A. D. 1811. Robert Lewis as shall be most suitable and convenient for the purpose, and shall during the time aforesaid, keep, maintain and support suitable and safe ferry boats, capable and sufficient for carrying carriages horses and passengers, and ready at all reasonable times and seasons to transport and ferry across the said lake persons, goods and chattels. riage, how III. And be it further enacted, That the court of Rates of fer common pleas of the county of Essex, in their sesregulated. sions, shall and may, and hereby are directed annually during the continuance of this act, to order, direct and determine the several rates of ferriage and hours of the day that boats of said ferry shall be kept in readiness. Penalty for orbitant fer riage. IV. And be it further enacted, That if the said Robtaking exert Lewis or his assigns, or any ferryman or other person employed by him, shall take, exact or receive any greater or higher rates of ferriage for transporting goods and chattels, or other things whatsoever, than shall be allowed by the said court of common pleas, the person so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence the sum of five dollars, to be recovered, with costs of suit, before any justice of the peace within this state, by any person who shall sue for the Penalty on any other ting up a same. any V. And be it further enacted, That if other perperson set- son or persons shall, after the first day of September ferry. next, set up, keep or maintain a ferry, or shall carry or transport any person, goods or chattels for hire or pay across the said lake, from any place on the west shore of the same, within one and a half miles north of the dwelling-house of said Robert Lewis, or south of his house and between it and the place heretofore granted to William M'Kenzie to erect and keep a ferry, such person or persons shall for every such offence forfeit and pay the sum of five dollars, to be recovered, with costs of suit, in any court within the state having cognizance thereof, by any person who shall sue and prosecute for the same: Provided, That nothing in this act contained shall be deemed or taken to extend or prevent any person or persons who re side within the limits aforesaid, and adjoining the said A. D. 1811. lake, from the right of making use of their own boats, and transporting themselves and property across the same at their pleasure. the ferry be maintained VI. And be it further enacted, That if it shall ap- This act to pear upon sufficient evidence to the court of common be void if pleas of the county of Essex, that the said Robert not well Lewis, or his assigns, shall wilfully and knowingly neglect to comply with the directions or restrictions of this act in keeping and maintainig the ferry as aforesaid, to adjudge and declare that all the privileges granted to him by virtue thereof shall cease and be of no effect. CHAP. CXXVIII. An ACT to incorporate the Chenango Manufacturing W Passed April 3d, 1811. HEREAS Anson Carey, John Sharp, Thomas Milner and Casper M. Rouse and others, have presented their petition to the legislature representing Preamble. that they are desirous of forming a company for the purpose of manufacturing wool and cotton goods: Therefore, ed. 1. Be it enacted by the people of the state of New-A. Carey & York, represented in Senate and Assembly, That the associates said Anson Carey, John Sharp, Thomas Milner and corporat Casper M. Rouse, and such other persons as shall associate with them for the purpose aforesaid, and their successors be and they are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be a body corporate and politic, in fact Their style and in name, by the name of "the Chenango manu- and corporfacturing company," and by that name they and their ate rights & successors for fifteen years hereafter shall and may have 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 in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and causes whatsoever, and that they and their successors may have a common seal and may change and alter the same at their pleasure, and they and their successors by the powers. A. D. 1811 name of the "Chenango manufacturing company" shall in law be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying lands, tenements, hereditaments, goods, wares and merchandize whatsoever necessary for the objects of this incorporation. Trustees to be elected of the cor II. And be it further enacted, That the stock, propto manage erty and concerns of the said corporation shall be manthe affairs aged and conducted by trustees who shall be annually poration. elected on the first Tuesday in May, at such time of the day and at such place in the said county of Chenango as the by-laws of said corporation shall direct, and pub. lic notice shall be given of the time and place of holding such election, not less than ten days previous thereto, in one of the public newspapers printed in said county, and the election shall then and there be made by such of the stockholders as shall attend for that purpose either in person or by proxy, and all elections shall be by ballot, each share in the stock having one vote, provided the number of shares held by any one of the stockholders do not exceed twenty, and for every additional ten shares such stockholder shall be entitled to one vote, and the persons having the greatest number of votes shall be the trustees, and whenever any vacancy shall happen among the trustees by death, resignation or removal out of the state, such vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the year by the remainder of Their num-the board for the time being: Provided always, That ber not to the number of trustees shall not exceed five persons, and the persons so elected shall be stockholders in said corporation: And provided further, That the first election for said trustees shail be held at the house of John on not to be Sharpe and Thomas Milnor, in the village of Norwich, election be in said county of Chenango. exceed five. Corporati dissolved if not held on a certain day III. And be it further enacted, That in case it should at any time happen that an election of trustees should not be made on the day when by this act it ought to be made, the said society for that cause shall not be dissolved, but they may proceed to such election on such day as by the by-laws of said company may or shall consist of be directed. Stock to $150,000 in shares of IV. And be it further enacted, That the property $250 each and stock of the said corporation shall not exceed one hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and that a share in A. A. 1811. said stock shall be two hundred and fifty dollars, and it How called shall be lawful for the trustees to call and demand from the stockholders respectively all such sums of money by them subscribed, at such time and in such proportion as they, or a majority of them, shall deem necessary and proper, and whenever the said trustees, or a majority of them shall so call and demand the payment of any portion of the money subscribed as aforesaid, and shall have published such call for six weeks successively, in any public newspaper printed in said county of Chenango, the said subscribers and stockholders shall within thirty days thereafter, respectively pay to the said trustees, their agent or agents, the sum or sums feited for thus called for and demanded, under pain of forfeiture non-pay of the shares by them respectively subscribed to the calls. stock of such corporation, and all payments theretofore made thereon, to and for the use of said corporation. Shares for ment of Further powers of V. And be it further enacted, That the trustees for the time being shall have power to make and prescribe trustees. such by-laws, rules and regulations as shall to them appear needful and proper, touching the management and disposition of the stock, property, estate and effects of the said corporation, the duties of the officers, artificers and servants by them employed, the election of trustees, the appointment of officers, clerks and servants for carrying on the business of the said society, the allowance and salaries of such officers, artificers, clerks and servants, and all such matters and things as shall appertain to the concerns and interests of the said corporation: Proviso Provided, That such by-laws, rules and regulations be not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States or of this state. Stock deem ed personal VII. And be it further enacted, That the stock of estate the said corporation shall be deemed and considered This a pubpersonal estate, and that this act shall be a public act: lie act Provided always, That for all debts which shall be due and owing by the said corporation, the persons com- Stockholdposing the said corporation at the time of its dissolution sible for shall be responsible in their individual and private ca- certain limpacity to the amount of their respective shares, and no itations further, on any suit or action to be brought after the er's respon debts under A. D. 1811 dissolution of said corporation: And provided also, That nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorise or empower the said corporation to use their or any part of their funds in any banking transaction, or in the purchase of the stock of any bank in the United States, or any other public stock, or for any other purposes than such as are mentioned in this act. Thomas WHE CHAP. CXXIX. An ACT to incorporate the stockholders of the Susquehannah Coal Company. Passed April 3d, 1811. HEREAS Thomas Eddy and others have associated themselves for the purpose of importing coal from the river Susquehannah, and vending the same in the city of New-York, and elsewhere, and thereby furnishing a cheap and valuable fuel; and in order to enable them more extensively to carry their intentions into effect, have presented a petition to be incorporated: Therefore, I. BE it enacted by the people of the state of NewEddy and York, represented in senate and assembly, That Thomas incorporat- Eddy, Thomas Lovell, Thomas Freeborn, Elias ed. Haines, James Barnes, John Wilson, John Q. Wil associates style and powers son, Elisha W. King and Morris Shipley, and all such other persons as have or may associate with them for the purpose aforesaid, shall be and hereby are ordainCorporate ed, constituted and declared to be one body corporate and politic, in fact and in name, by the name and style of "the Susquehannah coal company," and by that name they and their successors shall and may be known and have succession, and shall have power and may be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, answering and being answered unto, defending and being defended, in all courts, judicatures and places whatsoever and wheresoever, in all manner of actions, suits, complaints, matters and Causes whatsoever, and also of contracting and being ⚫ontracted with, relative to the purposes and business for which the said corporation is hereby created, as hereafter declared; and that the said corporation shall and may have a common seal, and may alter and change |