THOMAS SWANN, ENQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 297.
rectors of said corporation, on£ of whom shall be
appointed President, and shall ihave full power to
act as such for the term of twelve months from
and after fthe organization of said Company, which
organization shall take place as soon as tfoe capital
stock shall all^have been subscribed for as aforesaid ;
and on the expiration of the said twelve months,
on such day as the President and Directors shall
name, the stockholders of said Company §hall
choose by ballot five members of said corporation
to be Directors to manage the affairs thereof for
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President.
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twelve months and until successors be chosen ; and
on the same day in each succeeding year shall the
like election be made, and in all general meetings
of said Company and elections of Directors every
stockholder shall be entitled to give in person or
by proxy one vote for each share of the capital
stock standing in his or her name on the books of
said corporation, and at the first, meeting after said
election said Directors shall choose a President,
and should it at any time happen that an election
of Directors shall not be made on the day when
pursuant to this Act it ought to have been made
the said corporation shall not for that reason be
deemed to be dissolved ; but it shall be lawful on
any other day within ninety days thereafter to hold
and make an election in such manner as shall have
been regulated by the by-laws and ordinances of
such corporation ; and in case of death, resigna-
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Directors.
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tion or disqualification of a Director, the place of
such Director for the remainder of the year shall
be filled by the Board of Directors for the time
being, and in all cases the Directors shall act until
their successors are chosen.
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Vacancy.
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Sec. 6. And be it enacted, That the President
and Directors for the time being, or a majority
of them, shall have power to appoint all such
officers, clerks, agents, mechanics, engineers and
servants as they may deem necessary to conduct
or execute the business of the said corporation, to
fix their compensation, and in their discretion to
dismiss them, to contract, agree for and purchase,
rent or hire all such vessels, lands, water powers,
chattels, fixtures, materials, machinery, tools,
rights, privileges, and effects whatsoever, and to
pay for the same either in cash or with stock of
the Company, and to make, own, use, have and
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Officers.
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