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SEC. 2. Said Joseph J. Davis, and other persons named in Authorized to the foregoing sections, or a majority of them, are hereby author- pany. ized to form a company, to be known as the Manhattan and Kansas River Bridge Company, the capital stock of which shall be Capital stock. one hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; and shall have power to prescribe by-laws By-laws, &e. for the regulation of said company, receive and collect subscriptions for such capital stock, establish and collect tolls for crossing said bridge, sue and be sued, hold and convey real estate, so much as shall be necessary for the construction of said bridge, and do all other acts and things, and exercise all the rights and privileges generally pertaining to corporations. SEC. 3. The rates of toll on said bridge shall not exceed the Rates of toll, average rates on the several ferries across said river, established by law, nor shall said bridge be so constructed as to prevent the navigation of said river by steamboats.

SEC. 4. Unless said bridge be built within three years, this

Act shall be void.

SEC. 5. No privilege granted in this Act shall be so construed as to conflict with any of the rights and privileges of any other bridge company now existing.

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 5, 1858.

J. W. DENVER,

Acting Governor.

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CHAPTER XXVI.

BRIDGE OVER THE NEOSHO RIVER AT BURLINGTON.

AN ACT to Authorize certain persons, herein named, to erect a Toll Bridge over the Neosho River, at Burlington, in the Territory of Kansas, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assmbly of

the Territory of Kansas:

build a bridge.

SECTION 1. That A. D. Searl, Robt. Frazer and Judson A. Authorized to Larabee are hereby authorized to erect a toll bridge across the

Shall keep bridge in good repair, &c.

Rates of toll.

Exclusive priv-
Beges granted.

Neosho river, at the town of Burlington, in the county of Coffey,
Territory of Kansas.

SEC. 2. They shall erect and keep in good repair a substantial bridge, at the place above named, so as to render the crossing thereon safe and convenient; and may charge and receive for the same the following rates of toll: For one horse and rider, ten cents; for each single mule and horse, five cents; for each head of work cattle, two cents; for each head of other stock, one cent; for each one horse and carriage, twenty-five cents; for each two horse and wagon, fifty cents; each six horse or an ox wagon, seventy-five cents.

SEC. 3. The privileges hereto granted shall be exclusive to the persons herein named, for the term of twenty-one years, from and after the passage of this Act.

This Act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage. [Signed,]

G. W. DEITZLER,

Speaker of House of Representatives.
C. W. BABCOCK,

Approved February 5, 1858.

J. W. DENVER,

President of the Council.

Acting Governor.

Exclusive right &c., to build

to whom.

CHAPTER XXVII.

PEORIA BRIDGE COMPANY.

AN ACT to Incorporate the Peoria Bridge Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas:

SECTION 1. That the rights and privilege of building and bridge granted, maintaining a bridge across the Osage river, at any point upon said river not more than five miles above or below the village of Peoria, is hereby granted, for the period of twenty-one years, to Alfred Johnson, Jackson Sellers, John Curtis, E. Bilderbach, A. R. Marton, Dr. J. Pile, S. M. Lyons, or their assigns, or such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose.

Authorized to

form a company

SEC. 2. That said Alfred Johnson, and the other persons in the foregoing section, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to form a company, to be known as the Peoria Bridge Com

Powers of eer

pany, the capital stock of which shall be five thousand dollars, Capital stoo to be divided into shares of twenty dollars each; and shall have power to prescribe by-laws for the regulation of said company, poration. 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 corpora

tions.

SEO. 3. That the rates of toll on said bridge shall not exceed of tolis. the average of the rates on the several ferries across said river, established by law.

SEC. 4. That no privilege granted in this Act shall be so construed as to conflict with any of the rights and privileges of any bridge company which has been incorporated by the Legislative Assembly of this Territory.

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 11, 1858.

J. W. DENVER,

Acting Governor.

CHAPTER XXVIII.

PALERMO RAILROAD BRIDGE COMPANY.

AN ACT to Incorporate the Palermo Railroad Bridge Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of

the Territory of Kansas:

porators.

SECTION 1. That James Craig, Willard P. Hall, Reuben Mid- Names of eerlleton, Asaph Allen, E. W. Stratton, S. V. Jamerson, Robert Sherwood, B. H. York, I. B. Irvin, Wm. Spencer, A. A. Jamrson, John Sherman, W. I. Parrott, H. Heulin, E. N. Morrill, ?. W. Emery, J. P. Root, J. W. Robinson, L. D. Bird, Isaac Newton, John Stiarwall, and their associates, successors and ssigns, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by he name and style of the Palermo Railroad Bridge Company,

Their powers. and by that name and style shall have power to sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended against, in all courts of this Territory, or elsewhere.

Hare power to build bridge

river.

SEC. 2. And shall have power and be authorized to construct, across Missouri build and erect a railroad draw bridge across the Missouri river, at or within one mile of the city limits of the city of Palermo, and to have and enjoy the exclusive right and privilege of constructing, building and erecting, and keeping in repair said bridge, across the Missouri river, at the place aforenamed; Provided, that nothing in this Act contained shall entitle said company to obstruct in any manner the free navigation of the Missouri river.

Proviso.

Of collecting tolls.

Have exclusive right to con

SEC. 3. And shall be authorized and empowered to receive and collect such tolls for crossing on said bridge, as the proper county tribunal shall from time to time determine.

SEC. 4. This Corporation shall have the exclusive right and struct bridge. privilege, of constructing and erecting, and keeping in repair, a railroad bridge, at the place aforesaid, for the period of thirty years.

SEC. 5. No powers herein granted, shall be inconsistent with the Constitution of the United States, or the Act organizing the Territories of Nebraska and Kansas.

SEC. 6. 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.

This Bill having been returned by the Governor with his objections thereto, and after reconsideration, having passed both Houses by the constitutional majority, it has become a law the 12th day of February, A. D. 1858.

[Signed,]

G. W. DEITZLER,

Speaker of House of Representatives.
C. W. BABCOCK,

President of the Council.

CHAPTER XXIX.

REPUBLICAN RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.

AN ACT to Incorporate the Republican River Bridge Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas:

&c., granted to

whom.

form a company

SECTION 1. The exclusive right and privilege of building and Exclusive right maintaining a bridge across the Republican, at or within five build bridge, to miles of Fort Riley, is hereby granted for the period of twentyone years, to John F. Bernard, Robert Wilson, William M. Snow, John L. Valtiew and J. M. Guiteau, or their assigns, or such persons as may be associated with them for that purpose. SEC. 2. Said John F. Bernard, and the other persons named Authorized to in the foregoing section, or a majority of them, are hereby authorized to form a company, to be known as the Republican River Bridge Company, the capital stock of which shall be sev- Capital stock. enty-five thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of fifty dollars each; and shall have power to prescribe by-laws for the Powers of comregulation 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 deeds, and exercise all the rights and privileges generally appertaining to corporations.

pany.

SEC. 3. The rate of toll of said bridge shall not exceed the Of tolls. average rates on the several ferries across the Kansas river, es

tablished by law.

SEC. 4. Unless this bridge be built within three years, this To be built in

Act shall be void.

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 3, 1858.

J. W. DENVER,

Acting Governor.

three years.

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