for monies actually and necessarily expended by the said board of commissioners, in tbe execution of their said trust and-duties. ' - Sec. 4. And le it further enacted. That there shall be annually holdcn od the first Monday in January, a meeting oft he faid company, for the purpose jof electing five directors, ccr&ancV a. treasurer and the said company shall have power, at any meeting legally calfed und constitu ted, n pursuance of this act, to dis place any of their directors or offi cers, and to supply by a new clec ttn or appointment all vacancies that may happen amting the direc tors or oiBcers of the company : and be Said company shell have power 10 prescribe and reguUte the power ana duties of of the said directors, and of all other officers the com pany ; afid a majority of the sa;d uirectors may from time to time, elect one of their body as Presidrnt, and may provisionally supply by their own election, any vacancies that may happen among the number of direc tors, or amon any of the officers of the company j and the persons so elected by the said directors may con tinue in office uiv.il the next legal meeting of tbe company : and the directors of the said company, to be elected in pursuance of this act, shall, unless sooner displaced by the said c mpany, continue in office until the first londay in January next sue cceding their election, and from that time ' until a new election shall be made by tbe said company. Sec; $i And be it further enacted Thai meeting of the said company rajy at-ftny time, be called by a ma Joray of the directors of the compa ny, for the time being, or by one third, of tf-e members of the said company, or by the proprietors of ooe third of the shares actually sub scribed fori .br the legal representa tives or suxcess-jrs of such mehbers or pcoprietors : -Provided hototvtr That no meeting ol tbcsaidcon.ps hyrsball be legal or valid, unlessa quorum ihall be formed, consisting of the majori'y" of the members of tht said coinpary, or of the proprie t'osofat least two-thirds of the num ber of shares actually subscribed for, their lcjal representatives, succes sors or jroxtes,: nor unless the place (being - within 'thetown of Alexan dria) and the time'of such meeting be '.previously, 'sdrertisejl ; or thee weeks successively, Jd one or more gaxettes in the city of Vashingtonj and' Alexandria- . ' Sec ,6. And be it further endctedj That every directorelerk, and trca-. tdrtr, before .he acts-as" such, sxall taca anr oatn or airmanoij, iur: uic execution, of; his office; y?,.; ,-. another, bv assignments m.wn executed betore two witnesses ae mc least, and authenticated ah3 regis tered, as the salii company may pre scribe and direct' fn.' their bye-laws .; Sec, Z.Andlejtjfufthet-ejtacled, That the ampuhj of. each share shall be paid by JnstalojeMs of le'4oJlar,. at such, times as. th said directors for the timef.beiugv;hall,, appoint; and in case aby JbtaJerli ,r jQstal merits shall Tiot ,W palU At the limei oppointecli or withjb ten-days'-there after, the same may be recovered in the name of the compihy, by warrant from a justice of the-peace, if the amount due shall hoi exceed twenty dollars ; and if the sum so due, shall exceed twenty dollars, the same may be recovered by motion, in the name of the said company, on ten days notice, jn ary, court of re cord in the county oi district where :he debtor rhay-be found ; nd in all such warrants and mo' ions the cer l.ficate nf the clerk of the aid com pany shall be conclusive evidence i the defendant's bting a member of the company,-and prima facie evi dence of the amount dutf on tbe shares held by such: defendent ; and jf such instalment or instalmens be not paid withm sixty 4ayS after the time Jimired for the payment of the same, and advertised for four weeks successively in. one fir more gazettes publishtd in Washington or Alexandria, the president and direcj tors of the said com pany may pro4 cecd to forfeit, for the use the company, theshare or shares of the person so failing to pay. . ' .7 h Sec, 9. And whereas. Certain individuals have already subscribed and paid sunuty small sums of, mo ney, which have be.en.appropriatecl to tbe purpose of opening and par tially improving the Said rojd Jtm Alex u drir:to Vashinon. i Mr it fur'.ker trotted :Thfc it shall and may be Utvful tor the said board of commissioners to place the said pay mci.ts to the credit of; those iiKJivi duals who have respectively, paid the same,, and who are dcirousofpur? chasinpr stock in the said company, by allowfn ihem the, full amount of :he money thty hdve respectively advanced, in the purchase of au share or shares in the said company Sec. ib.'And bcitfurthsrenactedi That the. said company b?, .ar.d. they are hereby authorised and empower ed to operf, extend gravel and im prove, in the turnpike manner.a good and sufficient road, commencing at the intersection of Washington and Montgomery streets, in the said town of Alexandria, thence extending in a straight line 10 the north-eastern cor ner of the alms-house lot, and thence by the most eligible and convenient route, to the bridge point on Alex andeVs island ; and also to erect and build, or cause to. be erected.and built over Four Mile Creek, a good and sufficient bridge, . of: sound and suitable materials, and in all respects adequate for the passage of travel ler, horses and carriages w,ith a s'e curelrdiling on'cafchf side,' at feast. four feet highl and a convenient wy j which shall vbe separated frbmHhe carriage wiy, by a good and 'SufiUl cient railing,, at least f'nr feet high. Sec; 1 i; And be it further ' evaded, .That it shall and may be lawfuVbr the said president-and directors Of the majority of them, to agree ith'i the owners of any .land, throu'ghj which Ihe . said rbad.is intendt'd; to j passi for the purchase thereof: a&cl in case of disagreement, and fn case. tne cove owner inereot; snai De ame ym o e-cotirt wlsh or out of the d.itnet, oo applicai.j fc wdrtfx&Sir 10 one ot the judges: of the ay.. of.4he-U.slhy.rta..,Ummon;. ty.M twemyrlouf llfhab.Un S Alexndna cojmt n of ptopen mWmimMmi -r:.t" teran"oath of atnrmatiotfid ewy J juryman that shall apbear-4tf That he. will faithfully justly; .'and impaV- 1.: - it l t T j V . "t Wr!. n: iiy: yame me juhq nor exceeamg liic'swimuvi one unoreq -leer ,ano all damages the owherTtfiere'of shall sustaiaoy opening-thetradthrtmgh signed by ther marshai, sand by the uwiuaranai to xxie cierK orxne coun ty, to be by him, recorded 'Anil upon every sucfrlr is-hercbf 'directed to describe and ascertain the bounds of the lahd by them valued f and .their r valuation shall be ; conclusive on all persons, and shall be paid" by. the? said presi dent and; director to the owhejh-of the land, or hislegal represehtativcr i and on payment thereof, said land shall become an opeli publ: rpad forever, v '.. , , ,' ". -:; Sefci 1 2. And be itfurther enacted, That as soon : as the road shall be opened and improved, and the' Said bridge shnll be erected and built, as required by this act,- the said com pany shall pe entitled to Remand and receive by their. prbperage tit s,4 Servants,-or officers; at the said bridge, tdlls '.not' exceeding the following ratesj to be, regulated from time to time by the, circuit court of thef Uni ted States, In anifor the district of Columbia, ja ihe county of Alexah" dria, under the directibnofCbngrpssr for each persoa and horse, six cents and a quarter ; for each chalsetilky, ! or riding c h -4 tVelye t and i halt cents j for each coach j coachee,Stage waggon, chariot, phaeton or curricteV or other ridingcarriagectwenty.flve cents, and. the further. "sum ,of foir cents. for each hoet;hre-th''it.: by which uch coach, coachecV cha-' riot, . phaeton, or cun icl;ihallibe aru wn. j iar eaca . sjed. and .sleigh, twelve and a half cenb, and the -further suniiof fjur cents foi each io-ge or other beast, more than twoj;hy which such sled or sleigh shair bt drawn ; for each four 'fselewag gon, cart or other four whcelecar nage of burthen, . twenty-fi vcritfits and the further .sum of four; celits tpr each horse or other beastyr morj .than iwoby which the same shall be drawn y for each . two, wheeled cart, dray, or othef two wheeled cah1 riage of burtherv twelve tand i half cepta,' and the further siim of, four cen'.ij for each, horse orv other beast,' more than .one,Aiby which the samei snau. De cirawn fior each sbecD:xr, swine, 'one cent j Jfor horSes anrnea-: caitle other-than those ; in .t&ms drawing sleds sleigr)-:or carnages or those with riders, twocehtcach And it shall be the', dutj? of tfieaid company to keep posted up in some conspicuous, place at the flaid bridge, where, the tojj is collected,' a printed list vof .the' rates of toll allowed by' this act, and for every day that the same shall be Neglected,, they, shall forfeit and, pay one. dollars i-ta re covered by warran.t; by '-'.any : person wno snau.sue tor tne same. . Sec. 13, And be it fuMite flatted That irshall.be the f.rfuty; oftmrsaid corporation; id keep ihc J aiurCiad and bndge in .good Repair y artfl j! fn neglect bt theirnjM;dutsaT Cpf pbration ihall t'Dy tinie iuffer the saldV raoyv jjgdgd toJntof repair, solft to'.be unsafe ;6r ihcon - venient . for .passepgersi the saidcorrl ui. k.uui ciciu junauicuoii ana upon convtctioln thereof, tapay tdlne Uhi ted Stated a ''iena!thpt-:-'cvetlidk' his sjill ahtf judgment' ; -irni the inquisition trfereiipon takerjj shall be r one hundred dollars,- at thdWcrei thereon v: an rsaid t6$tttilf: Visually 'makelturnMlsa cmtr-oftbWfeostftoBltotf ,. pse; , fcoiftaetermine;vhe Jft'isJk . u f shall cease,- .Lti. V ' ' - t A 4 vIon ajjd ltver bfc Airy Jto : a JJesener troro Umto; watesrtin' Boat, No.?, to any U&cerinheWvlce 0 lodged in-dre" Co)intyiyJailnd;ihat!l,V Kft him afam..1 The' said Jaeksofl fias iv Mother Lvini-iri the' back part of'CKatK ftidh said'io -be" abolir "Sixty i cr.i Seyjeatf mlcs above ayertevUIeihejreitrs sup "posed he -wiU utwedaiicly -jiireetj-hi" rse'.' He fta4Ba when-he ire'nl awsy new blue Jacket with yTAt-MpitbtiMf & A :hiterShnr,ta pair pf eltOtt 7 r wh sa id a Korse, is - a : j pun Matv ;"abofe i 'vara 1T. 'abbut five feet en Inches itivhtii itput'madei ? black eyels 3id h alvY aij'ri . Had with Wnrraldejpreat C2oaind otbel -cioathe. Saddte-bagVand Wallets Ak' norse 1 pic, ua oue is? any jau, : Ilreceivfe a Reward i Twent0cJrarV f soifiar may oe orougn rp;.xriar,atia4p .I ii 1 1 nil iiiiiiiiiTT Pf 0 . lopos, and jetnaiiiertA3f lat ctc4f!rf J." about J&2Q0 mrSrillr? Gentlemaa. fruitt the loweftftatVVvA Tfmea, a3jQ pHand to? Fiancik ,togttt& JOTtneunj ?x jwo hundred aniiwentvJ ffve d5Ila ?aJaiafjdg.c6M2? " Cond tioteTor ft burfdred llaVsj fefei " blef1ahxiaTV-l8Qtf'5 and.thfblr tpneWnare sm t nry;Bvdtvalk:.v v r renton tofcrse thii 1-4.1 k heats- .J4AiwWiK'l ,t Airy person. intnnedVro' khtU. V a a loops, aada-pair at bitte rowserw '&&'. - wo , THOMAS5. :pAVTXSS' -Witmingtsto, v. Ity J80? -CommaVidl ' f - - - . - . f x " nearfy-fivl, reethihis branded wita;.,. ;1 H?ori his lefrshoukier ; ?nef h hifid J? Teer white; thin int atSdV h'i- smaU scar 01 hii,no$e y?af h$ tot? I I i . I . f H . f ber, livtnjearmt&ptwllettfri' bounty, &V&npxt&yS)kmttiet luly JiS,ciE1iVCoXlfJiSi f bwt wt?ty.ve yai, r-rtet e; itrmed Coauny dpi a pair Hanksen lnt J J ..oie January aoiwiatawmtW- nn6tioftythe6,,aXiif3l!iex XltTlhL be? . rail frVTlaC J.r 'V. '-7 a"X.-':;.V.:ir Ji." ' : v . 'i .rTF ' HI IK -;.., . iTi S I w i. ! if: 0 t ! tj':J
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