When 300

shares are

co. shall be

incorporated. Style of co.

SECTION 3. When three hundred shares are subscribed for, the persons holding the same shall be, and they are hereby insubscribed for corporated into a company, by the name of the "Yardleyville Delaware Bridge company;" and by that name shall have perpetual succession, and all the privileges and franchises incident to a corporation, and shall be capable of taking and holding their said capital stock, and the increase and profits thereof, and of enlarging the same, from time to time, by new subscriptions, in such manner and form as they shall think proper, if such enlargement should be found necessary to fulfil the intent of this act, and of purchasing, taking and holding to them and their successors and assigns, in fee simple, or for any less estate, all such lands, tenements, hereditaments and estates, real and personal, as may be necessary and convenient to them, in the prosecution of their works, and the same to sell and dispose of at their pleasure, and of suing and being sued, and of doing all and every other matter and thing which a corporation or body politic may lawfully do.

Privileges

and liabilities.

300 shares

subscribed, public notice to be given.

Officers,

SECTION 4. As soon as three hundred shares of the said capital stock shall be subscribed as aforesaid, it shall be the duty of the said commissioners to give notice, in two or more of the newspapers printed in the county of Bucks, in the state of Pennsylvania, and in the county of Hunterdon, in the state of New Jersey, of a time and place by them to be appointed, not less than thirty days from the time of issuing the said notice, at which time and place the said stockholders shall proceed to organize the said company, and shall choose by ballot, by how chosen. a majority of votes, to be delivered in person or by proxy, one president, six directors, one treasurer, and such other officers as they shall think necessary to conduct the business of the said company for one year, and until other officers shall be appointed; and may make such by-laws and regulations not inconsistent with the laws and constitution of this state, or of the United States, as shall be necessary for well ordering the affairs of the said company: Provided always, That no person shall have more than ten votes at an election, or in determining any question arising at such meetings, whatever number of shares he may be entitled to, and that each person shall be entitled to one vote for every share by him held, not exceeding ten.

Proviso.

Stockholders,

SECTION 5. The said stockholders shall meet on the first time of meet. Monday in November, in every succeeding year, at such place ing. as shall be fixed by the by-laws of said company, for the purpose of choosing such officers for the ensuing year.

President and

SECTION 6. The president and directors first to be chosen as aforesaid, shall issue certificates of stock to the several stockholders respectively, signed by the president and countersigned by the treasurer of the said company, which certificates shall be directors first transferable at his or her pleasure, in person or by attorney, issue certifi subject, however, to the payments due and that may grow due cates of stock. thereon; and the assignee holding any certificate, having first

chosen to

treasurer.

caused the assignment or transfer to be entered in a book of Transfer enthe company, to be kept by the treasurer for that purpose, shall, tered in book of co. by for every share of stock so held by him or her, be entitled to his or her equal proportion of the said capital stock, and of all the estates and emoluments of the company, to vote as aforesaid, at the meetings thereof.

President and

bers to be a

SECTION 7. The said president and directors shall meet at directors to such times and places, and be convened in such manner as meet at such shall be agreed on for transacting their business at such meet-place as shall ings; five members shall be a quorum, who, in the absence of be agreed the president, may choose a chairman, and shall keep minutes upon; 5 mem. of all their transactions fairly entered in a book, and a quorum quorum. being met, they shall have full power and authority to agree Gen. powers with and appoint such engineers, superintendents, artists and and duties of other officers, as they shall think necessary to carry on the president and said bridge, and to complete the same, and fix their salaries and directors. other wages; to determine the time, manner and proportions in which the stockholders shall pay the money due on their respective shares; to draw orders on the treasurer for all moneys that may be required, the same to be signed by the president or chairman, and countersigned by the clerk of the board, and to do and transact all matters and things, as by the by-laws or regulations of the said company shall be lawful.

chase lands.

SECTION 8. After the place for the erection of the said bridge shall be fixed, and before the said president and directors shall proceed to erect the same, it shall and may be lawful for the Power to pur said president and directors to contract and agree with the owner or owners of any lands and tenements, for the purchase of so much thereof as shall be necessary, for the purpose of erecting and perfecting the said bridge, and making and establishing all the necessary works and roads to and from the same, if they can agree with the owner or owners of the same; but in case they cannot agree, then it shall and may be lawful for the said president and directors to apply to one of the justices of the Supreme Court of this state, not being a stockholder Justice of or otherwise interested, who, upon such application, is hereby Supreme Ct. authorized and directed to appoint three discreet and disinter- to appoint 3 freeholders to ested freeholders of this state, who, after being duly sworn or view and affirmed before any justice of the peace, faithfully to perform examine. the duties enjoined on them by this act, shall proceed to view and examine the said banks, and all such lands and tenements as shall be necessary for the purpose of erecting and perfecting the said bridge, and making and establishing all necessary works and roads to and from the same; and shall, according to the best of their skill and judgment, ascertain and estimate the injury and damage that will be sustained by the owner or owners of such lands and tenements so necessary to be taken as aforesaid, and shall report what sum shall be paid by the said Report damacompany for the same, which report shall be made in writing, by the owner under their hands and seals, or under the hands and seals of or owners.

ges sustained

Report & map to be filed in

the clerk's

office of the Sup. Court.

Arbitrators fees.

Authority granted to search for materials

from contiguous land.

Amends for damages

done.

Gen. powers

any two of them, and shall return the same, together with a map describing the metes and bounds, of such lands and tenements to the Supreme Court, next after they shall have agreed upon, and signed the same, and the report having been confirmed by the said Supreme Court, shall be filed in the clerks office, of the said court, with the map aforesaid, and the said president, and managers having paid the said owners respectively, the several sums awarded to be paid to them, in and by the said report, together with the fees of the said arbitrators, at the rate of two dollars to each, for every day employed in the said business, and their necessary expenses, the said company, shall be entitled to have and to hold to them, and their successors, and assigns forever, the said lands and tenements, as fully and ef fectually as if the same had been granted to them by the respective owners thereof, and it, shall and may be lawful thereupon and not before, for the said president and directors, to enter upon the said lands and tenements, and to commence and to complete the erection of the said bridge.

SECTION 9. It shall and may be lawful, for the president and directors aforesaid, their superintendents, engineers and artists of every kind, to enter into, and upon all lands and enclosures near to the place where the said bridge is to be built, and to examine the ground, for the purpose of obtaining stone, gravel, or sand necessary for the building of the said bridge, and it shall and may be lawful for the said directors, overseers, superintendents or any other person employed in building the said bridge, to enter with wagons, carts, sleds or sleighs or beasts of burden or draught of any kind whatsoever, first giving notice to the owners, doing as little damage as possible, and repairing any breaches of fences they may have occasion to make, and first making amends for any damages that may be done, which damages shall be ascertained by the parties, if they can agree, or if they cannot agree, then by appraisement thereof, to be made upon oath or affirmation, of three disinterested freeholders of the neighborhood, or any two of them, to be mutually chosen, or, if the owner, or managers, or superintendents, engineers or artists, upon due notice, shall neglect or refuse to join in the choice, then the said freeholders to be appointed by any justice of the peace of the county not interested on either side, and the said managers, or other persons, by them employed as aforesaid, after tender of the appraised value to the owner, may enter, and dig, take, and carry away any stone, gravel, sand, or earth, most conveniently situated, for making and repairing said bridge.

SECTION 10. The president and directors of the said comand duties of pany shall keep fair and just accounts of all moneys received president and by them, from the said commissioners, and from the stockdirectors. holders, and of the amount of the profits on shares that may

be forfeited as aforesaid, and of all voluntary contributions, and

accounts to a

general meet

also of all moneys by them expended in the prosecution of the Once in each said work; and shall, at least once in each year, submit such year submit accounts to a general meeting of the stockholders, until the said bridge be completed, and until all the costs, charges and ex- ing. penses for effecting the same shall be fully paid and discharged, and the aggregate amount of all such expenses shall be liquidated and ascertained.

taken for

crossing

bridge.

SECTION 11. That when a good and complete bridge is erected over the said river Delaware, at the place aforesaid, the property of the said bridge shall be vested in the said company aforesaid, their successors and assigns, forever; and the said company, their successors and assigns, may demand and receive toll from travellers, and others, not to exceed the following rates: For every coach, landau, chariot, phæton, or other pleas- Rates of toll urable carriages, with four wheels, drawn by four horses, the allowed to be sum of sixty cents; for the same carriage, with two horses, the sum of forty cents; for every wagon, with four horses, the sum of fifty cents; for every carriage of the same description, drawn by two horses, the sum of forty cents; for every chaise, riding chair, sulkey, cart, or two wheel carriage, or a sleigh, or sled, with two horses, the sum of thirty-one cents; for the same, with one horse, the sum of fifteen cents; for a single horse and rider, the sum of ten cents; for every led or driven horse, or mule, the sum of five cents; for every foot passenger, the sum of two cents; for every head of horned cattle, the sum of three cents; for every sheep or swine, the sum of half a cent: Provided, All persons going to and re- Proviso. turning from funerals, persons going to and returning from Who shall meeting or church, children going to and returning from school, pass toll free. and persons going to and returning from military trainings, shall pass free of toll: Provided also, That in fixing the toll of 2d proviso. all carriages to be drawn wholly by oxen, or partly by horses and partly by oxen, two oxen shall be estimated equal to one horse. And the said company shall so erect the said bridge, as in no wise to injure, stop, or interrupt the navigation of the said river, or prevent boats or rafts from passing, or persons from fording the said river.

SECTION 12. If any person or persons shall wilfully cut, destroy, break, or remove from off the said bridge, or any part thereof, any piece or pieces of timber, plank or planks, stone Any person injuring or stones, chain or chains, bolt or bolts, or any other materials bridge to pay, whatsoever, belonging to said bridge, or otherwise wilfully or over & above maliciously damage the same, he, she, or they so offending, damages, $30 shall forfeit and pay for every such offence, over and above the damages done to the said bridge, the sum of thirty dollars, to be recovered in any court having cognizance thereof.

SECTION 13. If the said company, their successors and assigns, and whoever shall own or possess the said bridge, shall collect or demand any greater rate or prices for the passing

Penalty on extortion.

Proviso.

Compensa. tion for inju

rics done.

Proviso.

Make and de. clare a dividend among

all the stock

holders.

over the said bridge, than what are herein before prescribed and specified, or shall neglect to keep the said bridge in good re -pair, he, she, or they so offending, shall, for every such offence, forfeit and pay the sum of thirty dollars, one-third thereof for the use of the poor of the county of Bucks, in the state of Pennsylvania, and one-third thereof for the use of the poor of the township of Hopewell, county of Hunterdon, in New Jersey, and the other third for the use of the person who may sue for the same: Provided always, That no suit or action shall be brought, unless within thirty days after such offences shall be committed.

SECTION 14. The said president and directors shall have power to agree with any owner or owners of ferries, or shad fisheries, that may be injured by the erection of the said bridge, and to compensate them for any damages they may thereby sustain; and if they cannot agree with such owner or owners, then, and in such case, the said damages shall be ascertained and paid in the same manner as is provided for in the ninth section of this act: Provided, That no person shall receive any compensation for ferrying at any ferry which shall have been purchased, and paid for, by the said company, after the said bridge shall have been completed.

SECTION 15. The said president, directors and company, shall also keep a just and true account of all and every the moneys received by their respective collectors of tolls, for crossing the said bridge, and shall make and declare a dividend of the profits and income thereof, among all the stockholders of the said company, deducting first therefrom all contingent costs and charges, and such proportion of said income as may be deemed necessary for a growing fund to provide against the decay, and for the rebuilding and repairing of the said bridge; and shall, on every first Monday in May and November, in cach and every year, publish the dividend to be made of the said clear profits thereof, amongst the stockholders, and of the time and place where and when the same shall be paid, and shall cause the same to be paid accordingly.

Not to go into SECTION 16. This act shall not take effect, or go into opeoperation un- ration, until the legislature of the commonwealth of New Jertil N. Jersey appoint com- sey shall pass a law appointing commissioners on their part, missioners & and vesting like power and authority in the subscribers to the said capital stock, of erecting a bridge at the place aforesaid, powers in the and of extending the same from shore to shore, with as full and subscribers. ample powers, privileges, franchises and emoluments, as to the said company are hereby given.

vest like

No banking privileges allowed.

SECTION 17. Nothing in this act contained shall be so construed as to authorize the said bridge company to any banking privileges, or to the issuing notes in the form of bank notes; and the Legislature reserve the right of altering,