SEC. 2. The said Rufus Galloway shall be entitled to per Per diem. diem and mileage, the same as though there had been no amercement. SEC. 3. This act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 6th day of April, A. D. 1869. CHAPTER LXXXIII. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE SPARKLING CATAWBA SPRING SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That J. Golden Wyath, John Y. Bryce and Robert Ransom, and their associates, successors and assigns be and they are hereby created a corporation and body politic in law and in fact, by the name and style of the Sparkling Catawba Springs Company, and by that name and style may acquire, hold, possess and transfer estate, real and personal, including all kind of goods and chattels, may contract and be contracted with, sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded in any Court of record in this State, have a common seal, with power to alter, renew or change the same, have perpetual succession and shall continue until the first day of January, one thousand nine hundred and ten. Body corporate. springs. SEC. 2. That said corporation shall have power to open Power to establish and establish mineral springs, and to erect and build all houses or other structures which they may deem necessary for the purpose of carrying on the same, and the said corporation shall have the further power to construct and complete all train, turnpike or other roads, which said corporation shall deem necessary for transporting passengers and freight to said springs. PRIV. 8.] Capital stock. By-laws. Stock deemed personal property. Lawful to recover by suit, &c. Affairs managed by a Board of Directors. Annual meeting. Dividends. SEC. 3. That the capital stock of said Company may consist of sixty thousand dollars, in shares of five hundred dollars each, and may from time to time, with the consent of a majority of the stockholders, be enlarged to one hundred thousand. SEC. 4. That said corporation shall have power to make and establish by-laws and regulations necessary and proper for its own government, the same not being inconsistent with the Constitution and laws of the State. SEC. 5. That the shares of stock in said corporation shall be deemed and taken as personal property, and shall be transferable under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the corporation. SEC. 6. That if any of the subscribers for stock in said corporation shall fail to pay the amount of his, her or their subscription, at such time and in such installments as he, she or they may be required by the President and Directors of said corporation, it shall be lawful for the President, in behalf of the corporation, to recover the same in any Court of record in this State, or to sell the stock of such delinquent, at such time and place and upon such terms as the President and Directors shall prescribe. SEC. 7. That the stock, property and affairs of the Company shall be managed by the President and not less than two nor more than four Directors, who shall be elected by the stockholders in general meeting, shall hold their office for one year, or until their successors are elected, and twothirds of all the stock being represented shall be considered sufficient to transact any kind of business belonging to said corporation, and general meetings of the stockholders may be called whenever the interests of the Company may require it. SEC. S. That an annual meeting of the stockholders, in person or by proxy, shall be holden at such place and time as a majority of the stockholders shall agree upon. SEC. 9. That the proper officers of said corporation, when expedient, may declare dividends of the net profits thereof. liquors. SEC. 10. That no person, without the permission of the Sale of spirituous President of said corporation, shall sell or retail spirituous liquors within one mile of the site of said springs, and person or persons violating the provisions of this act, shall, on conviction, for each offence forfeit and pay twenty dollars, to be recovered before a Justice of the Peace in the name of the President of the Sparkling Catawba Springs Company, said money to be applied to the use of said corporation. SEC. 11. That this act shall take effect and be in torce from and after its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of April, A. D. 1869. CHAPTER LXXXIV. AN ACT TO EXTEND THE CORPORATE LIMITS OF THE TOWN OF TARBORO'. SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do Limits extended. enact, That the eastern boundary line of the Town of Tarboro' be extended the present course of the line, between said Town and Panola Farm, northwardly until it strikes the main tract of the Tarboro' branch of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road; that the western boundary line be extended from the western abutment of Hendrick's creek bridge, northwardly the same course with the western boundary, and parallel thereto until it strikes the main track of the Tarboro' branch of the Wilmington and Weldon Rail Road, and that the lands included within said lines, on the east and west, and the main track of the Rail Road from Rocky Mount to Tar River on the north, be, and the same are hereby incorporated as a part of said Town of Burdens. Tarboro', and the citizens residing therein shall be subject to all the burdens, and entitled to all the rights and privileges of the present citizens of said Town. SEC. 2. That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of April, A. D. 1869. CHAPTER LXXXV. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE WILLIAM T. BAIN LODGE, NUMBER Body corporate. SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do enact, That the Master, Wardens and members of the William T. Bain Lodge, number two hundred and thirty-one, of Ancient York Masons, and their successors, in the County of Wake, be and they are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the William T. Bain Lodge, number two hundred and thirty-one, of Ancient York Masons, and by that name shall have perpetual succession, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, have a common seal, and in general may exercise and enjoy such rights and privileges as are usually incident to such corporate bodies of like nature. SEC. 2. That this act shall be in force from and after its ratification. Ratified the 7th day of April, A. D. 1869. CHAPTER LXXXVI. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE HALIFAX MANUFACTURING SECTION 1. The General Assembly of North Carolina do Body corporate. enact, That Robert R. Bridges, John Bridges, Mat W. Ransom, W. W. Peebles, Bat. F. Moore, Nicholas Long, James W. Osborne, Wm. John Stone, William Barrow, and their associates, be and the same are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Halifax Manufacturing Company. pany, &c. SEC. 2. Said Company shall have power to engage in the Power of Commanufacture of cotton, wool, wood or iron, either by steam or water power, and shall have power to locate their machinery in any County in North Carolina which they may prefer. SEC. 3. The capital stock of said Company shall be one million of dollars, in shares of twenty-five dollars each, with such increase as the stockholders may, after their organization, prefer. Capital stock. aged. SEC. 4. The affairs of said Company shall be managed by Affairs, how mana Board of Directors, not exceeding five in number, to be chosen from the stockholders by ballot, on such terms and in such manner as the stockholders may prescribe. SEC. 5. Books of subscription for stock in said Company Books. may be opened by the previous named corporators, at such places and such times as they may designate, who shall report the subscriptions to the said R. R. Bridges, who, as soon as fifty thousand dollars are subscribed, shall call a general meeting of the stockholders at such place and time as he may direct, who shall proceed to organize such Company, and adopt such by-laws for its government as they may deem proper. and hold. SEC. 7. Said Company shall have power to purchase and Power to purchase hold such real estate and other property, to sue and be sued, |