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sary to carry out the business of said company; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers of said company as the by-laws of said company shall designate, which deeds shall be duly executed and acknowledged as other conveyances of real estate; and when so signed and acknowledged, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds, in law and equity, in this territory or elsewhere.

Stock deemed personal proper

SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be deemed personal property, and the said company may by by-laws prescribe tv, &c. rules for the issuing and transferring the said stock by each individual stockholder.

SEC. 5. Nothing in this act shall be construed contrary to the laws of congress on the subject of pre-emption rights.

Not contrary to laws of congress.

Not to be located upon any land

dian tribes, &c.

SEC. 6. The company hereby incorporated shall acquire no benefit, under and by virtue of this charter, on the lands be- belonging to Inlonging to or the property of any Indian or Indians, or Indian tribe, or any lands which shall have been selected prior to the location and staking out of said town by any person or persons, evidenced by an improvement, foundation, or stakes, intended to indicate such previous selection, unless the consent of such prior owner, occupier, locator or claimant be first obtained.

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 17th, 1857.

AN ACT to incorporate the Ogden Town Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows:

Names of corporators.

SECTION 1. That P. D. Mobley, C. P. Mobley, S. B. White, A. A. Garrett, S. D. Houston, J. W Parsons, D. L. Chandler, B. B. Edmons, M. M. Walker, E. M. Thurston, Fox Booth, Wm. L. Shane, A. Dean, and Eastin & Adams, their associates and successors, are hereby declared and constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the "Og- Powers of compaden Town Company," and by that name shall be known in law, shall be capable of contracting and being contracted with, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, of defending and being defended, in all courts of law or equity in

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By-laws.

Power to purchase and hold land.

Deeds shall be signed by officers, &c.

Stock deemed personal property.

this territory or elsewhere. Said company is hereby authorized to have and use a common seal, to alter or change the same at pleasure, and to make from time to time such by-laws and regulations as may be deemed necessary for the government of said company and the management of its affairs.

SEC. 2. The company hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of lands in Kansas territory, where the town of Ogden is now located, not exceeding six hundred and forty acres, and to lay off the same into blocks, lots, parks, market places, squares, avenues, streets and lanes, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same by deed.

SEC. 3. All deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers as said company by by-laws may designate, and when so signed, with the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds in all courts in this territory and elsewhere.

SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be held in such manner as may be prescribed by the by-laws thereof, and the said company shall have all the powers and privileges conferred on companies of a like character by the act entitled "An act concerning corporations."

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 10th, 1857.

Names of corporators.

AN ACT to incorporate the Wanzoppea Town Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows:

SECTION 1. William H. Heiskill, J. T. Bradford, and David Lykins, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted and declared a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the "Wanzoppea Town Company," and by that name shall Powers of com- have perpetual succession, shall be capable of making contracts, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all matters whatsoever, in all courts of law and equity. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and make such by-laws and regulations as from time to time may be deemed necessary

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By-laws.

for the government of said company and the management of its affairs.

Power to purchase and hold

SEC. 2. Said company shall have power to purchase and hold, to enter by pre-emption, or otherwise acquire title to, any land. quantity of land not to exceed six hundred and forty acres, and to lay the same off into lots, parks, streets, squares and avenues, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same.

Power to pass

by-laws for the

cers, &c.

SEC. 3. The said company shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of such officers and at such times as may election of offibe necessary to carry on the business of said company and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers of said company as the by-laws of said company shall designate, which deeds shall be duly executed and acknowledged as other conveyances of real estate, and when so signed and acknowledged shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds in all courts of law or equity in this territory or elsewhere.

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Stock deemed personal proper

SEC. 4. The stock of the company shall be deemed nal property, and the said company may, by by-laws, prescribe tv, &c. rules for using and transferring the said stock by each individual stockholder.

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 20th, 1857.

AN ACT to incorporate the Woodson Town Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows:

Names of corporators.

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SECTION 1. That Henry Adams, Walter J. Brewster, M. P. Rively, Thomas J. B. Cramer, and Powell Clayton, their associates and successors, are hereby constituted a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the "Woodson Town Company," and by that name shall be competent to make con- Powers of compatracts, sue and be sued, implead and be impleaded, in all matters whatsoever. Said company is authorized to have and use a common seal, to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws as may be deemed necessary for the government of By-laws, &c. said company and the management of its affairs.

Power to purchase and hold

SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have power to purchase and hold any quantity of land in Kansas territory, land, &c.

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where the town of Woodson is now located, not to exceed three hundred and twenty acres, and to lay off the same into parks, squares and lots, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same by deed.

SEC. 3. The said company shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of such officers and at such time or times as may be necessary to carry out the business of the company; and all deeds for the conveyance of real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers as the said company may by by-laws designate, and when so signed, and the corporate seal attached, shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds in all courts of this territory or elsewhere. SEC. 4. The stock of said company shall be deemed personal property, and the said company may by by-laws prescribe rules for the transfer of the same by each individual shareholder or stockholder.

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 14th, 1857.

Names of corporators.

AN ACT to incorporate the Rising Sun Town Association.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows:

SECTION 1. That William B. Almond, W. J. Norris, Henry C. Cockerill, Thomas Cockerill, and Wm. G. Mathias, their associates, successors and assigns, are hereby constituted and appointed a body politic and corporate by the name and style of the "Rising Sun Town Association," and by that name Powers of compa- shall be capable of making contracts, of suing and being sued, of pleading and being impleaded, in all matters whatsoever, in all courts in the territory. Said association is authorized to have and use a common seal, and to alter the same at pleasure, and to make such by-laws and regulations as from time to time may be deemed necessary for the government of said association and the management of its affairs.

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By-laws.

Power to purchase and hold land,

SEC. 2. The corporation hereby created shall have power, jointly or severally, to purchase and hold, and severally to enter by pre-emption or otherwise, any quantity of land, not exceeding one hundred and sixty acres each; and, if the said corporators shall so choose, to lay the same off into lots, parks,

streets, squares and avenues, and to sell, dispose of, and convey the same whenever under the act of congress of the United States, approved 4th of September, A. D. eighteen hundred and forty-one, or any other act of said congress, they can legally do so.

Power to pass by-laws for elec

SEC. 3. The said company shall have power to pass by-laws for the election of such officers and at such times as may be tion of officers. necessary to carry out the business of said company; and all deeds for the conveyance of the real estate of the company shall be signed by such officers of said company as the by-laws of said company shall designate, which deeds shall be duly executed and acknowledged as other conveyances of real estate by such officer of said company as may be prescribed by the said by-laws, and when so signed and acknowledged shall be deemed and held a sufficient execution and authentication of such deeds in all courts of this territory or elsewhere.

Power to maintain action for

land.

SEC. 4. The said company shall have power to maintain, in any court of this territory, an action or actions for the posses- possession of sion of said quantity of six hundred and forty acres of land, or any part thereof: Provided, they, or any or either of them, Proviso. locate said town of Rising Sun on the land of the United States, which said corporators are hereby authorized to do by staking the same off; and, Provided, further, that said company, or Proviso. any or either of them, shall not by virtue of this act locate said town of Rising Sun on any land belonging to and the property of any Indian or Indian tribe, or which has been originally and previously actually selected by another or others, as evidenced by an improvement, foundation or stake, intended to indicate its previous selection, without the consent of such other or others. SEC. 5. Nothing in this act which might or may be construed to impair the right, either present or future, of said corpora- right." tors severally to a pre-emption right shall be of force.

This act to take effect and be in force from and after its passage.

Approved February 20th, 1857.

Not to interfere with pre-emption

AN ACT to incorporate the Newcastle Town Company.

Be it enacted by the Governor and Legislative Assembly of the Territory of Kansas, as follows:

SECTION 1. That Richard Rose, A. M. Mitchell, and their

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