ces, as they may think proper, giving such notice thereof as the by laws and regulations of said company shall prescribe; and in case any stockholder shall neglect or refuse payment of such instalment or instalments, for the term of sixty days after the same shall become due and payable, and after he, she, or they have been notified thereof, such negligent stockholder or stockholders shall forfeit to said company all his, her, or their previous instalments, together with all his, her, or their rights and interest whatever in said stock. Provided, that nothing contained in this act shall be construed to authorize or empower the said corporation to use their funds for any banking transactions: And also provided that this grant shall be subject to be altered, amended or repealed at the pleasure of the General Assembly.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING BRIDGEPORT GOLDEN HILL AQUEDUCT COMPANY, PASSED, MAY 1833.

Sec. 1. Be it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives, in General Assembly convened, That Jesse Sterling, Stephen Hawley, Seth B. Jones, Ziba Northrop, Nickols Northrop, Edwin Porter, and George Kippen, and all such persons as are or may be from time to time associated with them, and their successors, and assigns, for the purpose of conducting pure and wholesome water into, in, and about the borough of Bridgeport, by means of subterraneous pipes laid along the streets of said borough, be, and they hereby are incorporated for that purpose, and made a body politic and corporate, by the name of "The Bridgeport Golden Hill Aqueduct Company," and by that name shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in any courts in this State, and may purchase, hold, sell and convey real estate, for the purposes aforesaid, to an amount not exceeding ten thousand dollars, unless for security of debts, due said company by mortgage, and also to make, ordain, establish and put in execution, such by-laws and ordinances, as shall be deemed necessary and convenient for the well ordering and government of said corporation, consistent with the laws of this State, and the United States; and to do all which to them may appertain to do, subject to the rules and regulations hereinafter provided.

Sec. 2. The capital stock of said company, may consist of any sum not exceeding ten thousand dollars, which may be found necessary for the purpose aforesaid, which sum shall be divided into forty shares to be held and possessed by the members of said corporation, in such manner and proportion as by their by-laws shall be established, which shares may and shall be transferable and assignable, subject to the regulations and provisions of said by-laws.

Sec. 3. The first meeting of said company shall be holden at such time. and place, as the said Jesse Sterling, Stephen Hawley, Seth B. Jones, Ziba Northrop, Edwin Porter, George Kippen and Nickols Northrop shall appoint, by publishing a notification thereof in some newspaper, printed in said Bridgeport: and the subsequent meetings of said company, shall be holden annually, and at such times and places, and convened in such manner as said company shall designate by their votes.

Sec. 4. Said Company, shall have power at any legal meeting to appoint a Chairman, Secretary, and Treasurer, and any number of Directors, not exceeding three, to manage the concerns of said Company, and such Clerk,

Treasurer and Directors, shall continue in office until others are chosen in their stead, and the Clerk shall record all votes, orders and proceedings of said Company, and all transfers of stock in said Company, and give true and attested copies of records when requested.

Sec. 5. Each Proprietor of stock in said Company shall be entitled either in person or by Attorney, to one vote for each share by him or her owned, at any meeting of said Company.

Sec. 6. Said Company, are hereby authorized to open the ground in the streets of said Bridgeport, for the purpose of sinking and repairing pipes, as may be necessary for conducting water as aforesaid, provided that said streets shall not be so opened, as to obstruct or render the passing of carriages, teams and persons therein, with convenience, without the consent of the Warden and Burgesses of said Borough, or the Select men of said town of Bridgeport, and said Company shall pay all damages any person may sustain by their opening said ground, and shall be holden to put the same in repair speedily, under the penalty of being prosecuted for a nuisance.

Sec. 7. Said Company in legal meeting assembled, shall have power at any time by vote, to levy instalments or taxes, to be paid by the Stockholders, in proportion to their stock in said Corporation, to be applied for effecting the purposes aforesaid; and if any Stockholder shall neglect to pay any instalment or taxes so levied as aforesaid, within twenty days after the same shall have become due and payable, the Directors of said Corporation, shall have power to cause so much of the stock of such Stockholder, to be sold at public vendue, at the signpost in said Bridgeport, as may be necessary to pay such instalment or tax, then due, and the expence of selling the same.

Provided a notification of the amount of such instalment or tax, and the time of sale be posted up on said signpost, twenty days before such sale.

Sec. 8. The profits and emoluments, accruing to said Company, from a disposal of the water to be conducted into said Borough, in manner aforesaid, shall after deducting all necessary expences be divided among such Stockholders, in proportion to their respective shares, at such times as they may determine in any of their meetings.

Chelsea Aqueduct Company was incorporated May 1800; and repealed May 1834.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING THE DANBURY WATER COMPANY,
PASSED, MAY 1834.

Upon petition of Isaac Ives and others, praying to be incorporated for the purpose of supplying themselves and others with pure water.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Isaac Ives, Nathaniel Bishop, Russel Hoyt and Seth Comstock, and such other persons as shall hereafter associate with them, be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, for the purposes set forth in the said petition, by the name of "The Danbury Water Company," and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended in any Court; and may appoint such officers, ordain and establish such by-laws, ordinances and regu

lations, as may be necessary or expedient for carrying into effect the objects of its institution, not contrary to the laws of this State, or of the United States; provided that the by-laws to be made by the said Company, relative to the sale of the privilege of taking and using the water to be conducted into the Borough of Danbury by the said Company, shall not be repealed, but by the consent of all the Stockholders of said Company.

The affairs of said Company not herein otherwise provided for, shall be governed by a board of not more than five directors to be chosen by the Stockholders of said Company in general meeting. The said Isaac Ives may call the first meeting of the Stockholders, at such place, in said Danbury, as he may appoint; giving at least two days notice in writing, to be delivered to each Stockholder, or left at.his, or her usual place of abode; after which first meeting the times and places of meeting shall be regulated by the by-laws; but at least one general meeting shall be holden annually. All officers chosen by said Company, shall hold their respective offices until others are appointed in their stead. The stock of said Company shall be transferable in such form, and under such regulations and restrictions, as the said Company by their by-laws may prescribe; and each share shall be allowed one vote. And said Company may purchase and hold lands not exceeding twenty acres; and may appoint such officers as may be necessary for transacting the business of said Company.

The capital stock of said Company, shall not exceed three thousand dollars, and that a share thereof shall be twenty dollars; and that each share shall entitle the owner thereof to one vote; and that such owner may vote thereon, either in person or by proxy.

All instalments which may, at any time be ordered by the Stockholders to be paid by the respective owners of the stock in said Company, shall be paid at such times as said Stockholders, at a general meeting shall order; and said company may sue for and recover by a proper action at law, against any Stockholder, his, or her instalment, or sum which shall have been ordered by said Stockholders, to be paid by him or her.

This Resolve may, at any time, be altered, amended or repealed by the General Assembly.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING DURHAM AQUEDUCT COMPANY-PASSED, MAY 1831.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Daniel Bates, Guernsey Bates, Dennis Camp, John Swathel and Timothy W. Baldwin, and all such persons as now are or shall hereafter be associated with them, for the purpose of conducting water into the town street of said Durham, by means of subterraneous pipes, and their successors be, and they are hereby incorporated and made a body politic, by the name of "The Durham Aqueduct Company,” and by that name, shall be capable of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded and may purchase, hold, sell and convey estate, real and personal, to an amount not exceeding five thousand dollars, to be holden by said Corporation at any one time.

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The first meeting of said Corporation, shall be holden at such time and place in the town of Durham, as the said Daniel Bates, Guernsey Bates, Dennis Camp, John Swathel and Timothy W. Baldwin shall designate, by causing two days notice of said meeting to be given to each of their associ

ates; and the subsequent meetings of said Company, shall be holden at such time and place in said Durham, and be convened in such manner as shall be directed by a majority of said Corporation; and the said Company shall have power to choose and appoint, by ballot from the members, a President, Treasurer, Secretary, and three directors, who shall manage the prudential business of said Corporation; the officers to be chosen annually; and in case of vacancy, the same may be filled at any meeting legally warned for the purpose.

It shall be the duty of the Secretary to record the votes and proceedings of said corporation, and to give copies thereof, when requested by any member; and shall take an oath faithfully to discharge the duties of said office.

The Directors, or major part of them, may at any time call a special meeting; and each Stockholder in said Company, shall have right, either in person, or by proxy, at any meeting of said Corporation, to give, in all questions, a number of votes equal to the number of shares owned by said Stockholders, at said time of meeting.

The said Corporation shall have power, when in legal meeting assembled, to assess taxes, to be paid by the several Stockholders, in proportion to their stock, for the purpose of keeping in repair said aqueduct; to make rules, by-laws, enact penalties, &c., for the non-performance of such rules and regulations as said corporation shall see expedient to adopt, not contrary to the laws of this State, or of the United States, and relative to the admission of new members, and the transfer of shares; the maintenance of outlets, and the quantity of water for each; and in general, for the good regulation of said property belonging to said company; which shall be binding on the members thereof.

The profits that may accrue from a disposal of the water from said aqueduct, after deducting the necessary charges, and expences for repairs, &c., shall be divided among the Stockholders, according to their respective shares owned, in such manner and form, as said corporation shall direct, when in legal meeting assembled.

Hartford Aqueduct was incorporated May, 1797, but never went into op

eration.

Gleason & Cowles' Aqueduct Company was incorporated October, 1801, and has long ago ceased its operations.

Hartford Aqueduct incorporated May, 1803, but no action under it.

RESOLVE INCORPORATING HARTFORD AQUEDUCT COMPANY,

PASSED, MAY 1830.

Resolved by this Assembly, That Isaac Damon and Archippus Morgan, and all such persons as are, or may be, from time to time, associated with them for the purpose of supplying the city of Hartford with pure water, their successors and assigns, be, and they are hereby incorporated for said purpose, by the name and style of the "Hartford Aqueduct Company;" 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 what kind and quality soever; and the same to sell, grant, demise, alien and dispose of; to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, answer and be answered, defend and be defended, in all courts in this State, or elsewhere, and also to make, ordain, establish and put in execution, such by-laws, ordinances and regulations, as shall be deemed necessary and convenient for the well ordering and government of said corporation, not being contrary to this act, and the laws of this State, and of the United States; 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, restrictions and provisions hereinafter prescribed.

The capital stock of said company may consist of twenty thousand dollars to be divided into four hundred shares of fifty dollars each, with liberty to increase said stock to twenty-five thousand dollars, to be held and possessed by the members of said corporation, in such manner and proportion, as by the by-laws of said corporation shall be established; which said shares may be, and shall be transferrable and assignable, subject to the regulations and provisions of said by-laws.

There shall be a meeting of the members of said corporation before the first day of May, 1831, at such time and place in said city of Hartford as the said Damon and Morgan shall appoint, by publishing a notification thereof, at least twelve days before said meeting, in one of the newspapers printed in said city; and the subsequent meetings of said corporation shall be convened in such manner, and at such times, as shall from time to time, be agreed on by the votes of said corporation.

The members of said corporation, at any legal meeting, shall have power to appoint a president, treasurer and clerk; and also three or more directors, to manage the prudential affairs of said corporation; and such president, treasurer and clerk shall continue in office until others shall be chosen in their stead; and such clerk, who shall be sworn to make true entries of the acts and proceedings of said corporation, shall duly record the votes, orders, rules and ordinances of said corporation; and when he shall be required, shall duly record all transfers of stock, which may or shall be made by the members of said corporation.

Each member of said corporation shall have right, either in person, or by his attorney lawfully authorized for that purpose, to vote in the meetings of said corporation, according to the number of shares he owns in said capital stock; and all questions shall be decided in said meetings, by a plurality of votes, given in as aforesaid.

Said corporation shall have full powers, and they are hereby authorized to open the ground in any part of the streets or highways in said city of Hartford, with the consent of the common council of said city, for the purpose of sinking or repairing pipes and conduits which may be necessary for the purposes aforementioned: Provided, such streets and high-ways shall not be so opened as to obstruct or hinder the passing of teams and carriages therein; and after the opening of the streets or grounds as aforesaid, said corporation shall be bound fully to repair the same, to the acceptance of the common council, within a reasonable time, under penalty of being prosecuted for a

nuisance.

The members of said corporation, in legal meeting assembled, from time to time, by their vote, shall have power to assess taxes to be paid by the sev