Transfer of stock. Quorum. shall be signed by the secretary and attested with the seal of the corporation, and when so signed, attested and acknowledged by the secretary, as his free act for and in behalf of the company, shall be deemed and held sufficient to pass all the interest of the corporation in such real estate. SEC. 5. The said company may, by by-laws, prescribe rules for the transfer of stock and shares in said town, and shall have power to tax the said shares and stock, for the purpose of entering the land upon which the town is located, and for other general purposes. SEC. 6. Three members of said company shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, and all acts done by them shall be binding on the corporation. This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its Names of corporators. CHAPTER CXXIII. GARDNER TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Gardner Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That Asa Thayer, O. B. Gardner, B. B. Francis, G. W. Chamberlain and A. B. Bartlett, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Gardner Town Company, and by that name shall be capable of making contracts, suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all matters whatsoever, in all courts of law and equity in this Territory. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such bylaws and regulations as, from time to time, may be deemed ne cessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. poration. SEO. 2. That the corporation hereby created shall have power Powers of corto purchase and hold, to enter by pre-emption, or otherwise acquire title to any quantity of land, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay the same off into lots, parks, streets, squares and avenues, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same. laws SEC. 3. That the said company shall have power to pass by- May pass bylaws for the election of such officers, at such times as may be necessary to carry out the business of said company; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of said company shall be signed by such officers of said company, as the by-laws of said company shall designate, which deeds shall be duly executed and acknowledged, as other conveyances of real estate, and when so signed and acknowledged, shall be deemed and held a suflicient execution and authentication of such deeds, in all courts of law or equity in this Territory, or elsewhere. Transfer of SEC. 4. That the stock of the company shall be deemed per- Trasf sonal property, and the said company may, by by-laws, prescribe rules for the issuing and transferring the said stock by each individual stockholder. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its AN ACT to Incorporate the Georgetown Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That John M. Lyon, S. N. Wood, John Heber- Names of corling, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a porators. Powers of corporation. May pass bylaws, &o. Transfer of stock, body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Georgetown Town Company, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all matters, and in any court. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws, rules and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. That said corporation hereby created, shall have power to purchase and hold, any quantity of land in the Territory of Kansas, where the town of Georgetown is now located, not to exceed three hundred and twenty acres, and to lay off the same into squares, blocks and lots, and dispose of and convey the same by deed. SEC. 3. That said company shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of such officers as may be necessary to manage and carry on its affairs and business; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of said 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. SEC. 4. That said company may, by its 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. President of the Council. Approved February 3, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. CHAPTER CXXV. HAMLIN CITY ASSOCIATION. AN ACT to Incorporate the Hamlin City Association. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: porators. SECTION 1. That W. G. Sargent, George Ross, E. H. Niles, Names of corS. C. Shaw, Noah Hanson, Moses Emery and E. N. Morrill, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Hamlin City Association, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters whatsoever. Said association is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the government of said association and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. That the corporation hereby created shall have power Powers of corto purchase and hold any quantity of land in Brown county, in the Territory of Kansas, where the city of Hamlin is now located, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into lots, squares and blocks, and to sell and dispose of and convey the same by deed. laws, &c. SEC. 3. That the said association shall have power to adopt May pass by. by-laws for the election of such officers, at such time or times as may be necessary to carry out the business of the association; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company, shall be signed by such officers as the said association may, by by-laws designate, and when so signed, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication in all courts in this Territory, or elsewhere. stock. SEC. 4. That the said association may, by by-laws, prescribe of transfer of rules for the transfer of the stock of said association by each individual stockholder. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. Approved February 9, 1858. J. W. DENVER, C. W. BABCOCK, President of the Council. Acting Governor. Names of corporators. Powers of corporation. May pass bylaws &c. Transfer of stock. CHAPTER CXXVI. HOLTON TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Holton Town Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That Asa Reynard, A. W. Smith, W. W. Ross, John B. Coffin, Charles S. Peck and Henry Fox, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Holton Town Company, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, in all matters whatsoever. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. That the corporation hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold, by pre-emption or otherwise, any quantity of land in Kansas Territory, where the town of Holton is now located, not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres, and to lay the same off in lots, streets and parks, and to dispose of and convey the same by deed. SEC. 3. That the said company shall have power to pass bylaws for the election of such officers, and at such times as may be necessary to carry on the business of the company; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company, shall be signed by such officers as said company may, by by-laws, designate; and when so signed, with the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds, in all courts of this Territory, or elsewhere. SEC. 4. That the stock of said company shall be personal property, and the said company may, by by-laws, prescribe rules for the issuing and transferring of the same 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. President of the Council. Approved February 2, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. |