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Page 156 - 2. The capital stock of said corporation shall not exceed five hundred thousand dollars, to be divided into shares of one hundred dollars e.ach, and the amount of such stock shall be fixed from time to time by vote of
Page 120 - been prepared, under my direction, from the original books, papers, and records of said company; that I have carefully examined the same, and declare the same to be a complete and correct statement of the business and affairs of said company in respect to each and every matter and thing therein set forth, to the best of my knowledge, information,
Page 133 - Said board of directors shall have power to make and prescribe such by-laws, rules, and regulations in relation to the management of the property and affairs of the company as may from time to time seem needful and proper to it, and may amend or repeal the same at
Page 170 - SEC. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 21 of the General Laws, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, in so far as the same apply to this act or to said act entitled "An act in amendment of an act entitled 'An act to
Page 173 - SEC. 2. Section 2 of Chapter 21 of the General Laws, and all other acts and parts of acts inconsistent herewith, in so far as the same apply to this act or to said act entitled "An act in amendment of an act entitled
Page 153 - occupied by its tracks, and shall be liable for any loss or injury sustained by any person by reason of any carelessness, neglect, or misconduct of its agents or servants in the management, construction, or use of said tracks or streets ; and in case any judgment shall be recovered against said
Page 194 - assigns, and each in consideration of the covenants and engagements herein made by the other, have covenanted and agreed, and do hereby covenant and agree, each to and with the other, and its successors and assigns, and the party of the first part hereby grants to the party of the second part, as follows, to wit: In consideration of the
Page 176 - 4. The government of said corporation shall be vested in a board of directors, consisting of not less than five persons, who shall be stockholders and who shall be chosen in such manner and at such times and places as said corporation shall by its by-laws prescribe. SEC.
Page 127 - of this act shall be fined not less than five nor more than twenty dollars for each offence. SEC. 6. No person shall be entitled to a transfer upon any
Page 155 - Railway Company, with all the powers and privileges and subject to all the duties and liabilities set forth in Chapters 177 and 187 of the General Laws and all acts in amendment thereof or in addition thereto, with power to locate, construct,