436 Powers and Where established. OLDTOWN CANAL.-TOWN OF BURLINGTON. by-laws, not repugnant to the laws of the State, for the management of their concerns; and have and enjoy all the rights and powers of similar corporations. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That said society be and the same hereby is established in the County of York, May hold Real and may have and hold any estate, real or personal, the or Personal Estate. First meeting. Powers granted may be changed. annual income of which shall not exceed three thousand dollars, to be applied exclusively for the advancement of Agriculture and the mechanic arts connected therewith, and may lease or sell the same at pleasure. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That any two of the three persons, first above named may call the first meeting of said corporation, on giving such previous notice as they may think proper. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That the powers, granted by this act may be enlarged, restricted or annulled at the pleasure of the Legislature. Time extended. CHAPTER 274. AN ACT additional to an Act to establish the Oldtown Canal. Approved March 8, 1832. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That there be and hereby is granted to the Proprietors of the Old Town Canal a further extension of time, in which to make and complete said Canal, of two years from and after the time limited for that purpose in the charter of incorporation. Town described. CHAPTER 275. AN ACT to incorporate the town of Burlington. Approved March 8, 1832. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That the township numbered two in the first range of townships North of the Bingham Pur chase, East of Penobscot river, with the inhabitants thereof be and the same hereby is incorporated into a town by the name of Burlington, vested with all the powers and subject to all the duties of other incorporated towns of this State. CHAPTER 276. AN ACT to incorporate the Bangor and Oldtown Rail-way Company. Names of per SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That Ira Wadleigh, Charles Ramsdell, Isaac Damons, Ford Whitman, Amos sons incorporaM. Roberts, Ebenezer French, with their associates, suc- ted. cessors and assigns be and hereby are created a corporation by the name of the Bangor and Oldtown Rail-way Company, and shall so continue for the space of fifty years Corporation from the passing of this Act, and by that name may plead shall continue and be impleaded, use a common seal, and shall have all the powers and immunities necessary to carry the purposes of this act into effect. fifty years. Authorized to and Road &c. SECT. 2. Be it further enacted, That said corporation be and hereby are authorized to locate, construct and maintain a Rail Road from some point in or near the village of construct Bangor to some point in or near the village of Old- maintain a Rail town in the County of Penobscot, extending by or through the village of Still-water, in such mode as they may deem most expedient, to lay out their road as wide as they judge necessary and for the purpose of embankments, cutting stone or gravel to take as much more land as may be necessary for the proper construction and security of said road; Provided that said corporation shall be holden Proviso. to pay all persons and corporations the damages they may sustain by the taking of said land or materials, to be estimated and recovered in the manner provided by law for recovering damages happening by the laying out of high- Grant to be void ways. But this grant shall be void, unless said Rail road Road be con be constructed and finished within six years from the ing of this Act. unless said Rail con structed within pass six years. 438 Capital Stock shall consist of BANGOR AND OLDTOWN RAIL-WAY COMPANY. SECT. 3. Be it further enacted, That the capital Stock 1000 shares. of said corporation shall consist of one thousand shares. Government of The immediate government and direction of the affairs of said Corpora- said corporation shall be vested in nine Directors who shall tion. cers. hold their office for one year and until others are chosen in their room, and a majority of them shall form a quorum Election of offi- for transacting business. They shall elect one of their number for President of the Board of Directors and of the corporation, and may choose all necessary officers, and the said corporation may make by-laws for the management of their affairs, not repugnant to the laws of the State. SECT. 4. Be it further enacted, That said corporation are hereby authorized to purchase and hold land and all May purchase and hold land other things necessary for the construction and use of said road, and make assessments on the shares and collect the same as in their by-laws they may provide. &c. SECT. 5. Be it further enacted, That if any person Penalty for ob- shall wilfully and unlawfully obstruct the passage of any structing the passage of any carriage on said Rail Road or in any way injure or destroy carriage on said said road or any part of it or any works belonging thereto, Rail-way &c. Annual meet rectors one vote to every share or any materials or implements to be employed in the construction or for the use of said road, he or any person aiding or abetting in said trespass shall for every offence pay treble the damages to be recovered to the use of said corporation in an action brought by their Treasurer, and be liable on presentment to be punished by a fine to the use of the State not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisonment not exceeding one year at the discretion of the Court. SECT. 6. Be it further enacted, That the annual meeting-when to ing of the members of the corporation shall be holden on be holden, &c. the second Tuesday of April at such hour and place as the In choice of Di- Directors may designate, at which meeting the Directors shall be allowed shall be chosen by ballot, allowing one vote to every share, -but no mem- but no member to be allowed more than forty votes. And the three persons, first named or any two of them are authan forty votes. thorized to call the first meeting of the corporation by First meeting -how to be publishing the time and place thereof three weeks, succalled. cessively in some newspaper printed in Bangor, at which ber shall be allowed more meeting Directors may be chosen and all other corporation business transacted. Rail road shall be so construct so construed as SECT. 7. Be it further enacted, That if said Rail road ed as not to obstruct any pubshall cross any public or private way, it shall be so con- lic or private structed as not to obstruct the safe and convenient use of way. said public or private way. And this Act shall not be so Act shall not be construed as to prevent the County Commissioners of said to prevent the County ComCounty or the Selectmen of any town from laying out pub-missioners or lic or private ways, whenever common convenience and necessity shall require the same. Selectmen of any town from laying out any public or pri SECT. 8. Be it further enacted, That there be and here- vate way. by is granted to said corporation a toll for the articles Toll granted. conveyed upon said Rail road at the rates following: viz, Rates thereof. Sawed lumber fifty cents per thousand feet; Clapboards per thousand, forty cents; Shingles per thousand, ten cents; laths per thousand, twelve cents; bark per cord, fifty cents; wood per cord, seventy five cents; hay per ton two dollars; merchandize per ton, two dollars for transportation from Bangor village to Oldtown village or from Oldtown village to Bangor village. And for each passenger conveyed the same route forty cents. For conveying articles and passengers between Bangor and Stillwater villages, from one of said villages to the other, the rates shall be as follows: viz, sawed lumber per thousand feet, twenty five cents; clapboards per thousand, twenty five cents; shingles per thousand, eight cents; laths per thousand ten cents; bark per cord forty cents; wood per cord, sixty seven cents; hay per ton one dollar and fifty cents; merchandize per ton one dollar twenty five cents; passengers twenty five cents each. The tolls for all other articles, conveyed from one to another of said villages and also the tolls for conveying passengers and articles for any intermediate distances shall be proportionate to the foregoing rates. And said corporation, after they shall commence the receiving of tolls shall be bound at all times to have Corporation said Rail road in good repair, and a sufficient number of shall provide a suitable number suitable carriages and vehicles for the transportation of of carriages for persons and articles and be obliged to receive and convey tion of persons, the same whenever the appropriate tolls therefor shall be articles, &c. the transporta 440 the rate of toll AGRICULTURAL SOCIETIES. After ten years paid or tendered. But after ten years from commencing may be altered. the taking of tolls the rates thereof shall be subject to be altered and regulated at the pleasure of the Legislature. sons incorpo rated. CHAPTER 277. AN ACT to incorporate the Sabattus Manufacturing Company. Approved March 8, 1832. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That David Anthony, William GrinNames of per- nell, William B. Ling, Joseph G. Hathaway, John Tinkham and their associates, successors and assigns be and they hereby are created a corporation by the name of the Sabattus Manufacturing Company, for the purpose of manufacturing cotton and wool and other branches connected therewith in the town of Lisbon. And said Company may erect such mills, dams, works, buildings and machinery as may be necessary for said purposes, and shall have all the powers and privileges, and be subject to all the duties and requirements expressed in the several Acts of this State, defining the general powers and duties incident to manufacturing companies, and may take and hold any real and personal estate to an amount not exceeding at any one time in the whole the sum of one hundred thousand dollars. Powers, &c. May hold real or personal estate. CHAPTER 278. AN ACT to incorporate the Lincoln County Agricultural Society. Approved March 8, 1832. SECT. 1. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives, in Legislature assembled, That David C. Magoun, Ebenezer D. Robinson, Amos H. Hodgman, Alfred G. Names of per- Lithgow, William M. Reed, Abner H. Wade, Moses Call, John E. Baxter, James Drummond, Moses Shaw, Joseph sons incorpo rated. |