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CHAP. 220.
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the manner required by this act, and that they may
establish such rules and regulations for conducting the
affairs of this corporation as they may deem necessary,
not inconsistent with the laws of the land, and
appoint the various officers they may require for that
purpose.
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To enforce
payment of the
subscriptions.
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SEC. 8. And be it enacted, That the president and
directors shall have power .and authority to collect and
compel payment of the amount that may be due by any
one of the subscribers of stock as aforesaid, at such
times and periods as they may think proper, by suit,
warrant or other lawful means before the county courts,
the magistrates courts or justice of the peace out of
court, as the case may be, or they may, in their dis-
cretion, forfeit for the benefit of the corporation any
sum or sums of money that may have been paid by any
one of said subscribers who shall fail or refuse to pay
any further instalments called for on his. her or their
stock, at the time and place fixed for such payment.
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Inquisition —
how, when and
under what
circumstances
to be held.
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SEC...9. And be it enacted, That if the president
and directors cannot agree with the proprietors, owner
or owners of any laud that may be selected by them
for the said road to pass over, or for any stone, gravel
or other materials required for the purposes of this act,
for the purchase thereof, or in case the owner or owners
shall be a feme covert, a minor or non compos mentis
or out of the county where the said land or materials
are, it shall and may be lawful, on application of said
president and directors, for any one justice of the peace
of the county in which said land and materials be to
issue his warrant under his hand to the sheriff of the
county commissioning him to summon twelve inhabi-
tants of said county, not related to the said owner
nor in any manner interested, to meet where the land
or materials are to be valued at a day to be expressed
in the warrant of which five days notice shall toe given
by the sheriff to the owner of said property and to
the president of this company, said notice if the owner
be an infant to his guardian, and if he be out of the
county as aforesaid it shall be the duty of the said
sheriff to notify him or her of the time and place where
said jury are to meet, by making publication thereof in
some newspaper of said county for three weeks suc-
cessively before said time appointed, and the sheriff on
receiving said warrant proceed to summon said jury,
and when they have assembled he shall administer an
oath or affirmation, as the case may be, to each juror to
value said materials impartially and honestly, or if
it be land that is required, to value said land im-
partially and honestly, and assess the damages,
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