Book excerpt: Excerpt from Federal and Local Legislation Relating to Canals and Steam Railroads in the District of Columbia, 1802-1903 Sec. 2. And be it further enacted, That as soon as the aforesaid sum of forty thousand dollars be subscribed, the said commissioners, or any five of them shall call a meet ing of the stockholders at the city of Washington, by advertisement in one of the news pers printed in Wash ington, Georgetown, and Alexan ria, appointing a fit and convenient time and lace of mestin and the said stock holders shall proc in person, or y proxy, to the elec tion, by ballot, of a president and six directors for con ducting the said undertaking, and managing the business of the com ny, for and during the term of one year from the time 0 their appointment. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.