ELIHU E. JACKSON, ESQUIRE, GOVERNOR.

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president from their body, and shall have full power to elect a

treasurer and secretary, and such other officers as they may deem

necessary; and the stockholders of said company in one year after

the day on which said election shall take place, or on such other

days as may be designated by the by-laws of said company, and

on the same day in every year thereafter, except it shall occur on

Sunday, and in that case the next day after, shall elect by ballot

from among the stockholders seven directors, who shall elect a

president, secretary and treasurer, and other officers as above set

forth, and the directors for the time being shall give public notice

of each election by ten days' publication as above provided, and in

case it should happen that an election for directors should not

be made on the day designated for the same to be held, the said

corporation shall not for that cause be dissolved, but it shall be

lawful on any other day to hold an election aforesaid in such man-

ner as the by-laws of such company shall provide, and in case of

the death, resignation or removal of the president or any director,

or, any other officer of said company, the remaining directors

shall elect another person to fill such vacancy for the remainder

of the term of office.

SEC. 7. And be it enacted, That the said directors shall have

authority to make such by-laws, rules, orders and regulations not

By-laws

inconsistent with the laws of this State, as may be necessary for

the government, well-being and directing the affairs of said com-

pany, and also to appoint such other officers and employees as they

may deem necessary, and to fix the compensation or salaries of all

the officers and employees of said company.

SEC. 8. And fie it enacted, That said company hereby incor-

porated, and when organized as provided in section six, of this

act, may construct a bridge over the Potomac river at Berlin,

Frederick county, Maryland, to a point in London county, Vir-

ginia, upon such site as its directors may select, such bridge may

Bridge.

be constructed out of iron, stone, brick or lumber, or partly of

different materials; and to this end they may purchase all such

materials, enter into all contracts and engagements as may be

needful, and may appoint such engineers, superintendents or other

officers as said company may think necessary, and all the rights,

charters and privileges of the London and Berlin bridge company

or the London and Frederick bridge company are hereby cancelled

and repealed.

SEC. 9. And be it enacted, That in the event that the stock

subscribed as above mentioned proves insufficient to build and

complete said bridge, then said directors may issue in the name of

said company, mortgage bonds to an amount sufficient to complete

said bridge for such a sum of money as a majority of said directors

Bonds.

may agree upon, and may negotiate the same, which bonds may

be each for such a sum of money as may be determined by said