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Conveyance.

Authentication.

CHAPTER LXXXIII.

AN ACT to incorporate the Pennington Town Company.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Kansas:

SECTION 1. A. Cutler, Sam F. Tappan, [H. R.] Dutton, W. J. King, P. P. Elder, J. C. Lambdin, William P. Fain, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of the Pennington Town Company, and by that name shall be competent to make contracts, to sue and be sued, in all matters whatsoever; said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and 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. The officers of said company shall consist of a president, secretary, and treasurer, who shall be elected at the first meeting of the company, and shall hold their offices for the term of one year, and until their successors are chosen.

SEC. 3. The corporation hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land in the territory of Kansas, where the town of Pennington, in Arrapahoe county, is now located, not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into parks, squares, blocks, lots, streets, avenues, and alleys, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same by deed.

SEC. 4. Said company shall have power to pass by-laws regulating the time of its meetings and controlling the same; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the com

pany shall be signed by the secretary and attested by 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 Stock. 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 Quorum. a quorum for the transaction of business, and all acts done by

them shall be binding on the corporation.

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its

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AN ACT to vacate a certain part of the town site of Pottawattomie.
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Kansas:

Description of

SECTION 1. That all that part of the town site of Pottawattomie City that is located north of Third street, including part va:ated. the streets and alleys of the same, also sixteen rods of the east end of Third and Fourth streets, and all of Cherry and Locust streets as far south as the center of the aforesaid town site, as designated by the plat of said town filed with the judge of probate of Anderson county, Kansas territory, is hereby declared vacated in like manner as if the same had been pre-empted for agricultural purposes.

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SEC. 2. That the proprietors of the town of Pottawattomie City, their heirs and assigns forever, may improve, use, and conves. occupy, sell, and convey the premises described in the preceding section.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect and be in force from and

after its passage.

GUSTAVUS A. COLTON, Speaker of House of Representatives. W. W. UPDEGRAFF,

Approved February 24, 1860.

S. MEDARY, Governor.

President of the Council.

Council appoint

assessor.

Council have

power to remove a member.

CHAPTER LXXXV.

AN ACT to amend an act entitled "an act incorporating the City of Quindaro."
Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the
Territory of Kansas:

SECTION 1. That the common council of the City of Quindaro shall, at their first meeting in the month of February annually, appoint a city assessor, who shall give bonds and perform such other duty as may be required of him by the council.

SEC. 2. That two-thirds of all the members elected to the common council of the City of Quindaro for good cause shown, shall have the power to remove any officer for nonperformance or dereliction of duty, and declare such office vacant, and to fill such vacancy by special election or appointment. Any part of said charter conflicting with this act, is hereby repealed.

SEC. 3. This act to take effect from and after its passage.
GUSTAVUS A. COLTON,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
W. W. UPDEGRAFF,

President of the Council.

Approved February 15, 1860.

S. MEDARY, Governor.

Corporate name

and powers.

CHAPER LXXXVI.

AN ACT to incorporate the Royville Town Company. .

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

SECTION 1. That S. G. Eubank, G. W. Parsons, Wm.
Merryman, Lester Roy and M. J. Fisk, and their associates,

successors and assigns, by the name and style of the Royville Town Company, be and they are hereby created a body corporate and politic, and shall be competent to make contracts, to sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded in all matters whatsoever; said corporation is hereby 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 incorporation and the management of its affairs.

SEC. 2. The incorporation hereby created, shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land in the Territory of Kansas, where the town of Royville is now located, not to exceed three hundred and twenty acres, and to lay the same off into parks, squares and lots, and to sell and dispose of and convey the same by deed.

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thentication.

SEC. 3. The said incorporation shall have power to pass Conveyance,auby-laws for the election of 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 real estate of the incorporation shall be signed by such officers as the said incorporation 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 in the territory or elsewhere.

SEC. 4. The incorporation may, by by-laws, prescribe rules Stock. for the transfer of stock of the same by each individual stockholder or stockholders.

SEC. 5. This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

GUSTAVUS A. COLTON,
Speaker of House of Representatives.
W. W. UPDEGRAFF,

Approved February 27, 1860.

S MEDARY,

Governor.

President of the Council.

Corporate name and powers.

Stock, shares.

When elect, board of direc tors.

Officers,

CHAPTER LXXXVII.

AN ACT to incorporate the Riley Town Company.

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

SECTION 1. That W. Y. Roberts, N. McAlpin, J. R. Morehead, I. Walker, Daniel Killen, H. B. Denman, C. G. Keeler, H. J. Adams, Jno. A. Halderman, John S. Wilson, C. R. Mobly, Daniel M. Adams and D. Wilson, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared to be a body corporate by the name and style of the Riley Town Company, and by that name shall be known in law; shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of defending and being defended in all courts of law and equity in this territory or elsewhere, said company are 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 capital stock of said company shall not exceed seven hundred thousand dollars, which shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and said shares of stock shall be deemed personal property, and shall be transferable only on the books of the company and under such rules as the by-laws of the company may prescribe.

SEC. 3. When twenty shares of said stock shall have been subscribed and one per cent. thereon paid in, it shall be the duty of the corporators or a majority of them, to call a meeing of the stockholders by a notice at least ten days before said meeting, for the purpose of electing a board of five directors, who shall serve for one year, or until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified, each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for each share of stock owned and held by him, and may cast said vote or votes in person or by proxy.

SEC. 4. The board of directors, when elected, shall as soon thereafter as may be agreed upon, proceed to organize by the election of one of their own number as president, one vicepresident, a secretary and treasurer, and may from time to time appoint such agents as in their judgment may answer [advance] the interests and facilitate the business of said company and when organized as aforesaid, shall have power

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