CHAPTER CXI. CHELSEA TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Chelsea Town Company. Names of cor Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of Powers of cor SEC. 2. That the corporation hereby created, shall have power poration. to purchase any quantity of land in Butler county, Kansas Territory, not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres, and lay off the same into blocks, lots and squares, and to sell, and dispose of, and convey the same by deed. SEC. 3. That all deeds for the conveyance of any real estate of the company, shall be signed by such officers as the said company may, by its by-laws, designate, and when so signed, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds, in all courts of this Territory or elsewhere. Deeds, Stock deemed SEC. 4. That the stock of said company shall be deemed per- personal propsonal property. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its erty. Names of corporators. Powers of corporation. Stock deemed CHAPTER CXII. COTTONWOOD FALLS TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Cottonwood Falls Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. Columbus Hornsby, Q. N. Randolph, John Gilmore, S. F. Tappan, Jr., G. W. Deitzler, A. D. Searl, S. N. Wood, and such other persons as now are, or hereafter may be, associated with them, shall be, and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name of the Cottonwood Falls Town Company, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters and courts whatsoever. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and change the same at pleasure. SEC. 2. Said company shall be authorized to purchase and hold, and to dispose of and convey, by deed or otherwise, any quantity of land, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, where the town of Cottonwood Falls is now located, including the west half of the west half, and the east half of the east half of section number twenty-eight, (28) twenty-nine, (29) in township number nineteen, south, in range number eight, in the sixth principal meridian, Kansas Territory, and lands contiguous thereto, and to lay the same off into blocks, lots, streets and parks, and also shall be authorized to receive, hold, sell and convey, any other property, real, personal or mixed, that may be devised or given to said company. SEC. 3. The stock of said company shall be deemed personal personal prop- property, and may be divided into such number of shares as said company may determine, and the said company may, from time to time, prescribe and enact such rules and by-laws, for the issuing and transferring of said stock, and for the government and management of the affairs of said company, as they may deem necessary and requisite. May pass bylaws &c. SEC. 4. The said company shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of officers, at such time as may be necessary to carry out the business of said company; and all deeds for the conveyance of real estate of said company, shall be signed by the said officers of said company, as the by-laws of said company shall designate, which deeds shall be duly signed, sealed and acknowledged, as other conveyances of real estate, and when so signed and acknowledged, shall be deemed and held sufficient execution and authentication of said deeds, in all courts in this Territory or elsewhere. buildings &c. SEC. 5. Said company shall have power to erect buildings for Mas erect dwellings, manufactures and machinery, and such other improvements as may tend to promote the interests of the company, and the general prosperity of the town, not inconsistent with the constitution and laws of the United States or this Territory. stock. SEC. 6. The stock of the same shall be deemed personal prop- Transfer of erty, and the said company may, by by-laws, prescribe for the issuing of said stock, and transferring of the same by each individual stockholder. SEC. 7. Said company shall have the power to issue the stock of said company, to pay for land or any part thereof, or the erec-, tion of such buildings as they may determine to erect, and if said assessment is not paid within thirty days after the party. shall have been duly notified, according to the by-laws of said company, the officers of said company may proceed immediately to sell such stock, for the payment of such assessment or tax. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Signed,] G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. President of the Council. Approved February 6, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. May issue stock to pay for land and buildings. AN ACT to Incorporate the Columbus City Association. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of SECTION 1. That Philip Burk, James Skinner, Thomas Bell, Names of corJames Craft, David Cowgar, Thomas H. McCullock, Henry Wil- porators. son, H. Miles Moore, Joseph W. Wilson, Robert Hays, John J. Silver, Daniel Beawman, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and Authority. Powers of corporation. Deeds for transfer of stock. style of the Columbus City Association, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters whatsoever; to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such bylaws as the interest of the company [may] require. SEC. 2. That the corporation shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land in this Territory, where Columbus City is now located, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into parks, squares, blocks and lots, and to sell, dispose of and convey the same by deed. SEC. 8. That all deeds and transfers for the conveyance of real estate of the company, shall be signed by such officers as the said company may, by by-laws, designate, and when so signed, with the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held a sufficient authentication and execution of such deeds, in all courts of this Territory and elsewhere. SEC. 4. That the said company may, by by-laws, prescribe rules for the transfer of the stock of said company by each individual stockholder. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Signed,] G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. C. W. BABCOCK, President of the Council. Approved February 9, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. Names of corporators. CHAPTER CXIV. CORYDON TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Corydon Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That C. F. Garrett, J. L. Speer, J. T. Ainsworth, Herman Canfield, F. B. Swift, their associates and suc-cessors, are hereby constituted and declared a body corporate, by the name and style of the Corydon Town Company, and by that name shall be known in law, shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, of defending and being defended in all courts of law and equity, in this Territory, or elsewhere. Said company is hereby authorized to have and to use a common seal, and to alter or change the same at pleasure, and to make from time to time such by-laws and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company, and the management of its affairs. poration. SEC. 2. That the company hereby created, shall have power to Powers of corpurchase and to hold any quantity of land in the county of Wise, where the town of Corydon is now located, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into blocks, parks, market places, squares, avenues, streets and lanes, and to use, dispose of and convey the same by deed. transfer of SEC. 3. All deeds for the conveyance of said estate by the Deeds for company, shall be signed by such officers as said company, by by- stock. laws may designate, and when so signed, with the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deed, in all courts of this Territory or elsewhere. personal prop SEO. 4. That the stock of said company shall be deemed per- Stock deemed sonal property, and said company may prescribe rules for the erty. transferring the same by individual stockholders. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its |