An act to authorize and empower the County Court of Bur- An act to establish a ferry across the Brazos river, in the coun- An act relative to the approval and payment of claims against the State for repairs, fixtures and furniture of the Gov- An act to authorize the city council of the city of Galveston to issue and negotiate the bonds of the city of Galveston, for the purpose of paying the over due debt of said city, and to improve the streets of said city by grading, shelling, paving and repairing the same, and building culverts and SPECIAL LAWS OF TEXAS, 1871. CHAPTER I. AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE BOSQUE BRIDGE AND MANUFACTURING COMPANY OF MCLENNAN COUNTY. SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That D. T. Chamberlin, Nelson Beall, H. M. Warren, Joseph Giles, E. A. Sturgis and W. A. Taylor, and such other persons as they may associate with them, and their successors in office, be and they are hereby created a corporation under the name and style of the Bosque Bridge and Manufacturing Company, and as such may sue and be sued, may have a corporate seal, and may hold and own such property, both real and personal, as may be necessary to carry out the objects of this charter, not to exceed two hundred and fifty thousand dollars in value. SEC. 2. That it shall be the duty of said company to build a good, safe and substantial bridge across the Bosque river at or near a point on said river known as the Comanche crossing, in McLennan county, about five miles from the city of Waco, said bridge to be commenced within one year from and after the passage of this act, and to be built with single or double track, as said company may determine. SEC. 3. That when said bridge shall be completed, said company are authorized to demand and receive from each and every non-resident of McLennan county, crossing said bridge, or crossing their property over the same, a toll not to exceed the following rates, to wit: For each wagon, cart, carriage, or other vehicle drawn by more than two horses or other animals, twenty cents per wheel, and five cents for each animal by which the same is drawn, and when the same is drawn by two animals or less, ten cents per wheel, and five cents for each animal by which the same is drawn; for each animal and rider ten cents; for each loose horse mule, jack or jen |