of the said county seat shall be received and kept in a separate box, and returned and canvassed as other votes are at said elections. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED February 11, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. JOINT RESOLUTION Fixing the compensation of the officers of the Legislative Assembly. Resolved by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: That all the officers of the legislative assembly of territory of Wisconsin, prescribed by the act of Congress, approved August 29, 1842, shall each receive three dollars per day for their services during the present session of the legislative assembly, and when due to the officers of the council shall be certified to by the president and secretary thereof, and when due to the officers of the house of representatives shall be certified by the speaker and chief clerk thereof. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. MASON C. DARLING, APPROVED February 11, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. AN ACT To incorporate the United Lutheran and Reformed Church of the city of Milwaukee. Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives. of the Territory of Wisconsin: poration. SECTION 1. That Jacob Obermann, Christopher Mayer, C. W. Schwartz, Henry Niedermann, and John Harrmann, and Name and their associates, together with such persons as may hereafter style of corbe associated with them, be, and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, with perpetual succession, by the name of the "United Lutheran and Reformed Church of Milwaukee," and by that name shall be competent to contract and be contracted with, to sue and be sued, to answer and be answered unto, in all courts of law and equity, acquire, hold, possess, and enjoy, and to sell, convey, and dispose of property, both personal and real: Provided the annual income of such Pro viso. property shall not exceed two thousand dollars: And provi ded also, that nothing herein contained shall authorize the corporation hereby created, to purchase. sell, or deal in any property, except for purposes connected with the erection, completion, or repairing of a house of public worship, or for purposes connected therewith. SEC. 2. That any three of the above named persons shall To whom have power to call a meeting, by giving ten days' notice of power given to call meet. the time and place thereof, by publishing, in some daily pa. ing. per printed in said city of Milwaukee, or if no paper is printed therein, by posting up notice in three public places in said city. SEC. 3. Said corporation shall have power to form a con- Power of oor stitution, and to enact bye-laws for its government, to pre- poration. scribe the number and title of its officers and to define their powers and duties; and such other powers as may be neces Record of or to be kept. sary for governing and promoting the welfare and interest of said society. SEC. 4. Said society shall keep a full and complete record dinances, &c. of all ordinances, bye-laws, rules, and regulations made by them, and of the names of all members and officers, and of all their proceedings, which record shall be always free to the inspection of the members, and shall be received in all courts as competent evidence of all facts therein stated. SEC. 5. This act may be amended, altered, or repealed, at any time, by the legislature of Wisconsin. WILLIAM SHEW, Speaker of the House of Representatives. APPROVED February 11, 1847. HENRY DODGE. President of the Council. Commission. ers of compa. my to open books. AN ACT To incorporate the Milwaukee and Waukesha Be it enacted by the Council and House of Representatives of the Territory of Wisconsin: SECTION 1. That William A. Barstow, Norman Clinton, Alexander W. Randall, and Alexander F. Picett, of Wauke sha county, and Paraclete Potter, Daniel Wells, Edward D. Holton, Byron Kilbourn, and Lemuel W. Weeks, of Milwaukee county, be and they are hereby appointed commissioners, under the direction of a majority of whom subscriptions may be received to the capital stock of the Milwaukee and Wauke sha Rail Road Company, hereby incorporated; and they may cause books to be opened at such times and places as they shall direct, for the purpose of receiving subscriptions to the capital stock of said company, first giving sixty days notice of the times and places of taking such subscriptions, by publishing the same weekly in a public newspaper printed in the county of Waukesha, and also in two printed in the county of Milwaukee. stook. SEC. 2. That the capital stock of said company shall be Capital one hundred thousand dollars, in shares of one hundred dollars each; and as soon as one thousand shares of stock shall be subscribed, and five dollars on each share actually paid in, and a statement shall be deposited with the treasurer of the county of Milwaukee, authenticated by the oath of the secretary, and two or more of said commissioners, that such subscriptions and payments have been in good faith made, the subscribers of such stock, with such other persons as shall associate with them for that purpose, their successors and assigns, shall be, and they are hereby declared and created a body corporate and politic, by the name and style of "Milwaukee and Waukesha Rail Road Company," with Name and perpetual succession; and by that name shall have all the style of the privileges, franchises, and immunities incident to a corpora tion; they shall be capable in law of purchasing, holding, selling, leasing, and conveying estate, either real, personal, or mixed, so far as the same may be necessary for the purpos ses hereinafter mentioned, and no further; and in their cor porate name may sue and be sued; may have a common seal, which they may alter and renew at pleasure; and generally may do all and singular the matters and things which to them it shall lawfully appertain to do for the well being of the said corporation. corporation. General powers. tors. SEC. 3. That the said commissioners, or a majority of of the elec them, after the said one thousand shares of stock shall have tion of direc been subscribed, as aforesaid, shall give at least thirty days notice in the newspapers [herein before] mentioned, of the time and place by them appointed for the subscribers or stockholders to meet for the purpose of electing nine directors; and annually thereafter the said stockholders shall meet on the first Monday in July, for the purpose of electing directors as aforesaid, upon a like previous notice to be given by the directors for the time being, in such newspapers as they may deem advisable: Provided, that previous to the first election, Proviso. the commissioners hereinbefore named shall elect one of their number president, and they shall perform all the duties. and be invested with all the powers of directors: And provided, that if from any cause an election shall not be held at the regular time specified therefor, the same may be held at any other time, on notice as aforesaid; that until such election, the directors of the preceding year shall continue to act, and that this charter shall not be avoided by reason of the irregularity or want of such election: And provided also, that in case of a vacancy from the death or resignation of any director, his place shall be filled by the board of directors. Affairs how managed. Proviso. of officers. SEC. 4. The affairs of the said corporation shall be managed by a board of nine directors, who shall be chosen annually, by ballot, on the days hereinbefore prescribed, by the stock holders of said company, the votes to be delivered in person, or by proxy duly authorized; which directors shall appoint one of their own number to be president, and shall respectively serve for one year, or until other directors be elected; they shall have power to make and establish such bye-laws, rules, orders, and regulations, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States, or of the state or territory of Wisconsin, as may be necessary for the well ordering of the affairs of said company: Provided, that none but stockholders shall be eligible to be elected directors, and that at every such election, and in all other cases upon which stockholders shall be called upon to vote, each share of stock shall be entitled to one vote; and also, that in all cases of elections for directors, the nine stockholders having the greatest number of votes shall be declared duly elected. Meeting of SEC. 5. The said directors shall meet at such times and directors and appointment places, and be convened in such manner, as they may hereafter decide upon. Five directors shall be a quorum for the transaction of business, who, in the absence of the president, may appoint a president, pro tem. The said directors shall appoint a secretary, treasurer, and such engineers and other |