WILLIAM T. HAMILTON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR. 711

	SEC. 5. Be it further enacted, That the directors
	so elected shall, as soon after the election as practi-
	cable, elect one of their number president of said
	corporation ; and the said president and directors, or
	their successors in office, or a majority of them assem-
	bled, shall have full power and authority to appoint,
	and at their pleasure dismiss, such clerk, treasurer,	Elect Presi-
	engineer or engineers, and such other agents as they	dent.
	may deem expedient, and to fix their compensation,
	and to agree with any person or persons on behalf
	of the said company to cut said canal, erect dams,
	open feeders, make cuts, construct locks and such
	other works as they shall judge necessary or expe-
	dient for completing said canal, and to repair and
	keep the same in order.
	SEC. 6. Be it enacted, That when any vacancy or
	vacancies shall occur in the board of directors of said
	company by death, resignation or otherwise, the re-	Vacancies —
	maining directors shall choose others in their stead	how filled.
	from the stockholders of said company, who shall
	continue in office until the next general election of
	directors
	SEC. 7. Be it enacted. That the said president and
	directors, or their agent or agents authorized by them,	Agree with
	may agree with the owner or owners of any land,	owner.
	earth, gravel, stone, timber, material, streams or any
	improvements which may be wanted for the proper
	construction or repair of said canal, or any of its
	works, for the purchase and use and occupation or
	diversion of the same, and if they cannot agree, or
	if the owner or owners, or any of them, be an infant
	feme covert, who is not possessed of the property
	to her sole separate use, or authorized to contract in
	reference to the same, non compos mentis, or out of
	the county where such property wanted may lie,
	when such property may be wanted, or for any
	other cause be legally incapable of contracting, ap-
	plication may be made by the said company to any
	justice of the peace of such county, who shall there-
	upon issue his warrant, under his hand and seal, to
	the sheriff of the county, requiring him to summon	Summon jury
	a jury of twenty of the inhabitants of said county,
	above the age of twenty-one years, not related to
	the parties, not in any wise interested, to meet on