SEC. 15. The board of directors shall have power to declare and make such dividends from time to time as the interest and earnings of said company may justify. SEC. 16. Except as otherwise herein expressly provided, this charter shall be subject in all its parts to the general laws relating to street railways and street railway companies. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 229.] [262.] AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE GREENWICH ACADEMY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That the charter of The Greenwich Academy, passed May, 1827, is hereby amended by striking out in the eleventh line of section one the word "ten" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "seventy-five," so that said section when amended shall read as follows: That Alvan Mead, William H. Mead, Thomas A. Mead, William Lester, Justus L. Bush, Ebenezer Mead, Darius Mead, Jr., Joseph Bush, Daniel Merritt, John Jay Tracy, Jabez Mead, Jr., Augustus Lyon, Benjamin D. Knap, and Albert Knap, and all others who are or shall hereafter become associated with them, and their successors and assigns, be and they hereby are made, constituted, and established, a body corporate and politic by the name of "The Greenwich Academy "; and by that name they and their successors and assigns shall be and hereby are authorized and empowered to purchase, take, hold, occupy, possess, and enjoy notes, bonds, mortgages, and any estate, real or personal, whatsoever, and the same to sell, alien, and dispose of at pleasure, not exceeding seventyfive thousand dollars; and shall also be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, defending and being defended in any court of record or elsewhere; and shall have perpetual succession forever; and may have and use a common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure. SEC. 2. Section two of said charter is hereby amended by striking out in the eleventh line thereof the word " twenty-five" and inserting in lieu thereof the words "one hundred," and by striking out in the thirteenth line thereof the word "five" and inserting in lieu thereof the word "twenty," so that said section when amended shall read as follows: The stock of said corporation consisting of the building or buildings for the use of the academy, the appurtenances and appendages thereof, and such other building or buildings as may be deemed necessary for the views and purposes of said corporation, and the land on which said building or buildings shall be erected, and all other lands and buildings which may be necessary and convenient to promote the interests and carry into effect the objects of said corporation, together with all moneys, funds, notes, bonds, mortgages, and per sonal property whatsoever, of which said corporation may be possessed, excepting donations, gifts, bequests, devises, and legacies which may be made to said corporation, shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; provided, however, that the number of said shares shall not exceed two hundred, and that the amount of the capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed the sum of twenty thousand dollars; and each share shall entitle the proprietor thereof to one vote, in all meetings of said corporation, which may be given in person or by proxy. And said shares shall be deemed and considered personal estate and shall be transferred in such manner as said corporation shall by its by-laws and regulations prescribe. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 214.] [263.] AUTHORIZING AUGUSTA CURTIS TO MAINTAIN WHARVES AND CONSTRUCT SEA-WALLS IN BRANFORD. Resolved by this Assembly: That Augusta Curtis of Meriden be and she is hereby authorized to maintain the sea-walls heretofore constructed by her in front of her own land in Stony Creek, in the town of Branford, and between high and low water marks in the waters of Long Island sound; and the said Augusta Curtis is also authorized to build any other sea-walls she may deem expedient, or a wharf or pier extending towards or to low water mark in front of her own land, within the following limits: Beginning at high water mark in the division line between John B. Northrup and Augusta Curtis, said point being south no degrees forty minutes east, fifteen feet from a drill hole; thence continuing in same direction three hundred and fifty feet; thence easterly at right angles a distance of ninety-one feet; thence north no degrees forty minutes west, three hundred and six feet to high water mark; thence following high water mark to the point of beginning; provided, that the same shall not impede or obstruct the navigation of the waters of Long Island sound. And all the land heretofore described is hereby granted to the said Augusta Curtis and her heirs and assigns forever. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Substitute for House Joint Resolution No. 211.] [264.] AUTHORIZING FRANCES E. BRISTOL TO MAINTAIN WHARVES AND CONSTRUCT SEA-WALLS IN BRANFORD. Resolved by this Assembly: That Frances E. Bristol of Ansonia be and she is hereby authorized to maintain the sea-walls and wharf heretofore constructed by her in front of her own land in Stony Creek, in the town of Branford, and between high and low water marks in the waters of Long Island sound; and the said Frances E. Bristol is also authorized to build any other sea-walls she may deem expedient, or a wharf or pier extending towards or to low water mark in front of her own land, within the following limits: Beginning at high water mark in the division line between the property of said Frances E. Bristol and Frank Pargoud; thence running south seventeen degrees two minutes east, one hundred and sixty-five feet; thence south eightynine degrees twenty minutes west, two hundred and nineteen feet; thence at right angles to that line north no degrees forty minutes west, three hundred and six feet to high water mark, which is the center line of Prospect street extended to high water mark; thence following high water mark back to point of beginning; provided, that the same shall not impede or obstruct navigation of the waters of Long Island sound. And all of the land heretofore described is hereby granted to the said Frances E. Bristol and her heirs and assigns for ever. Approved, May 15, 1903. [Senate Joint Resolution No. 134.] INCORPORATING THE VILLAGE WATER COMPANY OF SIMSBURY. Resolved by this Assembly: SECTION 1. That George P. McLean, L. S. Ellsworth, William H. Whitehead, and Joseph R. Ensign, all of the town of Simsbury, with all such persons as may be from time to time associated with them, for the purpose of supplying the town of Simsbury and towns adjacent thereto with a supply of pure water for public and domestic use, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby incorporated for said purpose, by the name and style of The Village Water Company of Simsbury, and by that name shall be and are hereby made capable in law to have, purchase, receive, possess, and enjoy to them and their successors, lands, rents, tenements, hereditaments, goods, chattels, and effects of whatsoever kind and quality necessary to give effect to the specified purposes of said company and for the accommodation of its business and concerns, and the same to grant, sell, demise, and dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in all courts in this state or elsewhere; to make and have a common seal and the same to alter and renew at pleasure; to make, ordain, establish, and put in execution such by-laws as shall be deemed necessary and convenient for the well ordering and government of said corporation; and to do and execute all and singular the matters and things which to them may or shall appertain to do, subject to the rules and regulations and provisions hereinafter prescribed. SEC. 2. The capital stock of said company shall consist of fifty thousand dollars, with the privilege of increasing the same from time to time to any amount not exceeding one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, which shares shall be deemed personal property, and be transferable only on the books of the company as provided by the by-laws of the company. SEC. 3. The persons named in the first section hereof, or a majority of them, shall open books to receive subscriptions for the capital stock of said company at such times and places as they or a majority of them shall direct, and shall give such notice of the time and place of opening said books as they may deem reasonable, and shall receive said subscriptions under such regulations as they may adopt for the purpose, and in case an amount not less than two thousand five hundred dollars shall be subscribed, proceed to the organization of said company as hereinafter provided. SEC. 4. The government and direction of the affairs of the said company shall be vested in a board of not less than five directors, or such larger number as may be determined by the stockholders at their annual meeting, which board of directors shall be chosen by the stockholders of said company in the manner hereinafter provided, a majority of whom shall be residents of Simsbury. Said directors shall hold their office until others are duly elected to take their places as directors, and the said directors, a majority of whom shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, shall elect one of their number to be president of the board, who shall also be president of said company; they shall also choose a clerk and a treasurer, which treasurer shall give bonds with security to said company, in such sums as said directors may require, for the faithful discharge of his trust. SEC. 5. The persons authorized by the third section of this resolution to open books for subscriptions to the capital stock are hereby authorized and directed, after the amount required in said section shall have been subscribed, to call the first meeting of the stockholders. of said company in such way and at such time and place as they may appoint, for the choice of directors of said company, and in all meetings of the stockholders, one share shall entitle the holder to one vote, which may be given by the stockholder in person or by lawful proxy; and the annual meeting of the stockholders of said company for the choice of directors shall be holden at such time and place and upon such notice as said company in its by-laws shall prescribe, and in case it shall so happen that an election for directors shall not be made on the day appointed by the by-laws of said company, said company shall not, for that cause, be deemed to be dissolved, but such election shall be holden on any day which shall be appointed by the directors of said company, and said directors shall have power to fill any vacancies in their own number which may occur by death, resignation, or otherwise. SEC. 6. The directors shall have full power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules, and regulations as they shall deem needful and proper, touching the disposition and management of the stock, property, estate, and effects of said company, the transfer of shares, the duty and conduct of its officers and servants, the election and meeting of its directors, and other matters appertaining to its business and concerns, and may appoint as many officers and servants and with such salaries as shall to them seem necessary; and the said directors shall have power to make and declare such dividend or dividends among the stockholders, from time to time, as the profits and earnings of the business of the said company shall enable them to do. SEC. 7. The directors of said company may require the payment of the sum or sums subscribed to the capital stock of said company at such times and in such proportions and upon such conditions as they may deem fit, and in case any stockholder shall neglect or refuse to make payment pursuant to the requisitions of the board of directors, the stock of such stockholder, or so much thereof as may be necessary, may be sold by the direction of said directors at public auction, after the lapse of sixty days from the time when the payment became due, and all surplus money, the avails of such sales, after deducting the payments due and interest thereon and necessary expenses of the sale, shall be paid over to such negligent stockholder; and the persons authorized by the third section to open books for subscriptions to the capital stock are hereby authorized and directed to act as a board of directors for one year from and after the date of this resolution, and no election for directors shall occur until the expiration of such year; and the said persons acting as directors shall have all the powers of directors, as said powers are set forth in this resolution, and shall be governed by such rules and regulations in all their acts as apply under this resolution to the directors of this company, and the said incorporators, acting as directors, shall elect such officers as in this resolution provided for to be elected by the directors, who shall have the same powers as those to be elected by the directors, and said incorporators shall, for the space of one year from and after the date of this resolution, have all the powers and privileges belonging to such directors, and may perform all of their duties. SEC. 8. Said company shall have full power and it is hereby authorized and empowered to open the grounds in any streets, lanes, avenues, highways, and public grounds in the town of Simsbury and towns adjacent thereto, for the purpose of laying down and sinking or repairing such pipes or conduits as may be necessary for conducting to and distributing water within the town of Simsbury and towns adjacent thereto, and the said company may, for the purposes aforesaid, carry and conduct any aqueduct or other works to be by them made and constructed over or under any water course, street, turnpike road, railroad, highway, or other way, or public grounds in said town of Simsbury or towns adjacent thereto, provided they put in such water course, street, turnpike road, railroad, highway, or other way in as good condition as before the laying or constructing of said aqueduct or other works. SEC. 9. The said company shall have full power and it is hereby authorized and empowered under the provisions of this charter to con |