Privilege granted to whom. CHAPTER XX. EASTON BRIDGE COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Easton Bridge Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the right and privilege of building and Build bridge, to maintaining a bridge across the Stranger Creek, at or near the town of Easton, is hereby granted for the period of twenty years, to Armistead Dawson, P. Chadwick, Thomas A. Minard, William Mackey and John Gallagher, or their heirs, assigns, or such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose. Authorized to form a company SEC. 2. That said Armistead Dawson, and the other persons named in the foregoing section, or a majority of them, are authorized to form a company, to be known as the Easton Bridge Capital stock. Company, the capital stock of which shall be four thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each, and shall have Powers of com- power to prescribe by-laws for the regulation of said company, receive and collect subscriptions to such capital stock, establish and collect tolls for crossing said bridge, sue and be sued, hold and convey real estate, adjacent to said bridge, sufficient for the purposes herein mentioned, not to exceed one hundred and sixty acres, or a quarter section. pany. Of rates of toll. To be commenced in three years. SEC. 3. That the rates of toll on said bridge shall be such as shall be prescribed by the Board of County Commissioners of Leavenworth County. SEC. 4. That unless said bridge be commenced within three years after the passage of this Act, then this Act shall be void; Provided, nothing in this Act shall be so construed as to permit any obstruction to be placed in the natural crossing of said stream. [Signed,] G. W. DEITZLER, President of the Council. Approved February 9, 1858. J. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. CHAPTER XXI. BRIDGE ACROSS INDEPENDENCE CREEK. AN ACT to Authorize Jacob N. McCall, Egbert M. Lee, and others, to build a Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: porators. SECTION 1. That Jacob N. McCall, Egbert M. Lee, A. J. Names of corAllison, Benj. Wrigley and E. W. Stratton, members of the Kansas Express Stage Company, their associates in said company, their successors and assigns be, and they are hereby au- Authorized to thorized to erect a toll bridge across the Independence creek, within two miles above its junction with Deer creek. erect bridge. SEC. 2. That the parties aforenamed shall erect a good and sub- To be kept in good repair. stantial bridge, and keep the same in good repair, so as to render the crossing thereon safe and convenient; and may charge, demand and receive the following rates of toll, until otherwise di- Rates of toll. rected, to wit: For each footman, five cents; for each man and horse, ten cents; for each single horse, mule, jack or jennet, or other stock, five cents; for each one horse carriage or buggy, fifteen cents; for each two or four horse carriage, buggy or wagon, twenty-five cents; for each six horse or oxen wagon, thirty-five cents. If bridge is al lowed to go to decay, &c. SEC. 3. That if the parties aforenamed shall suffer said bridge to go to decay, so as to render crossing thereon unsafe, or shall suffer said bridge to remain out of repair for the space of thirty days at any time, the privilege herein granted shall cease. SEC. 4. That the tribunal transacting county business for the Rates may be county including said bridge, may change the rates of toll, from whom. year to year, as it deems proper. changed, by granted. SEC. 5. That the rights and privileges herein granted shall Exclusive right be exclusive, and continue for the term of fifteen years, and no longer. menced and SEC. 6. That said bridge shall be commenced within six and When comcompleted within eighteen months after the passage of this Act. completed. SEC. 7. That a non-compliance with the provisions of this Non-compliAct shall work a forfeiture of this charter. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. C. W. BABCOCK, President of the Council. Approved February 11, 1858. ́Ĵ. W. DENVER, Acting Governor. ance. Privileges granted, &c. Authorized to form a company pany. CHAPTER XXII, KANSAS FALLS BRIDGE COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Kansas Falls Bridge Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. That the right and privilege of building and maintaining a bridge across the Smoky Hill Fork of the Kansas River, not more than five miles above or below the town of Kansas Falls, is hereby granted, for the period of twenty-one years, to Edward B. Burgis, John Harvie, Henry Danks and F. N. Blake, or their assigns, or such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose. SEC. 2. That said corporators, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to form a company, to be known as the KanCapital stock. sas Falls Bridge Company, the capital stock of which shall be twenty-five thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one Powers of com- hundred dollars each; and shall have power to prescribe by-laws for the regulations of said company, receive and collect subscriptions to such capital stock, establish and collect tolls for crossing said bridge, sue and be sued, hold and convey real estate, so much as may be necessary for the construction of said bridge, and do all other acts and things, and exercise all the rights and privileges appertaining to corporations. Rates of toll. SEC. 3. That the rates of toll on said bridge shall not exceed the average of the rates on the several ferries across said river, established by law. SEC. 4. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage. CHAPTER XXIII. KANSAS RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY. AN ACT in Relation to the Kansas River Bridge Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: firmed. SECTION 1. That the charter of the Kansas River Bridge Charter conCompany, approved August 30, 1855, and the organization of said company, effected at Tecumseh, on the 29th day of May, 1857, are hereby confirmed. SEC. 2. That the time for the completion of the bridge, pro- Time extended. vided for in said charter, is hereby extended one year, viz: until August 30, 1859. This Act to take effect and be in force from and after its AN ACT to Incorporate the Lawrence Bridge Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: build bridge, to whom grant ed. SECTION 1. That the exclusive right and privilege of building Privilege to and maintaining a bridge across the Kansas (or Kaw) river, at the city of Lawrence, is hereby granted, for the period of twentyone years, to C. W. Babcock, S. B. Prentiss, James Christian, Josiah Miller, Joel K. Goodin, Marcus J. Parrott, James F. Leggate, or their assigns, and such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose. form a company SEC. 2. Said C. W. Babcock, and the other persons named in Authorized to the foregoing section, and their associates, or a majority of them, By-laws, &c. are hereby authorized to form a company, to be known as the Capital stock. Lawrence Bridge Company, the capital stock of which shall be three hundred and seventy-five thousand dollars, to be divided. into shares of one hundred dollars each; and shall have power to prescribe by-laws for the regulation of said company, receive and collect subscriptions to such capital stock, establish and collect tolls for crossing said bridge, sue and be sued, and hold and convey real estate, adjacent to said bridge, sufficient for the purposes herein mentioned, not to exceed one hundred and sixty. acres, or a quarter section. Rates of toll, by whom fixed. Bridge to be commenced within three years. Act repealed. SEC. 3. The rates of toll on said bridge shall be such as shall be prescribed by the Board of County Commissioners of Douglas county, and said bridge shall be constructed so as not to prevent the navigation of said river by steamboats. SEC. 4. Unless said bridge shall be commenced within three years, this Act shall be void. An Act entitled "An Act to Incorporate the Lawrence Bridge Company," approved February 17, 1857, is hereby repealed. This Act to take effect from and after its passage. G. W. DEITZLER, Speaker of House of Representatives. Approved February 9, 1858. J. W. DENVER, President of the Council. Acting Governor. Privileges granted to whom. CHAPTER XXV. MANHATTAN AND KANSAS RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY. AN ACT to Incorporate the Manhattan and Kansas River Bridge Company. Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas: SECTION 1. The exclusive right and privilege of building and maintaining a bridge across the Kansas River, at or within five miles of the city of Manhattan, is hereby granted, for the period of twenty-one years, to Joseph J. Davis, J. W. Robinson, Lorenzo Westover, Ira Taylor, or their assignees, or such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose. |