Show roig ACTS aks AD resolutions PASSED AT THE SECOND SESSION OF IB UTAH legislature AN ACT to incorporate ike provo bandl and irrigation G company kompany see sec 1 be tt enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory Perri tory of altah that orson hyde geo geoa A smith and geo W armstrong with their associates and successors be and the same are hereby made and constituted a body corporate for the purposes hereinafter specified under the name and title litle of the provo canal and irrigation company Coni pany and by that name and title they and their successors shall have perpetual succession for the term of fifty years from and after the year on one thousand eight hundred and afif fifty ty five with power to contract and be contracted with to sue and be all actions at law and in equity in any court coart having competent jurisdiction to and hold personal and real estate to sell and transfer the same and to do and perform any and all other acts in their corporate name that any individual can or has a lawful right to do to make and use a com coin won juon seal and to alter the same at pleasure and to do all other acts necessary for the proper exercise of the powers conferred and the reou reo regulation u of the privileges ivi leges granted in this act 1 see sec 2 the g aforesaid s company shall have the right 0 and privilege and the same are hereby conferred to take out oat one half of the waters 1 1 of the provo river at or near the mouth of the 1 kanyon on the north side of said river in the county of utah and to conduct the same 1 in i n a I 1 suitable cinal canal upon the bench and along Z said bench on the most practicable route or routes as far ear as it may be necessary or expedient to water or irrigate lands and may be allowed to take out any portion of the waters of said river more than the one half provided this excess of water ater thus taken out shall not retard hinder or obstruct the mills machinery or the irrigation of lands below that are now in operation at ion and cultivation or may hereafter be sec 3 the company shall have the entire control and management manao management a ement of all the waters thus I 1 taken out and may use the same for the irrigation of lands for mills and machinery of any kind and for navigation and all other lawf lawful ul purposes whatsoever maysell may sell lease and dispose of the same or any portion th thereof for I 1 any or ar all of the above purposes on such terms and conditions as the parties may agree I 1 SEC 4 the company shall also have the right and privilege to sell and dispose of stock in shares of two hundred dollars each in half shares of one hundred dollars to enable the company to prose prosecute ente the work and to make such improvements in connection with the same as may he bel deemed of advantage or bior profit arlt until the theo stock tock sold shall amount to the sum sam of two hundred thousand tho asand dollars each stockholder shall be entitled to one vote for every share paid in at allm all meetings betings of business requiring a vote anast andst and atall general and special elect elections iono of officers of the company provided always that each absentee shall have th the e right to vote b by IN proxy oxy in writing certini certificates ates of stock S shall be issued by the officers of the company com 0 any to those mho haw have paid for shares or ha half Z shares a and nd shall be signed by the president and secretary the same may be transferred by registering the tian transfer on the books otherwise no tr transfer anifer of stock will be deemed valid SEC 5 the officers of this company shall consist of a president Secreta treasurer and the same shall constitute a board of directors or managers their term of office shall be four years from the date of their election and until their successors shall be duly elected and qualified they shall take the oath of office to faithfully discharge the duties of their fit atio file bonds with approved roved security ty in the office of the clerk of the probate probate court of the county of utah and shall annually on the first monday in may alay present to the stockholders at their office a just true and acca accurate rate balance sheet the receipts and expenditures of money and proper perty with a clear and explicit statement of the entire financial condition circumstances and standing of the company in in plain legible style 0 the at aforesaid orson Oiso hyde e george A smith and george W Arin armstrong strong to be and the sa same meare are hereby constituted the officers and board of managers and directors of the company with full fall power to act until the first election whish maybe may be held in the ci city ty of provo brov 0 whenever two thirds ot the voters of said coin company jaaj aba 4 cesire it 7 i 1 genevor lyhene he nevor ver a vacancy may occur in the board of managers or directors by death inability removal from the territory or resignation I 1 I 1 the remaining remaining r members of the board may fiu fill sach vacancy by appointment until the next U may succeed succeeding ipg and on the first monday in said aid i anth that ickney vacancy may be filled by an election pathe of the voters of the company SEC 8 9 the board of managers or director ora are hereby authorized and empowered to make and ordain all necessary bylaws by laws and regulations gu lations for the internal policy of the company and to carry out the spirit and design of this charter ch lu good faith and virtue provided that none noue pon conflict frici with the constitution laws of the united states 0 or r the laws of this territory wad anay provided rop also that any bylaw by law or ordinance may bet be vetoed by a vote of two thirds of the I 1 legal voters of the company approved january 1853 seq iet office territory of utah J january 1853 S I 1 hereby certify that the above is a true copy of an act ae t entitle dao da i p act to incorporate the provo canal alq an li irrigation company passed january 1853 by the governor and legislative assembly of ahe the territory of utah ane anc the whole of such act BENJ BEIT G FERRIS secretary I 1 AN ACT TO PREVENT THE NEEDLESS destruction DET RUCTION OF FISH I 1 be it enacted by the governor and L legislative assembly oj of the territory oj of utah that 1 the co county urty court of the several counties are he hereby authorized to have jurisdiction of the fisheries fisheries in their respective counties and are re required upon the application of the citizens to institute such regulations as in their judgment jud wu will prevent the needless destruction truc tion of aith 13 1853 I 1 Secre cioe territory Terri tOTY of utah jan 18 1853 I 1 I 1 heroy hereby certify that the above is a true copy I 1 I 1 of an act entitled an act to prevent the neel neek ilesa destruction 0 of fish passed by the r and legislate assembly of the territory oh of utah on tha esth or of an and of the 1 oj wid said not act I 1 BENJ G delry 11 I 1 I 1 AN ACT 14 to defray the expense of tweezing tweeting twe act eting ang a beige across the river and 49 to pay for or 1 p reading abing ading the road around the fountai Moun tai also to rebea an act ap money for the woollen factory vt oi jordan silver feb 18 19 1852 ee 1 be it enacted the governor and legislative assembly 4 7 thi the territory of utah at th ual of df two doue ami dollars be and the p fagie ga e is hereby here by a I 1 rioted from the pub to defray the expense of erecting the bridge across the sewer sevier river nver I 1 2 that the further sum of one thou Z 1 I 1 sand band five hundred dollars be and the same game is hereby appropriated from the public trea amy to defray the expense of grading the toad road around the point of the utah mountain now in in progress under a contract made by the territorial commissioner Commis ioner I 1 I 1 SEC 3 that the act entitled an act f for or an appropriation of money f for or the woollen factory 1 on jordan river approve approved ed Febu 1852 be and the same is hereby repealed approved january 1853 I 1 i Secre secretary s office territory L errit ory of utah jan 1853 1859 1 i i I 1 hereby certify that the adlove is is a true copy I 1 of an act entitle dAn act appropriating appropriation 0 G money to defray the expense of erecting a bridge across I 1 I 1 tho the sevier riv erand to pay for gradi grading ng the road I 1 around the utah mountain also to repeal an act i appropriating money for the woollen factory on jordan river approved feb 18 1852 passed on the day of jin jan 1853 by the governor and legis active assembly of the territory of utah and of the whole of such act BENJAMIN G a FERRIS secretary AN ACT to 70 incorporate the deseret iron company SEC 1 be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly of the territory of q utah that erastus snow franklin D richards thomas tennant geo A smith matthew carruthers carruther john 0 L smith and joseph chatterly their associates and successors be and they are hereby create 1 a body corpora corporate te to be known by the name and style of deseret iron company for foi the purpose of erecting furnaces mills machinery chinery ac for the manufacture of iron and steel and nil all such articles made of iron and steel as the wants of the he community and the wisdom of the company may determine see sec 2 said company shall have power in in their corporate name to sue and be sued to defend and be defended in all courts of law and equity I 1 to hold lease rent or convoy convey property real or personal and shall have cerp perpetual tu succession for the term of fifty years and may have a corporate seal which they may use and alter at pleasure see sec 3 each share of the capital stock of said company shall consist of two thousand four hundred and twenty dollars 2420 OU 00 or five hundred pounds sterling sec 4 the coca company may I 1 increase nerease their capital stock as their business shall require to c irry carry out the purposes and objects contemplated in the first section of this act see sec 5 each share of the companas comp anys stock shall be represented by a certificate of the same and they may issue certificates for half and quarter shares shards all which shall be signed by the president secretary and treasurer see sec 6 each stock holder shall be entitled to four votes for each share which may have been bee paid provided that no stock holder shall L be entitled to more than twenty votes provided also that any subscription of stock shall be e entitled to oile one vote for each quarter share paid thereon see sec 7 for the government regulation and internal policy of the company compan aj there shall be ele elected apted from among the stock field holders era a president secretary treasurer and four trustees which shall constitute a board of directors see sec 8 the president secretary and treasurer may hold their offices two years and until their successors shall be elected and qualified see sec 9 at the first general meeting the trustees shall be elected as follows one for one year one tor fol two years one for three years and one for four years after which the vacancies canches may be filled as they occur anui annually lally each trustee to hold his office four y years ears see sec 10 the board of directors shall have P power ower to fill any vacancies which shall occur until the next nest annual meeting of the company and should circumstances occur which in their opinion render it necessary they may pall call a ofle special ial general meeting they may also make ordain and establish such rules and regulations for the government of the company as they shall deem proper provided that no and regulations sh shall allbe be aneo incomparable 1 actable with the constitution and laws of the V united cited states or the laws of tia this territory provided also that a ma majority J arity of the board present shall constitute j ut a quorum to do business see sec 11 absent members shall be permitted to vote by proxy and shall authorize their proxies I 1 ae i 8 by writing which when presented to the mee meeting tin g shall entitle them to vote see 12 if the deseret iron company now in operation in iron county shall at their general mee meeting tig accept and adopt this charter and organize under the provisions thereof then the previous acts of the company and of their officers and agents under the instructions and provisions of their present constitution shall be be valid and alid in good faith sec 13 the first general meeting of 0 the company shall be held on the third monday of Sept september ber eighteen hundred and or a as soon after a as s convenient after which their choir annual meeting shall be held at such times and placed as they shall determine see sec 14 the officers and agents of the company shall be required to tg give 1 e bonds with approved securities which shall be filed with the clerk of the court of the county in which they shall be executed SEC 15 the officers shall cause the books of the company to be properly audited and a balance sheet or exhibit of the business to be made out also a dividend of the profits arising from the same tu lu be declared at or before each annual meeting SEC 16 age tae books of the company shall be subject to the inspection of the stockholders at all times SEC IT 17 nothing in this charter shall be so construed as to authorize or imply banking powers to the deseret iron company approved january 1853 Secre office territory of oe utah january I 1 hereby certify that the above is atrue copy of an act entitled an act to incorporate the deseret iron company passed january 1853 by the governor an and legislative assembly of the territory of utah and of the whole of I 1 such act BENJAMIN G FE FERRIS secretary AN ACT granting unto daniel H wells the right to erect ferries across green river and to control the same I 1 SEC 1 be it enacted by the governor and legislative assembly odthe of the territory oryo of utah I 1 that the exclusive right and privilege of the i ferries across green river be granted unto daniel H wells of great salt lake city in said territory for the space of three years from and after the day of may A D 1853 SEC 2 the rates of toll across said ferries shall be as follows for any vehicle not over two thousand pounds weight each 3 00 FOY for an any T vehicle over bs ba weight and less than ibs each 4 00 for any vehicle ye hicle over 30 weight and less than ba lbs each 5 00 and for all vehicles over bs lbs weight each 6 00 for each horse mule ox or cow 0 50 for each sheep goat or swine 0 25 SEC 3 in case of high water winds rains or stor storms IDS of any kind which renders the crossing unsafe then said perry ferry shall i not be required to run but any agreement gre ement of parties boball I 1 be allowed as to risk and price for crossing but at all suitable times when the river 18 is not no f fordable or dable the said ferries ferriea shall be provided with 1 I 1 good and sufficient boats for crossing crossing ZD and the owner of the ferry shall f furnish speedy and j 1 safe conveyance across the stream being liable f for or all damage that shall be sustained through j their own ne neglect elect or carelessness 1 SEC 4 re the said aid daniel H wells shall pay or cause to be paid ten per cent of all the proceeds ari arising sino from the privileges herein granted unto the treasury of the Terpe perpetual emigrating lund fund company and he shall also be required to give bond and security for the faithful faitha al performance f for or mance of the duties herein required to the territorial treasurer whose duty it shall be to approve the same and file it in his office SEC 5 in case of ab a failure on the dart of the said daniel H wells to provide good and sufficient means of conveyance across the said green river at two of the most convenient and safe places of crossing Z on the main routes of travel from the missouri ali our i river to oregon utah 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