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constitute a Board and quorum for the transaction of all kinds of business, and shall be competent to appoint all such officers, agents and servants what- soever, as they may deem necessary for the trans- action of the business of the Company ; to fix their compensation, and to dismiss them at pleasure ; to provide for requiring and taking security for the faithful performance of the duty of any office of the Company ; for making all contracts which may be necessary to effect the purposes contemplated by this Act ; and for settling all the accounts of the Com- pany ; to provide for furnishing to the stockholders certificates or other evidences of their rights to stock,
and for the transfer of the stock, and' evidence of such transfer ; and to pass all such by-laws as shall be proper or necessary for exercising all the pow- ers, rights and privileges vested in the Company hereby incorporated, or in the said Directors, or for the performance of the duties required of them by this Act ; and the said by-laws from time to time to alter or repeal, subject nevertheless to the revis- ion of the stockholders, at a general meeting as hereinafter provided.	By-Laws,
Sec. 8. And be it enacted, That the said Com- pany are hereby invested with all the rights and powers necessary for the construction of a turnpike road from near Downey's Mills, through to New Market and New London to Libertytown, provided that the Company may use the bed of the public road now leading from Downey's Mills through- New Market and, New London to Libertytown, or so much thereof and with such divergence as they may find necessary.	Use public road.
Sec. 9. And be it enacted, That the President and Directors of said Company may agree with owners of land required for said road, and also for the purchase of stone, gravel, earth, sand or tim- ber for said road, and in all cases where they are unable to agree with the owner or owners, or should he or she be a feme covert or a non compis mentis, or under age, the said President may ap'ply to a Justice of the Peace of the county aforesaid, who shall thereupon issue his warrant to the Sheriff of the county aforesaid, commanding him to summons twenty disinterested persons qualified to act as jurors in the Circuit Court; to meet upon the lands after 10	Condemn.