WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 659

	vided by the by-laws of said company, and each
	share thereof shall entitle the holder thereof to one
	vote in the meeting of the stockholders of said com-
	pany, to be given either in person or by proxy, duly
	appointed by an instrument in writing, properly
	executed before some officer authorized to take ac-
	knowledgments of deeds; and for the purpose of
	obtaining subscriptions to the said capital stock,
	books shall be opened under the direction of A. P.	Open books.
	Gorman, E. Pratt, Robert T. Baldwin, Gilmor Mere-
	dith, Charles F. Meyer, I. M. Parr, H. G. Davis,
	Henry Loveridge, Lloyd Lowndes, James A. L.
	McClure, James G. Berritt, William H. Smith, or
	a majority of them, at such time, in such places, and
	under such regulations as to the mode, manner and
	time of payment and otherwise as they, or a majority
	of them, shall deem expedient.
	SEC. 3. And be it enacted, That whenever sub-
	scription to the amount of one hundred thousand	Meet and or-
	dollars shall have been obtained, the subscribers, or	ganize.
	a majority in value thereof, shall have authority to
	meet and organize said company, by the election of
	one of their number to the office of president of said
	company, and six others also from amongst their
	number to the office of directors of said company,
	who shall hold their respective offices for the term
	of one year thereafter, or until their successors shall
	be duly elected and qualified, with power to said
	president and directors to fill any vacancy which
	may take place amongst them during their term of
	office, by the election of such other person or per-
	sons from amongst the stockholders as they may
	select; and the said president and directors so
	elected, and their successors duly appointed, shall
	have and exercise all the powers now possessed and	Power to fill
	enjoyed by the president and directors of the Ches-	vacancy.
	apeake and Ohio Canal Company under its charter,
	and the several amendments and supplements there-
	to, not herein otherwise provided for, and shall at all
	times be removable by a vote of a majority of the
	stockholders of said company at any public meeting
	duly called after thirty days' public notice, said
	meeting to be held at the principal office of said
	company, and shall receive such compensation for
	their services as the stockholders may from time to
	time determine.