Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, Authority. 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, and for the transfer of its stock by each individual stockholder. poration. SEO. 2. That the corporation hereby created shall have power Powers of corto purchase any quantity of land, where the town of Ottawa is now located, in Douglas county, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, by right of pre-emption or otherwise, and to lay off the same into lots, blocks, squares, avenues, alleys, and to sell and dispose of and convey the same by deed. conveyance. SEC. 3. That all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of deeds of of the company, shall be signed by such officers as the said company shall, by its by-laws, designate, and when so signed, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution of said deeds in all courts. SEC. 4. That the said stock shall be deemed personal prop- Stock deemed erty. SEC. 5. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after personal prop erty. CHAPTER CL. OSAGE CITY ASSOCIATION. AN ACT to Incorporate the Osage City Association. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows: porators. SECTION 1. That Adam Fisher, H. Allen and H. C. Justice, Names of cortheir associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Osage City Association, and by that name shall have perpetual Authority. succession, shall be capable of making contracts, of suing and being sued, pleading and being impleaded, in all matters what Powers of association. May pass bylaws, &c. Stock deemed personal property. soever, in all courts of law and equity. Said association is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws and regulations as may, from time to time, be deemed necessary for the government of said association and the management of its affairs. SEO. 2. Said association shall have power to purchase and hold, to enter by pre-emption, or otherwise acquire title to any quantity of land, not exceeding three hundred and twenty acres, where Osage City, in Kansas Territory, is now located, and to lay off the same in lots, squares and streets, and to sell, dispose of and convey the same. SEC. 3. The said association shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of such officers, at such time or times as may be necessary to carry on the business of the association; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the association, shall be signed by such officers of the association as may be designated by said by-laws, and when so signed, shall be deemed and held a sufficient authentication of such deeds in all courts of this Territory. SEC. 4. The stock of the said association shall be deemed personal property, and the said association may, by by-laws, prescribe rules for issuing and transferring the said stock, by each individual stockholder. 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. CHAPTER CLI. OTTO TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Town Company of Otto, in the County of Marshall, Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of porators. SECTION 1. That J. S. Magill, O. D. Prentiss, J. H. Swift, Names of corWatus Vaught and J. P. Millan, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Otto Town Company, and by that name shall be capable to make contracts, of suing Authority. and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all matters whatsover, 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 by-laws and regulations as, from time to time, may be deemed necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs. SEC. 2. That the corporators hereby created, shall have power Powers of corto purchase and hold, and to enter by pre-emption or otherwise, 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. poration. laws for elec &c. SEO. 3. That the said company shall have power to pass by- May pass bylaws for the election of such officers, and at such times as may be tion of officers necessary to transact the business of the said company; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the 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, and when so duly executed and acknowledged, 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 the company shall be deemed per- Stock deemed personal propsonal property, and the said company may, by by-laws, pre- erty. scribe rules for issuing [and] transferring said stock by each individual stockholder. SEO. 5. That it is the intention of this Act to grant no right or privilege inconsistent with or contrary to the laws of Congress, in such cases made and provided. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its Names of corporators. Authority. Powers of corporation. Of deeds of conveyance. CHAPTER CLII. PADONIA TOWN COMPANY. AN ACT entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Padonia Town Company." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That R. J. Gatling, Wm. Gatling, James H. Lane, Onias Bailey, David Bailey, F. S. Reed and Orville Root, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared a body corporate, by the name and style of the Padonia Town Company, and by that name shall be 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. SEC. 2. The company hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land, in Kansas Territory, where the town of Padonia, in Brown county, is now located, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into blocks, lots, parks, market places, squares, avenues, streets and lanes, and to sell, dispose of and convey the same by deed. SEC. 3. All deeds for the conveyance of real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers as said company, by by-laws, may 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 and elsewhere. personal prop SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be deemed personal Stock deemed property, and said company may prescribe rules for transferring erty. the same by individual stockholders. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its AN ACT entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Town of Pardee." Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: porators. SECTION 1. That Pardee Butler, Smith G. More, Washington Names of corWakefield, Hugh Bery, Thomas J. C. Duncan, George W. Cobb, Milo Carleton, James A. Brewer, James H. Lane, Archibald Elliott, Rosil Higby, Moses Greenough, Lewis Brockman, C. F. Marshall, William J. May, and A. S. Speek, and their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the Pardee Town Company, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, sue and Authority. be sued, implead 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, and to prescribe rules for the transfer of the stock of said company. poration. SEC. 2. That the corporation hereby created, shall have power Powers of eerto purchase and hold, by pre-emption orotherwise, [any] quantity of land, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, in the Territory of Kansas and county of Atchison, where the town of Par |