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dam and Florida at the most convenient place within one half a mile of the ferry commonly called Deforest's ferry; and by that name they and their successors shall and may have continual succession, and shall be persons in law capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended in all courts and places whatsoever; and that they and their successors may have a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure, and also that they and their successors, by the same name and style, shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and convey. ing any estate, real or personal, for the use of the said corporation: Provided the real estate so purchased shall be such only as shall be necessary to promoteα attain the object of this incorporation.

II. And be it further enacted, That the stock, pro Affairs to perty, affairs and concerns of the said corporation, and be mang the manner of obtaining subscriptions thereto, shall be trustees. managed, directed and conducted by five directors, who `shall be stockholders, and shall, together with a treasurer, be annually chosen and elected on the first Mon day of July in every year, at such place in the village of Amsterdam as the directors for the time being shal appoint, of which notice shall be given in one of the newspapers printed in the county of Montgomery, at least thirty days before the day of meeting; and the said election shall be held and made by such of the stockholders as shall attend for that purpose, either in person or by proxy, which proxies shall always be stockholders; and all elections shall be by ballot, and such persons as shall have the greatest number of votes given as treasurer shall be treasurer, and in like manner such five persons who shall have the greatest number of votes given as directors shall be directors, and shall hold their offices for one year, and until others are elected in their places; that if any vacancies shall happen by death, resignation or otherwise, such vacancies shall be filled for the remainder of the year in which they may happen, by the appointment of the other directors for the time being, or a majority of them,

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ind that the first directors shall be Samuel Voorhees, First trusBenedict Arnold, Salmon Waters, Joseph Elizbee and Harmanus A. Veeder, and the first treasurer shall be Marcus T. Reynolds, who shall hold their offices until he first Monday in July, in the year of our Lord one housand eight hundred and fourteen, and that the said lirectors at their first meeting appoint one of their numper president.

III. And be it further enacted, That the number of Stock. hares or subscriptions constituting the stock or fund of he said corporation shall not exceed four hundred hares; that each share shall be fifty dollars, and each tockholder shall be entitled to a number of votes proTortioned to the number of shares which he or she shall ave or hold in his or her name.

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IV. And be it further enacted, That it shall not be Penaltyfor awful for any person or persons to erect any bridge or erecting a stablish any ferry or ferries across said river within bridge or 0, ne mile from the place where the bridge aforesaid setting up hall be erected and built by the said company; but near said the shall and may be lawful for any person or persons to ass and repass with his or their own boat, or on the pe, without being subject to toll.

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V. And be it further enacted, That in case the aforeaid bridge shall not be erected, built and completed lowed for n or before the first day of August in the year of our building ord one thousand eight hundred and eighteen, then he corporation created by this act shall be adjudged and considered as dissolved.

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VI. And be it further enacled, That it shall and nay be lawful for the said president and directors to subseribcall and demand from the stockholders respectively demanded all such sums of money by them subscribed or to be ubscribed, at such times and in such proportions as hey shall see fit, under pain of forfeiture of their shares and all previous payments made thereon, to the said resident, directors and company.

VII. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the aid bridge shall be finished and completed, and the toll. udges of the court of common pleas in and for the county of Montgomery, or any two of them, shall up

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on inspection certify under their hands that the said
bridge is well and sufficiently constructed and built
and will admit of the passage of teams with loaded
carriages, it shall and may be lawful for the said presi
dent and directors to erect a gate at either end of the
said bridge, and demand, receive and take for the use
of the said corporation, a toll not exceeding the follow-
ing rates, to wit: for every four wheel pleasure carri
age drawn by four horses, twenty-five cents, if drawn
by two horses, twenty cents; for every curricle, chaise,
chair or sulkey drawn by one horse, twelve and an half
cents, if drawn by two horses, twenty cents; every
waggon and two horses, twelve and an half cents, an
three cents for every additional horse; every sled ar
sleigh drawn by two horses, twelve and an half cents
and three cents for every additional horse; each
waggon or cart drawn by two oxen, twelve and an
cents, and each additional yoke of oxen, six cent
every one horse cart, six cents; every one horse was
gon, sleigh or sled, nine cents; every man and horse
six cents; every foot passenger, two cents; every horse
jack or mule, three cents; every cow or other ne
cattle, two cents; every score of, hogs or sheep,
cents, and so in proportion for a greater or less m
ber; and it shall be lawful for the toll gatherer at s
gate to stop every foot passenger, and any person
ing, driving or leading any beast or carriage from
ing through such gate until they shall have respective
ly paid the toll therein.

VIII. And be it further enacted, That if any perso Penalty for or persons shall wilfully do or cause to be done an injuring act whatsoever whereby the said bridge, or any thi the bridge appertaining to the same, shall be impaired, weaker or injured, the person or persons so offending shall feit and pay to the said company treble the amoun damages sustained by means of such offence or inj to be recovered by said company, with costs of suit an action of trespass, in the name of the treasure said company, to their use, in any court of record b ing cognizance thereof, which action shall in era instance be considered transitory in its nature.

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IX. And be it further enacted, That if any person Penaltyfor or persons shall forcibly pass the gate to be erected on the gate said bridge in pursuance of this act, or shall cause his without or their horse, carriage, waggon, sled, cattle or other Payingtoll. thing to pass the same without having paid the legal oll for passing the said bridge, such person or persons hall forfeit and pay a fine not exceeding ten dollars or less than one dollar, to be recovered in the name of the treasurer of said corporation, to their use, in an ction of trespass, which action shall in every instance De considered as transitory in its nature.

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X. And be it further enacted, That if the said bridge, Company fter the same shall have been completed, shall at any dissolved ime be impassible for the term of thirty days, then if the he said corporation shall cease, and the same is hereby impassabridge is leclared in such case to be dissolved: Provided never. ble for 30 heless, That no such dissolution of the said corporaion shall take place if the said bridge shall be carried way by ice, freshets, or any unavoidable accidents, n case the same shall be rebuilt within two years after he same shall be carried away: And provided also, That nothing in this act contained shall be deemed to nhibit ferriages across the said river until the said bridge is completed; and during such time as the said bridge shall be so out of repair as not to admit of the safe passing the same.

XI. And be it further enacted, That the shares in the Stock consaid company shall be deemed, taken and considered sidered to be personal estate, and shall be transferable in such personal manner and under such regulations as the president, directors and company shall direct.

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XII. And be it further enacted, That the president and directors for the time being, or a majority of them, to be ex shall annually on the first Monday of July in each hibited anyear, lay before the stockholders of the said tion a general statement of their accounts and proceedings, which said statement it shall be the duty of the president and directors to lodge with the treasurer at least ten days previous to such annual meetings for the inspection and examination of stockholders.

Landsmay be entered on for

XIII. And be it further enacted, That the presiden and directors, their agents, artists, or other persons em building ployed by them, may enter on and take possession of bridge. the lands on each side of the said river where the said president and directors shall determine to build said bridge; and in case said land so to be taken possession of shall not be part of the public highway, the said corporation shall, before taking the possession of any such land, pay the owner or owners thereof on receiv ing a conveyance of the land, the value of so much of the same as may be necessary for making said bridge and erecting and establishing a gate, toll-house andall other works to the said bridge belonging; and incase of disagreement between the parties as to such value, the same shall and may be ascertained by three indi ferent freeholders of the county where the land shal lie, who shall be appointed for that purpose and swor to make a just valuation, by the judges of the court of common pleas not interested, or a major part of them, held for the same county, on application made to them by the said president and directors for such appoint ment; and it shall be the duty of said president and directors to make such application within six week after possession taken of such lands and disagreement as to the value thereof: Provided always, That if the said bridge shall be carried away by ice, or be other wise destroyed, or become impassible for carriages, and be not rebuilt within two years after such bridge be so carried away by the ice, or be otherwise des troyed, or be not rendered passible for carriages within thirty days after becoming impassible as aforesaid, tha in either of the said cases the said president, director and company, or the stockholders of the said comp ny, if this corporation shall become dissolved, shall r convey to the said owners respectively, and their re pective heirs and assigns, if thereunto required, suc parts of the land now belonging to the said owners shall be appropriated or be obtained by the said pre sident, directors and company, by appraisement c otherwise, for the use of the said company, at and fo such sum or sums of money as the said owners respec