CHAPTER LXXIV.

AN ACT AUTHORIZING AND REQUIRING THE COMMISSIONER OF THE GENERAL LAND OFFICE TO ISSUE PATENT UPON CERTIFICATE

NUMBER 169, TO THE HEIRS OR ASSIGNEES OF JOHN PATE.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That the Commissioner of the General Land Office be, and he is hereby authorized and required to issue patent or patents to the heirs or assignees of John Pate, on the survey or surveys heretofore or hereafter made by virtue of certificate No. 169, (class 2,) issued to John Pate on the first of October, A. D. 1837, for twelve hundred and eighty acres of land, by the board of land commissioners for Nacogdoches county, without requiring the said heirs or assignees to file in the Land Office the conditional certificate.

SEC. 2. That this act take effect from and after its passage. Passed November 21, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State December two, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

J. E. OLDRIGHT, Acting Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXV.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE RED RIVER BRIDGE COMPANY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That L. S. Owens, T. T. Teel, B. R. Sappington, J. D. George, James S. Porter, Geo. A. Cutter, E. Y. Broughton, S. R. Shepherd, R. D. King, Thomas H. Baker, of the State of Texas, D. W. Hughes, of the State of Missouri, W. M. Locke, N. B. Carter, Thos. Kinney, and M. R. Boulden, of the State of Kansas, and their associates and successors, be and they are hereby constituted

and declared to be a body politic and corporate, under the name and style of the Red River Bridge Company.

SEC. 2. That the said persons, their associates and successors, under the name and style as aforesaid, may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, defend and be defended, in all courts in this State whatsoever, and may have a common seal, and may alter the same at pleasure.

SEC. 3. That the said persons, their associates and successors, under the name and style aforesaid, shall be authorized to construct a bridge over the Red River, at any place to be selected by said company, between Preston and Colbert's Ferry in Grayson county, to strike said river as may be deemed by the said company most eligible, and to purchase and hold property, real, personal or mixed, as far as necessary for the construction of and maintenance of said bridge; provided, the amount does not exceed five hundred thousand dollars, and to do all other works necessary, not contrary to the Constitution and laws of this State.

SEC. 4. That said company may enact such by-laws and rules for the management of their officers as may be consistent with the Constitution and laws of this State.

SEC. 5. That the capital stock of said company may be five hundred thousand dollars.

SEC. 6. That said incorporators shall open books and receive subscriptions to the capital stock of said bridge company.

SEC. 7. That shares of stock of said company shall be one hundred dollars each.

SEC. 8. That said incorporators shall not receive any subscription to the capital stock of said company unless five per cent. be paid to them at the time of subscribing; and should they receive subscriptions to said stock without said payment, they shall be personally liable to pay the same to said corporation when organized. A majority of said incorporators shall constitute a quorum, and they may hold their meetings at such time and place as a majority shall designate; provided, notice shall be given of such meeting in the official newspaper at Austin, Texas, at least twenty days before such meetings.

SEC. 9. That whenever one-half of the capital stock shall be taken, and the five per cent. paid in, then the company shall organize by electing a president, secretary, treasurer, and five directors, who shall hold their offices as the by-laws of the company may direct.'

SEC. 10. Said company shall have the right to build a railway upon said bridge, for the transfer of locomotives and cars in connection with any railway company; provided, however, that the

transit of teams, vehicles or stock is not materially interrupted by the passage of said locomotives or cars.

SEC. 11. That the work shall be commenced upon said bridge within two and shall be finished within five years from the date of this act.

SEC. 12. That said company shall have the right to cut and carry away from any public land of this State any timber, rock or building material necessary for the construction of said bridge.

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SEC. 13. That the rates of toll over said bridge shall not exceed the following rates, viz. For wagon and four animals, one dollar; for wagon and two animals, fifty cents; for carriage and two animals, fifty cents; for carriage and one animal, twenty-five cents; for each person and riding animal, fifteen cents; for each horse or mule, five cents; for each neat cattle, five cents; for each hog, two cents; for each sheep or goat, two cents; for foot passengers, five cents; and for all other things not herein enumerated, a proportional rate as those herein specified.

SEC. 14. That the said company be, and they are hereby required and bound to keep said bridge in good repair, and to keep in constant attendance at the toll gate of the same, a sufficient number of persons to admit passengers and property to cross at any time, by day or by night.

SEC. 15. That no other toll bridge or ferry shall be established across said Red River, other than the one herein provided for, within three miles up and down said river, from the place where said company shall designate for the construction of said bridge as aforesaid, unless said bridge company, or their associates or successors, shall fail and refuse to keep said bridge in good repair.

SEC. 16. That the privileges granted in this charter to said company shall cease and determine after the expiration of fifty years from the passage of this act; and that this act take effect from and after its passage.

Passed November 23, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State December two, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one, having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, and not having been returned by him to the House in which it originated within the time prescribed by the Constitution, has become a law without his approval.

J. E. OLDRIGHT, Acting Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXVI.

AN ACT INCORPORATING A TOLL BRIDGE ON THE TAHUACCANNA, AT THE CROSSING OF THE PUBLIC ROAD FROM WACO TO CORSICANA.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That Mrs. Victoria A. Blankenship be and she is hereby authorized to construct a toll bridge across the Tahuaccanna creek, at the place where the main public road, from Waco to Corsicana, crosses the same, and also a toll house.

SEC. 2. Be it further enacted, That said Mrs. Victoria A, Blankenship may demand and receive toll for crossing said bridge, at the following rates, to-wit: For six horses and wagon, fifty cents; for four to six yoke of oxen and wagon, fifty cents; for two to four yoke of oxen and wagon, thirty cents; for two to four horses and vehicle, twenty-five cents; for one horse and vehicle, twenty cents; for man and horse, ten cents; for horses per head, five cents; for footmen, five cents; for cattle, sheep, hogs, etc., one cent per head. SEC. 3. Be it further enacted, That the right to collect toll on and from said bridge shall continue for thirty years from and after the passage of this act.

SEC. 4. Be it further enacted, That no other toll bridge shall be incorporatd across said creek withith two miles of said Waco and Corsicana crossing.

SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That this act shall take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Passed November 24, 1871.

The foregoing act, received in the office of Secretary of State December two, one thousand eight hundred and seventy-one one, having been presented to the Governor of Texas for his approval, was returned by him to the House in which it originated with his objections thereto, passed both houses of the Legislature over his veto, two-thirds of the members thereof concurring therein, and has become a law without his approval.

J. E. OLDRIGHT, Acting Secretary of State.

CHAPTER LXXVII.

AN ACT TO INCORPORATE THE TEXAS LUMBER AND MANUFACTU RING COMPANY.

SECTION 1. Be it enacted by the Legislature of the State of Texas, That S. S. Munger and his associates and successors be and are hereby created a body corporate and politic under the name and style of the Texas Lumber and Manufacturing Company, and by that name may sue and be sued, plead and be impleaded, and do and perform all such acts as are incidental to like corporations.

SEC. 2. Said corporation shall have the right, in their corporate name, to buy lands in any county in the State, to establish saw mills and manufacture lumber and shingles.

SEC. 3. Said company shall also have the right to establish, in or near the city of Houston, planing and other mills, and may erect shops for the manufacture of railway cars, wagons, agricultural implements and any other articles, and carry on a general manufacturing business.

SEC. 4. Said company may buy and own such real estate in Houston as may be necessary for the transaction of its business.

SEC. 5. The capital stock of the company shall be two hundred and fifty thousand dollars, and shall be divided into shares of one hundred dollars each, and each and every share shall be entitled to one vote either in person or by proxy.

Sec. 6. Whenever twenty-five dousand dollars of the capital stock of said company shall have been subscribed and ten (10) per cent. paid in, in cash, the company may organize and elect its officers, which said officers shall be re-elected annually on the first Tuesday in January, and failing to elect at that time, may elect as soon thereafter as convenient.

SEC. 7. The business of said company may be conducted by a board of not less than three nor more than seven directors, who shall, from their number, elect a president, or they may, if they choose, confide the entire business to the charge of a president who shall be elected by the stockholders, and be amenable directly to them. They may also choose such other officers as they may see

proper.

SEC. 8. The stockholders or directors may call in the stock at the rate of ten (10) per cent. per month, but not faster, unless by a call of three-fourths of all the stock taken.

SEC. 9. Said company shall have power to enact by-laws for