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to be determined by said stockholders so met. Said stockholders to elect said trustees in three classes: the first class, one third of said number, to be elected for the term of three years; and the second class, also one third of said number, for the term of two years, and the third class for the term of one year; and each class to hold their office until their successors are elected, and ever afterwards each class to be elected for three years.

§ 8. That the said Alfred Brown, Peter Frans, L. E. Conger, E. A. Paine, Alvah Wheeler, A. Knowles, J. L. Clay, R. Heflin, S. Dow, J. Rice, S. W. Brown, A. Osburn, J. Lee, E. R. Palmer, A. Pronty, the original trustees named herein, shall, upon the election of said trustees by said stockholders, as herein provided, immediately turn over to the trustees so elected, as their legal successors, all of the books, papers, property, implements, materials, and all other things belonging and appertaining to said institution. And said trustees so elected shall have as free and as ample power, in all things, as is herein given to the trustees named herein.

§ 9. The trustees so elected by said stockholders shall elect from their own body one president, to hold his office during the time for which he was elected a trustee, and one treasurer, who shall hold his office at the will of said trustees; and said trustees shall also elect from among said stockholders, whether he is a trustee or not, one secretary, who shall hold his office for the term of five years, unless removed by a vote of at least two-thirds of the trustees. The separate duties of said officers, besides what are herein provided for, to be prescribed by the by-laws of said institution.

§ 10. The treasurer, before entering upon his duties, shall give a bond for the faithful performance of his duty, in such a sùm and upon such conditions as the trustees shall direct; and all forfeitures upon said bond shall be collected in the name of said institution, for its use and benefit. The treasurer shall also provide himself with books, Duty of treasu- in which the names of all the subscribers, and the amount by each subscribed, shall be entered, as well as all payments made upon said subscription; and he shall also enter in said books an exact description of all property received by gift, grant or by purchase, and if real estate it shall be described in said books as described in the title papers; and the entries of each kind of property shall be kept by themselves. He shall also give receipts for money paid in on subscription to the person paying the same, and shall, annually, and oftener if required by the trustees, report to them all matters in the line of his duties, and shall exhibit his books for the inspection of the trustees, whenever by them required.

§ 11. The secretary shall keep a correct record of the Duty of secretaproceedings of the stockholders, and also be the secretary 1y. of the board of trustees.

§ 12. One half of the trustees shall constitute a quo- Quorum. rum, and may do the business of the board.

§ 13. The annual meetings of the trustees shall be on Annual meetthe day of the annual meeting of the stockholders, and ing. their annual meeting shall be held at a time and place designated by themselves at a previous annual meeting each year: Provided, the secretary shall be authorized to call Proviso. special meetings, by giving public notice thereof, whenever requested so to do by the president and two other trustees.

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§14. The stockholders shall meet annually on the same day of the annual meetings of the trustees, and elect one tees. third of the number of trustees to fill the vacancies of those whose term of office shall then expire: Provided, Proviso. that the principal or any teacher in said institution may be a stockholder in said institution, but in no case shall such principal or teacher be a trustee while he is so acting as principal or teacher.

funds.

§ 15. The said trustees are hereby required-first, to Application of appropriate a sufficient amount of the funds of this institution to the permanent organization and support of the same; and second, the balance, if any, may be invested in a permanent fund, and the profits thereof be applied by the board for the establishment of professorships, or the education of orphans, or in any other manner consistent with the best interest of the institute hereby incorporated.

§ 16. The tract of land on which the buildings of the Exempt'n from institute may be erected, together with all furniture, books,

and apparatus belonging to said institute, shall be exempt

from all taxes.

taxes.

§ 17. The trustees are hereby fully authorized and Collection of empowered to collect, in the name of said institute, all subscriptions. subscriptions which may have been made for the purpose

of founding and establishing the same, prior to the passage

of this act.

§ 18. This act shall be deemed a public act, and may be used as evidence without being specially pleaded. APPROVED Feb. 15, 1851.

In force Febru- AN ACT to amend "An act to incorporate the colleges therein named," and the acts ary 15, 1851. amendatory thereto.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the Number of trus- act entitled "An act to incorporate the colleges therein tees increased. named," approved February ninth, one thousand eight hundred and thirty-five, and the several acts amendatory thereto, be and the same are so amended that the number of trustees of Shurleff college, denominated in said act “Alton college of Illinois," may be increased to any number not exceeding thirty-one, any number of whom, not less than seven, under the by-laws of said college, may form a quorum for the transaction of business.

This act to take effect from its passage.
APPROVED Feb. 15, 1851.

In force February 17, 1851.

AN ACT to vacate an alley in the town of Rushville, Schuyler county.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That the alley laid out between blocks thirteen (13), and twenty Alley vacated. (20,) that lies between Lafayette and Madison streets, in McCreery's addition to the town of Rushville, as laid out in section twenty-five (25,) township two (2) north, range two west of the fourth principal meridian, in the county of Schuyler, is hereby vacated.

This act to take effect from and after its
APPROVED Feb. 17, 1851.

passage.

In force Febru- AN ACT to build a bridge across the Illinois river at Ottawa, and to amend an act, in ary 17, 1851. force March 1st, 1847, to authorize George H. Norris to build a bridge across the Illinois river at Ottawa.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the people of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly, That Henry Bridge author- Green and his associates, their heirs and assigns, be author

ized.

Commencement

ized to build a bridge across the Illinois river, above the mouth of Fox river, or near the line between sections number eleven and twelve, in township thirty-three north, of range number three east of the third principal meridian, in the county of La Salle, and state of Illinois.

§ 2. That the said Henry Green and his associates, their and complet'n. heirs and assigns, shall commence said bridge within two

years from the passage of this act, and shall complete the same within two years thereafter.

§ 3. The said Henry Green and his associates, their Toll-gate. heirs and assigns, are hereby authorized, after the completion of said bridge, to place toll-gate at either end of the same, where he or they, their heirs and assigns, may demand of every person passing said bridge the following rates of toll, viz: for each two horse waggon or carriage, Tolls. drawn by two horses, mules, asses, or oxen, twenty cents; for each additional mule, ass, or ox, attached to such waggon or carriage, five cents; for each one horse waggon, carriage or cart, fifteen cents; for each man and horse, ten cents; for each head of hogs or sheep, under fifteen in number, one cent each, and for all over fifteen head in number, one half cent each; for each head of horses, mules, asses, or cattle, under fifteen in number, three cents each, and for all over fifteen in number, two cents each; for each footman, three cents; for each footman, per month, twentyfive cents: Provided, that said Green and his associates, Proviso. their heirs and assigns, may double said rates for all persons passing after nine o'clock in the evening and before five o'clock in the morning.

§ 4. The said Green and his associates, their heirs and Arrangement to assigns, are hereby authorized and required to make such be made with Ottawa bridge arrangements with the Fox River Bridge company, at Otta- company. wa, so that all persons crossing the bridge herein authorized to be built, and also the Fox river bridge, at Ottawa, in said county, upon the same day, may do so by paying the rates of toll by law established for crossing either of said bridges, so that but one toll shall be charged for once crossing both bridges upon the same day; and the Fox River Bridge company, at Ottawa, with the consent of each of the stockholders therein, are hereby authorized to enter into such agreement; and said agreement, when made shall be binding upon the owners of both of said bridges; or in case the said Fox River Bridge company and the said Green and his associates, their heirs and assigns, shall choose, in the manner aforesaid, to make an arrangement by which the stock of both the aforesaid bridges shall be consolidated, so that both of said companies shall be merged in one company, are hereby authorized and empowered to do so; and in such case the said Fox River Bridge company, at Ottawa, shall become merged in the corporation created by this act; and the above rates of toll only shall be charged for one crossing both of said bridges upon the same day; and the company created under this act shall, in case of the union of the Fox River Bridge company with the company formed under this act, have the control and management of the Fox river bridge, and have all the benefits of the provisions of the act creating the said Fox River Bridge company, and be

Repairs.

Right to reduce

toll.

Penalty.

Bridge to be

chargeable with all the liabilities imposed therein; and the provisions of this act, so far as applicable, shall apply to said Fox river bridge; and suits growing out of said bridge shall be brought in the name of the Union Bridge company, to be formed under this act.

§ 5. The said Henry Green and his associates, and their heirs and assigns, shall, at all times, after the completion of said bridge, keep the same in good repair, and allow a speedy passage; and if at any time the said bridge shall be out of repair, so that the same shall be impassable for the space of six months, at any one time, the same shall become the property of the corporation of the said town of Ottawa: Provided, the destruction of the same by fire or water, or other casualty, shall not work such forfeiture, but the same shall be rebuilt or repaired, as soon as practicable thereafter.

§ 6. The corporation hereby created shall have the right to reduce the foregoing rates of toll, after the completion of said bridge, in such manner as they may deem beneficial to the stockholders therein and the public.

§ 7. If any person shall wilfully do or cause to be done any injury to said bridge, the person or persons so offending shall forfeit and pay to the proprietors of the same three times the amount of such injury, to be recovered before any justice of the peace or other court having jurisdiction of the same.

§ 8. The said bridge shall be deemed a public highdeemed a pub- way, within the meaning of the laws providing for the punlic highway. ishment of persons injuring, obstructing or destroying public highways or bridges, in any manner or by any means whatever.

Penalty.

Toll-house.

Corporation.

§ 9. Every person crossing said bridge with any beast faster than a walk shall forfeit five dollars to the proprietor thereof, to be recovered before any justice of the peace or other court having jurisdiction thereof.

§ 10. The said Green and his associates shall have the right to erect a suitable house at either end of said bridge, for the convenience of a collector of tolls or agents: Provided, the same shall not interfere with the travel to or from said bridge.

§ 11. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of the foregoing act, the said Henry Green, and all such persons as shall become subscribers to the stock of said bridge, their successors and assigns, be and they are hereby created a body politic and corporate, by the name and style of General powers. the "Union Bridge company," and by such name shall be and are hereby made capable in law to sue and be sued to final judgment and execution, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in any court of record or other place whatever; to have and use a common seal, and the same

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