A. D. 1811 phæton or curricle with two horses, twenty-five cents for every sulkey, chair, chaise, or other one horse plea sure carriage, twelve and an half cents; for every cart drawn by two oxen, eight cents, and for every additional yoke, four cents; for every horse and rider or led horse, four cents; for every sleigh or sled drawn by two horses or oxen, six cents, and for every additional horse or ox, three cents; and for every score of horses, cattle or mules, twenty cents, and so in proportion for a greater or less number; for every score of sheep or hogs, six cents; for every stage-waggon drawn by two horses, twelve and an half cents, and three cents for every additional horse. Rights and of the cor IV. And be it further enacted, That the said com. privileges pany hereby incorporated shall have and enjoy all the poration. rights, privileges, powers and immunities which are given and granted in and by the aforesaid act entitled "An act relative to turnpike companies," and shall be subject to all the conditions, provisions, restrictions and regulations contained in the said act: Provided, That the real estate of the said corporation shall not exceed the sum of two thousand dollars. CHAP. CLXXVIII. An ACT to incorporate the Cornwall cotton manufac- I." tory. E it enacted by the people of the state of NewJork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That Henry Townsend, Noah Townsend, William JackCornwall son and Sabin Lewis, and their present and future factory in associates, and their successors and assigns, be and corporated. they are hereby ordained, constituted and declared a cotton man body politic and corporate, in fact and in name, by the name of "the Cornwall cotton manufactury," and that by that name they and their successors, for fifteen years hereafter, shall and may have succession, and 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, maters and causes whatey er; and that they and their successors may have and use A. D. 1811. a common seal, and may change and alter the same at their pleasure; and that they and their successors by the name of "the Cornwall cotton manufactory," shall in law be capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any real or personal estate whatever, necessary for the objects of this incorporation. company is II. And be it further enacted, That the said body Purpose for corporate and politic is and shall be established for which the the sole purpose of manufacturing cotton in the town established. of Cornwall, in the county of Orange, and not for any other purpose whatever. 4 trustees to elected. III. And be it further enacted, That the stock, propty and concerns of the said corporation shall be man- be annually aged and conducted by four trustees, who shall be annually elected on the second Tuesday in May in each year, at such time of the day and at such place within the said town of Cornwall as the by-laws of the said corporation shall direct; and public notice shall be given of the time and place of holding such election, not less than fifteen days previous thereto, and the election shall then and there be made by the stockholders, either in person or by proxy, and that all elections shall be by ballot; and that every stockholder shall be entitled to as many votes as he owns shares of the said stock; and the persons having the greatest number of votes shall be the trustees; and whenever any vacancy shall happen among the trustees by death, how filled. resignation, removal out of the state or otherwise, such vacancy shall be filled for the remainder of the year by the residue of the board of trustees for the time being. Vacancies on not dis elect direc IV. And be it further enacted, That if it should at Corporati any time happen that an election of trustees should solved by not be made on the day when pursuant to this act it neglect to ought to have been done, the said corporation shall tors on the not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it ed by law." shall be lawful to hold an election of trustees on any other day, in such manner as shall have been regulated by the laws and ordinances of the said corporation. A. D. 1811. feited for non-payment of calls. V. And be it further enacted, That the capital stock of the said corporation shall not exceed fifty thousand Cap❜l stock. dollars, and that a share of the said stock shall be five Shares for hundred dollars; and it shall be lawful for the trustees to call for and demand from the stockholders respectively all such sums of money by them subscribed, at such times and in such proportion as they shall see fit, under pain of forfeiting their shares, and all previous payments,made thereon, if such payments shall not be made within thirty days after the same ought to be made: Provided however, That sixty days notice of such call or demand shall have been previ ously published in one of the nswspapers in the county of Orange. Powers of the trustees Stock deem be consider act. VI. And be it further enacted, That the trustees for the time being shall have power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules and regulations as shall 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, and all such matters as appertain to the concerns of the said corporation; to appoint such and so many officers, clerks and servants for carrying on the business of the said corporation, and with such allowances and salaries as to them shall seem meet; Prouided, That such by-laws shall not be inconsistent with the constitution and laws of this state or of the United States. VII. And be it further enacted, That the stock of ed personal the said corp ration shall be deemed and considered estate. personal estate, and that this act shall for all intents This act and purposes be considered a public act: Provided ed a public always, That for all debts whic shall be due from the said corporation at the time of its dissolution, the persons then composing he same shall be responsible in fent stock their individual and private capacities to the extent of sponsible at their respective shares, and no further, in any suit or the dissolu- action to be brought or prosecuted after the dissolucompany. tion of the said corporation: And provided also, That To what ex holders re tion of the nothing contained in this act shall be construed to au thorise or empower the said corporation to use their A. D. 1811. or any part of their funds in any banking transaction, Restriction nor for any purpose whatsoever than what is prescrib-cation of the ed by this act. CHAP. CLXXIX. An ACT to incorporate the Madison County Turnpike I. 1BYork, represented in Senate and Assembly, That E it enacted by the people of the state of New funds. appli Madison county corporated Daniel Petrie, Elisha Carrington, Matthew Pratt, John turnpike in Dorrance, Nathaniel Cole, John Downer, Rivera Nash, Edward Gaylord, Myron Taylor, William Sayles, Benjamin Wilber, John Lucas, John Pratt, Joshua Hamlin, Enoch Dykeman, Harmanus Van Vlack, Horton Corwin, Peter Sken Smith, Gerrit Smith, and all such other persons as shall unite for the purpose of making a good and sufficient turnpike road, to commence on the third great western turnpike, in the town of Eaton, in the valley east of the great hill, known as Gates' hill, and running from thence the most direct and convenient route in a northwestwardly direction, passing by the inn of Elijah Pratt, in Peterboro, and to intersect the Seneca turnpike at such point as may be found most eligible, between the foot of the great Chitteningo hill and the inn of Benjamin Drake, in Sullivan, to be laid out by commissioners as is herein after directed, shall be and hereby are created a body corporate and politic, by the name of " the president, directors and company of the Madison county turnpike road," and they are hereby ordained, constituted and declared to be a body and corpocorporate and politic, in fact and in name, and by that rate rights. 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, in all manner of actions and complaints, matters and causes, and by the same name and style shall be in law capable of purchasing, holding and conveying any estate, real Restriction and personal, for the use of the corporation: Provided, estate to be That such estate, as well real as personal, so to be pur-company Their style as to real held by the A. D. 1811. chased and held, shall be necessary to fulfil the end and intent of the said corporation, and to no other purpose whatsoever. Capital stock to receive II. And be it further enacted, That the stock of the said company hereby incorporated shall consist of eight hundred shares, of twenty dollars each, and that Elisha Commiss'rs Carrington, John Young and Wright Brigham be and subscrip- they are hereby appointed commissioners to receive tions ap- subscriptions for the said stock, in the manner directed in and by the act entitled "An act relative to turnpike companies," passed the 13th day of March, 1807. pointed Gates where to be erected Rates of toll Length of the chord III. And be it further enacted, That the company hereby incorporated shall not be permitted to erect more than two gates or turnpikes upon the said road, and that neither of the said gates or turnpikes shall be so erected within three miles of the village of Peterboro; and the said company shall be entitled to exact and receive at each of the said gates or turnpikes, for any number of milesnot less than ten in length of the said road, the following rates of toll, and so in proportion for a less distance, from all persons travelling and using the said road, that is to say: for every score of hogs or sheep, eight cents; for every score of cattle, horses or mules, twenty cents; for every chair, sulkey or chaise with one horse, twelve and an half cents; for every horse or mule, four cents; for every led or driven horse, three cents; for every cart drawn by one horse, six cents; for every chariot, coach, coachee or phaton, twenty-five cents, or if drawn by four horses, thirty-one and a quarter cents; for every stage-waggon or other four wheeled carriage drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, twelve and half cents, and three cents for every additional horse, mule or ox; for every cart drawn by two oxen, twelve and an half cents, and three cents for every additional horse, mule or ox; for every sleigh or sled, six cents, if drawn by two horses, mules or oxen, and in like proportion if drawn by a greater number of horses, mules or oxen. II. And be it further enacted, That the chord of the of the arch arch of the road by this act authorised to be made, shall not be more than twenty-eight nor less than twentytwo feet. of the road |