Orleans and Ohio Telegraph.company, passed, October 18th, 1847, Provided, such system shall not conflict with any private right secured by patent from the United States, SEC. 11. Be it further enacted, That any person or Board of Inter companies who may desire to avail themselves of the ment to grant privilege aforesaid, shall produce to the board of Interlicense. nal Improvements of the State, a full and accurate de nal Improve scription of the system they propose to use, together with their title papers thereto; and if the said board, acting under the advice of the Attorney General of the State, .shall be satisfied that such system does not conflict with any private right secured as aforesaid, and that the applicants are the lawful owners thereof, then they shall give the said applicants, a license to have and enjoy the right. of way as aforesaid, but not otherwise; Provided, that before granting such license the board shall give notice of the application to any parties with whose rights, it may be supposed to conflict, and allow them a reasonable time to be heard. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed, January 14, 1848.. Speaker of the Senate. CHAPTER LXXXIV. An Act to authorize the Circuit Court of Polk county to be held a longer time than one week. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That so much of the act passed November 28th, 1839, establishing the county of Polk, restricting the session of the Circuit Court to one week only, be, and the same is hereby repealed; and that the Judge of the third judicial circuit be, and he is hereby authorized and required to continue the sessions of said court longer than one week; Provided, it requires longer than one week to complete the business; and provided, it should not interfere with other courts in said circuit. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the Records of De- clerk of the Circuit Court of Decatur county, to transcatur county. cribe all the judgments, orders, and decrees which may have been rendered, or made by said Circuit Court, since the organization of said county of Decatur, into a well 1 bound book or books, and that said judgments, orders, and decrees, so transcribed, shall constitute the record of Decatur county, and be entitled to due faith and credit as such. Records of SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That it shall be the duty of the clerk of the Circuit Court of Decatur county, to deliver Perry county. to the clerk of the Circuit Court of Perry county, on or before the first day of July next, the minute books and all other record books of the county of Perry, together with all the records of said county of Perry, which had been determined before the organization of said county of Decatur, together with all the records of causes which originated in the county of Perry before the organization of said county of Decatur, and has been since determined in the Circuit Court of said county, and that the same shall constitute the records of the county of Perry, and be entitled to due faith and credit as such. process. SEC. 4. Be it enacted, That the clerk of the Circuit Clerk of Perry Court of Perry county shall be empowered to issue final county to issue and all other process upon all judgments and decrees, which by the provisions of this act are to be transferred from the county of Decatur to the county of Perry, as well upon judgments rendered by the Circuit Court of Decatur, in causes originating before the organization of said county, as upon judgments rendered by the Circuit Court of Perry county before the organization of said county of Decatur. SEC. 5. Be it enacted, That the County Court of De- Clerk's comcatur county shall make such appropriation to the clerk pensation. as his services are reasonably worth, to be paid by the Trustee of said county out of any money in his hands not otherwise appropriated. F. BUCHANAN, CHAPTER LXXXV. An Act to incorporate the Memphis Manufacturing Company. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Incorporation. State of Tennessee, That a body corporate and politic is hereby constituted and established by the name and style of "the Memphis Manufacturing Company," for the purpose of manufacturing goods and articles from cotton, wool, hemp, or silk; and for the making of machinery, or implements of wood, iron, or other materials; and for the erection of mills for the grinding of grain, and the manufacture of flour; and the said company is empowered to make and use a common seal, and the same to change at pleasure; to make such by-laws, not inconsistent with the laws of this State, or of the United States, as are necessary and useful; to sue and be sued, to plead and be impleaded; to have succession; to hold by purchase, or otherwise, and to dispose of the same; any real estate or personal property, which may be convenient or necessary for carrying on its operations, or which it may become possessed of in payment of debts due to it, in part or in whole; Provided, nevertheless, That the real estate so held, shall at no time exceed the maximum amount of its capital, hereafter provided for. Capital stock. ers. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That the capital stock of said company shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each; shall consist of not less than two hundred and fifty shares, nor more than three thousand; shall be transferred only on the books of the company, and then only with the consent of the board of directors, unless the whole amount of instalments due thereon, shall have been paid previously; the company shall have power to declared forfeited to it any stock, which may remain unpaid in whole or in part; or it may at its option, sue for and recover the unpaid amount, before any tribunal having jurisdiction of such sums, first however giving thirty days notice of such call having been made. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That A. B. Taylor, John Pope, Commission- S. B. Locke, Hezekiah Cobb, C. Bias, and Joseph S. ers--their pow- Watkins, are hereby appointed commissioners to open books of subscription to the capital stock of said company, or any three of them, after first giving ten days notice thereof; and when the number of two hundred and fifty shares, or such greater number, not exceeding three thousand, as may be determined on by the acting commissioners, shall have been subscribed for, the said company shall, after due notice, proceed to elect five directors, who, with a President to be elected from their own body, shall manage the affairs of said corporation, and Manchester SEC. 4. And be it further enacted, That a company be, and is hereby incorporated, under the name and Manufacturing style of the Manchester Manufacturing Company, and Company. that A. B. Robertson, Andrew Hynes, C. Connor, William S. Waterson, Matt. Martin, Uriah Sherrill, and Thomas Powers, are hereby appointed commissioners to open books of subscription for said company, and said company shall be under the same rules and regulations, limitations and restrictions, as are provided for the Memphis Manufacturing Company. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed, January 19, 1848. Speaker of the Senate. CHAPTER LXXXVI. An Act to allow and entitle the counties of Sevier and Campbell to have a Director in the Branch of the Bank of Tennessee at Rogersville, and for other purposes. vier allowed a director. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly_of the State of Tennessee, That hereafter the county of Se- County of Sevier be allowed and entitled to have a Director in the Branch of the Bank of Tennessee at Rogersville, who shall be appointed as other Directors are appointed, and that said Director have all the powers, privileges and immunities of other Bank Directors in said Bank, and that he be subject to the rules, regulations and restrictions that the other Directors in said Bank are subject to. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That hereafter the county of County of Campbell be allowed and entitled to have a Director in Campbell althe Branch of the Bank of Tennessee, at Rogersville, tor. lowed a direc who shall be appointed as other Directors are appointed, and that said Director have all the powers, privileges and iminunities, of other Bank Directors in said Bank, and that he be subject to the same rules, regulations and restrictions that other Directors in said Bank are subject to. SEC. 3. Be it enacted, That the portion of Haywood Part of Hay-county, which lies north of Forked-deer river, be, and wood county at the same is hereby attached to the Trenton Branch ton Bank Dist. Bank District. tached to Tren F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the Senate. Passed, January 25, 1848. CHAPTER LXXXVII. An Act to authorize the Trustees of Anderson Academy, in Cocke county, to remove the Academy to Newport, the county seat. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Tennessee, That the Trustees of Anderson Academy, in Cocke county, are hereby authorized to remove the Academy to Newport, or to within one mile of that place. Provided, They can procure a good right and title to an eligible site, convenient to good water, upon which to erect said Academy. SEC. 2. Be it enacted, That so soon as the Trustees obtain a right and title, to a suitable site, they may proceed to remove said Academy from its present location, and are authorized to use a portion of the Academy fund for that purpose. F. BUCHANAN, Speaker of the House of Representatives. Passed, January 26, 1848. Speaker of the Senate. |