certify under their hands and seals the names of the subscri hers, and the number of shares subscribed by each, to the Governor; and thereupon it shall and may be lawful for the Governor by letters patent, under his hand and the seal of the state, to create and erect the subscribers; and if the said subscription be not full at the time, then also those who shall subscribe to the number aforesaid,into one body politic and corporate, in deed and in law, by the name, style and title of "The Trenton City Style of inBridge Company," and by that name shall have perpetual suc- corporation. cession, and all the privileges and franchises incident to a corporation; and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock and the increase and profits thereof, and of purchasing, taking and holding to them and their successors and assigns in fee simple, or for any less estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estates, real and personal, as may be necessary and convenient to them in the prosecution of their works, and the same to sell and dispose of at their pleasure; and of suing and being sued, and of doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do.

Powers.

Sec. 4. That when the said fifteen hundred shares of the Time & mode said capital stock shall be subscribed, and five dollars paid on of electing each share as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the said com- Officers. missioners to give notice in two newspapers printed in the county of Mercer, in the state of New-Jersey, and in two newspapers printed in the county of Bucks, in the state of Pennsylvania, of a time and place by them appointed, not less than twenty days from the time of issuing the said notice; at which time and place the said stockholders shall proceed to organize the said company, and shall choose by ballot, by a majority of votes, to be delivered in person or by proxy, one president, one treasurer, six directors, and such other officers as they shall think necessary to conduct the business of the said company, for one year, or until other officers shall be appointed; and may make such bylaws and regulations, not inconsistent with the laws and coustitution of this State, the State of New-Jersey, or the United States, as shall be necessary for the well ordering of the affairs of the said company; Provided always, that every share of Proviso. the capital stock, to the number of twenty, shall entitle the owner to one vote; and for every five shares above that number, one vote, at any election, or in determining any question arising at such meetings whatever.

Sec. 5. That the said stockholders shall meet on the second Time of anMonday in January, in every succeeding year, at such place as nual meeting. shall be fixed by the by-laws of said company, for the purpose

of choosing such officers for the ensuing year.

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Stock transferable.

Duties of
President and
Directors.

when com

pany and owners of

agree on value.

Sec. 6. That the president and directors, first to be chose: as aforesaid, shall issue certificates of stock to the severa stockholders, respectively, signed by the president and coun tersigned by the treasurer of said company which certifi cates shall be transferable at his or her pleasure, in person or by attorney, subject, however, to the payments due and that may grow due thereon; and the assignee holding any certificate, having first caused the assignment or transfer to be entered in a book of the company to be kept by the treasurer for that purpose, shall, for every share of stock so held by him or her, be entitled to his or her equal proportion of the said capital stock, and of all estates and emoluments of the said company, and to vote as aforesaid at the meetings thereof.

Sec. 7. That the said president and directors shall meet at such times and places, and be convened in such manner, as shall be agreed on for transacting their business; at such meetings five members shall be a quorum, who, in the absence of the president, may choose a chairman, and shall keep minutes of all their transactions fairly entered in a book; and a quorum being met, they shall have full power and authority to agree with and appoint such engineers, superintendents, artists, and other officers, as they shall think necessary to carry on the said bridge, and complete the same; and to fix their salaries, and other wages; to determine the time, manner and proportions, in which the stockholders shall pay the money due on their respective shares, to draw orders on the treasurer for all moneys that may be required, the same to be signed by the president or chairman, and to be countersigned by the clerk of the board, and to do and to transact all matters and things as by the by-laws and regulations of the said company may be lawful.

Sec. S. That after the place for the erection of the said Proceedings bridge shall be fixed, and before the said president and directors shall proceed to erect the same, it shall and may be lawful for the president and directors to contract and agree lands cannot with the owner or owners of any lands and tenements for the purchase of so much thereof as shall be necessary for the purpose of erecting and perfecting the said bridge and toll-houses, making and establishing all the necessary works and roads to and from the same, if they can agree with the owner or owners of the same; but in case they cannot agree, then it shall and may be lawful for the said president and directors to apply to one of the justices of the supreme court of either state, not being a stockholder, or otherwise interested, who, upon such application, is hereby authorized and directed to appoint three discreet and disinterested

freeholders; who, after being duly sworn or affirmed before any justice of the peace, faithfully to perform the duties enjoined on them by this act, shall proceed to view and examine the said banks, and all such lands and tenements as shall he necessary for the purpose of erecting and perfecting the said bridge, and making and establishing all necessary works and roads to and from the same; and shall, according to the best of their skill and judgment, ascertain and estimate the injury and damage that will be sustained by the owner or owners of such lands and tenements so necessary to be taken as aforesaid, and shall report what sum shall be paid by said company for the same, which report shall be made in writing, under their hands and seals, or under the hands and seals of any two of them; and shall return the same, together with a map describing the metes and bounds of such lands and tenements to the Supreme Court next after they shall have agreed upon and signed the same; and the said report, having been confirmed by the said Supreme Court, shall be filed in the clerk's office of the said court with the map aforesaid; and the said president and managers having paid the said owners respectively, the several sums awarded to be paid to them in and by the said report, together with the fees of the said arbitrators, at the rate of two dollars a day, employed in the said business, and their necessary expenses; the said company shall be entitled to have and to hold, to them and their successors and assigns for ever, the said lands and tenements as fully and as effectually as if the same had been granted to them by the respective owners thereof; and it shall and may be lawful thereupon, and not before, for the said president and directors to enter upon the said lands and tenements and to commence and complete the erection of said bridge.

tain stone,

Sec. 9. That it shall and may be lawful for the president
and directors aforesaid, their superintendents and engineers,
and artists of every kind, to enter into and upon all lands Company
and inclosures near to the place where the said bridge is to may enter on
be built, and to examine the ground for the purpose of ob- lands to ob.
taining stone, gravel, or sand necessary for the building gravel or
the said bridge; and it shall and may be lawful for the sand.
said directors, overseers, superintendents, or any other per-
son employed in building the said bridge, to enter with
wagons, carts, sleds, or sleighs, or beasts of burden or
draught of any kind whatsoever, first giving notice to the
owners, doing as little damage as possible, and repairing
any breaches of fences they may have occasion to make,
and first making amends for any damages that may be done;
which damages shall be ascertained by the parties, if they

Proceedings when company and owners of

lands cannot

agree on amount of damage.

Annual statement of ac

can agree, or if they cannot agree, then by appraiseme thereof, to be made upon oath or affirmation of three indi ferent freeholders of the neighborhood, or any two of the to be mutually chosen; or if the owner or managers, superintendents, engineers or artists, upon due notice, sha neglect or refuse to join in the choice, then the said fred holders to be appointed by any justice of the peace of th county not interested on either side, and the said manager or other persons by them employed as aforesaid, afte tender of the appraised value to the owner, may enter and dig, take and carry away, any stone, gravel, sand or earth most conveniently situated for making and repairing said bridge.

Sec. 10 That the president and directors of said company shall keep fair and just accounts of all moneys received by them from the said commissioners and from the stockholders, and of the amounts of the profits on shares that may be forfeited as aforesaid, and of all voluntary contributions, and also of all moneys by them expended in the prosecution of the said work, and shall, at least once counts to be in each year, submit such accounts to a general meeting of the stockholders until the said bridge be completed, and until all the costs, charges, and expenses for effecting the same shall be fully paid and discharged, and the aggregate amount of all such expenses shall be liquidated and ascertained.

made.

Sec. 11. That when a good and complete bridge is erected over the said river Delaware at the place aforesaid, the property of the said bridge shall be vested in the said company aforesaid, their successors and assigns for ever, and the said company, their successors and assigns, may demand and receive toll from travellers and others not to exceed the following rates:

For every coach, landau, chariot, phæton, or other pleaRates of tolls sure carriage, with four wheels, drawn by four horses, the for passing on sum of sixty cents;

said bridge.

For the same carriage, drawn by two horses, the sum of forty cents;

For every farm or market wagon, with four horses, the sum of forty cents ;

For the same, with two horses, the sum of thirty cents; For every chaise, riding chair, sulkey, cart, or other two wheel carriage, or sleigh, or sled, drawn by two horses, the sum of thirty cents;

For the same, with one horse, the sum of fifteen cents;
For a single horse and rider, the sum of ten cents;
For every led or driven horse or mule, the sum of five cents;

For every head of horned cattle, the sum of three cents;
For every foot passenger, the sum of two cents;

For every sheep or swine, the sum of one cent;

Provided, all persons going to and retumjing from funerals, Proviso.
persons going to or returning from ineedling or church on
the Sabbath, and children going to or returning from school,
shall pass free of toll; provided, also, that in fixing the
toll of all carriages to be drawn wholly by oxen, or partly
by horses and partly by oxen, two oxen shall be estimated
equal to one horse; and the said company shall so erect the
said bridge as in no wise to injure the channel, or obstruct
the navigation of said river, so as to prevent boats or rafts
from passing.

bridge or

Sec. 12. That if any person or persons shall wilfully cut, Penalty for destroy, break or remove from the said bridge, or any part injuring thereof, any piece or pieces of timber, plank or planks, works. stone or stones, chain or chains, bolt or bolts, or any other materials whatsoever belonging to said bridge, or otherwise wilfully or maliciously damage the same, he, she, or they so offending shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, over and above the damages done to the said bridge, the sum of thirty dollars, to be sued for and recovered by the said company in any court having cognizance thereof.

Sec. 13. That if the said company, their successors or assigns, or whoever shall own or possess the said bridge, shall collect or demand any greater rate or prices for the passing over the said bridge than what are herein before Penalty for charging unprescribed and specified, or shall neglect to keep the said lawful tolls. bridge in good repair, he, she or they so offending, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars, one-third thereof for the use of the poor of the city of Trenton, and one-third thereof for the use of the poor of the county of Bucks, and state of Pennsylvania, and the other third for the use of the person who may sue for the same; provided, always, that no suit or action shall Proviso. be brought unless within thirty days after such offence shall be committed.

ferries or

Sec. 14. That the said president and directors shall have Damages to power to agree with any owner or owners of ferries or shad be paid to fisheries that may be injured by the erection of the said owners of bridge, and to compensate them for any damages they may shad fisheries thereby sustain ; and if they cannot agree with such owner for injury by or owners, then and in such case the said damages shall be bridge. ascertained and paid in the same manner as is provided for in the eighth section of this act; provided, that no person Proviso, shall receive any compensation for ferrying at any ferry